Advanced Modules w/ list_items enum filter

atticusservices · November 2011

I've looked around the forum and can't find an answer ... probably not looking for the right thing.

Situation:
I have a table with an enum column of locale values. I want to be able to filter the items in list view by their value in the enum column. Ideally by passing an options_list as the filter. I know that I can manually add all the enum values to an array and add it to my modules config (*_fuel_modules.php) file, but I don't want to be managing to lists of values and I assume there is a better way to do this.

Thanks in advance for your help.

admin · November 2011

It sounds like you may need to pull the field information from your model. You can use the model's "field_info" method to get the fields enum options. I haven't tested this but you can try something like following in your MY_fuel_modules.php file perhaps near the top:


$options = array();
if (defined('FUEL_ADMIN'))
{
$CI =& get_instance();
$CI->load->model('my_model');
$info = $CI->my_model->field_info('my_field');
$options = $info['options'];
}

I wrap the call in a conditional so that it will only load the database if you are in the FUEL admin.
http://www.getfuelcms.com/user_guide/libraries/my_model/table_class_functions

atticusservices · November 2011

Thanks for the response.

I'm trying to get it to work as a filter and show up next to the search at the top. I'm trying to break down the Assets module because the "Asset Folder" drop down functions exactly how I want mine to. The part I'm have trouble with is pushing the drop down to the filters array.

How should I go about overriding the assets module init values form the model?

atticusservices · November 2011

I think I got it. I created a controller and extended the Module controller of the Fuel module. The example below simply overrides the filter array in $config['modules']['localization_translations'].


require_once(FUEL_PATH.'/controllers/Module.php');

class Translations extends Module {
	

	function __construct()
	{
		parent::__construct();
	}
	
	function items()
	{
		$this->filters['translation_locale']['options'] = array(
			'foo' => 'bar', 
			'hello' => 'world'
		);
		parent::items();
	}

}

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