diff --git a/7.x-dev/base-widgets.md b/7.x-dev/base-widgets.md index a1d1a5b..0f09c6c 100644 --- a/7.x-dev/base-widgets.md +++ b/7.x-dev/base-widgets.md @@ -347,6 +347,23 @@ class ChartjsPieController extends ChartController ``` +
+ + +### Chip + +Shows a chip blade view - which is useful to show more information about a database entry, using little screen real estate. + +```php +[ + 'type' => 'chip', + 'view' => 'crud::chips.general', + 'title' => 'invoices', + 'entry' => Invoice::first(), +] +``` + +
@@ -360,7 +377,7 @@ Shows a datatable component from a particular CrudController. For more info abou 'controller' => 'App\Http\Controllers\Admin\PetShop\InvoiceCrudController', 'name' => 'invoices', 'setup' => function($crud, $parent) { - // you can use this closure to modify your CrudController definition. + // you can use this closure to modify your CrudController definition. if ($parent) { $crud->addClause('where', 'owner_id', $parent->id); } @@ -388,7 +405,7 @@ Allows you to include multiple widgets within a "div" element with the attribute ] ``` -Anything you specify on this widget, other than ```type``` and ```content```, has to be a string, and will be considered an attribute of the "div" element. +Anything you specify on this widget, other than ```type``` and ```content```, has to be a string, and will be considered an attribute of the "div" element. For example, in the following snippet, ```class``` and ```custom-attribute``` are attributes of the "div" element: ```php diff --git a/7.x-dev/crud-chips.md b/7.x-dev/crud-chips.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4f571ba --- /dev/null +++ b/7.x-dev/crud-chips.md @@ -0,0 +1,268 @@ +# Chips + +--- + + +## About + +A chips helps show the information of a database entry, in a format that takes up little space visually. It can be used anywhere you want, but it's particularly useful inside operations to: +- show more info inside a table cell in the **ListOperation**; +- show a related item in more detail in the **ShowOperation**; + +A chip consists of only one file - a blade file with the same name as the chip type (ex: ```general.blade.php```). Backpack provides you with one chip type, that is very general (hence the name). This chip is designed to accomodate most types of database entries - but if your needs are more particular, you can easily [create an entirely new chip type](#creating-a-custom-chip-type). + + +### Default Chip Types + + +#### General Chip + +![Backpack v7 general chip](https://backpackforlaravel.com/uploads/v7/general_chip.jpg) + +This chip was designed to be so general, that it's useful to show _most_ types of entries from the database. The general chip has 3 sections: `heading`, `image` and `details`. All sections are optional. Each of those sections has one mandatory attribute, `content`. Any other attributes you specify on those sections will be placed on that DOM element. + +Here's a very minimal usage of the general chip: + +```php +@include('crud::chips.general', [ + 'heading' => [ + 'content' => 'John Doe', + ], + 'image' => [ + 'content' => asset('uploads/person1.jpg'), + ], + 'details' => [ + [ + 'icon' => 'la la-hashtag', + 'content' => '8AH13A7', + ], + [ + 'icon' => 'la la-envelope', + 'content' => 'john.doe@example.com', + ], + [ + 'icon' => 'la la-phone', + 'content' => '+1 (555) 123-4567', + ] + ] +]) +``` + +But you can also specify more attributes, to enhance your chip with links, titles etc: + +```php +@include('crud::chips.general', [ + 'heading' => [ + 'content' => 'John Doe', + 'href' => 'https://google.com', + 'target' => '_blank', + 'title' => 'Example of a chip without URL', + ], + 'image' => [ + 'content' => asset('uploads/person1.jpg'), + 'element' => 'a', + 'href' => 'https://chatgpt.com', + 'target' => '_blank', + 'title' => 'Image can have its own URL, but why?! Falls back to the one in the heading', + ], + 'details' => [ + [ + 'icon' => 'la la-hashtag', + 'content' => '8AH13A7', + 'url' => 'mailto:john.doe@example.com', + 'title' => 'Click to email', + ], + [ + 'icon' => 'la la-envelope', + 'content' => 'john.doe@example.com', + 'url' => 'mailto:john.doe@example.com', + 'title' => 'Click to email', + ], + [ + 'icon' => 'la la-phone', + 'content' => '+1 (555) 123-4567', + 'url' => 'tel:+15551234567', + 'title' => 'Click to call', + ] + ] +]) +``` + + +### How to use chips + +Depending on _where_ you want to use a chip, there are a few ways