Ability for client side 'callouts' such as postalcode validation
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Jan Cirpka
Apr 16, 2021, 6:50:53 AM4/16/21
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Exploring the capabilities of Enketo I wonder if it is possible to add client side 'callouts'. The scenario I envision is validation of a (Dutch) postalcode using a client side REST call which in it's return provides city and street (to be shown to the user).
Technically I assume that this translates to capturing the postalcode's field "OnChange" event to invoke the REST call. Probably one would like to show an hourglass while the REST call is processed. Once the results are in, subsequent fields on the form with city and street than should get 'auto filled'.
Is something described above possible? Where would I start to learn how to accomplish this?
Technically I assume that this translates to capturing the postalcode's field "OnChange" event to invoke the REST call. Probably one would like to show an hourglass while the REST call is processed. Once the results are in, subsequent fields on the form with city and street than should get 'auto filled'.
Is something described above possible? Where would I start to learn how to accomplish this?
Kind regards
Jan
Martijn van de Rijdt
Apr 16, 2021, 11:50:59 AM4/16/21
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Hallo Jan,
Enketo (core) facilitates asynchronous validation of fields. Medic Mobile is using this in their hybrid mobile data collection client to validate phone numbers. So that is feasible.
Retrieving values with an asynchronous call and then populate other values is far more complex. Including ALL data in a CSV or XML file upon form load is not feasible, right?
Some ideas on populating fields with retrieved values:
- add functionality to update an external instance (e.g. a new "action" upon a xforms-value-changed event on the postal code field).
- add a new event that fires when an external instance has been updated
- add support for a setvalue action when that event is detected
I hope this helps,
Martijn
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Jan Cirpka
Apr 17, 2021, 11:45:36 AM4/17/21
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Thnx for your thoughts Martijn. Clearly it is a stretch to get this to work. I wonder how often a wish like mine comes around. The idea to asynchronously 'add' (or validate) data using a REST call looks quite generic.
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