How to save embedded forms in symfony 1? - php

Question

I have a form which represnts single answer object (this is standard propel generated form I have not changed much there only some validation rules) and another form that represents a collection of answers code as below:
class BbQuestionAnswersForm extends sfForm {
public function __construct($defaults = array(), $options = array(), $CSRFSecret = null) {
parent::__construct($defaults, $options, $CSRFSecret);
}
public function configure() {
if (!$questions = $this->getOption('questions')) {
throw new InvalidArgumentException('The form need array of BbExamQuestion objects.');
}
if (!$taker = $this->getOption('taker')) {
throw new InvalidArgumentException('The form need BbExamtaker object.');
}
if (!$user = $this->getOption('questions')) {
throw new InvalidArgumentException('The form need sfGuardUser object.');
}
foreach($questions as $question) {
$answer = new BbExamAnswer();
$answer->setBbExamQuestion($question);
$answer->setBbExamTaker($taker);
$answer->setCreatedBy($user);
$answer->setUpdatedBy($user);
$form = new BbExamAnswerForm($answer, array('question' => $question));
$this->embedForm($question->getId(), $form);
}
$this->widgetSchema->setNameFormat('solve[%s]');
}
}
Everything(validation, display) goes fine with this form until I try to save it. Part of action which trying to save the form:
...
$this->form = new BbQuestionAnswersForm(null, array('questions' => $this->questions, 'taker' => $this->taker, 'user' => $this->getUser()->getGuardUser()));
if($request->isMethod('post')) {
$this->form->bind($request->getParameter($this->form->getName()));
if($this->form->isValid()) {
if($this->form->save()) {
$this->getUser()->setFlash('success', 'Save goes fine.');
$this->redirect($this->generateUrl('#bb'));
} else {
$this->getUser()->setFlash('error', 'Upps an error occurred.');
}
}
}
When I send valid form I receive "Call to undefined method BbQuestionAnswersForm::save()" error.
I tried to write this method like this:
public function save() {
$conn = Propel::getConnection(ZlecPeer::DATABASE_NAME);
$conn->beginTransaction();
try{
foreach($this->getEmbeddedForms() as $form) {
$form->save();
}
$conn->commit();
} catch(Exception $e) {
$conn->rollback();
echo 'upps something goes wrong';
die($e->getMessage());
return false;
}
return true;
}
but it doesnt work, I receive exception without any message.
What am I doing wrong, how to make save method work?

Answer 1

I believe your BbQuestionAnswersForm is extending the wrong object. It should extend BaseFormDoctrine or possibly BaseBbQuestionAnswersForm if you are using the framework correctly.
Edit: Just noticed you are using propel but it should be the same thing. Try:
class BbQuestionAnswersForm extends BaseBbQuestionAnswersForm
and less likely:
class BbQuestionAnswersForm extends BaseFormPropel

Answer 2

Save method should looks like this:
public function save($con = null) {
if (null === $con) {
$con = Propel::getConnection(BbExamAnswerPeer::DATABASE_NAME);
}
$con->beginTransaction();
try{
foreach($this->embeddedForms as $name => $form) {
if(!isset($this->values[$name]) || !is_array($this->values[$name])) {
continue;
}
if($form instanceof sfFormObject) {
$form->updateObject($this->values[$name]);
$form->getObject()->save($con);
$form->saveEmbeddedForms($con);
} else {
throw new Exception('Embedded form should be an instance of sfFormObject');
}
}
$con->commit();
} catch(Exception $e) {
$con->rollBack();
throw $e;
return false;
}
return true;
}