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It works both in the CMS and in the frontend. 2.0.0(1y ago)4234.6k20[2 issues](https://github.com/sheadawson/silverstripe-quickaddnew/issues)7BSD-3-ClausePHPPHP ^7.4 || ^8CI failing Since Nov 13Pushed 1y ago6 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/sheadawson/silverstripe-quickaddnew)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/sheadawson/quickaddnew)[ RSS](/packages/sheadawson-quickaddnew/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced today READMEChangelog (4)Dependencies (5)Versions (13)Used By (7) silverstripe-quickaddnew ======================== [](#silverstripe-quickaddnew) What is it? ----------- [](#what-is-it) A decorator for form fields that manage object relationships, to allow adding a new object on the fly through a dialog window. It can handle `has_one`,`has_many` or `many_many` relationships. At the moment it has been tested / works on `DropdownField` (and `SearchableDropdownField`), `ListboxField` and `CheckboxSetField`. It works both in the CMS and in the frontend. [![screenshot](screenshot.png)](screenshot.png) Requirements ------------ [](#requirements) SilverStripe 4/5 For SilverStripe, check branch 1.1 Usage ----- [](#usage) Firstly, when creating the form field, we need to create a closure that returns the source array to populate the field's options. We do this because later on, when the field is refreshed with the newly created Object ID as it's value, we need to use this function Again to get up to date data for the source. ``` $source = function(){ return MyObject::get()->map()->toArray(); }; ``` Then we can create the form field, calling the closure as the source argument ``` $field = DropdownField::create('MyObjectID', 'My Object', $source()); // or... $field = ListboxField::create('MyObjects', 'My Objects', $source()); // or... $field = CheckboxSetField::create('MyObjects', 'My Objects', $source()); ``` Next, we can tell the field to use and configure quickaddnew with `useAddNew`. - The first parameter is the class name of the object that will be created. - The second is the $source closure - (optional) The third allows you to pass a specific set of fields to display in the dialog - (optional) The fourth allows you to pass a validator - (optional) The fifth allows you to specify if this is a frontend field These allow you to customise the fields and required fields (for validation) for the dialog. By default the object class's `getAddNewFields()` or `getCMSFields()` methods are used ``` $field->useAddNew('MyObject', $source); // or... $field->useAddNew('MyObject', $source, $fields, $required, $isFrontend); ``` Add the field to your FieldList ``` $fields->addFieldToTab('Root.Main', $field); ``` ### Health Score 46 — FairBetter than 92% of packages Maintenance34 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity40 Moderate usage in the ecosystem Community30 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity70 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 50% of commits — single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores. **Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. 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