form.inc

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Functions for form and batch generation and processing.

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<?php


/**
 * @file
 * Functions for form and batch generation and processing.
 */
use Drupal\Component\Utility\UrlHelper;
use Drupal\Core\Render\Element;
use Drupal\Core\Render\Element\RenderElement;
use Drupal\Core\Template\Attribute;
use Drupal\Core\Url;
use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\RedirectResponse;

/**
 * Prepares variables for select element templates.
 *
 * Default template: select.html.twig.
 *
 * It is possible to group options together; to do this, change the format of
 * the #options property to an associative array in which the keys are group
 * labels, and the values are associative arrays in the normal #options format.
 *
 * @param $variables
 *   An associative array containing:
 *   - element: An associative array containing the properties of the element.
 *     Properties used: #title, #value, #options, #description, #extra,
 *     #multiple, #required, #name, #attributes, #size, #sort_options,
 *     #sort_start.
 */
function template_preprocess_select(&$variables) {
    $element = $variables['element'];
    Element::setAttributes($element, [
        'id',
        'name',
        'size',
    ]);
    RenderElement::setAttributes($element, [
        'form-select',
    ]);
    $variables['attributes'] = $element['#attributes'];
    $variables['options'] = form_select_options($element);
}

/**
 * Converts the options in a select element into a structured array for output.
 *
 * This function calls itself recursively to obtain the values for each optgroup
 * within the list of options and when the function encounters an object with
 * an 'options' property inside $element['#options'].
 *
 * @param array $element
 *   An associative array containing properties of the select element. See
 *   \Drupal\Core\Render\Element\Select for details, but note that the
 *   #empty_option and #empty_value properties are processed, and the
 *   #value property is set, before reaching this function.
 * @param array|null $choices
 *   (optional) Either an associative array of options in the same format as
 *   $element['#options'] above, or NULL. This parameter is only used internally
 *   and is not intended to be passed in to the initial function call.
 *
 * @return mixed[]
 *   A structured, possibly nested, array of options and optgroups for use in a
 *   select form element.
 *   - label: A translated string whose value is the text of a single HTML
 *     option element, or the label attribute for an optgroup.
 *   - options: Optional, array of options for an optgroup.
 *   - selected: A boolean that indicates whether the option is selected when
 *     rendered.
 *   - type: A string that defines the element type. The value can be 'option'
 *     or 'optgroup'.
 *   - value: A string that contains the value attribute for the option.
 */
function form_select_options($element, $choices = NULL) {
    if (!isset($choices)) {
        if (empty($element['#options'])) {
            return [];
        }
        $choices = $element['#options'];
        $sort_options = isset($element['#sort_options']) && $element['#sort_options'];
        $sort_start = $element['#sort_start'] ?? 0;
    }
    else {
        // We are within an option group.
        $sort_options = isset($choices['#sort_options']) && $choices['#sort_options'];
        $sort_start = $choices['#sort_start'] ?? 0;
        unset($choices['#sort_options']);
        unset($choices['#sort_start']);
    }
    // array_key_exists() accommodates the rare event where $element['#value'] is NULL.
    // isset() fails in this situation.
    $value_valid = isset($element['#value']) || array_key_exists('#value', $element);
    $value_is_array = $value_valid && is_array($element['#value']);
    // Check if the element is multiple select and no value has been selected.
    $empty_value = empty($element['#value']) && !empty($element['#multiple']);
    $options = [];
    foreach ($choices as $key => $choice) {
        if (is_array($choice)) {
            $options[] = [
                'type' => 'optgroup',
                'label' => $key,
                'options' => form_select_options($element, $choice),
            ];
        }
        elseif (is_object($choice) && isset($choice->option)) {
            $options = array_merge($options, form_select_options($element, $choice->option));
        }
        else {
            $option = [];
            $key = (string) $key;
            $empty_choice = $empty_value && $key == '_none';
            if ($value_valid && (!$value_is_array && (string) $element['#value'] === $key || $value_is_array && in_array($key, $element['#value']) || $empty_choice)) {
                $option['selected'] = TRUE;
            }
            else {
                $option['selected'] = FALSE;
            }
            $option['type'] = 'option';
            $option['value'] = $key;
            $option['label'] = $choice;
            $options[] = $option;
        }
    }
    if ($sort_options) {
        $unsorted = array_slice($options, 0, $sort_start);
        $sorted = array_slice($options, $sort_start);
        uasort($sorted, function ($a, $b) {
            return strcmp((string) $a['label'], (string) $b['label']);
        });
        $options = array_merge($unsorted, $sorted);
    }
    return $options;
}

