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defmodule Formex.Builder do
import Ecto.Changeset
alias Formex.Form
@moduledoc """
The form builder to be used in a controller. Imported by `Formex.Controller`.
Example:
```
form = create_form(App.ArticleType, %Article{})
render(conn, "new.html", form: form)
```
"""
@doc """
Creates a form struct.
## Arguments
* `type` - the module that implements `Formex.Type` behaviour, for example: `App.ArticleType`
* `struct` - the struct that will be used in `Ecto.Changeset.cast/3`, for example: `%App.Article{}`
* `params` - the parameters that will be used in `Ecto.Changeset.cast/3`
"""
@spec create_form(module, Ecto.Schema.t, Map.t) :: Form.t
def create_form(type, struct, params \\ %{}) do
%Form{
type: type,
struct: struct,
model: struct.__struct__,
params: params
}
|> type.build_form()
|> create_changeset(type)
# |> IO.inspect
end
#
defp create_changeset(form, type) do
changeset = form.struct
|> cast(form.params, get_normal_fields_names(form))
|> validate_required(get_required_fields_names(form))
|> type.changeset_after_create_callback
form
|> Map.put(:changeset, changeset)
end
defp get_normal_fields_names(form) do
form.fields
# |> Enum.filter(&(!&1.assoc))
|> Enum.map(&(&1.name))
end
# defp get_assoc_fields_names(form) do
# form.fields
# |> Enum.filter(&(&1.assoc))
# |> Enum.map(&(&1.name))
# end
defp get_required_fields_names(form) do
form.fields
|> Enum.filter(&(&1.required))
|> Enum.map(&(&1.name))
end
end