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  • Picklist element Validation Plugin​

    PHP:
    function array_find($needle, $haystack)
    {
      foreach ($haystack as $key => $item)
      {
          if (strpos($item, $needle) !== FALSE)
          {
            return $key;
            break;
          }
      }
      return false;
    }
    $formData = $formModel->formData;
    // Get the list of interests and which ones are additionsadditions
    $interests = json_decode($formData['member_interests___member_interests']);
    $additions = json_decode($formData['member_interests___member_interests_additions']);
    // If there are no additions just return
    if ( !is_array($additions) | count($additions) == 0)
      return true;
     
    // get the list of existing interests
    $db  = JFactory::getDBO();
    $query = $db->getQuery(true);
    $query
      ->select("params")
      ->from("#__fabrik_elements")
        ->where("name='member_interests'");
    $db->setQuery($query);
    $params = json_decode(htmlspecialchars_decode($db->loadResult()));
    $existing = $params->sub_options->sub_values;
    asort($existing);
     
    // Go through each addition, change to uppercase words and set the value to a single
    // word by replacing spaces, dashes and slashes with underscores. While we are at it
    // remove the additions from the interests so we can ensure no duplications
    foreach ($additions as $key => $addition) {
      unset($interests[array_search($additions[$key]->val, $interests)]);
      $additions[$key]->val = str_replace(array(" ", "-", "/"), "_", ucwords($additions[$key]->val));
      $additions[$key]->label = ucwords($additions[$key]->label);
    }
     
    // Now go again to ensure the addition isn't using a name that already exists
    // and that the member hasn't tried to add the addition twice
    // a name exists when the new name is the same as a part of an exiting name
    // examples are a new interest of Golf when Golfing is already an interest
    // or new Games when Board Games exists
    $failures = array();
    foreach ($additions as $key => $addition) {
      if (array_find($addition->val, $existing) !== false ) {
            // The interest word is already in an existing interest
            $failures[] = $addition;    // Add it to the failures list
            unset($additions[$key]);    // Remove it from the additions list
            continue;
      }
      // It isn't in the existing list, check that the name is not used twice in the additions
      foreach ($additions as $aKey => $add) {
        if ($aKey == $key) continue;    // Don't check against itself
        if (strpos($add->val, $addition->val) !== false) {
            // The interest word is already in an existing addition
            $failures[] = $addition;    // Add it to the failures list
            unset($additions[$key]);    // Remove it from the additions list
            continue;
        }
      }
    }
    // And one last test, make sure that the new interest doesn't clash with an existing interest
    // in this case we check against a new value of Board Games when Games already exists
    foreach ($existing as $exists) {
        foreach ($additions as $key => $addition) {
            if ( strpos($addition->val, $exists ) !== false ) {
                // an existing interest contains the new addition word
                $failures[] = $addition;    // Add it to the failures list
                unset($additions[$key]);    // Remove it from the additions list
                continue;
            }
        }
    }
    // For failures
    if ( count($failures) > 0 ) {
        $text = "";
     
        foreach ($failures as $key => $failure) {
            if ($key>0)
                $text .= ", ";
            $text .= $failure->label;
        }
     
        if (count($failures) == 1 )
            $message = "Your addition $text is invalid.";
        else
            $message = "Your additions $text are invalid.";
        $message .= " The name exists as part of an existing interest or an existing interest is contained in this addition.<br>Please select another name";
        $this->setMessage($message);
        return false;
    }
    return true;

    Form onBeforeProcess Plugin​

    PHP:
    /* code to take the picklist and save it to CB */
    $formData = $formModel->formData;
    /* Convert things like &amp; to correct characters, decode into an array and drop empty Elements */
    $interests = $formData['member_interests___member_interests'];
    $additions = json_decode(htmlspecialchars_decode($formData['member_interests___member_interests_additions']));
    // If there are no additions just return
    if ( !is_array($additions) | count($additions) == 0)
      return true;
     
