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development:architecture:record_data_formatter [2018/05/09 13:30] – [Basic Concept] demiankatzdevelopment:architecture:record_data_formatter [2020/02/27 14:09] – [Specification Array] demiankatz
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   * A [[development:plugins:record_drivers|record driver]] object.   * A [[development:plugins:record_drivers|record driver]] object.
  
-As output, getData() returns different formats depending on your VuFind version. In 4.0, it is an associative array of field name <nowiki>=></nowiki> another associative array containing HTML output ('value' key) and contextual information ('context' key) for the corresponding field. :!: Starting with 5.0, the return format changes to a non-associative array of arrays, with each sub-array containing a 'label' key for the field name.+As output, getData() returns different formats depending on your VuFind version. In 4.x, it is an associative array of field name <nowiki>=></nowiki> another associative array containing HTML output ('value' key) and contextual information ('context' key) for the corresponding field. :!: Starting with 5.0, the return format changes to a non-associative array of arrays, with each sub-array containing a 'label' key for the field name.
  
 Field names are raw and should be translated/escaped when displayed in templates. Field names are raw and should be translated/escaped when displayed in templates.
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 | helperMethod | optional | The Record view helper method to use for output rendering, when renderType = RecordHelper. | | helperMethod | optional | The Record view helper method to use for output rendering, when renderType = RecordHelper. |
 | pos | optional | An integer used for sorting the fields to determine the final display order. | | pos | optional | An integer used for sorting the fields to determine the final display order. |
-| renderType | optional (default = Simple) | The method used to render output from the input provided by dataMethod. Legal values: RecordDriverTemplate (render a template associated with the record driver, as specified by the 'template' key); RecordHelper (call a method of the Record view helper, as specified by the 'method' key); Simple (display the raw data, possibly manipulated based on other settings in the specification) |+| renderType | optional (default = Simple) | The method used to render output from the input provided by dataMethod. Legal values: **Multi** (sort data using a callback function specified by the 'multiFunction' key and potentially render each output group using different rules), **RecordDriverTemplate** (render a template associated with the record driver, as specified by the 'template' key); **RecordHelpe**r (call a method of the Record view helper, as specified by the 'method' key); **Simple** (display the raw data, possibly manipulated based on other settings in the specification) |
 | labelFunction | optional | May be set to a callback function which will receive the raw field data as input and produce a custom output label (overriding the key of the spec array) as output. Starting with VuFind 5.0, the callback function also receives the record driver object as a second parameter. | | labelFunction | optional | May be set to a callback function which will receive the raw field data as input and produce a custom output label (overriding the key of the spec array) as output. Starting with VuFind 5.0, the callback function also receives the record driver object as a second parameter. |
-| prefix | optional | HTML to prepend to the output generated by the view helper. Applies only when RenderType = Simple. |+| multiFunction | optional | The callback required when renderType = Multi. Accepts three parameters: 1.) raw input data, 2.) the options array from the spec, 3.) the record driver object. Outputs an array of associative arrays with the following keys: **label**: Label to display; **values**: Values to render; **options**: Rendering options (may include renderType, pos, and any other relevant parameters; they will be applied only to the current grouping of data; any options not set here will be inherited from the spec array). | 
 +| multiRenderType | optional | The default type of rendering to apply to each of the sets of values returned by the multiFunction (optional, defaults to Simple, may be overridden by options specified by your multiFunction). | 
 +| itemPrefix | optional | HTML to prepend to each value formatted by the view helper. Use prefix instead if you want to prepend a single value to the whole set of data assembled by the view helper. Applies only when RenderType = Simple. :!: // Introduced in VuFind 7.0. // | 
 +| prefix | optional | HTML to prepend to the output generated by the view helper. This is applied once before the full set of values; use itemPrefix if you want to prepend something to each individual value. Applies only when RenderType = Simple. |
 | recordLink | optional | The type of link (from the Record view helper's getLink method) to associate with each value in the raw field data. Applies only when RenderType = Simple. | | recordLink | optional | The type of link (from the Record view helper's getLink method) to associate with each value in the raw field data. Applies only when RenderType = Simple. |
 | separator | optional (default = <nowiki><br /></nowiki>) | Separator to use between multiple data values. Applies only when RenderType = Simple. | | separator | optional (default = <nowiki><br /></nowiki>) | Separator to use between multiple data values. Applies only when RenderType = Simple. |
-| suffix | optional | HTML to append to the output generated by the view helper. Applies only when RenderType = Simple. |+| itemSuffix | optional | HTML to append to each value formatted by the view helper. Use suffix instead if you want to append a single value to the whole set of data assembled by the view helper. Applies only when RenderType = Simple. :!: // Introduced in VuFind 7.0. // | 
 +| suffix | optional | HTML to append to the output generated by the view helper. This is applied once after the full set of values; use itemSuffix if you want to append something to each individual value. Applies only when RenderType = Simple. |
 | template | optional | The name of the template to render, when renderType = RecordDriverTemplate | | template | optional | The name of the template to render, when renderType = RecordDriverTemplate |
 | translate | optional (default = false) | Should we run raw field data through the translator? Applies only when RenderType = Simple. | | translate | optional (default = false) | Should we run raw field data through the translator? Applies only when RenderType = Simple. |
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   * setLine($key, $dataMethod, $renderType = null, $options = []) - add a configuration for $key; defaults to 'Simple' $renderType   * setLine($key, $dataMethod, $renderType = null, $options = []) - add a configuration for $key; defaults to 'Simple' $renderType
 +  * setMultiLine($key, $dataMethod, $callback, $options = []) - add a multi-function-based configuration for $key; convenience method wrapped around setLine()
   * setTemplateLine($key, $dataMethod, $template, $options = []) - add a template-based configuration for $key; convenience method wrapped around setLine()   * setTemplateLine($key, $dataMethod, $template, $options = []) - add a template-based configuration for $key; convenience method wrapped around setLine()
   * reorderKeys($orderedKeys, $defaultPos = null) - reorder the items within the configuration based on an ordered array of key names   * reorderKeys($orderedKeys, $defaultPos = null) - reorder the items within the configuration based on an ordered array of key names
development/architecture/record_data_formatter.txt · Last modified: 2023/12/11 16:11 by dltj