Remote Select Box

This extension provides a simple combo box field that uses values from a remote source, via ajax.

REQUIREMENTS

• Symphony CMS version 2.3.3 and up (as of the day of the last release of this extension)

INSTALLATION

• git clone / download and unpack the tarball file
• Put into the extension directory
• Enable/install just like any other extension

See http://getsymphony.com/learn/tasks/view/install-an-extension/

Voila !

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HOW TO USE

• Add a Remote Select Box field to your section.
• Set the data url options with a valid url
  • This url must return an array of JSON objects
  • Those object must have a value and a text member, i.e. js [{"value":"the saved value","text":"the text the user sees"}, {...}]
• You can use XMLHttpRequest friendly external sources or even a frontend page as your data source.

KNOWN LIMITATIONS

• When updating an entry, the value will be deleted if it can't find it in the datasource or if the datasource is broken.
• Only the value is saved, not the text.
• Only the value is displayed in the table view

If you feel that this is wrong, do no hesitate to fork an improve it!