you can do that. Remember - a chip is a simple blade file, so the methods below should be pretty intuitive: + + +#### How to use a chip inside a custom blade view + +If you want to load a chip inside a custom page, custom component or anything else custom, you can just include the blade view directly, and pass whatever attributes you want to show. For example, if you want to use the `general` chip you can just include that blade file, and pass some of the variables it supports: + +```php +{{-- Example of General chip for a person, with data from a User model --}} +@include('crud::chips.general', [ + 'heading' => [ + 'content' => $user->name, + 'href' => backpack_url('user/'.$user->id.'/show'), + 'title' => 'Click to preview', + ], + 'image' => [ + 'content' => backpack_avatar_url($user), // doesn't work well with dummy data + 'element' => 'a', + 'href' => backpack_url('user/'.$user->id.'/show'), + 'title' => 'Because of dummy data, this image is not available, but it would show a profile image', + ], + 'details' => [ + [ + 'icon' => 'la la-hashtag', + 'content' => $user->id, + 'url' => backpack_url('user/'.$user->id.'/show'), + 'title' => 'Click to preview', + ], + [ + 'icon' => 'la la-envelope', + 'content' => $user->email, + 'url' => 'mailto:'.$user->email, + 'title' => 'Click to email', + ], + [ + 'icon' => 'la la-calendar', + 'content' => $user->created_at->format('F j, Y'), + 'title' => 'Created at '.$user->created_at, + ] + ] +]) +``` + + +#### How to use a chip as a datatable column + +![Backpack v7 general chip in datatable component](https://backpackforlaravel.com/uploads/v7/general_chip_in_datatable_component.jpg) + +When your datatables have too many columns, chips become particularly useful. They allow you to compress the info from 5 or more columns... into a single chip column. This improves the UX of big datatables - your admins will no longer have to expand the table row or use horizontal scrolling to see crucial info. + +Remember, a chip is just a simple blade file. So to use a chip as a column, we can just use the `view` column type, and pass the path to our chip file. For example: + +```php +// after we create an `invoice` chip +// we can use that chip as a column: +CRUD::addColumn([ + 'name' => 'info', + 'type' => 'view', + 'view' => 'crud::chips.invoice', +]); +``` + +Now create that blade file, by running `php artisan backpack:chip invoice`. This will create a file in `resources/views/admin/chips` for you to edit, and customize as you like. By default, it just uses the `$entry` variable (which will be present if you use it as a column). You can include the `general` chip view if it's good enough for you, or copy-paste the HTML from the `general` chip, and modify it to your liking (you can run `php artisan backpack:chip invoice --from=general` to create a chip with all the HTML from general). + +Please note: +- If your chip uses any info from RELATED items, you should probably eager load those items. For example if you're in an InvoiceCrudController you could do this in your `setupListOperation()` or hell maybe even in setup(): `CRUD::with(['event', 'event.production', 'event.venue', 'event.venue.city']);` - that way when your chip needs that info, it already has it onpage, and makes no extra queries; +- By default, the view column type is not searchable. In order to make your chip columns searchable you need to [specify a custom ```searchLogic``` in your declaration](/docs/{{version}}/crud-columns#custom-search-logic). +- By default, the view column type is not orderable. In order to make your chip columns orderable you need to [specify a custom ```orderLogic``` in your declaration](/docs/{{version}}/crud-columns#custom-order-logic). + + +#### How to use a chip as a widget + +![Backpack v7 general chip as widget](https://backpackforlaravel.com/uploads/v7/general_chip_as_widget.jpg) + +Chip files usually only contain the minimum content and styling necessary. You can include them as widgets directly, but they probably won't look very pretty on a custom page, because they don't have a background, borders, shadow etc. That's why we've also created a `chip` widget, which adds wrappers just like the other widgets - so that your chip will look good when placed on a custom page (or an existing CRUD page, why not). + +To use the `chip` widget, you can do: + +```php +Widget::add() + ->to('after_content') // optional + ->type('chip') + ->view('crud::chips.owner') + ->title('Owner') + ->entry($owner); +``` + +
