TYPO3 tcafe

Introduction

The backend TYPO3 is able to display any TCA tables. This extension try just to do the same for the frontend.

Components

• Data
• Filter and Search
• Infos nb/nb
• Pagination
• List view
• Detail view

Requirements

• TYPO3 CMS 8.7.x - 9.5.99
• PHP 7.2.0-7.2.99

Installation

Installation using composer

Create a view

• Create a new TCA or use an existing one
• Create a myTable.yaml configuration
• Create a MyTList.html or use the default template
• Create a MyDetail.html or use the default template
• Add the plugin on a page
• Select the myTable.yaml configuration

Code

• The TCA is the base of this extension
• tcafe.yaml is the extended TCA configuration for the frontend
• The controller reads the TCA, the tcafe and the additional filter, retrieve the datas, then inject the content to fluid
• Fluid is the view
• Use the same backend code of BE.List and BE.Edit views
• No Data model
• No tests
• No flexform
• No DB
• No css
• Use (doesn't use) SQL configuration ?

How it works

• Create a new TCA or use an existing one
• Create a myTable.yaml configuration
  • set the table to work with
  • configure the VIEW
• Create a MyTableList.html or use the default template
• Create a MyDetail.html or use the default template
• Controller read myTable.yaml configuration
  • DataFinder get first level records with filter (input, select) relation
  • DataFinder get and set the Type of the field used in FLUID Types/{field.config.type}

Add the demo table

• update tcafe table
• import tcafe-demo.t3d

External calls

• https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/5.11.2/css/all.css