How to add views aware configuration options to a field formatter?

liquidcms

4/17/23, 5:55 AM

There is a contrib field formatter module (bg_img_formatter) which has numerous field configuration options. One of these options is a text field which needs to allow for the same views field replacements as the "Rewrite Result:Override the output of this field with custom text" does. But as this is a "field" formatter and not a "Views field" formatter; the formatter class and specifically its viewElements() method is not "views aware".

Wondering what is required to make field formatter options views aware (when used within a view). Do I need to create a views field plugin? Can it add on to the existing field formatter or does it need to replicate all the code that is already here?

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Clive

4/17/23, 12:27 PM

What do you mean by "views aware"? What features does such a class/method provide that you need?

liquidcms

4/17/23, 2:11 PM

"views field replacements as the "Rewrite Result:Override the output of this field with custom text" does"

Clive

4/17/23, 2:15 PM

So…you want your entity field formatter classes to have access to Views’ replacement tokens, when said formatters are used to render a field in the context of a Views row, is that if?

liquidcms

4/17/23, 2:54 PM

@Clive, Exactly. :)

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