Add the following to your composer.json requirements. Be sure to adjust the version number to match the version you wish to install.
"masugadesign/labreports": "5.0.1",To customize your Lab Reports configuration, create a labreports.php file in your Craft config folder. To start, you may copy the contents of theconfig.php file included in the plugin's src folder.
Lab Reports has the following config options:
Set debug to true to enable some advanced plugin logging. This can assist in diagnosing issues with configuring/running reports.
Specify a full system path to a writable folder without a trailing slash. Lab Reports will store the generated report files there. Do not include this item in the plugin config file if you do not wish to override the default location which is a "labreports" subfolder in the Craft storage folder.
This is the array of PHP formatting functions used by the advanced reports.
<?php
return [
'debug' => true,
'fileStorageFolder' => '/home/ubuntu/sites/example.com/reports',
'functions' => [
'entryDump' => function ($entry) {
return [
(int) $entry->id,
$entry->title,
$entry->dateCreated->format('F j, Y g:i a')
];
}
]
];Lab Reports writes most errors/exceptions to the storage/logs/labreports.log file. In some cases, some errors may bypass that log and Craft will write them to the web.log or queue.log files.
When the Lab Reports debug configuration option is enabled, the plugin logs additional information. Each debug log line is prefixed with [DEBUG].
Errors/Exceptions that occur during the report build process are stored in the Report element's statusMessage property. The value is displayed on the Report detail page in the control panel. Any report build that results in an "error" status should have a statusMessage value which may be helpful in diagnosing issues with the report template or configuration.
The basic report is a template-based report geared towards smaller data exports (< 3000 rows). These reports load the entire query result into memory at once when generating the CSV export.
To configure a basic report, click the "New Report" button from the main Lab Reports page in the Craft control panel. On the form, choose "Basic" as the report Type. Enter a Title, a Description (optional) and a relative path to a Template in your main Craft templates folder. Click the "Create" button.
As an example, we will create a basic report that exports some entry metadata. The report template might look something like the following:
{#
Report Title : Books Entries Export
Report Description : A very basic export of all the Books entries.
Report Template : _reports/booksBasic
#}
{# Initialize the rows array by placing an array of column headers/labels in it. #}
{% set rows = [[
'ID',
'Title',
'Date Published',
'Author',
'Cover Image'
]] %}
{# Construct a query and execute it with .all(). #}
{% set entries = craft.entries.section('books')
.with(['bookAuthor','coverImage'])
.orderBy('title')
.all() %}
{# Loop through the entries and add them to the report rows array. #}
{% for entry in entries %}
{% set author = entry.bookAuthor[0] ?? null %}
{% set coverImage = entry.coverImage[0] ?? null %}
{% set rows = rows|merge([[
entry.id,
entry.title,
entry.bookPublishDate|date('F j, Y g:i A'),
(author ? author.title : ''),
(coverImage ? coverImage.url : '')
]]) %}
{% endfor %}
{# Tell Lab Reports to construct the CSV File and save a new Report element. #}
{% do report.build(rows) %}The report variable is automatically defined in the template. It contains a Lab Reports Report element instance.
The advanced report is a template-based report geared towards larger data exports (>= 3000 rows) with a lot of columns and/or relationships. These reports allow for a developer to define a Query (not executed) as well as a PHP formatting function that should be applied to all the query results behind-the-scenes when the plugin is constructing the report file.
The PHP formatting functions should be defined in the labreports.php config file's functions array. Each function must accept one parameter. The value of the parameter is a Craft Element of whatever type your report is centered around. The name of the variable does not matter. The function must return a single array which represents one row in the report. Pay careful attention to the order of each item in the array because it will need to match the order of the column names that you define in the report template.
