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[TASK] Deprecate plugin content element and plugin subtypes (list_type) #1183

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36 changes: 5 additions & 31 deletions Documentation/ColumnsConfig/Type/Flex/AboutDataStructures.rst
Original file line number Diff line number Diff line change
Expand Up @@ -25,13 +25,13 @@ One data structure only
'config' => [
'type' => 'flex',
'ds' => [
'default' => 'FILE:EXT:myextension/Configuration/FlexForms/Main.xml',
'default' => 'FILE:EXT:my_extension/Configuration/FlexForms/Main.xml',
],
],

Straight and simple: Whenever a record is handled that has a column field
definition with this TCA, the data structure defined in
:file:`FILE:EXT:myextension/Configuration/FlexForms/Main.xml`
:file:`FILE:EXT:my_extension/Configuration/FlexForms/Main.xml`
is parsed and the flex form defined in there is displayed.


Expand All @@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ Data structure selection depends on a field value
'type' => 'flex',
'ds_pointerField' => 'selector'
'ds' => [
'default' => 'FILE:EXT:myextension/Configuration/FlexForms/Default.xml',
'foo' => 'FILE:EXT:myextension/Configuration/FlexForms/Foo.xml',
'bar' => 'FILE:EXT:myextension/Configuration/FlexForms/Bar.xml',
'default' => 'FILE:EXT:my_extension/Configuration/FlexForms/Default.xml',
'foo' => 'FILE:EXT:my_extension/Configuration/FlexForms/Foo.xml',
'bar' => 'FILE:EXT:my_extension/Configuration/FlexForms/Bar.xml',
],
],

Expand All @@ -55,29 +55,3 @@ depends on the **value** of the field "selector" which one is chosen: If
"selector" value is "foo", "Foo.xml" is parsed and displayed, "Bar.xml" is
chosen for the value "bar", and if none of the two matches, it falls back
to "Default.xml".


Data structure selection depends on a combination of two field values
=====================================================================

.. code-block:: php

'config' => [
'type' => 'flex',
'ds_pointerField' => 'list_type,CType',
'ds' => [
'default' => 'FILE:...',
'tt_address_pi1,list' => 'FILE:EXT:tt_address/pi1/flexform.xml',
'*,table' => 'FILE:EXT:css_styled_content/flexform_ds.xml',
'tx_myext_pi1' => 'FILE:EXT:myext/flexform.xml',
],
],

The data structure selection now depends on the values of two different fields. First, there is a general "default"
fallback if nothing else matches. Next, if field "list_type" has the value "tt_address_pi1" and "CType" has the value
"list", then the data structure defined in sub array "tt_address_pi1,list" is chosen. If "list_type" is anything, but
"CType" is "table", then the data structure defined in "\*,table" is selected. And last, if "list_type" is "tx_myext_pi1"
and "CType" is whatever else, then data structure "tx_myext_pi1" is used.

This lookup mechanism is pretty powerful and used for instance in core for data structure selection depending
on a selected "tt_content" element plugin.
Original file line number Diff line number Diff line change
Expand Up @@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ handled via placeholder ``--div--`` items,
which then rendered as :html:`<optgroup>` HTML elements in a dropdown.

In larger installations or TYPO3 instances with lots of extensions, Plugins
(:php:`tt_content.list_type`), Content Types (:php:`tt_content.CType`) or custom
or Content Types (:php:`tt_content.CType`), or custom
Page Types (:php:`pages.doktype`) drop down lists could grow large and
adding item groups caused tedious work for developers or integrators.
Grouping can now be configured on a per-item
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