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C5-8.0+ How to execute PHP function and pass json values from add block form?

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How can I execute a PHP function in the block controller and pass json values to it from an Add Block form, for example, on closing the form I want to save some form data (not from inputs) in the database:
$('#ccm-form-submit-button').on('click', function(e){

There is also a save($args) function, but how do I append my json array to the $args?

Thank you.
linuxoid
 
linuxoid replied on at Permalink Reply
linuxoid
This works:
form.php
$.ajax({
            dataType: "json",
            type: "post",
            data: {data: dataObjectString},
            url:  '<?php echo $view->action("save", $app->make("token")->generate("ccm-block-form")); ?>'
        })
        .done(function(response) {
            if (response['status'] === "ok") {
                console.log(response['message']);
            }

controller.php:
public function action_save($token = false) 
    {
        echo $this->app->make('helper/json')->encode(['status' => 'ok', 'message' => $this->post('data')], JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE);
        exit;
    }

But the token ('message' => $token) is null. Why isn't it passed to the controller?

What am I missing?
mnakalay replied on at Permalink Reply
mnakalay
you are sending data 2 ways here. You are sending your data object with a POST but you are sending your token as a query parameter, so that would be a GET. What's more you're indicating JSON as data type but using query parameters makes it HTML I think.

Anyway, I think this tutorial should help you out:
https://documentation.concrete5.org/developers/working-with-blocks/c...

Maybe this one as well
https://documentation.concrete5.org/developers/working-with-blocks/c...

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