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$prefix = 'xyz_';
$packagename = 'chroniclethis';
$classname = 'Grows';

$packagepath = $modx->getOption($packagename . '.core_path', NULL, $modx->getOption('core_path') . 'components/' . $packagename . '/');
$modelpath = $packagepath . 'model/';

$modx->addPackage($packagename, $modelpath, $prefix);

$dataobject = $modx->newObject($classname);

if (!is_object($dataobject) || !($dataobject instanceof xPDOObject)) {
    $errorMsg = 'Failed to create object of type: ' . $classname;
    $hook->addError('error_message', $errorMsg);
    $modx->log(modX::LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, $errorMsg, '', 'chronicleThis Hook');
    return false;
}

$formFields = $hook->getValues();

foreach ($formFields as $field => $value) {
    if (!in_array($field, $removeFields)) {
        if (in_array($field, $arrayFields)) {
            switch ($arrayFormat) {
                case 'json':
                    $value = json_encode($value);
                    break;
                case 'csv' :
                default :
                    $value = implode(',', $value);
                    break;
            }
        }
        $dataobject->set($field, $value);
    }
}

if (!$dataobject->save()) {
    $errorMsg = 'Failed to save object of type: ' . $classname;
    $hook->addError('error_message', $errorMsg);
    $modx->log(modX::LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, $errorMsg, '', 'chronicleThis Hook');
    return false;
}
return true;

[[!FormIt? &hooks=`chronicleThis`]]

<form name="form" action="[[~[[*id]]]]" method="post" class="form">
    <input type="hidden" name="owner_id" value="[[!+modx.user.id]]">
    <li class="fieldOuterBox">
        <label for="title" class="inputLabel">Title</label>
        <input type="text" name="title" id="title" class="txtInput" value="[[!+fi.title]]" />
        <span class="applyError">[[!+fi.error.title]]</span>
    </li>

    <li class="fieldOuterBox">
        <label for="description" class="inputLabel">Description</label>
        <textarea cols="40" rows="3" name="description" id="description" class="txtInput">[[!+fi.description]]</textarea>
        <span class="applyError">[[!+fi.error.description]]</span>
    </li>

    <li class="fieldOuterBox">
        <label for="image" class="inputLabel">Leader Image</label>
        <a name="submit" class="btnSmall" onclick="leaderUploadPopup();" href>Select Image</a>
        <br class="clear" />
        <label for="image" class="inputLabel"> </label>
        <img class="hidden">
        <span class="applyError">[[!+fi.error.tags]]</span>
    </li>

    <li class="fieldOuterBox">
        <label for="tags" class="inputLabel">Tags</label>
        <input type="text" name="tags" id="tags" class="txtInput" value="[[!+fi.tags]]" />
        <span class="applyError">[[!+fi.error.tags]]</span>
    </li>

    <li class="fieldOuterBox">
        <label for="publish_on" class="inputLabel">Publish On (optional)</label>
        <input type="text" name="publish_on" id="publish_on" class="txtInput" value="[[!+fi.publish_on]]" />
        <span class="applyError">[[!+fi.error.publish_on]]</span>
    </li>

    <li class="fieldOuterBox">
        <label for="publish" class="inputLabel"> </label>
        <input type="checkbox" name="publish" id="publish" class="checkboxInput" value="1"/>
        <span class="">Published</span>
        <span class="applyError">[[!+fi.error.publish]]</span>
    </li>

    <li class="fieldOuterBox vWrapper">
        <label for="submit" class="inputLabel"> </label>
        <a name="submit" class="btnSmall" onclick="form.submit();" href>Save Grow</a>
    </li>

</form>

<div class="cropBox">
    <div>
        <form>
            
        </form>
    </div>
</div>

<script>
    $( "#publish_on" ).datepicker({
        inline: true
    });
</script>

foreach ($formFields as $field => $value) {
    if (!in_array($field, $removeFields)) {
        if (in_array($field, $arrayFields)) {

foreach ($formFields as $field => $value) {
    echo '<br><br>FIELD: ' . $field . ' --  VALUE: ' . $value;
    if (!in_array($field, $removeFields)) {
        echo '<br> ---- Passed Test 1';
        if (in_array($field, $arrayFields)) {
            echo '<br> ---- Passed Test 2';

foreach ($formFields as $field => $value) {
    $modx->log(modX::LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, 'FIELD: ' . $field . ' --  VALUE: ' . $value, '', 'chronicleThis Hook');
    if (!in_array($field, $removeFields)) {
        $modx->log(modX::LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, '---- Passed Test 1', '', 'chronicleThis Hook');
        if (in_array($field, $arrayFields)) {
            $modx->log(modX::LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, '---- Passed Test 2', '', 'chronicleThis Hook');

if (!is_object($dataobject) || !($dataobject instanceof xPDOObject)) {
    $errorMsg = 'Failed to create object of type: ' . $classname;
    $hook->addError('error_message', $errorMsg);
    $modx->log(modX::LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, $errorMsg, '', 'chronicleThis Hook');
    return false;
}