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zofe/dataform
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Form helper / builder with eloquent support, for Deficient

1.0.7(11y ago)024MITPHPPHP >=5.3.2

Since Nov 1Pushed 11y ago1 watchersCompare

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DataForm
========

[](#dataform)

DataForm is a form builder By default it produce Bootstrap 3 compatible output.

At this moment is built on [Deficient](https://github.com/zofe/deficient) (a subset of laravel components including eloquent and blade, plus [burp](https://github.com/zofe/burp) router). The plan is to make it compatible also with laravel, as standard package.

It can

- Make a Form
- Bind the form with an eloquent model

usage
-----

[](#usage)

as form helper:

```
    $form = DataForm::create();
    $form->text('title','Title'); //field name, label
    $form->text('body','Body')->rule('required'); //validator
    $form->submit('Save');
    $form->saved(function() use ($form)
    {
        //do something with post values, then..

        $form->message("ok record saved");
        $form->linkRoute("home","Back to the Form");
    });
    ...
```

form with model binding (preset values and store new values on save):

```
    $form = DataForm::source(User::find(1));
    $form->text('title','Title'); //field name, label
    $form->textarea('body','Body')->rule('required'); //validation
    $form->checkbox('public','Public');
    $form->select('role', 'Role')->options(Role::lists("name", "id"));
    $form->submit('Save');
    $form->saved(function() use ($form)
    {
        $form->message("ok record saved");
        $form->linkRoute("home","Back to the Form");
    });
    ...
```

for field "rules" you can reference to laravel validation

note that @ this time:

- there are only text,textarea,select and checkbox fields
- model-binding still not support relations

why not starting from laravel?
------------------------------

[](#why-not-starting-from-laravel)

We choose "deficient" (a subset of laravel components) to be more isoladed, and give the ability to use it stand-alone or embedded in any other project.

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

install via composer

```
{
    "require": {
        "zofe/dataform": "dev-master"
    }
}

```

Setup
-----

[](#setup)

To configure database, views, you must reference to [Deficient](https://github.com/zofe/deficient)
This is a small how-to

- create minimum folders / configuration files
- deploy dataform views
- deploy a front controller and a sample (optional, but suggested)

```
  $ php vendor/zofe/deficient/deficient setup:folders
  $ php vendor/zofe/dataform/dataform setup:views
  $ php vendor/zofe/dataform/dataform setup:router

```

###  Health Score

27

—

LowBetter than 47% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity6

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity63

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% 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. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~1 days

Total

8

Last Release

4251d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/261951?v=4)[Felice Ostuni](/maintainers/zofe)[@zofe](https://github.com/zofe)

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Top Contributors

[![zofe](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/261951?v=4)](https://github.com/zofe "zofe (23 commits)")

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