/**
 * Returns the indexes of a select element's options matching a given key.
 *
 * This function is useful if you need to modify the options that are
 * already in a form element; for example, to remove choices which are
 * not valid because of additional filters imposed by another module.
 * One example might be altering the choices in a taxonomy selector.
 * To correctly handle the case of a multiple hierarchy taxonomy,
 * #options arrays can now hold an array of objects, instead of a
 * direct mapping of keys to labels, so that multiple choices in the
 * selector can have the same key (and label). This makes it difficult
 * to manipulate directly, which is why this helper function exists.
 *
 * This function does not support optgroups (when the elements of the
 * #options array are themselves arrays), and will return FALSE if
 * arrays are found. The caller must either flatten/restore or
 * manually do their manipulations in this case, since returning the
 * index is not sufficient, and supporting this would make the
 * "helper" too complicated and cumbersome to be of any help.
 *
 * As usual with functions that can return array() or FALSE, do not
 * forget to use === and !== if needed.
 *
 * @param $element
 *   The select element to search.
 * @param $key
 *   The key to look for.
 *
 * @return array|bool
 *   An array of indexes that match the given $key. Array will be
 *   empty if no elements were found. FALSE if optgroups were found.
 */
function form_get_options($element, $key) {
    $keys = [];
    foreach ($element['#options'] as $index => $choice) {
        if (is_array($choice)) {
            return FALSE;
        }
        elseif (is_object($choice)) {
            if (isset($choice->option[$key])) {
                $keys[] = $index;
            }
        }
        elseif ($index == $key) {
            $keys[] = $index;
        }
    }
    return $keys;
}

/**
 * Prepares variables for fieldset element templates.
 *
 * Default template: fieldset.html.twig.
 *
 * @param array $variables
 *   An associative array containing:
 *   - element: An associative array containing the properties of the element.
 *     Properties used: #attributes, #children, #description, #id, #title,
 *     #value.
 */
function template_preprocess_fieldset(&$variables) {
    $element = $variables['element'];
    Element::setAttributes($element, [
        'id',
    ]);
    RenderElement::setAttributes($element);
    $variables['attributes'] = $element['#attributes'] ?? [];
    $variables['prefix'] = $element['#field_prefix'] ?? NULL;
    $variables['suffix'] = $element['#field_suffix'] ?? NULL;
    $variables['title_display'] = $element['#title_display'] ?? NULL;
    $variables['children'] = $element['#children'];
    $variables['required'] = !empty($element['#required']) ? $element['#required'] : NULL;
    if (isset($element['#title']) && $element['#title'] !== '') {
        $variables['legend']['title'] = [
            '#markup' => $element['#title'],
        ];
    }
    $variables['legend']['attributes'] = new Attribute();
    // Add 'visually-hidden' class to legend span.
    if ($variables['title_display'] == 'invisible') {
        $variables['legend_span']['attributes'] = new Attribute([
            'class' => [
                'visually-hidden',
            ],
        ]);
    }
    else {
        $variables['legend_span']['attributes'] = new Attribute();
    }
    if (!empty($element['#description'])) {
        $description_id = $element['#attributes']['id'] . '--description';
        $description_attributes['id'] = $description_id;
        $variables['description_display'] = $element['#description_display'];
        if ($element['#description_display'] === 'invisible') {
            $description_attributes['class'][] = 'visually-hidden';
        }
        $description_attributes['data-drupal-field-elements'] = 'description';
        $variables['description']['attributes'] = new Attribute($description_attributes);
        $variables['description']['content'] = $element['#description'];
        // Add the description's id to the fieldset aria attributes.
        $variables['attributes']['aria-describedby'] = $description_id;
    }
    // Suppress error messages.
    $variables['errors'] = NULL;
}

/**
 * Prepares variables for details element templates.
 *
 * Default template: details.html.twig.
 *
 * @param array $variables
 *   An associative array containing:
 *   - element: An associative array containing the properties of the element.
 *     Properties used: #attributes, #children, #description, #required,
 *     #summary_attributes, #title, #value.
 */
function template_preprocess_details(&$variables) {
    $element = $variables['element'];
    $variables['attributes'] = $element['#attributes'];
    $variables['summary_attributes'] = new Attribute($element['#summary_attributes']);
    if (!empty($element['#title'])) {
        $variables['summary_attributes']['role'] = 'button';
        if (!empty($element['#attributes']['id'])) {
            $variables['summary_attributes']['aria-controls'] = $element['#attributes']['id'];
        }
        $variables['summary_attributes']['aria-expanded'] = !empty($element['#attributes']['open']) ? 'true' : 'false';
        $variables['summary_attributes']['aria-pressed'] = $variables['summary_attributes']['aria-expanded'];
    }
    $variables['title'] = !empty($element['#title']) ? $element['#title'] : '';
    // If the element title is a string, wrap it a render array so that markup
    // will not be escaped (but XSS-filtered).
    if (is_string($variables['title']) && $variables['title'] !== '') {
        $variables['title'] = [
            '#markup' => $variables['title'],
        ];
    }
    $variables['description'] = !empty($element['#description']) ? $element['#description'] : '';
    $variables['children'] = isset($element['#children']) ? $element['#children'] : '';
    $variables['value'] = isset($element['#value']) ? $element['#value'] : '';
    $variables['required'] = !empty($element['#required']) ? $element['#required'] : NULL;
    // Suppress error messages.
    $variables['errors'] = NULL;
}

