EntityFormInterface.php

<?php

namespace Drupal\Core\Entity;

use Drupal\Core\Extension\ModuleHandlerInterface;
use Drupal\Core\Form\BaseFormIdInterface;
use Drupal\Core\Form\FormStateInterface;
use Drupal\Core\Routing\RouteMatchInterface;
use Drupal\Core\StringTranslation\TranslationInterface;

/**
 * Defines an interface for entity form classes.
 */
interface EntityFormInterface extends BaseFormIdInterface {
    
    /**
     * Sets the operation for this form.
     *
     * @param string $operation
     *   The name of the current operation.
     *
     * @return $this
     */
    public function setOperation($operation);
    
    /**
     * Gets the operation identifying the form.
     *
     * @return string
     *   The name of the operation.
     */
    public function getOperation();
    
    /**
     * Gets the form entity.
     *
     * The form entity which has been used for populating form element defaults.
     *
     * @return \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface
     *   The current form entity.
     */
    public function getEntity();
    
    /**
     * Sets the form entity.
     *
     * Sets the form entity which will be used for populating form element
     * defaults. Usually, the form entity gets updated by
     * \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityFormInterface::submit(), however this may
     * be used to completely exchange the form entity, e.g. when preparing the
     * rebuild of a multi-step form.
     *
     * @param \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface $entity
     *   The entity the current form should operate upon.
     *
     * @return $this
     */
    public function setEntity(EntityInterface $entity);
    
    /**
     * Determines which entity will be used by this form from a RouteMatch object.
     *
     * @param \Drupal\Core\Routing\RouteMatchInterface $route_match
     *   The route match.
     * @param string $entity_type_id
     *   The entity type identifier.
     *
     * @return \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface
     *   The entity object as determined from the passed-in route match.
     */
    public function getEntityFromRouteMatch(RouteMatchInterface $route_match, $entity_type_id);
    
    /**
     * Builds an updated entity object based upon the submitted form values.
     *
     * For building the updated entity object the form's entity is cloned and
     * the submitted form values are copied to entity properties. The form's
     * entity remains unchanged.
     *
     * @param array $form
     *   A nested array form elements comprising the form.
     * @param \Drupal\Core\Form\FormStateInterface $form_state
     *   The current state of the form.
     *
     * @return \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface
     *   An updated copy of the form's entity object.
     *
     * @see \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityFormInterface::getEntity()
     */
    public function buildEntity(array $form, FormStateInterface $form_state);
    
    /**
     * Form submission handler for the 'save' action.
     *
     * Normally this method should be overridden to provide specific messages to
     * the user and redirect the form after the entity has been saved.
     *
     * @param array $form
     *   An associative array containing the structure of the form.
     * @param \Drupal\Core\Form\FormStateInterface $form_state
     *   The current state of the form.
     *
     * @return int
     *   Either SAVED_NEW or SAVED_UPDATED, depending on the operation performed.
     */
    public function save(array $form, FormStateInterface $form_state);
    
    /**
     * Sets the string translation service for this form.
     *
     * @param \Drupal\Core\StringTranslation\TranslationInterface $string_translation
     *   The translation manager.
     *
     * @return $this
     */
    public function setStringTranslation(TranslationInterface $string_translation);
    
    /**
     * Sets the module handler for this form.
     *
     * @param \Drupal\Core\Extension\ModuleHandlerInterface $module_handler
     *   The module handler.
     *
     * @return $this
     */
    public function setModuleHandler(ModuleHandlerInterface $module_handler);
    
    /**
     * Sets the entity type manager for this form.
     *
     * @param \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityTypeManagerInterface $entity_type_manager
     *   The entity type manager.
     *
     * @return $this
     */
    public function setEntityTypeManager(EntityTypeManagerInterface $entity_type_manager);

}