    // Go through each addition, change to uppercase words and set the value to a single
    // word by replacing spaces, dashes and slashes with underscores.
    foreach ($additions as $key => $addition) {
      // find the addition in the interests array
      $iKey = array_search($addition->val, $interests);
      // set the value to a ucword unique string, and ucword the label
      $additions[$key]->val = str_replace(array(" ", "-", "/"), "_", ucwords($additions[$key]->val));
      $additions[$key]->label = ucwords($additions[$key]->label);
      // ucword the interest
      $interests[$iKey] = $additions[$key]->val;
    }
    // sort alphanumerically
    sort($interests, SORT_STRING | SORT_FLAG_CASE);
     
    // First, make sure the addition is not in twice
    foreach ($interests as $key =>$interest) {
      $tmp = $interests;
      unset($tmp[$key]);
        if (in_array($interest, $tmp))
            unset($interests[$key]);    // Duplicate
    }
    /* The following validates whether an interest is leftover in the formData as a result
    * of an addition Validation failure. There is a bug in the picklist that leaves the
    * addition in the interests list. Fabrik knows about it but it is a big job to
    * correct. I can dix it simply here by validating that the interest exists either
    * in the list of existing interests or in the additions.
    */
    // get the list of existing interests
    $db    = JFactory::getDBO();
    $query = $db->getQuery(true);
    $query
        ->select("params")
        ->from("#__fabrik_elements")
        ->where("name='member_interests'");
    $db->setQuery($query);
    $params = json_decode(htmlspecialchars_decode($db->loadResult()));
    $existing = $params->sub_options->sub_values;
    asort($existing);
    foreach ($interests as $key => $interest ) {
      if ( strlen($interest) == 0 ) continue;
      if (!in_array($interest, $existing) ) {
        foreach($additions as $addition) {
            if ($interest == $addition->val)
                continue 2;
        }
        unset($interests[$key]);    // didn't find it, drop it
      }
    }
    // encode the both
    $interests_raw = json_encode(array_values($interests));
    $additions = json_encode($additions);
    // Put the values back into the form
    $formModel->updateFormData('member_interests___member_interests', array_values($interests));
    $formModel->updateFormData('member_interests___member_interests_raw', $interests_raw);
    $formModel->updateFormData('member_interests___member_interests_additions', $additions);

    Redirect Article​

    PHP:
    {source}<?php
    $jinput = JFactory::getApplication()->input;
    $id = $jinput->get('member_interests___id');
     
    $db = JFactory::getDBO();
    $user = JFactory::getUser();
    $query = $db->getQuery(true);
    $query
    ->select('mi.member_interests')
    ->from('member_interests AS mi')
    ->where("mi.id=$id");
    $db->setQuery($query);
    /* Convert things like &amp; to correct characters, decode into an array and drop empty Elements */
    $values = array_filter(json_decode(htmlspecialchars_decode ($db->loadResult())));
    // sort alphanumerically
    sort($values, SORT_STRING | SORT_FLAG_CASE);
     
    /* Now get the labels associated with these values */
    $query = $db->getQuery(true);
    $query
    ->select("params")
    ->from("#__fabrik_elements")
    ->where("name='member_interests'");
    $db->setQuery($query);
    $Options = json_decode($db->loadResult())->sub_options;
    $labels = array();
    foreach($values as $value) {
    $labels[] = $Options->sub_labels[array_search($value, $Options->sub_values)];
    }
     
    // Get labels and values back into strings
    $labels = implode(", ", $labels);
    $values = implode(", ", $values);
     
    // now update the cb database, it uses the values for searching
    $query = $db->getQuery(true);
    $query
    ->update('#__comprofiler')
    ->set('cb_member_interests = ' . $db->quote($values))
    ->where('user_id=' . $user->id);
    $db->setQuery($query);
    $db->execute();
     
    // Now update the form data,
    // cb_member_interests is the cb data and is the values and is hidden
    // cb_member_interests_disp is what the user sees and is the labels
    echo '<script language="Javascript" type="text/Javascript">'
    . 'el = window.parent.document.getElementById("cb_member_interests");'
    . 'el.value = "' . $values . '";'
    . 'el = window.parent.document.getElementById("cb_member_interests_disp");'
    . 'el.value = "' . $labels . '";'
    . 'parent.jQuery.colorbox.close();'
    . '</script>';
    ?>{/source}
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