/**
 * Prepares variables for radios templates.
 *
 * Default template: radios.html.twig.
 *
 * @param array $variables
 *   An associative array containing:
 *   - element: An associative array containing the properties of the element.
 *     Properties used: #title, #value, #options, #description, #required,
 *     #attributes, #children.
 */
function template_preprocess_radios(&$variables) {
    $element = $variables['element'];
    $variables['attributes'] = [];
    if (isset($element['#id'])) {
        $variables['attributes']['id'] = $element['#id'];
    }
    if (isset($element['#attributes']['title'])) {
        $variables['attributes']['title'] = $element['#attributes']['title'];
    }
    $variables['children'] = $element['#children'];
}

/**
 * Prepares variables for checkboxes templates.
 *
 * Default template: checkboxes.html.twig.
 *
 * @param array $variables
 *   An associative array containing:
 *   - element: An associative array containing the properties of the element.
 *     Properties used: #children, #attributes.
 */
function template_preprocess_checkboxes(&$variables) {
    $element = $variables['element'];
    $variables['attributes'] = [];
    if (isset($element['#id'])) {
        $variables['attributes']['id'] = $element['#id'];
    }
    if (isset($element['#attributes']['title'])) {
        $variables['attributes']['title'] = $element['#attributes']['title'];
    }
    $variables['children'] = $element['#children'];
}

/**
 * Prepares variables for vertical tabs templates.
 *
 * Default template: vertical-tabs.html.twig.
 *
 * @param array $variables
 *   An associative array containing:
 *   - element: An associative array containing the properties and children of
 *     the details element. Properties used: #children.
 */
function template_preprocess_vertical_tabs(&$variables) {
    $element = $variables['element'];
    $variables['children'] = !empty($element['#children']) ? $element['#children'] : '';
}

/**
 * Prepares variables for input templates.
 *
 * Default template: input.html.twig.
 *
 * @param array $variables
 *   An associative array containing:
 *   - element: An associative array containing the properties of the element.
 *     Properties used: #attributes.
 */
function template_preprocess_input(&$variables) {
    $element = $variables['element'];
    // Remove name attribute if empty, for W3C compliance.
    if (isset($variables['attributes']['name']) && empty((string) $variables['attributes']['name'])) {
        unset($variables['attributes']['name']);
    }
    $variables['children'] = $element['#children'];
}

/**
 * Prepares variables for form templates.
 *
 * Default template: form.html.twig.
 *
 * @param $variables
 *   An associative array containing:
 *   - element: An associative array containing the properties of the element.
 *     Properties used: #action, #method, #attributes, #children
 */
function template_preprocess_form(&$variables) {
    $element = $variables['element'];
    if (isset($element['#action'])) {
        $element['#attributes']['action'] = UrlHelper::stripDangerousProtocols($element['#action']);
    }
    Element::setAttributes($element, [
        'method',
        'id',
    ]);
    if (empty($element['#attributes']['accept-charset'])) {
        $element['#attributes']['accept-charset'] = "UTF-8";
    }
    $variables['attributes'] = $element['#attributes'];
    $variables['children'] = $element['#children'];
}

/**
 * Prepares variables for textarea templates.
 *
 * Default template: textarea.html.twig.
 *
 * @param array $variables
 *   An associative array containing:
 *   - element: An associative array containing the properties of the element.
 *     Properties used: #title, #value, #description, #rows, #cols, #maxlength,
 *     #placeholder, #required, #attributes, #resizable.
 */
function template_preprocess_textarea(&$variables) {
    $element = $variables['element'];
    $attributes = [
        'id',
        'name',
        'rows',
        'cols',
        'maxlength',
        'placeholder',
    ];
    Element::setAttributes($element, $attributes);
    RenderElement::setAttributes($element, [
        'form-textarea',
    ]);
    $variables['wrapper_attributes'] = new Attribute();
    $variables['attributes'] = new Attribute($element['#attributes']);
    $variables['value'] = $element['#value'];
    $variables['resizable'] = !empty($element['#resizable']) ? $element['#resizable'] : NULL;
    $variables['required'] = !empty($element['#required']) ? $element['#required'] : NULL;
}

