# Helper Classes
Fluent Forms provides few helper classes that you can interact easily to build advanced functionalities on your plugin. Many of these functions are used by the plugin itself; however, you are free to use them in your own addon if you find them convenient.
# Fluent Forms Core Helper Class
- Class with Namespace:
\FluentForm\App\Helpers\Helper
- Method Types:
static
- Helper Classes
- Helper::getForms()
- Helper::getForm()
- Helper::setFormMeta()
- Helper::getFormMeta()
- Helper::formExtraCssClass()
- Helper::isMultiStepForm()
- Helper::isConversionForm()
- Helper::getPreviewUrl()
- Helper::setSubmissionMeta()
- Helper::getSubmissionMeta()
- Helper::unreadCount()
- Helper::getEntryStatuses()
- Helper::getNumericFormatted()
- Helper::getNumericValue()
- Helper::getDuplicateFieldNames()
- Helper::isJson()
- Helper::isEntryAutoDeleteEnabled()
- Helper::isFluentAdminPage()
- Helper::getRestInfo()
# Helper::getForms()
The Helper::getForms
method returns all forms with form id as keyed array.
use FluentForm\App\Helpers\Helper;
$forms = Helper::getForms();
/*
[
0 => "Select a Fluent Forms"
335 => "Blank Form (335)"
333 => "Conversational Form (333)"
332 => "Blank Form (332)"
309 => "Chain Select field (309)"
306 => "Step Custom HTML (306)"
241 => "Polling Form (241)"
240 => "Conversational Form (240)"
237 => "User With Additional info (237)"
]
*/
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# Helper::getForm()
The Helper::getForm
method return form as object.
Arguments
form_id
- (int) Form ID
use FluentForm\App\Helpers\Helper;
$form = Helper::getForm(240); // pass your form id
/*
$form->type // form
$form->title // Conversational Form (240)
$form->created_at // 2023-03-10 10:44:00
$form->updated_at // 2023-03-15 13:51:39
$form->form_fields // "{"fields":[{"index":6,"element":"input_number","attributes":{...},"settings":{...}}, {...}], ..., "}"
*/
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# Helper::setFormMeta()
The Helper::setFormMeta
method set a meta value for specific form. If success return meta ID otherwise return null.
Arguments
form_id
- (int) Form IDmeta_key
- (string) Meta keymeta_value
- (mixed) Meta value. If needed to be stored with json encrypted
use FluentForm\App\Helpers\Helper;
$metaID = Helper::setFormMeta(240, '_my_meta_key', ['string', "mixed" => [45, '34', true, 'string']]);
//meta id - 2656
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# Helper::getFormMeta()
The Helper::getFormMeta
method returns a meta value for specific meta key. If not found return default value passed by arguments.
Arguments
form_id
- (int) Form IDmeta_key
- (string) Meta keydefault
- (mixed) Default Meta value. Optional, if omitted pass '' as default;
use FluentForm\App\Helpers\Helper;
$value = Helper::getFormMeta(240, '_my_meta_key');
/*
[
0 => "string"
"mixed" => [45, '34', true, 'string']
]
*/
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# Helper::formExtraCssClass()
The Helper::formExtraCssClass
method returns form extra css class that set in form settings page.
Arguments
form
- (object) Form Object
use FluentForm\App\Helpers\Helper;
$form = Helper::getForm(240);
$extraCssClass = Helper::formExtraCssClass($form);
// extra css class
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# Helper::isMultiStepForm()
The Helper::isMultiStepForm
method check form has multistep or not. If it has multistep return true otherwise false.
Arguments
form_id
- (int) Form ID
use FluentForm\App\Helpers\Helper;
$isMultiStepForm = Helper::isMultiStepForm(240);
// false
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# Helper::isConversionForm()
The Helper::isConversionForm
method check form is conversational or not. If conversational return true otherwise false.
Arguments
form_id
- (int) Form ID
use FluentForm\App\Helpers\Helper;
$isConversionForm = Helper::isConversionForm(240);
// true
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# Helper::getPreviewUrl()
The Helper::getPreviewUrl
method return form preview url.
Arguments
form_id
- (int) Form IDtype
- (string) Form Type. Optional, if omitted return normal preview urlconversational
For conversational form preview urlclassic
Form classic preview url
use FluentForm\App\Helpers\Helper;
$previewUrl = Helper::getPreviewUrl(240, 'conversational');
// http://fluentformsite.test/?fluent-form=240
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# Helper::setSubmissionMeta()
The Helper::setSubmissionMeta
method set a meta value for specific submission. If success return meta ID otherwise return null.
