Ensure checkbox labels are presented correctly on forms. (CO-2628) (#61)

app/src/Controller/StandardController.php

@@ -80,6 +80,21 @@ public function add() {
     $this->render('/Standard/add-edit-view');
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Standard operations before the view is rendered.
+   *
+   * @since  COmanage Match v1.2.0
+   * @param  EventInterface      $event BeforeRender event
+   * @return \Cake\Http\Response        HTTP Response
+   */
+
+  public function beforeRender(\Cake\Event\EventInterface $event) {
+    // Provide some hints to the views
+    $this->getFieldTypes();
+
+    return parent::beforeRender($event);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Handle a delete action for a Standard object.
    *
@@ -294,6 +309,29 @@ public function generateRedirect() {
     return $this->redirect($redirect);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Make a list of fields types suitable for FieldHelper
+   *
+   * @since  COmanage Match v1.2.0
+   */
+
+  protected function getFieldTypes() {
+    // $this->name = Models (ie: from ModelsTable)
+    $modelsName = $this->name;
+    // $table = the actual table object
+    $table = $this->$modelsName;
+
+    $schema = $table->getSchema();
+
+    // We don't pass the schema object as is, partly because cake might change it
+    // and partly to simplify access to the parts the views (FieldHelper, really)
+    // actually need.
+
+    // Note the schema does have field lengths for strings, but typeMap
+    // doesn't return them and we're not doing anything with them at the moment.
+    $this->set('vv_field_types', $schema->typeMap());
+  }
+
   /**
    * Generate an index for a set of Standard Objects.
    *

app/src/View/Helper/FieldHelper.php

@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ public function control(string $fieldName,
 
     $label = null;
     $desc = null;
+
+    // Get the field type from the map of fields (e.g. 'boolean', 'string', 'timestamp')
+    $fieldMap = $this->getView()->get('vv_field_types');
+    $fieldType = $fieldMap[$fieldName];
 
     if($labelText) {
       $label = $labelText;
@@ -115,6 +119,11 @@ public function control(string $fieldName,
       $control = $this->viewObj->$fieldName->nice();
       $isRequired = false;
     } else {
+      if($fieldType == 'boolean') {
+        // A boolean field is a checkbox. Include the label with the field.
+        $coptions['label'] = $label;
+        $coptions['class'] = 'form-check-input';
+      }
       $control = $this->Form->control($fieldName, $coptions);
     }
 
@@ -140,7 +149,7 @@ public function control(string $fieldName,
     return '<li>
       <div class="field-name">
         <div class="field-title">
-          ' . ($this->editable 
+          ' . ($this->editable && !($fieldType == 'boolean')
                ? $this->Form->label($fieldName, $label)
                : $label) 
           . ($isRequired ? ' <span class="required">*</span>' : '') . '

app/webroot/css/co-base.css

@@ -1017,7 +1017,7 @@ ul.form-list li {
   border-bottom: 1px solid var(--cmg-color-lightgray-005);
   border-right: 1px solid var(--cmg-color-lightgray-005);
   margin: 0;
-  padding: 0.5em;
+  padding: 0.8em 0.5em;
   list-style: none;
 }
 ul.form-list li:nth-child(even) {
@@ -1097,19 +1097,8 @@ ul.form-list li.field-stack textarea {
   width: 100%;
   resize: vertical;
 }
-.checkbox {
-  margin-bottom: 0.5em;
-}
 .checkbox input {
-  float: left;
-  margin: 4px 4px 0 0;
-}
-.checkbox label {
-  margin-left: 1.5em;
-  display: block;
-}
-.checkbox label::first-line {
-  margin-left: 0;
+  margin: 0.25em 0.5em 0 0;
 }
 .checkbox .subfield {
   margin-left: 1.5em;