/**
 * Returns HTML for a form element.
 *
 * Prepares variables for form element templates.
 *
 * Default template: form-element.html.twig.
 *
 * In addition to the element itself, the DIV contains a label for the element
 * based on the optional #title_display property, and an optional #description.
 *
 * The optional #title_display property can have these values:
 * - before: The label is output before the element. This is the default.
 *   The label includes the #title and the required marker, if #required.
 * - after: The label is output after the element. For example, this is used
 *   for radio and checkbox #type elements. If the #title is empty but the field
 *   is #required, the label will contain only the required marker.
 * - invisible: Labels are critical for screen readers to enable them to
 *   properly navigate through forms but can be visually distracting. This
 *   property hides the label for everyone except screen readers.
 * - attribute: Set the title attribute on the element to create a tooltip
 *   but output no label element. This is supported only for checkboxes
 *   and radios in
 *   \Drupal\Core\Render\Element\CompositeFormElementTrait::preRenderCompositeFormElement().
 *   It is used where a visual label is not needed, such as a table of
 *   checkboxes where the row and column provide the context. The tooltip will
 *   include the title and required marker.
 *
 * If the #title property is not set, then the label and any required marker
 * will not be output, regardless of the #title_display or #required values.
 * This can be useful in cases such as the password_confirm element, which
 * creates children elements that have their own labels and required markers,
 * but the parent element should have neither. Use this carefully because a
 * field without an associated label can cause accessibility challenges.
 *
 * To associate the label with a different field, set the #label_for property
 * to the ID of the desired field.
 *
 * @param array $variables
 *   An associative array containing:
 *   - element: An associative array containing the properties of the element.
 *     Properties used: #title, #title_display, #description, #id, #required,
 *     #children, #type, #name, #label_for.
 */
function template_preprocess_form_element(&$variables) {
    $element =& $variables['element'];
    // This function is invoked as theme wrapper, but the rendered form element
    // may not necessarily have been processed by
    // \Drupal::formBuilder()->doBuildForm().
    $element += [
        '#title_display' => 'before',
        '#wrapper_attributes' => [],
        '#label_attributes' => [],
        '#label_for' => NULL,
    ];
    $variables['attributes'] = $element['#wrapper_attributes'];
    // Add element #id for #type 'item'.
    if (isset($element['#markup']) && !empty($element['#id'])) {
        $variables['attributes']['id'] = $element['#id'];
    }
    // Pass elements #type and #name to template.
    if (!empty($element['#type'])) {
        $variables['type'] = $element['#type'];
    }
    if (!empty($element['#name'])) {
        $variables['name'] = $element['#name'];
    }
    // Pass elements disabled status to template.
    $variables['disabled'] = !empty($element['#attributes']['disabled']) ? $element['#attributes']['disabled'] : NULL;
    // Suppress error messages.
    $variables['errors'] = NULL;
    // If #title is not set, we don't display any label.
    if (!isset($element['#title'])) {
        $element['#title_display'] = 'none';
    }
    $variables['title_display'] = $element['#title_display'];
    $variables['prefix'] = $element['#field_prefix'] ?? NULL;
    $variables['suffix'] = $element['#field_suffix'] ?? NULL;
    $variables['description'] = NULL;
    if (!empty($element['#description'])) {
        $variables['description_display'] = $element['#description_display'];
        $description_attributes = [];
        if (!empty($element['#id'])) {
            $description_attributes['id'] = $element['#id'] . '--description';
        }
        $variables['description']['attributes'] = new Attribute($description_attributes);
        $variables['description']['content'] = $element['#description'];
    }
    // Add label_display and label variables to template.
    $variables['label_display'] = $element['#title_display'];
    $variables['label'] = [
        '#theme' => 'form_element_label',
    ];
    $variables['label'] += array_intersect_key($element, array_flip([
        '#id',
        '#required',
        '#title',
        '#title_display',
    ]));
    $variables['label']['#attributes'] = $element['#label_attributes'];
    if (!empty($element['#label_for'])) {
        $variables['label']['#for'] = $element['#label_for'];
        if (!empty($element['#id'])) {
            $variables['label']['#id'] = $element['#id'] . '--label';
        }
    }
    $variables['children'] = $element['#children'];
}

/**
 * Prepares variables for form label templates.
 *
 * Form element labels include the #title and a #required marker. The label is
 * associated with the element itself by the element #id. Labels may appear
 * before or after elements, depending on form-element.html.twig and
 * #title_display.
 *
 * This function will not be called for elements with no labels, depending on
 * #title_display. For elements that have an empty #title and are not required,
 * this function will output no label (''). For required elements that have an
 * empty #title, this will output the required marker alone within the label.
 * The label will use the #id to associate the marker with the field that is
 * required. That is especially important for screen reader users to know
 * which field is required.
 *
 * To associate the label with a different field, set the #for property to the
 * ID of the desired field.
 *
 * @param array $variables
 *   An associative array containing:
 *   - element: An associative array containing the properties of the element.
 *     Properties used: #required, #title, #id, #value, #description, #for.
 */
function template_preprocess_form_element_label(&$variables) {
    $element = $variables['element'];
    // If title and required marker are both empty, output no label.
    if (isset($element['#title']) && $element['#title'] !== '') {
        $variables['title'] = [
            '#markup' => $element['#title'],
        ];
    }
    // Pass elements title_display to template.
    $variables['title_display'] = $element['#title_display'];
    // A #for property of a dedicated #type 'label' element as precedence.
    if (!empty($element['#for'])) {
        $variables['attributes']['for'] = $element['#for'];
        // A custom #id allows the referenced form input element to refer back to
        // the label element; e.g., in the 'aria-labelledby' attribute.
        if (!empty($element['#id'])) {
            $variables['attributes']['id'] = $element['#id'];
        }
    }
    elseif (!empty($element['#id'])) {
        $variables['attributes']['for'] = $element['#id'];
    }
    // Pass elements required to template.
    $variables['required'] = !empty($element['#required']) ? $element['#required'] : NULL;
}

