Filament•8mo ago

How to have an Action with a url() method, execute code before opening the link?

Hi there, I have an action object with a url link and I want to update the database when it is clicked. I can't get the database update to work in the action method or in any other method I tried. Is there a way to do this? Alternatively how do I open a link in the action method after updating the database?

Forms\Components\Actions\Action::make('appointment_entry')
 ->label('Calendar Entry')
 ->icon('heroicon-m-calendar-days')
 ->url(fn() => CustomerLink::where("id", "=", $this->customer->id)->get()->first()->url))
 ->openUrlInNewTab()
 ->action(function () {
     $key = $this->initialise();
     $counter = new Counter();
     $counter->log_id = $key;
     $counter->user_id = auth()->user()->id;
     $counter->save();
 })

Forms\Components\Actions\Action::make('appointment_entry')
 ->label('Calendar Entry')
 ->icon('heroicon-m-calendar-days')
 ->url(fn() => CustomerLink::where("id", "=", $this->customer->id)->get()->first()->url))
 ->openUrlInNewTab()
 ->action(function () {
     $key = $this->initialise();
     $counter = new Counter();
     $counter->log_id = $key;
     $counter->user_id = auth()->user()->id;
     $counter->save();
 })

Solution:

The answer is use HtmlString as suggested by @Leandro Ferreira

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Homd•8mo ago

Forms\Components\Actions\Action::make('appointment_entry')
 ->label('Calendar Entry')
 ->icon('heroicon-m-calendar-days')
 ->url(function(){ 

$key = $this->initialise();
     $counter = new Counter();
     $counter->log_id = $key;
     $counter->user_id = auth()->user()->id;
     $counter->save();
 }

return CustomerLink::where("id", "=", $this->customer->id)->get()->first()->url)
})
 ->openUrlInNewTab()

Forms\Components\Actions\Action::make('appointment_entry')
 ->label('Calendar Entry')
 ->icon('heroicon-m-calendar-days')
 ->url(function(){ 

$key = $this->initialise();
     $counter = new Counter();
     $counter->log_id = $key;
     $counter->user_id = auth()->user()->id;
     $counter->save();
 }

return CustomerLink::where("id", "=", $this->customer->id)->get()->first()->url)
})
 ->openUrlInNewTab()

Something like that?

mxc•8mo ago

Thanks @Homd when I tried this it would log the click when the url is generated for the page and not when it was clicked so it would record a click per page view. Let me test again.

Homd•8mo ago

That actually make sense haha. Maybe just create a custom controller for that? I can't find anything in the docs that lets you do both action and url

mxc•8mo ago

Ok, might be the only way. Trying to figure out how to send a redirect from the action method. Ok so I can do something like this in the blade template.

        <button x-on:click="$wire.log_calendar_entry(); window.open('{{$this->calendar_url}}', '_blank');">
            Click 2
        </button>

        <button x-on:click="$wire.log_calendar_entry(); window.open('{{$this->calendar_url}}', '_blank');">
            Click 2
        </button>

is there a way to have this added to the action in the form definition programatically? I.E. I don't need to go and move my actions out of the form to make them blade templates? Trying to use

                            )->extraAttributes(["x-on:click" =>"\$wire.log_calendar_entry(); window.open('".$this->calendar_url."', '_blank');"]),

                            )->extraAttributes(["x-on:click" =>"\$wire.log_calendar_entry(); window.open('".$this->calendar_url."', '_blank');"]),

but getting what appears to be issues around escaping apostrophes.

Alpine Expression Error: expected expression, got '&'

Expression: "$wire.log_calendar_entry(); window.open(&#039;https://customerlink.co.za&#039;, &#039;_blank&#039;);"

Alpine Expression Error: expected expression, got '&'

Expression: "$wire.log_calendar_entry(); window.open(&#039;https://customerlink.co.za&#039;, &#039;_blank&#039;);"

Solution

mxc•8mo ago

The answer is use HtmlString as suggested by @Leandro Ferreira

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