Form submissions through GraphQL

[wilr]

As a developer, I want form submissions to go through GraphQL, so I can have a consistent API.

Tasks

• [ ] Define submitForm mutation
• [ ] Define formSubmission and formResult GraphQL types for handling forms incoming and outgoing. They should take / return the schema as well.
• [ ] Update FileFormFactory / AssetFormFactory based on the framework dependancy.

Related

• Separate forms from controllers
  • Update GraphQL Models after form submission

Assumptions

• formSubmission key => value should simply be strings not strictly typed.
• Change tracking / field notification does not need to be flash. The formResult should simply return a list of object classname / id's to update / or the formResult could return an instance of the graphql type. We'll resolve the issue of mapping those to particular queries later.

[wilr]

Started work for this in https://github.com/silverstripe/silverstripe-graphql/compare/features/11-form-submission-api. Blocked based on Framework updates now.

[wilr]

See RFC 19 (https://github.com/silverstripe/silverstripe-framework/issues/6362) for the required precursor to this work.

[chillu]

We've decided to put this work on hold for now - the first step is the Update models after GraphQL submissions work, which would allow any XHR submission to influence Apollo model caching and make actual GraphQL form submissions less of a priority.

Form submissions through GraphQL will make a lot more sense once we can (optionally) bind PHP forms to models, and return GraphQL types rather than just generic key/value form submission results.

[chillu]

Updated title from "Asset Details Form submits Through GraphQL" to "Form submissions to GraphQL" (which was its original title), basically making this a generic card again. Once we get around to it, we might make the "asset details form" the first implementation, but it doesn't change the underlying work involved.

[palomamtnez]

Was there any conclusion about this? I mean, a way to do form submissions through GraphQL?

[RileyManda]

Was there any conclusion about this? I mean, a way to do form submissions through GraphQL?

Also waiting for the update on this.