Layout / Template usage¶

We recommand the use of the existing layouts to ensure the consistency of the design. This section explains the different templates and how to use it.

The layouts are twig templates.

Twig templating helper¶

chill_print_or_message¶

Print a value or use a default template if the value is empty.

The template can be customized.

Two default templates are registered:

default, do not decorate the value ;
blockquote: wrap the value into a blockquote if exists

{{ "This is a message"|chill_print_or_message("No message") }}
<!-- will print "This is a message" -->

{{ ""|chill_print_or_message("No message")}}
<!-- will print <span class="chill-no-data-statement">No message</span> -->

{{ "This is a comment\n with multiples lines"|chill_print_or_message("No comment", 'blockquote') }}
<!-- will print <blockquote class="chill-user-quote">This is a comment<br/>with multiples lines</blockquote> -->

When customizing the template, two arguments are passed to the template:

value: the actual value ;
message: the message, given as argument

Routing with return path¶

Three twig function are available for creating routes and handling “return path”.

Rationale: When building a “CRUD” (CReate, Update, Delete of an entity), you would like to allow people to go back on some custom cancel page when coming for another place of an application. For instance, if you are in the timeline and show an activity, you would like that the user go back to the timeline when pressing the “return” button at the bottom of the page, instead of going back to the “activity list” page.

Using those function, a returnPath parameter will be added in the path generated. It will be used instead of the default one in the subsequente pages.

chill_path_add_return_path(name, parameters = [], relative = false): will create a path with current page as return path (users will go back to the current page on the next page) ;
chill_return_path_or(name, parameters = [], relative = false): will create a path to the return path if present, or build the path according to the given parameters ;
chill_path_forward_return_path(name, parameters = [], relative = false): will create a path and adding the return path that is present for the current page, forwarding the return path to the next page. This is useful if you are on a “show” page with a return path (by instance, the “timeline” page), you place a link to the edit page and want users to go back to the “timeline” page on the edit page.
chill_return_path_or:

Organisation of the layouts¶

ChillMainBundle::layout.html.twig¶

This is the base layout. It includes the most import css / js files. It display a page with

a horizontal navigation menu
a place for content
a footer

The layout containts blocks, that are :

title
- to display title
css
- where to add some custom css
navigation_section_menu
- place where to insert the section menu in the navigation menu (by default the navigation menu is inserted)
navigation_search_bar
- place where to insert a search bar in the navigation menu (by default the search bar is inserted)
top_banner
- place where to display a banner below the navigation menu (this place is use to display the details of the person)
sublayout_containter
- place between the header and the footer that can be used to create a new layout (with vertical menu for example)
content
- place where to display the content (flash message are included outside of this block)
js
- where to add some custom javascript

ChillMainBundle::layoutWithVerticalMenu.html.twig¶

This layout extends ChillMainBundle::layout.html.twig. It replaces the block layout_content and divides this block for displaying a vertical menu and some content.

It proposes 2 new blocks :

layout_wvm_content
- where to display the page content
vertical_menu_content
- where to place the vertical menu

ChillMainBundle::Admin/layout.html.twig¶

This layout extends ChillMainBundle::layout.html.twig. It hides the search bar, remplaces the section menu with the admin section menu.

It proposes a new block :

admin_content
- where to display the admin content

ChillMainBundle::Admin/layoutWithVerticalMenu.html.twig¶

This layout extends ChillMainBundle::layoutWithVerticalMenu.html.twig. It do the same changes than ChillMainBundle::Admin/layout.html.twig : hiding the search bar, remplacing the section menu with the admin section menu.

It proposes a new block :

admin_content
- where to display the admin content

@ChillPersonBundle/Person/layout.html.twig¶

This layout extend ChillMainBundle::layoutWithVerticalMenu.html.twig add the person details in the block top_banner, set the menu person as the vertical menu.

It proposes 1 new block :

content
- where to display the information of the person

ChillMainBundle::Export/layout.html.twig¶

This layout extends ChillMainBundle::layoutWithVerticalMenu.html.twig and set the menu export as the vertical menu.

It proposes 1 new block :

export_content
- where to display the content of the export

Useful template and helpers¶

Macros¶

Every bundle may bring their own macro to print resources with uniformized styles.

See :

Templates¶

ChillMainBundle::Util:confirmation_template.html.twig¶

This template show a confirmation template before making dangerous things. You can add your own message and title, or define those message by yourself in another template.

The accepted parameters are :

title (string) a title for the page. Not mandatory (it won’t be rendered if not defined)
confirm_question (string) a confirmation question. This question will not be translated into the template, and may be printed as raw. Not mandatory (it won’t be rendered if not defined)
form : (:class:`Symfony\Component\Form\FormView`) a form wich must contains an input named submit, which must be a :class:`Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core\Type\SubmitType`. Mandatory
cancel_route : (string) the name of a route if the user want to cancel the action
cancel_parameters (array) the parameters for the route defined in cancel_route

Usage :

{{ include('ChillMainBundle:Util:confirmation_template.html.twig',
    {
        # a title, not mandatory
        'title'             : 'Remove membership'|trans,
        # a confirmation question, not mandatory
        'confirm_question'  : 'Are you sure you want to remove membership ?'|trans
        # a route for "cancel" button (mandatory)
        'cancel_route'      : 'chill_group_membership_by_person',
        # the parameters for 'cancel' route (default to {} )
        'cancel_parameters' : { 'person_id' : membership.person.id },
        # the form which will send the deletion. This form
        # **must** contains a SubmitType
        'form'              : form
    } ) }}