Hello,

I receive the following error message, when I'm using the nestedform field type on the configuration page of my template:

"Unexpected type of array when attempting to save attribute _any attribute_, try adding it to the $jsonable property." on line 721 of home\vendor\october\rain\src\Database\Model.php

I do understand this error, but I'm not quite sure why it occurs, since the ThemeData Model should pass the additional _any attribute_ to the jsonable'd data attribute too (I mean, this is also done on all non-nestedform types).

I already tried to use data[_any attribute_] instead of _any attribute_ on the nestedform fields, and at least the error is gone... but the data did not save. My second approach was using nonsense repeaters with _any attribute_ as key (to force an array or something) and it also "bypassed" the error message... but the data did still not save. My last idea was an adapted NestedForm.php formwidget within my theme's folder (which removes / skips the "parent" key from the fieldName part), but the whole themes directory isn't included in the autoloader.

I checked the related LoC's, but I couldn't find any other solution or workaround, which can be done without coding using an additional plugin.

So... Is there any solution, which can be done without plugin / just within the themes configuration? Or am I missing something obvious?

Thanks!

~Sam.

Last updated 3 years ago

Just in case it's important:

My theme.yaml file looks like this:

name: _name_
code: _code_
description: _description_
author: Synder
author_code: Synder
homepage: _homepage_
parent: ''
database: '0'
form: config/customize.yaml
require:
    - RainLab.Blog
    - RainLab.Pages
    - RainLab.Translate
translate: 
  en: ~/themes/reboot/lang/lang.yaml
  de: ~/themes/reboot/lang/lang.yaml

My config/customize.yaml file looks like this (Everything with _non-nestform_ works fine):

enableDefaults: true
tabs:
  stretch: true
  defaultTab: theme.reboot::lang.customize.tabs.homepage

  fields:
    site_name:
      _non-nestform_
    site_description:
      _non-nestform_
    site_logo:
      _non-nestform_
    site_keywords:
      _non-nestform_
    _ruler1:
      _non-nestform_
    color_primary:
      _non-nestform_
    accent_color:
      _non-nestform_
    color_secondary:
      _non-nestform_
    link_color:
      _non-nestform_
    _ruler2:
      _non-nestform_
    social_links:
      _non-nestform_

    data[homepage]:
      tab: theme.reboot::lang.customize.tabs.homepage
      type: nestedform
      form: ~/themes/reboot/config/_form_homepage.yaml
      showPanel: false
    data[single]:
      tab: theme.reboot::lang.customize.tabs.single
      type: nestedform
      form: ~/themes/reboot/config/_form_single.yaml
      showPanel: false
    data[footer]:
      tab: theme.reboot::lang.customize.tabs.footer
      type: nestedform
      form: ~/themes/reboot/config/_form_footer.yaml
      showPanel: false
    data[plugins]:
      tab: theme.reboot::lang.customize.tabs.plugins
      type: nestedform
      form: ~/themes/reboot/config/_form_plugins.yaml
      showPanel: false

    custom_css:
      _non-nestform_

The reason why I'm using nestedform is to separate the numerous options for a better maintenance and overview in general, since I can only pass a new YAML file path on the form key, I guess?

Hey Sam!

It looks like the nestedform type is not recognised by the ThemeData model. You could try adding support for it by opening this file modules\cms\models\ThemeData.php and navigating to the afterFetch method.

Change this line:

if ($field['type'] === 'repeater') {

To:

if (in_array($field['type'], ['repeater', 'nestedform'])) {

If this works, let us know and we can include it in the next release.

Hello,

thanks, this solution works great. The settings are now stored accordingly and can be accessed on the theme!

~Sam.

PS.: Just as a side-note, since it is not written down in the documentation, it is also possible to force the defaults with two small steps:

1. You need to include enableDefaults: true on the primary / parent form (as shown in my code above), next to tabs or fields depending on your configuration.
2. You need to pass the defaults as JSON-encoded string on the nestedform field type, such as:

footer:
  tab: theme.reboot::lang.customize.tabs.footer
  type: nestedform
  form: ~/themes/reboot/config/_form_footer.yaml
  default: '{"scroll_to_top": true, "copyright_line1": "Copyright © %now% - %site_name%.", "copyright_line2": "All rights reserved.", "reboot_notice": true, "october_notice": true}'
  showPanel: false

The first step is required to show the defaults on the admin configuration page, the second step to "enable" or "use" the defaults on the frontend (if the user did not change / save the settings yet).

Last updated 3 years ago

Thanks for this! We have added this code to the next release (v2.1.2)