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Dynamic Field Hints for Backpack 4

This package extends the Backpack for Laravel CrudPanel providing the ability to dynamically set the 'hint' value for its CRUD fields by pulling the "comment" for the related column in the database if it exists.

Notes

hints are only set if the method is called
hints are only set if the column in the db has a Comment
hints are not set if a hint already exists on the field
hints are not set if "hint" on the field is set to an empty string

Installation

Via Composer

composer require dodsoftware/dynamic-field-hints-for-backpack

If you've disabled Laravel's auto package discovery, you'll need to also add the below to your app's config/app.php file

'providers' => [
    // ...
    DoDSoftware\DynamicFieldHintsForBackpack\AddonServiceProvider::class,
];

Usage

Inside your custom CrudController:

    $this->crud->addFields($fields);
    $this->crud->setFieldHintsFromColumnComments();

Supported Databases

MySQL 5.6+
PostgreSQL 9.4+
SQL Server 2017+

Change log

Please see the changelog for more information on what has changed recently.

Contributing

Please see contributing.md for details and a todolist.

Security

If you discover any security related issues, please email the author instead of using the issue tracker.

Credits

Wesley Smith (DoDSoftware) - creator
Cristian Tabacitu - idea to make this an addon
Backpack For Laravel - for making this package possible (and just being awesome in general)

License

MIT. Please see the license file for more information.

dodsoftware / dynamic-field-hints-for-backpack

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