[rt-users] adding custom field type, how to force single value

[Len Jaffe]

In order make sure that we're solving the correct problem, since my
previous post was terse, and I'm not sure whether I used all the right key
words, please allow me to elaborate:

Based on a similar treatment by a colleague, I have created
local/html/Elements/CustomField_Local.pm

 15 #$FieldTypes{JSON_Encoded_Resource_Field} = {
 16 #  sort_order => 36,
 17 #  selection_type => 0,
 18 #
 19 #  labels => [
 20 #    'Fill in one Encoded Resource Text Area',
 21 #  ],
 22 #};

The I
created local/html/Elements/EditCustomFieldJSON_Encoded_Resource_Field and
 local/html/Elements/ShowCustomFieldJSON_Encoded_Resource_Field

Which do what I need them to - pretty print the JSON so a human can read it
and edit it if necessary.

But RT thinks this custom field type allows multiple entries per field, and
so pukes all over the pretty-printed JSON.

When I use a straight "Fill in one text area" RT is ok with the JSON, but
the JSON is not pretty printed.


Thank you again.

Len.








On Tue, Jun 17, 2014 at 3:46 PM, Len Jaffe <lenjaffe at jaffesystems.com>
wrote:

>
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 17, 2014 at 3:11 PM, Kevin Falcone <falcone at bestpractical.com>
> wrote:
>
>> On Mon, Jun 16, 2014 at 04:54:03PM -0400, Len Jaffe wrote:
>> > I'm adding a custom field type tp my RT instance to that I can create
>> custom
>> > Show and Edit templates due to the data being stored in JSON.
>> >
>> > What I';ve found so far is that RT thinks my Text-based CF is
>> multivalued, and
>> > when the edit side submits any values (not even changing any of the
>> json), RT
>> > will parse pretty-printed JSON as multiple entries.
>> >
>> > How does one typically go about informing RT that the new custom field
>> type is
>> > single-valued?
>>
>> I assume you've actually made a Freeform rather than Text CF with
>> custom viewers/editors.  The relevant setting should be MaxValues, but
>> switching your type is likely what you want - Fill in one text area vs
>> enter multiple values.
>>
>
> This was an attempt to create my own custom field type, based on the 'fill
> in one text area'  text CF.
>
> I'll look at freeform.
>
> Thank you.
>
> Len.
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