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    here is an example how you can add and edit datas from custom-tables with formit.
    It can also create schema and classes, if not exists.
    made that for my own excersise. Perhaps others find that usefull too.

    use own tableprefix for your custom-tables.
    if you want to edit table-row add &resId=yourRowID to your URL <- replace yourRowID with id of tablerow

    formit-snippetcall:
    [[!FormIt? 
    &hooks=`spam,formit2db,email` 
    &preHooks=`db2formit`
    &prefix=`modx_regatta_`
    &packageName=`mypackage`
    &tablename=`ausschreibung`
    &emailTpl=`myEmailChunk` 
    &emailTo=`[email protected]`
    &validate=`
        nospam:blank,
        rennklasse:required,
        altersklasse:required`
    ]]
    
    <h2>Resource Form</h2>
    <p>[[+fi.error.error_message]]</p>
    <form class="form" action="[[~[[*id]]]]" method="post">
        <input name="nospam" type="hidden" />
        <input name="resource_id" type="hidden" value="[[+fi.id]]" />
        <label for="rennklasse">
            Rennklasse:
            <span class="error">[[+fi.error.rennklasse]]</span>
        </label>
        <input id="rennklasse" name="rennklasse" type="text" value="[[+fi.rennklasse]]" />    
        
    
        <label for="altersklasse">
            Altersklasse:
            <span class="error">[[+fi.error.altersklasse]]</span>
        </label>
        <input id="altersklasse" name="altersklasse" type="text" value="[[+fi.altersklasse]]" />
    <br class="clear" />
    <div class="form-buttons">
            <input type="submit" value="Save" />
        </div>
    </form>


    snippet db2formit:
    <?php
    
    $prefix=$scriptProperties['prefix'];
    $packageName = $scriptProperties['packageName'];
    $tablename = $scriptProperties['tablename'];
    $parseSchema = $scriptProperties['parseSchema'];
    
    $restrictPrefix = true;
    
    $packagepath = $modx->getOption('core_path') . 'components/'.$packageName.'/';
    $modelpath = $packagepath.'model/';
    $schemapath = $modelpath.'schema/';
    $schemafile = $schemapath.$packageName.'.mysql.schema.xml';
    $manager= $modx->getManager();
    $generator= $manager->getGenerator();
    if (!file_exists($schemafile)){
    
        if (!is_dir($packagepath)) {
            mkdir($packagepath, 0777);
        }
        if (!is_dir($modelpath)) {
            mkdir($modelpath, 0777);
        }
        if (!is_dir($schemapath)) {
            mkdir($schemapath, 0777);
        }
        //Use this to create a schema from an existing database
        $xml= $generator->writeSchema($schemafile, $packageName, 'xPDOObject', $prefix, $restrictPrefix);
        $parseSchema = true;
       
    } 
    
    if ($parseSchema){
        //Use this to generate classes and maps from your schema
        // NOTE: by default, only maps are overwritten; delete class files if you want to regenerate classes
        $generator->parseSchema($schemafile, $modelpath);     
    }
    
    $modx->addPackage($packageName,$modelpath,$prefix);
    $classname = $generator->getClassName($tablename);
    
    if (isset($_GET['resId'])){
        if ($dataobject=$modx->getObject($classname,array('id'=>$_GET['resId']))){
            if (!is_object($dataobject) || !($dataobject instanceof xPDOObject)) {
                $errorMsg='Failed to create object of type: ' . $classname;
                $hook->addError('error_message',$errorMsg); 
                return false;
            }
            $hook->setValues($dataobject->toArray());
        }
    
        //$errorMsg = '<pre>'.print_r($dataobject->toArray(),true).'</pre>';  
        //$hook->addError('error_message',$errorMsg);  
    }
    
    
    return true;


    snippet formit2db:
    <?php
    $prefix=$scriptProperties['prefix'];
    $packageName = $scriptProperties['packageName'];
    $tablename = $scriptProperties['tablename'];
    
    $packagepath = $modx->getOption('core_path') . 'components/'.$packageName.'/';
    $modelpath = $packagepath.'model/';
    
    $modx->addPackage($packageName,$modelpath,$prefix);
    $manager= $modx->getManager();
    $generator= $manager->getGenerator();
    $classname = $generator->getClassName($tablename);
    
    //$errorMsg = '<pre>'.print_r($scriptProperties['fields'],true).'</pre>';  
    //$hook->addError('error_message',$errorMsg);  
    
    //$scriptProperties['hook']->formit->config['emailTo']='[email protected]';
    $dataobject=$modx->getObject($classname,array('id'=>$hook->getValue('resource_id')));
    
    if (empty($dataobject)){
        $dataobject = $modx->newObject($classname);
        //$dataobject->set('createdby', $modx->user->get('id'));
    }
    else{
        //$dataobject->set('editedby', $modx->user->get('id'));
    }
    if (!is_object($dataobject) || !($dataobject instanceof xPDOObject)) {
        $errorMsg='Failed to create object of type: ' . $classname;
        $hook->addError('error_message',$errorMsg); 
        return false;
    }
    
    $allFormFields = $hook->getValues();    
    foreach ($allFormFields as $field=>$value){
        
        if ($field !== 'spam' && $field !== 'resource_id'){
            $dataobject->set($field,$value);
        }       
    }
    
    $dataobject->save();
    
    return true;


    there is also a version for resources and TVs on the forums: http://modxcms.com/forums/index.php/topic,54204.msg313114.html#msg313114

    If you have changed something on your schema after map-files are created add &parseSchema=`1` to the Formit-snippet-call to recreate your map-files.
    Don't forget to remove them when done. [ed. note: Bruno17 last edited this post 12 years, 6 months ago.]
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      Bruno, you should hide the email in the formit call...
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        Uups, thanks charliez!
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            updated code with new formit-api-calls
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              Great! Now what would it take to add json or something to this?
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                Somebody can explain how to use this please? What kind of code is in the model/ folder?
                Can someone make a tutorial about how to save a simple form in a custom table db?
                Thanks
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                  Quote from: neopablix at Oct 14, 2010, 05:32 PM

                  Somebody can explain how to use this please? What kind of code is in the model/ folder?
                  Can someone make a tutorial about how to save a simple form in a custom table db?
                  Thanks

                  The code in the model folder is created by the parseSchema() call which writes it based on the schema file (created by writeSchema()) . It contains the class definitions and maps.
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                    Bruno17. Very cool. That will be really handy. I’m working on a tutorial on creating xPDO classes from existing DB tables (as soon as I can get past this: http://modxcms.com/forums/index.php/topic,55756.msg320660.html#msg320660 ).

                    Just to let you know, I think I have a slightly modified version of writeSchema() that will allow you to specify the tables to use and the class names to use with them as an extra final argument. As it is, if the custom tables are in the modx DB with the same prefix, your package ends up duplicating the entire modx object model.
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                      hey Bob,
                      I’m about to create a flexible CMP where one can edit custom-tables with configurable forms (fields can be TV-input-types).
                      I want also include a write/parse-schema processor
                      For that I could use your modified writeschema().
                      Can I get it somewhere?

                      Thanks!
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