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TYPO3 Recordlist

This package allows you to quickly create backend modules for advanced record listing.

Optional workspaces integration: More simple workflow for requesting and approving changes.

Features

• List records from any table
• Filter records by any field
• Sort records by any field
• Configurable + sortable columns
• Inline editing support

Install

composer require xima/xima-typo3-recordlist

Usage

Start by creating a new backend controller in your TYPO3 extension.

1. Extend new controller from AbstractBackendController

The controller implements the BackendControllerInterface which requires you to add the methods getTableName() and getRecordPid():

<?php
// EXT:my_extension/Classes/Controller/UserController.php

namespace Vendor\MyExtension\Controller\Backend;

use Xima\XimaTypo3Recordlist\Controller\AbstractBackendController;

class UserController extends AbstractBackendController
{
    public function getTableName(): string
    {
        return 'fe_users';
    }

    public function getRecordPid(): int
    {
        return $this->site->getConfiguration()['userPid'] ?? 0;
    }
}

2. Register Backend module

Add a new backend module via the Backend module API. You're free to adjust the settings as you like, the only important setting is the controllerActions, which needs to point to your newly created controller:

<?php
// EXT:my_extension/Configuration/Backend/Modules.php

use Xima\XimaTypo3Recordlist\Controller\ExamplePagesController;

return [
    'example_pages' => [
        'parent' => 'web',
        'position' => ['after' => 'list'],
        'access' => 'user',
        'iconIdentifier' => 'module-cshmanual',
        'workspaces' => '*',
        'labels' => 'LLL:EXT:xima_typo3_recordlist/Resources/Private/Language/locallang_pages_module.xlf',
        'extensionName' => 'MyExtension',
        'controllerActions' => [
            ExamplePagesController::class => [
                'processRequest',
            ],
        ],
        'inheritNavigationComponentFromMainModule' => false,
    ],
];

3. Configure template path

To use the template and partials, you need to add the template path to your sitepackge with TSconfig:

# EXT:my_extension/Configuration/page.tsconfig
templates.vendor/my-extension.1740563365 = xima/xima-typo3-recordlist:Resources/Private/

That's it. You can find working examples in the Example directory.

Customization

Template

To a customize the template, partials or sections, you need to configure an additional template path in your TSconfig:

# EXT:my_extension/Configuration/page.tsconfig
templates.vendor/my-extension.1740570140 = my-vendor/my-extension:Resources/Private/TemplateOverrides

Inside your TemplateOverrides folder, create a templates directory, copy the Default.html file into it and adjust it to your needs.

In case you have multiple backend modules, you can adjust the template name by overriding the TEMPLATE_NAME constant in your controller:

<?php

class UserController extends AbstractBackendController
{
    protected const TEMPLATE_NAME = 'Custom';
}

Data

Each record item can be modified using the modifyRecord method:

class UserController extends AbstractBackendController
{
    public function modifyRecord(array &$record): void
    {
        $record['fullName'] = $record['first_name'] . ' ' . $record['last_name'];
    }
}

Add new filter options

class UserController extends AbstractBackendController
{
    public function modifyQueryBuilder(): void
    {
        if (isset($body['register_date']) && $body['register_date']) {
            $registerDate = new DateTime($body['register_date']);
            $this->additionalConstraints[] = $this->queryBuilder->expr()->gte('register_date', $registerDate->getTimestamp());
        }
    }
}

Default columns

To change the default columns, you can override the modifyTableConfiguration method:

<?php

class NewsController extends AbstractBackendController
{
    public function modifyTableConfiguration(): void
    {
        $this->tableConfiguration['columns']['fal_media']['defaultPosition'] = 2;
        $this->tableConfiguration['columns']['author']['defaultPosition'] = 3;
        $this->tableConfiguration['columns']['sitemap_changefreq']['defaultPosition'] = 4;
        $this->tableConfiguration['columns']['sys_language_uid']['defaultPosition'] = 5;
        $this->tableConfiguration['columns']['workspace-status']['defaultPosition'] = 6;
    }
}

Custom Columns

To add custom columns, you can override the modifyTableConfiguration method:

<?php

class UserController extends AbstractBackendController
{
    public function modifyTableConfiguration(): void
    {
        // make title field inline editiable
        $this->tableConfiguration['columns']['title']['partial'] = 'TextInlineEdit';
    }
}

View Action

The view button is automatically displayed if TCEMAIN.preview is configured for this table.

To manually add a view action, you can override the url property of records:

class UserController extends AbstractBackendController
{
    protected function modifyPaginatedRecords(): void
    {
        parent::modifyPaginatedRecords();

        foreach ($this->records as &$record) {
            $record['url'] = 'https://example.com/view/' . $record['uid'];
        }
    }
}

Development and Contribution

For easy development, you can use the provided ddev setup. Simply run ddev start and open the URL in your browser.

After a composer install, you can run ddev init-typo3 to setup a TYPO3 installation with example data. Login with admin / Passw0rd! and editor / Passw0rd!.