Writing XSLT to generate orbeon form xml content dynamically for all the controls

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I am trying to create Orbeon form dynamically. For that, I have written an
XSLT to generate the xml content for some controls. But there are lots of UI
controls for which I have to stille write XSLT. The XSLT basically needs to
create the xml content for the needed controls bsed on input data(text and
text typ like text field, table etc.) .
So wanted to know if there is any existing template which could help me
write XSLT for all the avaiable orbeon form controls?

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Hi Vikas,

You could use the template provided by each component. It is part of the
component metadata, and is indeed used by Form Builder to insert the
component into the form. For instance, search for `<templates>` in the
source of the number component:

https://github.com/orbeon/orbeon-forms/blob/master/form-runner/jvm/src/main/resources/xbl/orbeon/number/number.xbl

Would this work for the use case you have in mind?

-Alex

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Hi

Thanks for the reply.
So are you suggesting to use XBL and not XSLT?. I am not very much aware
with XBL. Can I generate the the orbeon form data xml using XBL?

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Also we have a scenario where we want to differentiate between the fields
which are dynamically generated and the one which are added using
formBuilder. So is there any kind of metadata we can add in content xml
during component creation, so that it does not break during rendering and we
can use it for differentiating the component?

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Hi

Thanks for your inputs. For our usecase, we need some kind of API if
available from Orbeon Form engine which can take component name and return
us the component xml. This will help us to create the component on the fly.
Please provide your inputs.

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Hi Vikas,

I wasn't suggesting that you write your own form definition generation code
in XBL, but that your code uses the control templates found in the XBL files
bundled with Orbeon Forms. Currently, there is no API that returns the
template: instead, you'll need to write code that locates the XBL for a
given control, and extracts the template from that XBL. You'll let me know
if this works for you.

-Alex

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Thanks Alex for the information.

I was thinking to use the template content to create form component on the
fly. When creating a form definition, I need to set content in xml form for
these component so that it can be rendered on Formbuilder UI. But the
template content looks very much different from the xml content which gets
generated for the UI component. So  I am not getting how can I use the
template part to replace in my content xml. Please let me know your
suggestion.

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Thanks Alex for the information.

I was thinking to use the template content to create form component on the
fly. When creating a form definition, I need to set content in xml form for
these component so that it can be rendered on Formbuilder UI. But the
template content looks very much different from the xml content which gets
generated for the UI component. So  I am not getting how can I use the
template part to replace in my content xml. Please let me know your
suggestion.

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Hi Vikas,

Let's make sure we're talking about the same thing: if you look at, say,
`number.xbl`, under `/xbl:xbl/xbl:binding/fb:metadata/fb:templates/fb:view`,
you will see:

<fr:number xmlns:xf="http://www.w3.org/2002/xforms">
    <xf:label ref=""/>
    <xf:hint ref=""/>
    <xf:help ref=""/>
    <xf:alert ref=""/>
</fr:number>

This is exactly what is inserted in the view when you add that control with
Form Builder. In fact, this is what Form Builder does: it has no built-in
knowledge of what a "number field" looks like, and it is the number field
that tells Form Builder what should be inserted. Does this help?

-Alex

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Hi Vikas, just curious: have you managed to use the XBL source to extract the
information you needed to insert in the form? -Alex

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Hi Alex

Thanks for the information. Currently focusing on other part. I will update
once I am able to extract te component.

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Got it Vikas, and thanks for the update. -Alex

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