Filament•4mo ago

create records view. How add another custom button

In my create product view, I want to add a custom button "Generate product variants", when my own custom function to handle that button click. How can I do that?

35 Replies

Dennis Koch•4mo ago

You'd need to overwrite the action (or use ->after()) and add an action via ->modalFooterActions()

atabegruslanOP•4mo ago

Can you please share the documentation links for overwrite the action or ->after(). I am not sure which one it is

atabegruslanOP•4mo ago

and you meant extraModalFooterActions, right? https://filamentphp.com/docs/3.x/actions/modals#adding-an-extra-modal-action-button-to-the-footer

Modals - Actions - Filament

atabegruslanOP•4mo ago

Im going to need more help with this. Where do you write this code? In the resource file or one of the page files? https://filamentphp.com/docs/3.x/actions/modals#adding-an-extra-modal-action-button-to-the-footer

Modals - Actions - Filament

Dennis Koch•4mo ago

The CreateAction is a in getHeaderActions on the ListPage

atabegruslanOP•4mo ago

Actually. I dont get how this should work. See screenshot. With or without that code block, I see the same view, with the same "create another" button

gladjanus43•4mo ago

On your CreateProducts.php you can add the function

protected function getFormActions(): array
{
    return [];
}

protected function getFormActions(): array
{
    return [];
}

https://filamentphp.com/docs/3.x/panels/resources/creating-records#custom-actions Here the show how to extend the default buttons

Creating records - Panel Builder - Filament

atabegruslanOP•4mo ago

How do I keep the cancel button?

gladjanus43•4mo ago

I think $this->getCancelFormAction(),

Dennis Koch•4mo ago

Sorry, thought it's a CreatAction not a page

atabegruslanOP•4mo ago

I finally got something like this

    /*
    $this->data 
    array:4 [
      "name" => "xxxx"
      "category_id" => "1"
      "thumbnail" => array:1 [▶]
      "variants_outline" => "yyyy"
    ]
    */

    protected function getFormActions(): array
    {
        return [
            Actions\Action::make('Generate Variants')->action('generateVariants'),
            Actions\Action::make('Save product')->action('save'),
            $this->getCancelFormAction(),
        ];
    }
    public function generateVariants(): void
    {
        print_r($this->data);
    }

    /*
    $this->data 
    array:4 [
      "name" => "xxxx"
      "category_id" => "1"
      "thumbnail" => array:1 [▶]
      "variants_outline" => "yyyy"
    ]
    */

    protected function getFormActions(): array
    {
        return [
            Actions\Action::make('Generate Variants')->action('generateVariants'),
            Actions\Action::make('Save product')->action('save'),
            $this->getCancelFormAction(),
        ];
    }
    public function generateVariants(): void
    {
        print_r($this->data);
    }

Now in my generateVariants method, if one of the fields doesnt match a certain format, how can I return validation error?

gladjanus43•4mo ago

I think that is just a validation on your form itself right?

atabegruslanOP•4mo ago

What do you mean by "my form"? Currently in the ProductResource

    public static function form(Form $form): Form
    {
        return $form
            ->schema([
                Forms\Components\Textarea::make('name')
                    ->required()
                    ->columnSpanFull(),
                Forms\Components\Select::make('category_id')
                    ->required()
                    ->relationship('category', 'name'),
                Forms\Components\FileUpload::make('thumbnail')
                    ->required()
                    ->image(),
                Forms\Components\Textarea::make('variants_outline')
                    ->hint('Please outline your product variations in the following format: size:small,large,extra_large;color:red,blue . If the product have no variations, then leave this empty.')
                    ->regex('/[A-Za-z0-9_]+:[A-Za-z0-9_]+(,[A-Za-z0-9_]+)+(;[A-Za-z0-9_]+:[A-Za-z0-9_]+(,[A-Za-z0-9_]+)+)+/i') // Todo: decide to have regex here or in CreateProduct
                    ->columnSpanFull(),

