1. Form Block/Formbuilder
Line of thoughts and an approach
Janina Hard, 8. December 2020

2. About me
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Webdeveloper since 2010 at Werkbank GmbH
Bochum
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Working on bachelor degree in technical
computer science (FH Dortmund)
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contributor for Plone since 2019 (Beethoven
Sprint)

3. Baseline
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build a form builder, not a form framework
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focus on non-technical users, not developers
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Example Use-Cases:
– Simple contact forms
– Complex forms with grouping of form fields

4. There isn't just one way of doing it.
or:
„Every road leads to rome!“

5. Different criteria
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Complexity of forms
– Validation
– Multipage
– Form Actions
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Flexibility
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User Interfaces

6. Different approaches
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Form Folder content
type
– own content type to add
and edit forms
– we did it before
(EasyForm, FormGen)
– complex forms
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Form Fields as regular
blocks
– every field is its own
block
– mix blocks and form
fields
– learned usage

7. “A compromise is an agreement by
which both parties get what neither
of them wanted”

8. Form Block Approach
✔
no change in user
interface
✔
different forms on one
site possible
✔
expandability
✗
mix with other blocks
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complex forms like
multisite
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Complex form actions

9. Just a little sneak peek
(or what I could do up to now)

10. Summary
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No „universal remedy“
– different approaches possible depending on criteria
and user
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Code refactoring after Volto AddOn Training ;)
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Still a lot of work ahead

11. Thank you for your attention!