Package org.alfresco.repo.forms

Interface FormService

  • All Known Implementing Classes:
    FormServiceImpl
    public interface FormService
    Form service API.

    This service API is designed to support the public facing Form APIs

    Author:
    Gavin Cornwell

    • Method Detail

      • getForm

        Form getForm​(Item item)
        Returns a form representation of the given item, all known fields for the item are included.
        Parameters:
        item - The item to get a form for
        Returns:
        The Form representation

      • getForm

        Form getForm​(Item item,
             Map<String,​Object> context)
        Returns a form representation of the given item, all known fields for the item are included.
        Parameters:
        item - The item to get a form for
        context - Map representing optional context that can be used during retrieval of the form
        Returns:
        The Form representation

      • getForm

        Form getForm​(Item item,
             List<String> fields)
        Returns a form representation of the given item consisting only of the given fields.
        Parameters:
        item - The item to get a form for
        fields - Restricted list of fields to include, null indicates all possible fields for the item should be included
        Returns:
        The Form representation

      • getForm

        Form getForm​(Item item,
             List<String> fields,
             Map<String,​Object> context)
        Returns a form representation of the given item consisting only of the given fields.
        Parameters:
        item - The item to get a form for
        fields - Restricted list of fields to include, null indicates all possible fields for the item should be included
        context - Map representing optional context that can be used during retrieval of the form
        Returns:
        The Form representation

      • getForm

        Form getForm​(Item item,
             List<String> fields,
             List<String> forcedFields)
        Returns a form representation of the given item consisting only of the given fields.
        Parameters:
        item - The item to get a form for
        fields - Restricted list of fields to include, null indicates all possible fields for the item should be included
        forcedFields - List of field names from 'fields' list that should be forcibly included, it is up to the form processor implementation to determine how to enforce this
        Returns:
        The Form representation

      • getForm

        Form getForm​(Item item,
             List<String> fields,
             List<String> forcedFields,
             Map<String,​Object> context)
        Returns a form representation of the given item consisting only of the given fields.
        Parameters:
        item - The item to get a form for
        fields - Restricted list of fields to include, null indicates all possible fields for the item should be included
        forcedFields - List of field names from 'fields' list that should be forcibly included, it is up to the form processor implementation to determine how to enforce this
        context - Map representing optional context that can be used during retrieval of the form
        Returns:
        The Form representation

      • saveForm

        Object saveForm​(Item item,
                FormData data)
        Persists the given form representation for the given item.
        Parameters:
        item - The item to persist the form for
        data - An object representing the form data to persist
        Returns:
        The object persisted