NEW DBField validation

_config/model.yml

@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ SilverStripe\Core\Injector\Injector:
     class: SilverStripe\ORM\FieldType\DBDecimal
   Double:
     class: SilverStripe\ORM\FieldType\DBDouble
+  Email:
+    class: SilverStripe\ORM\FieldType\DBEmail
   Enum:
     class: SilverStripe\ORM\FieldType\DBEnum
   Float:

src/Forms/EmailField.php

@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 namespace SilverStripe\Forms;
 
+use SilverStripe\Core\Validation\ConstraintValidator;
+use Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraints;
+
 /**
  * Text input field with validation for correct email format according to RFC 2822.
  */
@@ -18,32 +21,26 @@ public function Type()
     }
 
     /**
-     * Validates for RFC 2822 compliant email addresses.
-     *
-     * @see http://www.regular-expressions.info/email.html
-     * @see http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2822.txt
-     *
      * @param Validator $validator
      *
      * @return string
      */
     public function validate($validator)
     {
-        $result = true;
         $this->value = trim($this->value ?? '');
 
-        $pattern = '^[a-z0-9!#$%&\'*+/=?^_`{|}~-]+(?:\\.[a-z0-9!#$%&\'*+/=?^_`{|}~-]+)*@(?:[a-z0-9](?:[a-z0-9-]*[a-z0-9])?\\.)+[a-z0-9](?:[a-z0-9-]*[a-z0-9])?$';
-
-        // Escape delimiter characters.
-        $safePattern = str_replace('/', '\\/', $pattern ?? '');
+        $result = true;
+        $message = _t('SilverStripe\\Forms\\EmailField.VALIDATION', 'Please enter an email address');
+        $validationResult = ConstraintValidator::validate(
+            $this->value,
+            new Constraints\Email(message: $message)
+        );
 
-        if ($this->value && !preg_match('/' . $safePattern . '/i', $this->value ?? '')) {
+        if (!$validationResult->isValid()) {
             $validator->validationError(
                 $this->name,
-                _t('SilverStripe\\Forms\\EmailField.VALIDATION', 'Please enter an email address'),
-                'validation'
+                $validationResult->getMessages()[0]['message'],
             );
-
             $result = false;
         }
 

src/Forms/FormField.php

@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
 use SilverStripe\View\AttributesHTML;
 use SilverStripe\View\SSViewer;
 use SilverStripe\Model\ModelData;
+use SilverStripe\Model\ModelFields\ModelField;
+use SilverStripe\Model\ModelFields\ModelFieldTrait;
+use SilverStripe\Model\ModelFields\StringModelField;
 
 /**
  * Represents a field in a form.
@@ -40,10 +43,11 @@
  * including both structure (name, id, attributes, etc.) and state (field value).
  * Can be used by for JSON data which is consumed by a front-end application.
  */
-class FormField extends RequestHandler
+abstract class FormField extends RequestHandler
 {
     use AttributesHTML;
     use FormMessage;
+    use ModelFieldTrait;
 
     /** @see $schemaDataType */
     const SCHEMA_DATA_TYPE_STRING = 'String';
@@ -87,6 +91,9 @@ class FormField extends RequestHandler
     /** @see $schemaDataType */
     const SCHEMA_DATA_TYPE_STRUCTURAL = 'Structural';
 
+    // TODO: this is wrong, though haven't yet created things like DateTimeModelField
+    protected string $modelFieldClass = StringModelField::class;
+
     /**
      * @var Form
      */
@@ -344,6 +351,7 @@ public function __construct($name, $title = null, $value = null)
 
         parent::__construct();
 
+        $this->initModelField($name);
         $this->setupDefaultClasses();
     }
 
@@ -929,7 +937,7 @@ public function Field($properties = [])
         // Trim whitespace from the result, so that trailing newlines are suppressed. Works for strings and HTMLText values
         if (is_string($result)) {
             $result = trim($result ?? '');
-        } elseif ($result instanceof DBField) {
+        } elseif ($result instanceof ModelField) {
             $result->setValue(trim($result->getValue() ?? ''));
         }
 
@@ -1231,9 +1239,12 @@ protected function extendValidationResult(bool $result, Validator $validator): b
     }
 
     /**
-     * Abstract method each {@link FormField} subclass must implement, determines whether the field
+     * Method each {@link FormField} subclass can implement, determines whether the field
      * is valid or not based on the value.
      *
+     * Subclass methods should call $this->extendValidationResult(true, $validator)
+     * at the end of the method
+     *
      * @param Validator $validator
      * @return bool
      */

src/Forms/FormRequestHandler.php

@@ -216,10 +216,10 @@ public function httpSubmission($request)
         // Action handlers may throw ValidationExceptions.
         try {
             // Or we can use the Validator attached to the form
-            $result = $this->form->validationResult();
-            if (!$result->isValid()) {
-                return $this->getValidationErrorResponse($result);
-            }
+            // $result = $this->form->validationResult();
+            // if (!$result->isValid()) {
+            //     return $this->getValidationErrorResponse($result);
+            // }
 
