Hi,
I'm trying to figure out a way for my users to create their own forms and store the data collected into their own customized table.
For an example (though unlikely), say they want to create their own variant of an address book. They specify the fields, some field requirements (unique, size limit), perhaps a regex expression (possibly from a list of examples) to validate the data, then I create the forms for creation/update and the views for browsing, searching, deleting.
Is there a plugin or example out there that can help with something like this?
For dynamic creation of the storage, I was thinking of an architecture like so:
1. VirtualTable: * name:string * user_id:integer 2. DataColumn: * virtual_table_id:integer * name:string * data_type:string * limit:integer * regex_validator:string * unique:boolean 3. DataRow * virtual_table_id:integer * created_at:datetime * updated_at:datetime 4. DataString * data_column_id:integer * data_row_id:integer * data_value:string 5. DataText * data_column_id:integer * data_row_id:integer * data_value:text
I'm guessing I'd have to put most of the CRUD logic in a single model, perhaps called VirtualData. Hopefully, the controller can just do something like VirtualData.create params, and the magic happens inside the model.
I haven't worked out the details there yet.
Is there a better way?