Creating a New Data Type...

[eggsurplus]

I've found how to create a new data type and it works great in the module builder for new modules but if you try to add that data type to an existing module in Studio it doesn't work the same. There are a couple of associated fields that are set to be studio=hidden but they show up still on the Studio side. I'm mimicking the TemplateParent data type which sets the parent_type field to hidden.

I've added the hidden fields to the exclusions array in modules/DynamicFields/DynamicField.php:

 $exclusions = array('parent_type', 'parent_id', 'currency_id', 'parent_name','filename','file_ext','file_mime_type'); 
  

Which saves it the to the database without the _c extension. This works great. Everything seems fine except for the studio keeps showing these hidden fields. Well, deleting the main field doesn't delete the related fields correctly in Studio but it does in ModuleBuilder.

[eggsurplus]

Found the issue. There was an error in the built-in function cullFields($def) in modules\ModuleBuilder\views\view.modulefields.php. It should have a reference to the $def array and look like:

function cullFields(&$def){
..........
}

[eggsurplus]

That solved the issue of certain fields showing in the studio editor. There is still an issue where 'studio'='hidden' is not being set correctly in the Studio version. Works fine in ModuleBuilder. Also, a non-db source field is saving to the database in Studio. Doesn't in ModuleBuilder. Must be something to do with the defs set up in Studio.

[andopes]

Hi, eggsurplus

It is so nice.
Great job!
Cheers

[eggsurplus]

It's so nice that I'm struggling to figure out the difference between Studio and ModuleBuilder?

Thanks

[eggsurplus]

OK, at this point it shows correctly. It just takes two attempts to delete which is the same as the flex relate and relate fields so this must just be a bug in Sugar. Not a big one. Moving on...