/**
 * @defgroup batch Batch operations
 * @{
 * Creates and processes batch operations.
 *
 * Functions allowing forms processing to be spread out over several page
 * requests, thus ensuring that the processing does not get interrupted
 * because of a PHP timeout, while allowing the user to receive feedback
 * on the progress of the ongoing operations.
 *
 * The API is primarily designed to integrate nicely with the Form API
 * workflow, but can also be used by non-Form API scripts (like update.php)
 * or even simple page callbacks (which should probably be used sparingly).
 *
 * Example:
 * @code
 * $batch = array(
 *   'title' => t('Exporting'),
 *   'operations' => array(
 *     array('my_function_1', array($account->id(), 'story')),
 *     array('my_function_2', array()),
 *   ),
 *   'finished' => 'my_finished_callback',
 *   'file' => 'path_to_file_containing_my_functions',
 * );
 * batch_set($batch);
 * // Only needed if not inside a form _submit handler.
 * // Setting redirect in batch_process.
 * batch_process('node/1');
 * @endcode
 *
 * Note: if the batch 'title', 'init_message', 'progress_message', or
 * 'error_message' could contain any user input, it is the responsibility of
 * the code calling batch_set() to sanitize them first with a function like
 * \Drupal\Component\Utility\Html::escape() or
 * \Drupal\Component\Utility\Xss::filter(). Furthermore, if the batch operation
 * returns any user input in the 'results' or 'message' keys of $context, it
 * must also sanitize them first.
 *
 * Sample callback_batch_operation():
 * @code
 * // Simple and artificial: load a node of a given type for a given user
 * function my_function_1($uid, $type, &$context) {
 *   // The $context array gathers batch context information about the execution (read),
 *   // as well as 'return values' for the current operation (write)
 *   // The following keys are provided :
 *   // 'results' (read / write): The array of results gathered so far by
 *   //   the batch processing, for the current operation to append its own.
 *   // 'message' (write): A text message displayed in the progress page.
 *   // The following keys allow for multi-step operations :
 *   // 'sandbox' (read / write): An array that can be freely used to
 *   //   store persistent data between iterations. It is recommended to
 *   //   use this instead of $_SESSION, which is unsafe if the user
 *   //   continues browsing in a separate window while the batch is processing.
 *   // 'finished' (write): A float number between 0 and 1 informing
 *   //   the processing engine of the completion level for the operation.
 *   //   1 (or no value explicitly set) means the operation is finished
 *   //   and the batch processing can continue to the next operation.
 *
 *   $nodes = \Drupal::entityTypeManager()->getStorage('node')
 *     ->loadByProperties(['uid' => $uid, 'type' => $type]);
 *   $node = reset($nodes);
 *   $context['results'][] = $node->id() . ' : ' . Html::escape($node->label());
 *   $context['message'] = Html::escape($node->label());
 * }
 *
 * // A more advanced example is a multi-step operation that loads all rows,
 * // five by five.
 * function my_function_2(&$context) {
 *   if (empty($context['sandbox'])) {
 *     $context['sandbox']['progress'] = 0;
 *     $context['sandbox']['current_id'] = 0;
 *     $context['sandbox']['max'] = \Drupal::database()
 *       ->query('SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT [id]) FROM {example}')
 *       ->fetchField();
 *   }
 *   $limit = 5;
 *   $result = \Drupal::database()->select('example')
 *     ->fields('example', array('id'))
 *     ->condition('id', $context['sandbox']['current_id'], '>')
 *     ->orderBy('id')
 *     ->range(0, $limit)
 *     ->execute();
 *   foreach ($result as $row) {
 *     $context['results'][] = $row->id . ' : ' . Html::escape($row->title);
 *     $context['sandbox']['progress']++;
 *     $context['sandbox']['current_id'] = $row->id;
 *     $context['message'] = Html::escape($row->title);
 *   }
 *   if ($context['sandbox']['progress'] != $context['sandbox']['max']) {
 *     $context['finished'] = $context['sandbox']['progress'] / $context['sandbox']['max'];
 *   }
 * }
 * @endcode
 *
 * Sample callback_batch_finished():
 * @code
 * function my_finished_callback($success, $results, $operations, $elapsed) {
 *   // See callback_batch_finished() for more information about these
 *   // parameters.
 *   // The 'success' parameter means no fatal PHP errors were detected. All
 *   // other error management should be handled using 'results'.
 *   if ($success) {
 *     $message = \Drupal::translation()->formatPlural(count($results), 'One post processed.', '@count posts processed.');
 *   }
 *   else {
 *     $message = t('Finished with an error.');
 *   }
 *   \Drupal::messenger()->addMessage($message);
 *   // Providing data for the redirected page is done through $_SESSION.
 *   foreach ($results as $result) {
 *     $items[] = t('Loaded node %title.', array('%title' => $result));
 *   }
 *   $_SESSION['my_batch_results'] = $items;
 * }
 * @endcode
 */