Arguments
submission_id
- (int) Submission IDmeta_key
- (string) Meta keymeta_value
- (mixed) Meta value. If needed to be stored with serialized encryptedform_id
- (int) Form ID. Optional, it omitted form ID detect automatically.
use FluentForm\App\Helpers\Helper;
$metaID = Helper::setSubmissionMeta(2, '_my_meta_key', ['string', "mixed" => [45, '34', true, 'string']], 240);
//meta id - 2657
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# Helper::getSubmissionMeta()
The Helper::getSubmissionMeta
method returns a submission meta value for specific meta key. If not found return default value passed by arguments.
Arguments
submission_id
- (int) Submission IDmeta_key
- (string) Meta keydefault
- (mixed) Default Meta value. Optional, if omitted pass false as default;
use FluentForm\App\Helpers\Helper;
$value = Helper::getSubmissionMeta(2, '_my_meta_key');
/*
[
0 => "string"
"mixed" => [45, '34', true, 'string']
]
*/
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# Helper::unreadCount()
The Helper::unreadCount
method returns total count of unread submission.
Arguments
form_id
- (int) Form ID
use FluentForm\App\Helpers\Helper;
$unreadSubmissionCount = Helper::unreadCount(240);
// 5
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# Helper::getEntryStatuses()
The Helper::getEntryStatuses
method returns fluentform submission core statuses array key name pair.
Arguments
form_id
- (int) Form ID. Optional, pass if possible for more form specify activated statuses.
use FluentForm\App\Helpers\Helper;
$entryStatuses = Helper::getEntryStatuses(240);
/*
[
"unread" => "Unread"
"read" => "Read"
"favorites" => "Favorites"
"trashed" => "Trashed"
]
*/
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# Helper::getNumericFormatted()
The Helper::getNumericFormatted
method returns formatted numeric value in specify format depend on format config passed by arguments.
Arguments
input
- (numeric) Numeric input Value.config
- (array) Numeric Formatter config.
use FluentForm\App\Helpers\Helper;
use FluentForm\Framework\Support\Arr;
$formatterConfig = Arr::get($numericField, 'raw.settings.numeric_formatter');
if ($formatterConfig) {
$formattedValue = Helper::getNumericFormatted(123456789, $formatterConfig);
// 123,456,789
}
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# Helper::getNumericValue()
The Helper::getNumericValue
method convert formatted numeric value to numeric value depend on format config passed by arguments, and returns numeric value.
Arguments
formated_value
- (string) Numeric Formatted Value.config
- (array) Numeric Formatter config.
use FluentForm\App\Helpers\Helper;
use FluentForm\Framework\Support\Arr;
$formatterConfig = Arr::get($numericField, 'raw.settings.numeric_formatter');
if ($formatterConfig) {
$numericValue = Helper::getNumericValue('123,456,789', $formatterConfig);
// 123456789
}
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# Helper::getDuplicateFieldNames()
The Helper::getDuplicateFieldNames
method returns duplicate field name index name pair if it has.
Arguments
fields
- (string) Form Fields JSON String.
use FluentForm\App\Helpers\Helper;
$form = Helper::getForm(240);
$duplicates = Helper::getDuplicateFieldNames($form->form_fields);
if ($duplicates) {
print_r($duplicates);
/*
* Array ( [7] => email )
*/
}
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# Helper::isJson()
The Helper::isJson
method check given value is json or not. If json return true otherwise false.
Arguments
data
- (string) Data to check.
use FluentForm\App\Helpers\Helper;
$form = Helper::getForm(240);
$isJson = Helper::isJson($form->form_fields);
if ($isJson) {
/json_decode($form->form_fields)
}
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# Helper::isEntryAutoDeleteEnabled()
The Helper::isEntryAutoDeleteEnabled
method check form has enabled submission auto delete or not. If enabled return true otherwise false.
Arguments
form_id
- (int) Form ID.
use FluentForm\App\Helpers\Helper;
$isEntryAutoDeleteEnable = Helper::isEntryAutoDeleteEnabled(240);
if ($isEntryAutoDeleteEnable) {
// do stuff
}
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# Helper::isFluentAdminPage()
The Helper::isFluentAdminPage
method check current page is fluentform admin page or not. If admin page return true otherwise false.
use FluentForm\App\Helpers\Helper;
$isFluentFormAdminPage = Helper::isFluentAdminPage();
if ($isFluentFormAdminPage) {
// do stuff
}
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# Helper::getRestInfo()
The Helper::getRestInfo
method returns rest information configuration.
use FluentForm\App\Helpers\Helper;
$restInfo = Helper::getRestInfo();
/*
[
"base_url" => "https://youresite.com/wp-json/"
"url" => "https://youresite.com/wp-json/fluentform/v1"
"nonce" => "91fa485ac5"
"namespace" => "fluentform"
"version" => "v1"
]
*/
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