Interface IFormService

Service for managing forms, which are collections of controls used for data entry and display. Provides methods for getting and validating form data, updating data, and validating control contexts.

Namespace: DataWeb.Data

Assembly: DataWeb.Core.dll

Syntax

public interface IFormService

Methods

GetFormAsync(string, string, CancellationToken)

Gets a single form by its name and culture.

Declaration

Task<Form> GetFormAsync(string name, string culture = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	name	The name of the form to retrieve.
string	culture	The culture to retrieve the form for.
CancellationToken	cancellationToken

Returns

Type	Description
Task<Form>	A Form object representing the retrieved form.

GetFormDefaultValuesAsync(Form, IUser, string, NavigationContext, CancellationToken)

Gets the default values of a form's controls.

Declaration

Task<Dictionary<string, object>> GetFormDefaultValuesAsync(Form form, IUser user, string itemId = null, NavigationContext navigationContext = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Form	form	The Form to get the default values for.
IUser	user	The IUser requesting the form.
string	itemId	The Id of the item the form relates to.
NavigationContext	navigationContext	The NavigationContext for the form.
CancellationToken	cancellationToken

Returns

Type	Description
Task<Dictionary<string, object>>	A Dictionary<TKey, TValue> containing the default values of the form's controls.

GetFormValuesAsync(Form, Dictionary<string, object>, IUser, string, NavigationContext, Control, CancellationToken)

Gets the values of a form's controls.

Declaration

Task<Dictionary<string, object>> GetFormValuesAsync(Form form, Dictionary<string, object> sectionData, IUser user, string itemId = null, NavigationContext navigationContext = null, Control parentControl = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Form	form	The Form to get the values for.
Dictionary<string, object>	sectionData	The section data for the form.
IUser	user	The IUser requesting the form.
string	itemId	The Id of the item the form relates to.
NavigationContext	navigationContext	The NavigationContext for the form.
Control	parentControl	The parent Control for the form.
CancellationToken	cancellationToken

Returns

Type	Description
Task<Dictionary<string, object>>	A Dictionary<TKey, TValue> containing the values of the form's controls.

GetFormsAsync(string, CancellationToken)

Gets all forms for the specified culture.

Declaration

Task<IEnumerable<Form>> GetFormsAsync(string culture = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	culture	The culture to retrieve the forms for.
CancellationToken	cancellationToken

Returns

Type	Description
Task<IEnumerable<Form>>	An IEnumerable<T> of Form objects representing the retrieved forms.

UpdateDataWithFormAsync(Dictionary<string, object>, Form, List<ProvidedValue>, IUser, string, NavigationContext, Control, CancellationToken)

Updates the data for the provided section with the values from the form and provided values.

Declaration

Task UpdateDataWithFormAsync(Dictionary<string, object> sectionData, Form form, List<Form.ProvidedValue> providedValues, IUser user, string itemId = null, NavigationContext navigationContext = null, Control parentControl = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Dictionary<string, object>	sectionData	The data for the section to update.
Form	form	The Form containing the controls for the data.
List<Form.ProvidedValue>	providedValues	The values provided for the form.
IUser	user	The IUser who is updating the data.
string	itemId	The Id of the item to update (if applicable).
NavigationContext	navigationContext	The NavigationContext for the form (if applicable).
Control	parentControl	The parent Control for the section data (if applicable).
CancellationToken	cancellationToken

Returns

Type	Description
Task	A task representing the asynchronous update operation.

ValidateControlContextAsync(string, string, string, IUser, CancellationToken)

Validates the context of a control against the specified user's permissions.

Declaration

Task<ValidateControlContextResult> ValidateControlContextAsync(string formName, string controlFullName, string controlType, IUser user, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	formName	The name of the form containing the control.
string	controlFullName	The full name of the control.
string	controlType	The type of the control.
IUser	user	The IUser to validate the control context against.
CancellationToken	cancellationToken

Returns

Type	Description
Task<ValidateControlContextResult>	A task representing the asynchronous validation operation. The result of the task is a ValidateControlContextResult object containing the result of the validation.

ValidateFormAsync(Form, List<ProvidedValue>, IUser, Dictionary<string, object>, string, NavigationContext, string, CancellationToken)

Validates the entire form against the provided values and returns a list of validation errors.

Declaration

Task<List<ValidationError>> ValidateFormAsync(Form form, List<Form.ProvidedValue> providedValues, IUser user, Dictionary<string, object> sectionData, string itemId = null, NavigationContext navigationContext = null, string prefix = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Form	form	The Form to validate.
List<Form.ProvidedValue>	providedValues	The values provided for the form.
IUser	user	The IUser who is validating the form.
Dictionary<string, object>	sectionData	The data for the form sections.
string	itemId	The Id of the item to validate (if applicable).
NavigationContext	navigationContext	The NavigationContext for the form (if applicable).
string	prefix	The prefix for the controls in the form (if applicable).
CancellationToken	cancellationToken

Returns

Type	Description
Task<List<ValidationError>>	A task representing the asynchronous validation operation. The result of the task is a list of validation errors.