/**
 * Adds a new batch.
 *
 * Batch operations are added as new batch sets. Batch sets are used to spread
 * processing (primarily, but not exclusively, forms processing) over several
 * page requests. This helps to ensure that the processing is not interrupted
 * due to PHP timeouts, while users are still able to receive feedback on the
 * progress of the ongoing operations. Combining related operations into
 * distinct batch sets provides clean code independence for each batch set,
 * ensuring that two or more batches, submitted independently, can be processed
 * without mutual interference. Each batch set may specify its own set of
 * operations and results, produce its own UI messages, and trigger its own
 * 'finished' callback. Batch sets are processed sequentially, with the progress
 * bar starting afresh for each new set.
 *
 * @param $batch_definition
 *   An associative array defining the batch, with the following elements (all
 *   are optional except as noted):
 *   - operations: (required) Array of operations to be performed, where each
 *     item is an array consisting of the name of an implementation of
 *     callback_batch_operation() and an array of parameter.
 *     Example:
 *     @code
 *     array(
 *       array('callback_batch_operation_1', array($arg1)),
 *       array('callback_batch_operation_2', array($arg2_1, $arg2_2)),
 *     )
 *     @endcode
 *   - title: A safe, translated string to use as the title for the progress
 *     page. Defaults to t('Processing').
 *   - init_message: Message displayed while the processing is initialized.
 *     Defaults to t('Initializing.').
 *   - progress_message: Message displayed while processing the batch. Available
 *     placeholders are @current, @remaining, @total, @percentage, @estimate and
 *     @elapsed. Defaults to t('Completed @current of @total.').
 *   - error_message: Message displayed if an error occurred while processing
 *     the batch. Defaults to t('An error has occurred.').
 *   - finished: Name of an implementation of callback_batch_finished(). This is
 *     executed after the batch has completed. This should be used to perform
 *     any result massaging that may be needed, and possibly save data in
 *     $_SESSION for display after final page redirection.
 *   - file: Path to the file containing the definitions of the 'operations' and
 *     'finished' functions, for instance if they don't reside in the main
 *     .module file. The path should be relative to base_path(), and thus should
 *     be built using ModuleExtensionList::getPath().
 *   - library: An array of batch-specific CSS and JS libraries.
 *   - url_options: options passed to the \Drupal\Core\Url object when
 *     constructing redirect URLs for the batch.
 *   - progressive: A Boolean that indicates whether or not the batch needs to
 *     run progressively. TRUE indicates that the batch will run in more than
 *     one run. FALSE (default) indicates that the batch will finish in a single
 *     run.
 *   - queue: An override of the default queue (with name and class fields
 *     optional). An array containing two elements:
 *     - name: Unique identifier for the queue.
 *     - class: The name of a class that implements
 *       \Drupal\Core\Queue\QueueInterface, including the full namespace but not
 *       starting with a backslash. It must have a constructor with two
 *       arguments: $name and a \Drupal\Core\Database\Connection object.
 *       Typically, the class will either be \Drupal\Core\Queue\Batch or
 *       \Drupal\Core\Queue\BatchMemory. Defaults to Batch if progressive is
 *       TRUE, or to BatchMemory if progressive is FALSE.
 */
function batch_set($batch_definition) {
    if ($batch_definition) {
        $batch =& batch_get();
        // Initialize the batch if needed.
        if (empty($batch)) {
            $batch = [
                'sets' => [],
                'has_form_submits' => FALSE,
            ];
        }
        // Base and default properties for the batch set.
        $init = [
            'sandbox' => [],
            'results' => [],
            'success' => FALSE,
            'start' => 0,
            'elapsed' => 0,
        ];
        $defaults = [
            'title' => t('Processing'),
            'init_message' => t('Initializing.'),
            'progress_message' => t('Completed @current of @total.'),
            'error_message' => t('An error has occurred.'),
        ];
        $batch_set = $init + $batch_definition + $defaults;
        // Tweak init_message to avoid the bottom of the page flickering down after
        // init phase.
        $batch_set['init_message'] .= '<br/>&nbsp;';
        // The non-concurrent workflow of batch execution allows us to save
        // numberOfItems() queries by handling our own counter.
        $batch_set['total'] = count($batch_set['operations']);
        $batch_set['count'] = $batch_set['total'];
        // Add the set to the batch.
        if (empty($batch['id'])) {
            // The batch is not running yet. Simply add the new set.
            $batch['sets'][] = $batch_set;
        }
        else {
            // The set is being added while the batch is running.
            _batch_append_set($batch, $batch_set);
        }
    }
}