<?php
return [
'functions' => [
// The function name in this example is "bookDump"
'bookDump' => function ($entry) {
$author = $entry->getFieldValue('bookAuthor')->one();
$coverImage = $entry->getFieldValue('coverImage')->one();
return [
(int) $entry->id,
$entry->title,
$entry->postDate->format('F j, Y g:i a'),
($author ? $author->title : null),
($coverImage ? $coverImage->getUrl() : null),
$entry->getFieldValue('publisherName')
];
},
// The function name in this example is "assetDump"
'assetDump' => function ($asset) {
return [
(int) $asset->id,
$asset->filename,
(int) $asset->folderId,
(int) $asset->volumeId,
$asset->getFieldValue('customFieldHandle'),
$asset->getFieldValue('someOtherCustomField')
];
}
],
];If you aren't accustomed to coding with PHP, here are some Twig-to-PHP examples that may help you:
Plain Text / Rich Text / Number
{# Twig #}
{% set value = entry.fieldHandle %}
// PHP
$value = $entry->getFieldValue('fieldHandle');Relationship Field (not eager-loaded)
{# Twig #}
{% set relatedEntry = entry.entryFieldHandle.one %}
// PHP
$relatedEntry = $entry->getFieldValue('entryFieldHandle')->one();Relationship Field (eager-loaded)
These examples use NULL coalescing operators in case the eager-loaded relationship field has no value.
{# Twig #}
{% set relatedEntry = entry.entryFieldHandle[0] ?? null %}
// PHP
$relatedEntry = $entry->getFieldValue('entryFieldHandle')[0] ?? null;Date/Time Field
{# Twig #}
{% set postDate = entry.postDate|date('F j, Y') %}
{% set customDate = entry.customDateField|date('Y-m-d') %}
// PHP
$postDate = $entry->postDate->format('F j, Y');
$customDate = $entry->getFieldValue('customDateField')->format('Y-m-d');Dropdown/Radio Fields
{# Twig #}
{% set fieldValue = entry.dropdownField %}
{% set fieldLabel = entry.dropdownField.label %}
// PHP
$fieldValue = $entry->getFieldValue('dropdownField')->value;
$fieldLabel = $entry->getFieldValue('dropdownField')->label;
Checkbox Fields
The "use" statement should be placed at the top of your labreports.php file.
{# Twig #}
{% set commaSepValues = entry.checkboxField|join(', ') %}
// PHP
use craft\helpers\ArrayHelper;
$commaSepValues = implode(', ', ArrayHelper::getColumn(ArrayHelper::toArray( (array) $entry->getFieldValue('checkboxField') ), 'value'));To configure an advanced report, click the "New Report" button from the main Lab Reports page in the Craft control panel. On the form, choose "Advanced" as the report Type. Enter a Title, a Description (optional), a relative path to a Template in your main Craft templates folder and a Formatting Function Name. Click the "Create" button.
As an example, we will create an advanced report that exports some entry metadata along with some relationship data. Keep in mind the formatting function is saved to the Configured Report element record and does not appear anywhere in the report template. The report template might look something like the following:
{# Create a single array of column headers/labels. #}
{% set columnNames = [
'ID',
'Title',
'Date Published',
'Author',
'Cover Image',
'Publisher Name'
] %}
{# Construct an EntryQuery object WITHOUT .limit() or .all(). Do not execute the query here! #}
{% set entriesQuery = craft.entries.section('books').orderBy('title') %}
{# Tell Lab Reports to construct the CSV File and save a new Report element. #}
{% do report.build(columnNames, entriesQuery) %}Like basic reports, the report variable is automatically defined in the template and contains a Lab Reports Report element instance.
Reports can be generated in multiple ways.
In the Configured Reports tab of the Lab Reports control panel area, each configured report has a "Run" link column. Click that button link to generate a new report. Reports can also be generated by clicking the "Run" button from a single configured report's control panel edit form.
Another way to generate a new report is to use a console command. Commands like the following example can be set to run periodically via a cron job. Each configured report is a Craft element and has a unique ID, just like any other element. Pass that ID to the command using the reportId option.
php craft labreports/reports/build --reportId=15Console commands like the example above can be run periodically via cron job. If you plan to schedule a report routine, it would be best to configure Craft to execute the queue via a cron job as well. To do this, add the following line to your general.php config file's array:
'runQueueAutomatically' => false,That setting will disable Craft's default behavior of executing queue jobs when there is activity in the control panel. Then create the following cron job on the server. Be sure to update the paths accordingly.
* * * * * cd /path/to/projectroot && /path/to/php craft queue/runWithout this configuration in place, queued reports will not run unless someone logs into the control panel.