+ + +## Overwriting Default Chip Types + +You can override a chip by create a file in ```resources\views\vendor\backpack\crud\chips``` with the same name. But it is NOT recommended to override the `general` chip type. When you do that, you're forfeiting any future updates for that chip. We can't push updates to a file that you're no longer using. + +In 99.9% of the cases, it's recommended NOT to override the default `general` chip file, but to create a _custom_ chip file. That will make it a lot easier to upgrade to newer versions of Backpack - because the file is completely in your control. + +
+ + +## Creating a Custom Chip Type + +Chips consist of only one file - a blade file with the same name as the chip type (ex: ```person.blade.php```). You can create one by placing a new blade file inside ```resources\views\vendor\backpack\crud\chips```. Be careful to choose a distinctive name - usually the model name works best. + +To create a new chip file in the standard directory, you can run: +- `php artisan backpack:chip {chip-name}` to create a new file in that directory, from our stub that assumes you want to use that chip inside the ListOperation and ShowOperation, so you'll be using the `$entry` variable to define what you want the chip to include; +- `php artisan backpack:chip {chip-name} --from=general` to create a new file in that directory, from our `general` chip, so you can change the HTML however you want; + +For example, you can do `php artisan backpack:chip invoice` to create ```invoice.blade.php``` that helps you define what that chips includes: + +```php +@php + $last_purchase = $entry->invoices()->orderBy('issuance_date', 'DESC')->first()->issuance_date; +@endphp + +@include('crud::chips.general', [ + 'heading' => [ + 'content' => 'Invoice '.$entry->series.' '.$entry->number.' - '.$entry->owner->name, + 'href' => backpack_url('pet-shop/invoice/'.$entry->id.'/show'), + ], + 'details' => [ + [ + 'icon' => 'la la-dollar', + 'content' => $entry->total, + 'title' => 'Total invoice amount $'.$entry->total, + ], + [ + 'icon' => 'la la-tags', + 'content' => $entry->items->count().' items', + ], + [ + 'icon' => 'la la-calendar', + 'content' => $last_purchase->format('F j, Y'), + 'title' => 'Issuance date: '.$last_purchase, + ] + ] +]) +``` + +But you can also run `php artisan backpack:chip custom --from=general`, wipe everything inside the generated file, and include your own custom HTML, hardcoded or not: + +```html +
+
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+ +
+
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+ + John Doe + +
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+ + + 8AH13A7 + + + + john.doe@example.com + + + + +1 (555) 123-4567 + +
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+
+``` + +Otherwise, you can create a completely custom chip, that looks and works differently from the `general` chip, and re-use that in your application. There are no limitations - since chips are simple blade files. Just copy-paste the HTML from the `general` chip and change it to match your needs. diff --git a/7.x-dev/index.md b/7.x-dev/index.md index cb6360d..c46ebe0 100644 --- a/7.x-dev/index.md +++ b/7.x-dev/index.md @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ - [3. Advanced Features](/docs/{{version}}/getting-started-advanced-features) - [4. Add-ons, License & Support](/docs/{{version}}/getting-started-license-and-support) - [Tutorials](/docs/{{version}}/tutorials) - + #### Admin UI - [About](/docs/{{version}}/base-about) @@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ + [Columns](/docs/{{version}}/crud-columns) + [Buttons](/docs/{{version}}/crud-buttons) + [Filters](/docs/{{version}}/crud-filters) + + [Chips](/docs/{{version}}/crud-chips) + [Create](/docs/{{version}}/crud-operation-create) & [Update](/docs/{{version}}/crud-operation-update) + [Fields](/docs/{{version}}/crud-fields) + [Save Actions](/docs/{{version}}/crud-save-actions) @@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ + [Delete](/docs/{{version}}/crud-operation-delete) + [Show](/docs/{{version}}/crud-operation-show) + [Columns](/docs/{{version}}/crud-columns) + + [Chips](/docs/{{version}}/crud-chips) - [Additional Operations](/docs/{{version}}/crud-operations) + [Clone](/docs/{{version}}/crud-operation-clone) + [Reorder](/docs/{{version}}/crud-operation-reorder)