/**
 * Appends a batch set to a running batch.
 *
 * Inserts the new set right after the current one to ensure execution order,
 * and stores its operations in a queue. If the current batch has already
 * inserted a new set, additional sets will be inserted after the last inserted
 * set.
 *
 * @param &$batch
 *   The batch array.
 * @param $batch_set
 *   The batch set.
 */
function _batch_append_set(&$batch, $batch_set) {
    $append_after_index = $batch['current_set'];
    $reached_current_set = FALSE;
    foreach ($batch['sets'] as $index => $set) {
        // As the indexes are not ordered numerically we need to first reach the
        // index of the current set and then search for the proper place to append
        // the new batch set.
        if (!$reached_current_set) {
            if ($index == $batch['current_set']) {
                $reached_current_set = TRUE;
            }
            continue;
        }
        if ($index > $append_after_index) {
            if (isset($set['appended_after_index'])) {
                $append_after_index = $index;
            }
            else {
                break;
            }
        }
    }
    $batch_set['appended_after_index'] = $append_after_index;
    // Iterate by reference over the existing batch sets and assign them by
    // reference in the new batch sets array in order not to break a retrieved
    // reference to the current set. Among other places a reference to the current
    // set is being retrieved in _batch_process(). Additionally, we have to
    // preserve the original indexes, as they are used to generate the queue name
    // of each batch set, otherwise the operations of the new batch set will be
    // queued in the queue of a previous batch set.
    // @see _batch_populate_queue().
    $new_sets = [];
    foreach ($batch['sets'] as $index => &$set) {
        $new_sets[$index] =& $set;
        if ($index == $append_after_index) {
            $new_set_index = count($batch['sets']);
            $new_sets[$new_set_index] = $batch_set;
        }
    }
    $batch['sets'] = $new_sets;
    _batch_populate_queue($batch, $new_set_index);
}

/**
 * Processes the batch.
 *
 * This function is generally not needed in form submit handlers;
 * Form API takes care of batches that were set during form submission.
 *
 * @param \Drupal\Core\Url|string $redirect
 *   (optional) Either a path or Url object to redirect to when the batch has
 *   finished processing. For example, to redirect users to the home page, use
 *   '<front>'. If you wish to allow standard form API batch handling to occur
 *   and force the user to be redirected to a custom location after the batch
 *   has finished processing, you do not need to use batch_process() and this
 *   parameter. Instead, make the batch 'finished' callback return an instance
 *   of \Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\RedirectResponse, which will be used
 *   automatically by the standard batch processing pipeline (and which takes
 *   precedence over this parameter). If this parameter is omitted and no
 *   redirect response was returned by the 'finished' callback, the user will
 *   be redirected to the page that started the batch. Any query arguments will
 *   be automatically persisted.
 * @param \Drupal\Core\Url $url
 *   (optional) URL of the batch processing page. Should only be used for
 *   separate scripts like update.php.
 * @param $redirect_callback
 *   (optional) Specify a function to be called to redirect to the progressive
 *   processing page.
 *
 * @return \Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\RedirectResponse|null
 *   A redirect response if the batch is progressive. No return value otherwise.
 */
function batch_process($redirect = NULL, Url $url = NULL, $redirect_callback = NULL) {
    $batch =& batch_get();
    if (isset($batch)) {
        // Add process information
        $process_info = [
            'current_set' => 0,
            'progressive' => TRUE,
            'url' => $url ?? Url::fromRoute('system.batch_page.html'),
            'source_url' => Url::fromRouteMatch(\Drupal::routeMatch())->mergeOptions([
                'query' => \Drupal::request()->query
                    ->all(),
            ]),
            'batch_redirect' => $redirect,
            'theme' => \Drupal::theme()->getActiveTheme()
                ->getName(),
            'redirect_callback' => $redirect_callback,
        ];
        $batch += $process_info;
        // The batch is now completely built. Allow other modules to make changes
        // to the batch so that it is easier to reuse batch processes in other
        // environments.
        \Drupal::moduleHandler()->alter('batch', $batch);
        // Assign an arbitrary id: don't rely on a serial column in the 'batch'
        // table, since non-progressive batches skip database storage completely.
        $batch['id'] = \Drupal::database()->nextId();
        // Move operations to a job queue. Non-progressive batches will use a
        // memory-based queue.
        foreach ($batch['sets'] as $key => $batch_set) {
            _batch_populate_queue($batch, $key);
        }
        // Initiate processing.
        if ($batch['progressive']) {
            // Now that we have a batch id, we can generate the redirection link in
            // the generic error message.
            
