Introduction

• Allow plugin to gather configuration data from the plugin user.
• Plugin properties options should be returned in the abstract method "getPropertyOptions" of each plugin.
• Plugin properties options are in JSON format.

Basic Properties Options Structure 

[
    {
        title : 'Page Title',
        properties : [
            {
                name : 'Property Name',
                label : 'Property Label',
                type : 'Property Type',
                required : 'Mandatory or Not', 
                //… more property attributes …
            }, //… more properties …
        ],
        validators : [
            //… properties custom validators …
        ]
    }, //… more properties page …
]

Properties Option Types

Hidden field - hidden
Read only field – readonly
Text field – textfield
Password field – password
Text area field – textarea
HTML editor field – htmleditor
Checkbox field – checkbox
Radio button field – radio
Select box field – selectbox
Multi select box field – multiselect
Element (Plugin) select field – elementselect
Grid field - grid

1. Hidden field - hidden
2. Read only field – readonly
3. Text field – textfield
4. Password field – password
5. Text area field – textarea
6. HTML editor field – htmleditor
7. Checkbox field – checkbox
8. Radio button field – radio
9. Select box field – selectbox
10. Multi select box field – multiselect
11. Element (Plugin) select field – elementselect
12. Grid field - grid

Properties Validator Types

1. AJAX - ajax

Detail attributes of Option Types 

Common Attributes for All Properties Options Type except Hidden Field and Grid

{
    name : 'Property Name',
    label : 'Property Label',
    description : 'Property Description', //optional, default is NULL
    type : 'readonly',
    value : 'Property Value', //optional , default is empty string
    required : 'true', //optional, boolean value, default is false
}

Extra Attributes for Text Field, Password Field, Text Area and HTML Editor

{
    size : '50', //optional , integer value, default is NULL, only for text field and password field
    maxlength : '50', //optional, integer value, default is NULL, only for text field and password field
    rows : '50', //optional, integer value, default is NULL, only for text area and html editor
    cols : '50', //optional, integer value, default is NULL , only for text area and html editor
    regex_validation : '^

\[a-zA-Z0-9_\|a-zA-Z0-9_\]

+$', //optional, default is NULL
    validation_message : 'Error!!' //optional, default is NULL
}

..to be continue..