Concepts

Within this chapter, you will learn the basic concepts of the form framework. It addresses your concerns as backend editor and integrator. Some of the chapters also cover topics for developers.

• Target groups and main principles
• Configuration
  • A lot of configuration. Why?
  • Why YAML?
  • YAML registration
    • YAML registration for the frontend
    • YAML registration for the backend
      • YAML registration for the backend via ext_typoscript_setup.txt
      • YAML registration for the backend via addTypoScriptSetup()
  • Configuration aspects
  • Inheritances
    • __inheritances operator
  • Prototypes
• Form configuration vs. form definition
  • Example form definition
• Form/ File storages
• Frontend rendering
  • Basic code components
    • TYPO3\CMS\Form\Domain\Model\FormDefinition
      • The anatomy of a form
        • Example
      • Creating a form using abstract form element types
      • Using pre-configured $prototypeConfiguration
      • Rendering a FormDefinition
    • TYPO3\CMS\Form\Domain\Runtime\FormRuntime
      • Rendering a form
      • Accessing form values
      • Rendering internals
    • TYPO3\CMS\Form\Domain\Renderer\FluidFormRenderer
    • Custom form element implementations
    • Custom finisher implementations
      • Accessing finisher options
        • Accessing form runtime values
      • Finisher Context
        • Share data between finishers
    • Custom validator implementations
  • “render” viewHelper
    • Render through FLUIDTEMPLATE (without controller)
    • Render within your own Extbase extension
  • Build forms programmatically
  • Runtime manipulation
    • Hooks
    • TypoScript overrides
  • Templates
    • Custom templates
  • Translation
    • Translate form definition
      • Example
    • Translation of validation messages
      • Example
    • Translation of finisher options
      • Example
• Finishers
  • Closure finisher
  • Confirmation finisher
  • DeleteUploads finisher
  • Email finisher
  • FlashMessage finisher
  • Redirect finisher
  • SaveToDatabase finisher
• Form manager
  • What does it do?
  • Start templates
  • Translation of the form manager
• Form editor
  • What does it do?
  • Stage
  • Inspector
  • Basic JavaScript concepts
    • Register custom JavaScript modules
    • Events
    • FormElement model
  • Translation of form editor
• Form plugin
  • What does it do?
  • Translation of form plugin