            /** @var \Drupal\Core\Url $batch_url */
            $batch_url = $batch['url'];
            
            /** @var \Drupal\Core\Url $error_url */
            $error_url = clone $batch_url;
            $query_options = $error_url->getOption('query');
            $query_options['id'] = $batch['id'];
            $query_options['op'] = 'finished';
            $error_url->setOption('query', $query_options);
            $batch['error_message'] = t('Please continue to <a href=":error_url">the error page</a>', [
                ':error_url' => $error_url->toString(TRUE)
                    ->getGeneratedUrl(),
            ]);
            // Clear the way for the redirection to the batch processing page, by
            // saving and unsetting the 'destination', if there is any.
            $request = \Drupal::request();
            if ($request->query
                ->has('destination')) {
                $batch['destination'] = $request->query
                    ->get('destination');
                $request->query
                    ->remove('destination');
            }
            // Store the batch.
            \Drupal::service('batch.storage')->create($batch);
            // Set the batch number in the session to guarantee that it will stay alive.
            $_SESSION['batches'][$batch['id']] = TRUE;
            // Redirect for processing.
            $query_options = $error_url->getOption('query');
            $query_options['op'] = 'start';
            $query_options['id'] = $batch['id'];
            $batch_url->setOption('query', $query_options);
            if (($function = $batch['redirect_callback']) && function_exists($function)) {
                $function($batch_url->toString(), [
                    'query' => $query_options,
                ]);
            }
            else {
                return new RedirectResponse($batch_url->setAbsolute()
                    ->toString(TRUE)
                    ->getGeneratedUrl());
            }
        }
        else {
            // Non-progressive execution: bypass the whole progressbar workflow
            // and execute the batch in one pass.
            require_once __DIR__ . '/batch.inc';
            _batch_process();
        }
    }
}

/**
 * Retrieves the current batch.
 */
function &batch_get() {
    // Not drupal_static(), because Batch API operates at a lower level than most
    // use-cases for resetting static variables, and we specifically do not want a
    // global drupal_static_reset() resetting the batch information. Functions
    // that are part of the Batch API and need to reset the batch information may
    // call batch_get() and manipulate the result by reference. Functions that are
    // not part of the Batch API can also do this, but shouldn't.
    static $batch = [];
    return $batch;
}

/**
 * Populates a job queue with the operations of a batch set.
 *
 * Depending on whether the batch is progressive or not, the
 * Drupal\Core\Queue\Batch or Drupal\Core\Queue\BatchMemory handler classes will
 * be used. The name and class of the queue are added by reference to the
 * batch set.
 *
 * @param $batch
 *   The batch array.
 * @param $set_id
 *   The id of the set to process.
 */
function _batch_populate_queue(&$batch, $set_id) {
    $batch_set =& $batch['sets'][$set_id];
    if (isset($batch_set['operations'])) {
        $batch_set += [
            'queue' => [
                'name' => 'drupal_batch:' . $batch['id'] . ':' . $set_id,
                'class' => $batch['progressive'] ? 'Drupal\\Core\\Queue\\Batch' : 'Drupal\\Core\\Queue\\BatchMemory',
            ],
        ];
        $queue = _batch_queue($batch_set);
        $queue->createQueue();
        foreach ($batch_set['operations'] as $operation) {
            $queue->createItem($operation);
        }
        unset($batch_set['operations']);
    }
}

/**
 * Returns a queue object for a batch set.
 *
 * @param $batch_set
 *   The batch set.
 *
 * @return \Drupal\Core\Queue\QueueInterface|null
 *   The queue object.
 */
function _batch_queue($batch_set) {
    static $queues;
    if (!isset($queues)) {
        $queues = [];
    }
    if (isset($batch_set['queue'])) {
        $name = $batch_set['queue']['name'];
        $class = $batch_set['queue']['class'];
        if (!isset($queues[$class][$name])) {
            $queues[$class][$name] = new $class($name, \Drupal::database());
        }
        return $queues[$class][$name];
    }
}

/**
 * @} End of "defgroup batch".
 */

Functions

Title Deprecated Summary
batch_get Retrieves the current batch.
batch_process Processes the batch.
batch_set Adds a new batch.
form_get_options Returns the indexes of a select element's options matching a given key.
form_select_options Converts the options in a select element into a structured array for output.
template_preprocess_checkboxes Prepares variables for checkboxes templates.
template_preprocess_details Prepares variables for details element templates.
template_preprocess_fieldset Prepares variables for fieldset element templates.
template_preprocess_form Prepares variables for form templates.
template_preprocess_form_element Returns HTML for a form element.
template_preprocess_form_element_label Prepares variables for form label templates.
template_preprocess_input Prepares variables for input templates.
template_preprocess_radios Prepares variables for radios templates.
template_preprocess_select Prepares variables for select element templates.
template_preprocess_textarea Prepares variables for textarea templates.
template_preprocess_vertical_tabs Prepares variables for vertical tabs templates.
_batch_append_set Appends a batch set to a running batch.
_batch_populate_queue Populates a job queue with the operations of a batch set.
_batch_queue Returns a queue object for a batch set.

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