            ]);

    public static function form(Form $form): Form
    {
        return $form
            ->schema([
                Forms\Components\Textarea::make('name')
                    ->required()
                    ->columnSpanFull(),
                Forms\Components\Select::make('category_id')
                    ->required()
                    ->relationship('category', 'name'),
                Forms\Components\FileUpload::make('thumbnail')
                    ->required()
                    ->image(),
                Forms\Components\Textarea::make('variants_outline')
                    ->hint('Please outline your product variations in the following format: size:small,large,extra_large;color:red,blue . If the product have no variations, then leave this empty.')
                    ->regex('/[A-Za-z0-9_]+:[A-Za-z0-9_]+(,[A-Za-z0-9_]+)+(;[A-Za-z0-9_]+:[A-Za-z0-9_]+(,[A-Za-z0-9_]+)+)+/i') // Todo: decide to have regex here or in CreateProduct
                    ->columnSpanFull(),

            ]);

if that answers your q I bothers me that the handler function generateVariants(): void returns void. So this approach is a dead end if I want validation?

gladjanus43•4mo ago

Can you tell a bit what you are exactly trying to acchieve with the function?

atabegruslanOP•4mo ago

You know in a typical eCommerce website, when shopkeeper enters a new product (with variants) in the backoffice, he enters the product name, desc... then he write out the product variant's attributes and values, then he clicks Generate Product Variants button, then after the backend generates all the variants, the shopkeeper can go in and fill in all the skus, prices, images, ... for all the variants, then he clicks save, and then the product and its variants are saved to the DB That's my intention ^ Too much customization for Filament to handle? Maybe I have to consider using beforeCreate and afterCreate again. Shopkeeper can generate the variants and save product and variants in the create phase. Then shopkeeper can then fill in the variant info in the edit phase. So unless someone have a better idea, that's my plan B

Dennis Koch•4mo ago

You should use $this->form->getState() and not access $this->data directly. Have a look at the default save method and copy what you need That's a limitation you set yourself, right? Because the method was not defined before

atabegruslanOP•4mo ago

True. It doesnt have to be void Good idea Good idea. But where is this method? Should I dig for it in the vendors folder? Actually I cant find it. The closest I found is this, which isnt much

    protected function getCreateFormAction(): Action
    {
        return Action::make('create')
            ->label(__('filament-panels::resources/pages/create-record.form.actions.create.label'))
            ->submit('create')
            ->keyBindings(['mod+s']);
    }

    protected function getCreateFormAction(): Action
    {
        return Action::make('create')
            ->label(__('filament-panels::resources/pages/create-record.form.actions.create.label'))
            ->submit('create')
            ->keyBindings(['mod+s']);
    }

Dennis Koch•4mo ago

When you have a good editor or IDE you usually can do a "Symbol search". Open the create page and search for the create method. It's on the Filament\Resources\Pages\CreateRecord.

atabegruslanOP•4mo ago

Thank you, that really helped A follow up Q pls. How can you do something like this?

atabegruslanOP•4mo ago

LeandroFerreira•4mo ago

Textarea::make('variants_outline')
  ->live(debounce: 500)

Textarea::make('variants_outline')
  ->live(debounce: 500)

CreatePage

protected function getCreateFormAction(): Action
{
    return parent::getCreateFormAction()
        ->disabled(fn () => blank($this->data['variants_outline']));
}

protected function getCreateFormAction(): Action
{
    return parent::getCreateFormAction()
        ->disabled(fn () => blank($this->data['variants_outline']));
}

atabegruslanOP•4mo ago

Very helpful. Thank you. But getCreateFormAction gets the default save button (wouldnt it?). The "Generate variants" button in my screenshot is a custom button (and event handler function) that I wrote, like this

    protected function getFormActions(): array
    {
        return [
            Actions\Action::make('Generate Variants')->action('generateVariants'),
            ...
        ];
    }
    public function generateVariants()
    {
        