             // First, try a handler method on the controller (has been checked for allowed_actions above already)
             $controller = $this->form->getController();

src/Forms/GridField/GridField.php

@@ -543,6 +543,8 @@ public function FieldHolder($properties = [])
             'footer' => '',
         ];
 
+        $_c = $this->getComponents();
+
         foreach ($this->getComponents() as $item) {
             if ($item instanceof GridField_HTMLProvider) {
                 $fragments = $item->getHTMLFragments($this);

src/Forms/TextField.php

@@ -2,11 +2,15 @@
 
 namespace SilverStripe\Forms;
 
+use SilverStripe\Model\ModelFields\StringModelField;
+
 /**
  * Text input field.
  */
 class TextField extends FormField implements TippableFieldInterface
 {
+    protected string $modelFieldClass = StringModelField::class;
+
     /**
      * @var int
      */

src/Model/ModelData.php

@@ -16,11 +16,12 @@
 use SilverStripe\Dev\Debug;
 use SilverStripe\Core\ArrayLib;
 use SilverStripe\Model\List\ArrayList;
-use SilverStripe\ORM\FieldType\DBField;
 use SilverStripe\ORM\FieldType\DBHTMLText;
 use SilverStripe\Model\ArrayData;
 use SilverStripe\View\SSViewer;
 use UnexpectedValueException;
+use SilverStripe\Model\ModelField;
+use SilverStripe\Core\Validation\ValidationResult;
 
 /**
  * A ModelData object is any object that can be rendered into a template/view.
@@ -327,7 +328,7 @@ public function setCustomisedObj(ModelData $object)
 
     /**
      * Return the "casting helper" (a piece of PHP code that when evaluated creates a casted value object)
-     * for a field on this object. This helper will be a subclass of DBField.
+     * for a field on this object. This helper will be a subclass of ModelField.
      *
      * @param bool $useFallback If true, fall back on the default casting helper if there isn't an explicit one.
      * @return string|null Casting helper As a constructor pattern, and may include arguments.
@@ -361,7 +362,7 @@ public function castingHelper(string $field, bool $useFallback = true): ?string
 
     /**
      * Return the default "casting helper" for use when no explicit casting helper is defined.
-     * This helper will be a subclass of DBField. See castingHelper()
+     * This helper will be a subclass of ModelField. See castingHelper()
      */
     protected function defaultCastingHelper(string $field): string
     {
@@ -402,7 +403,7 @@ public function escapeTypeForField(string $field): string
     {
         $class = $this->castingClass($field) ?: $this->config()->get('default_cast');
 
-        /** @var DBField $type */
+        /** @var ModelField $type */
         $type = Injector::inst()->get($class, true);
         return $type->config()->get('escape_type');
     }
@@ -495,9 +496,9 @@ protected function objCacheClear()
      * Get the value of a field on this object, automatically inserting the value into any available casting objects
      * that have been specified.
      *
-     * @return object|DBField|null The specific object representing the field, or null if there is no
+     * @return object|ModelField|null The specific object representing the field, or null if there is no
      * property, method, or dynamic data available for that field.
-     * Note that if there is a property or method that returns null, a relevant DBField instance will
+     * Note that if there is a property or method that returns null, a relevant ModelField instance will
      * be returned.
      */
     public function obj(
@@ -520,7 +521,13 @@ public function obj(
         // Load value from record
         if ($this->hasMethod($fieldName)) {
             $hasObj = true;
-            $value = call_user_func_array([$this, $fieldName], $arguments ?: []);
+            // todo: remove try catch block
+            try {
+                $value = call_user_func_array([$this, $fieldName], $arguments ?: []);
+            } catch (Exception $e) {
+                $x=1;
+                throw $e;
+            }
         } else {
             $hasObj = $this->hasField($fieldName) || ($this->hasMethod("get{$fieldName}") && $this->isAccessibleMethod("get{$fieldName}"));
             $value = $this->$fieldName;
@@ -568,7 +575,7 @@ public function obj(
      * A simple wrapper around {@link ModelData::obj()} that automatically caches the result so it can be used again
      * without re-running the method.
      *
-     * @return Object|DBField
+     * @return Object|ModelField
      */
     public function cachedCall(string $fieldName, array $arguments = [], ?string $cacheName = null): object
     {
@@ -599,7 +606,13 @@ public function XML_val(string $field, array $arguments = [], bool $cache = fals
             return '';
         }
         // Might contain additional formatting over ->XML(). E.g. parse shortcodes, nl2br()
-        return $result->forTemplate();
+        // todo: remove try catch block
+        try {
+            return $result->forTemplate();
+        } catch (Exception $e) {
+            $x=1;
+            throw $e;
+        }
     }
 
     /**