Fields of columns are not properly saved by using data.*.twig template

[Pyth0ff]

I'm using columns in my contact form and tried to save them as text. The field values of these columns are not saved in the text file.

form.md

---
menu: Contact
cache_enable: false
form:
    name: contact
    action: /home
    method: POST
    template: form-messages
    classes: 'c-contact-form'
    refresh_prevention: true
    fields:
        columns:
            type: columns
            fields:
                column0:
                    type: column
                    fields:
                        firstname:
                            label: FIRSTNAME
                            placeholder: FIRSTNAME_PLACEHOLDER
                            autocomplete: on
                            type: text
                            validate:
                                required: true
                                pattern: '[A-Za-z]{3,}'
                                message: FIRSTNAME_VALIDATION_HINT
                column1:
                    type: column
                    fields:
                        lastname:
                            label: SURNAME
                            placeholder: SURNAME_PLACEHOLDER
                            autocomplete: on
                            type: text
                            validate:
                                required: true
    buttons:
        submit:
            type: submit
            value: SUBMIT
    process:
        save:
            fileprefix: contact-
            dateformat: Ymd-His-u
            extension: csv
            body: "{% include 'forms/data.txt.twig' %}"
            operation: create
        message: 'Success!'
        reset: true
---

# Contact

Result: contact-20170913-183243-983373.txt

columns: 

[rhukster]

Are you sure you are running the latest version of the form plugin? Ive just tested with your form page (i removed the action:, method: and classes:), and it successfully created a file and the values are there:

  1 firstname: first
  2 lastname: last
  3
~
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"contact-20170914-152851-301009.csv" [dos] 3L, 36C

[Pyth0ff]

I'm using the latest version of Grav (v1.3.3) and Form plugin (v2.9.1). Also removed action:, method: and classes: from my demo form, but still have the same result.

I debugged the data.txt.twig (Line 4) and the highlighted condition is always true on my system. I would like to understand, where the input@ attribute is attached to the current field and what's the meaning of this attribute is. Is a column not a special type?

array:3 [
  "type" => "columns"
  "fields" => array:2 [
    "column0" => array:3 [
      "type" => "column"
      "fields" => array:1 [
        "firstname" => array:6 [
          "label" => "FIRSTNAME"
          "placeholder" => "FIRSTNAME_PLACEHOLDER"
          "autocomplete" => "on"
          "type" => "text"
          "validate" => array:3 [
            "required" => true
            "pattern" => "[A-Za-z]{3,}"
            "message" => "FIRSTNAME_VALIDATION_HINT"
          ]
          "name" => "firstname"
        ]
      ]
      "name" => "column0"
    ]
    "column1" => array:3 [
      "type" => "column"
      "fields" => array:1 [
        "lastname" => array:6 [
          "label" => "SURNAME"
          "placeholder" => "SURNAME_PLACEHOLDER"
          "autocomplete" => "on"
          "type" => "text"
          "validate" => array:1 [
            "required" => true
          ]
          "name" => "lastname"
        ]
      ]
      "name" => "column1"
    ]
  ]
  "name" => "columns"
]

[rhukster]

Ok, I think i've found the problem. There's a list of fields that should have input@: false automatically set on them so they are treated as non-form fields, just a field to dig into deeper. However, some fields were 'ported' from admin (where these are defined) into the Form plugin, but the configuration was not added.

I have form + admin installed, so my admin plugin was setting these to input@: false, but really as they are also in the form plugin now, they should be set there too. I've fixed this in develop of form, so please try the latest develop branch or manually add the missing entries.

[Pyth0ff]

Yeah, on my installation I have currently no admin installed. I added your changes manually to my form plugin and now it work's fine. Thanks! 👍