MD - Is there a preferred method or package for...
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04/28/2023, 5:28 AMIs there a preferred method or package for handling URL fields? Like in a perfect world it'd be a JSON column with
{ url, title, target }@formFieldi
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04/28/2023, 11:21 AMHi @MD to save multiple fields in a JSON column, check fields grouping: https://twillcms.com/docs/form-fields/field-grouping.html
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04/28/2023, 11:23 AMregarding a single field to do that, we use a blade partial so we can just do @formField('link') in our forms. It is usually more complex than just 3 input fields though as we also use browser fields in link fields to let the user pick an internal page.
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04/28/2023, 11:29 AMah yeah forgot about the field grouping feature 🙂
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04/28/2023, 11:30 AMI'm mainly after a generic url field, like if I made a package for it I'd wanna put browser-like autocomplete in it for internal URLs but still just a plain url
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04/28/2023, 11:30 AMif it doesn't exist I'll just make one lol and submit a pull request
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04/28/2023, 11:31 AMwe try to avoid storing hardcoded urls in db for internal records at all cost
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04/28/2023, 11:32 AMthey should be pretty fixed though given modules route are hardcoded?
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04/28/2023, 11:33 AMyour frontend routes can change over time
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04/28/2023, 11:34 AMcos it's either have a "url" field with dynamic urls (which is basically a browser) with no support for custom URLs, or a string url that has potential to go out of sync in the off chance you change your routes file
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04/28/2023, 11:34 AMtbh I like both
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04/28/2023, 11:34 AMso the Browser field, but still need a string url field
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04/28/2023, 11:35 AMYes we do both basically, so you can do external urls, browser based internal link, or custom internal urls
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04/28/2023, 11:35 AMUsing conditional fields
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04/28/2023, 11:35 AMah yeah
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04/28/2023, 11:36 AMbut like, a radio button for internal vs external then show a browser or text field conditionally?
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04/28/2023, 11:44 AMhttps://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1101379328035528754/1101474120337723392/screenshot_2023-04-28_at_1.41.39_pm.jpg▾
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1101379328035528754/1101474120715223060/screenshot_2023-04-28_at_1.43.44_pm.jpg▾
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04/28/2023, 11:45 AMOh it's in french lol sorry
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04/28/2023, 11:45 AMbut you get the idea
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04/28/2023, 11:46 AMDepending on use case we still keep a url field with the browser field, eg, to add a specific anchor, or link to a page they can't find in the browser