The following template variables are available for use:
craft.labreports.configuredReportsQuery Lab Reports ConfiguredReport elements by the following criteria:
{% set basicReports = craft.labreports.configuredReports
.reportType('basic')
.orderBy('reportTitle').all() %}
{% set advReports = craft.labreports.configuredReports
.reportType('advanced')
.orderBy('reportTitle').all() %}
craft.labreports.generatedReportsQuery Lab Reports Report elements by the following criteria:
{% set reports = craft.labreports.generatedReports
.configuredReportId(6)
.dateGenerated('>= ' ~ someDateVar)
.orderBy('filename').all() %}
{% set reports = craft.labreports.generatedReports
.userId(4)
.orderBy('dateGenerated desc').all() %}
craft.labreports.formatFunctionNamesThis template variable returns an array of all the defined PHP formatting function names.
{% set functionNames = craft.labreports.formatFunctionNames %}
{#
It might look like this only with real function names:
[
'entryFormatter',
'assetFormatter',
'anotherFunctionName',
'yetAnotherFunctionName'
]
#}
craft.labreports.formatFunctionOptionsThis template variable returns an associative array of PHP formatting function HTML select options, including an empty option. This is used by the plugin in the control panel and may not be very useful outside of that context, but hey, it is available.
{% set options = craft.labreports.formatFunctionOptions %}
{#
It might look like this only with real function names:
{
'' : 'Select Function...'
'entryFormatter' : 'entryFormatter',
'assetFormatter' : 'assetFormatter',
'anotherFunctionName' : 'anotherFunctionName',
'yetAnotherFunctionName' : 'yetAnotherFunctionName'
}
#}
ConfiguredReportThese public properties and methods are available on the ConfiguredReport elements.
The following properties and methods are publicly on ConfiguredReport element objects.
reportTitle
Note that it is not just "title". This element type does not make use of Craft's native titles.
reportType
The value will either be "basic" or "advanced".
reportDescription
The brief description of the report.
template
This value is populated with a relative path to the report template.
formatFunction
This value contains the name of the PHP format function used if the ConfiguredReport is an advanced report.
getRunUrl()
This method returns the control panel "run" URL for the ConfiguredReport. Note that the returned URL will not work for users that do not have permission to access the plugin in the control panel.
getCpEditUrl()
This method returns the control panel edit form URL.
getTotalRan()
This method returns the total number of times reports have been generated from this configuration.
ReportThese public properties and methods are available on the Report (generated report) elements.
configuredReportId
The related ConfiguredReport element ID.
filename
The filename of the generated report file.
totalRows
The total number of rows that were written to the report file.
dateGenerated
The full UTC date/time that the report file was generated.
reportStatus
The status label of the generated report. The value may be in_progress or finished.
statusMessage
A textual status message that may be populated when errors occur.
userId
The ID of the user that generated the report.
build($param1, $param2)
This generates the report file. The method parameters vary based on the Report Type. For basic reports, provide a single array of column headers/labels nested within another array. For advanced reports, provide a single array (not nested in another array) of column headers/labels followed by the Query object.
{# Basic Reports (Example) #}
{% do report.build(rowsArray) %}
{# Advanced Reports (Example) #}
{% do report.build(columnLabels, entryQuery) %}
addRows(array $rows)
Provide an array or report row arrays to write them to the report file.
addRow(array $row)
Provide a single report row array to be written to the report file.
filePath()
This method returns the full system file path to the report file whether or not the file actually exists.
fileExists()
This method returns a boolean true/false denoting whether or not the report file exists.
setUser(User $user)
This method sets the report's author to a specified User element.
getUser()
This method returns the report's author User element or null if there isn't one.
setConfiguredReport(ConfiguredReport $cr)
This method sets the ConfiguredReport object on the Report element. This governs which configuration will be used when building the report file.
getConfiguredReport()
This method returns the report's related ConfiguredReport or null if there isn't one.
setQueueJob(GenerateReport $job)
This method sets the report's queue job so it can update the progress of the job while building the report.
updateStatus($status)
This method updates the report's status to a given string (in_progress|finished) then saves the Report element.
getStatusLabel()
This returns the status label of the report otherwise null if it doesn't have one. The possible values are In Progress|Finished
getDownloadUrl()
This method returns the control panel download URL string for the report file. Note that this URL will not work for users that do not have control panel access.