    }

    protected function getFormActions(): array
    {
        return [
            Actions\Action::make('Generate Variants')->action('generateVariants'),
            ...
        ];
    }
    public function generateVariants()
    {
        
    }

awcodes•4mo ago

Shouldn’t it be $this->generateVarients()? Unless the method is a registered action it won’t be available by name. So it needs to be an actual callback.

atabegruslanOP•4mo ago

Not sure if I understood you correctly. But you mean I should disable the "Generate Variant" button in the public function generateVariants() method? But how do I get a handle on the "Generate Variant" button? I cant use parent::getCreateFormAction() to grab the button

awcodes•4mo ago

Well, your code doesn’t show anything about the default create action? So not sure I can answer your question. Seems like you are trying to chain onto the create action when an observer / job would make more sense. But you can override the default save action if you choose to do so. Just make sure you also handle the save logic implicitly.

atabegruslanOP•4mo ago

I am not using getCreateFormAction. Im not planning to use getCreateFormAction, because what Im planning to do is very custom. Both of the first 2 buttons are custom. This idea looks nice, I just wish to know how to apply it to my case Heya. My question is quite simple. In case you misunderstood my question to be something more complicated, I'll ask another way: If this is how you disable the default save button getCreateFormAction()->disabled(true), then how can you disable a custom button?

awcodes•4mo ago

You provide a callback function to the ->disabled() method. The code you have been sharing doesn’t align to the questions you are asking. So it’s difficult for us to give you an answer.

atabegruslanOP•4mo ago

Ok. I hope this helps

awcodes•4mo ago

generateVariants isn't registered as an action so you can't call it by name.

->action($this->generateVariants())

->action($this->generateVariants())

atabegruslanOP•4mo ago

So $this->action($this->generateVariants()) this is the only way to "get a handle" on my custom generate variants button? did I understand you right?

awcodes•4mo ago

Did you try it? Does it even work?

atabegruslanOP•4mo ago

Actually no. I looked at my code again. There is no place to put such codes. Im open to other ideas

gladjanus43•4mo ago

protected function getFormActions(): array
{
    return [
        Actions\Action::make('Generate Variants')->action(
            self::generateVariants();
        ),
        ...
    ];
}
public static function generateVariants()
{

}

protected function getFormActions(): array
{
    return [
        Actions\Action::make('Generate Variants')->action(
            self::generateVariants();
        ),
        ...
    ];
}
public static function generateVariants()
{

}

I think like this?

atabegruslanOP•4mo ago

This is just a syntax change But on a positive note, I finally figured out where and how to disable custom buttons

    protected function getFormActions(): array
    {
        return [
            Actions\Action::make('Generate Variants')->action('generateVariants')->disabled(true),

    protected function getFormActions(): array
    {
        return [
            Actions\Action::make('Generate Variants')->action('generateVariants')->disabled(true),

Thank you. I finally figured out how to apply this. It worked In CreateProduct page, I did

    protected function getFormActions(): array
    {
        return [
            Actions\Action::make('Generate Variants')->action('generateVariants')->disabled(fn () => blank($this->data['variants_outline'])),

    protected function getFormActions(): array
    {
        return [
            Actions\Action::make('Generate Variants')->action('generateVariants')->disabled(fn () => blank($this->data['variants_outline'])),

In the ProductResource I did

class ProductResource extends Resource
{
    protected static ?string $model = Product::class;

    public static function form(Form $form): Form
    {
        return $form
            ->schema([
                Forms\Components\Textarea::make('variants_outline')
                    ->live(debounce: 500),

class ProductResource extends Resource
{
    protected static ?string $model = Product::class;

    public static function form(Form $form): Form
    {
        return $form
            ->schema([
                Forms\Components\Textarea::make('variants_outline')
                    ->live(debounce: 500),

gladjanus43•4mo ago

Did not even know that was possible lol

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