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How to recognize if a user views or edits a node in a repository form filter?

jego — Fri, 02 Dec 2016 10:21:26 GMT

I want to edit some values of form fields when a user views an existing node (view mode). In edit mode I don´t want to modify these values... MyCurrently, I have configured a form filter for changing some form field values. <bean id="formFilter" class="xxx" parent="baseFormFilter"> <propert

Re: How to recognize if a user views or edits a node in a repository form filter?

afaust — Fri, 02 Dec 2016 10:36:46 GMT

You cannot - the Repository-tier filters are oblivious to the mode the form is to be displayed in. That information is not even passed to the Repository-tier. What I typically do when I need some specially constructed values for read-only views is to generate transient fields in the form and configure those fields (instead of the actual property) in the view form in Share.

Re: How to recognize if a user views or edits a node in a repository form filter?

douglascrp — Fri, 02 Dec 2016 12:40:34 GMT

‌ Interesting.

Do you have any sample code to share?

I never thought about that.

Re: How to recognize if a user views or edits a node in a repository form filter?

afaust — Fri, 02 Dec 2016 12:57:56 GMT

Not really. But it is effectively not different to what a transient field processor would do - create the field definition and add it to the form, and additionally add the data for it to the form as well.