Add FormFlow for multistep forms management

symfony · yceruto · Mar 18, 2025 · Aug 14, 2025 · be5200a881f0952b0fee44b3a7a3ad0f0eba169b
commit be5200a881f0952b0fee44b3a7a3ad0f0eba169b
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Resources/config/form.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Resources/config/form.php
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 use Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\DependencyInjection\DependencyInjectionExtension;
 use Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\HtmlSanitizer\Type\TextTypeHtmlSanitizerExtension;
 use Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\HttpFoundation\HttpFoundationRequestHandler;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\HttpFoundation\Type\FormFlowTypeSessionDataStorageExtension;
 use Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\HttpFoundation\Type\FormTypeHttpFoundationExtension;
 use Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Validator\Type\FormTypeValidatorExtension;
 use Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Validator\Type\RepeatedTypeValidatorExtension;
@@ -123,6 +124,10 @@
             ->args([service('form.type_extension.form.request_handler')])
             ->tag('form.type_extension')
 
+        ->set('form.type_extension.form.flow.session_data_storage', FormFlowTypeSessionDataStorageExtension::class)
+            ->args([service('request_stack')->ignoreOnInvalid()])
+            ->tag('form.type_extension')
+
         ->set('form.type_extension.form.request_handler', HttpFoundationRequestHandler::class)
             ->args([service('form.server_params')])
 

diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/composer.json b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/composer.json
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
         "symfony/dom-crawler": "^6.4|^7.0|^8.0",
         "symfony/dotenv": "^6.4|^7.0|^8.0",
         "symfony/polyfill-intl-icu": "~1.0",
-        "symfony/form": "^6.4|^7.0|^8.0",
+        "symfony/form": "^7.4|^8.0",
         "symfony/expression-language": "^6.4|^7.0|^8.0",
         "symfony/html-sanitizer": "^6.4|^7.0|^8.0",
         "symfony/http-client": "^6.4|^7.0|^8.0",
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
         "symfony/dotenv": "<6.4",
         "symfony/dom-crawler": "<6.4",
         "symfony/http-client": "<6.4",
-        "symfony/form": "<6.4",
+        "symfony/form": "<7.4",
         "symfony/lock": "<6.4",
         "symfony/mailer": "<6.4",
         "symfony/messenger": "<6.4",

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ CHANGELOG
 ---
 
  * Add `input=date_point` to `DateTimeType`, `DateType` and `TimeType`
+ * Add `FormFlow` for multistep forms management
 
 7.3
 ---

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 use Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\Factory\DefaultChoiceListFactory;
 use Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\Factory\PropertyAccessDecorator;
 use Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core\Type\TransformationFailureExtension;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\Flow;
 use Symfony\Component\PropertyAccess\PropertyAccess;
 use Symfony\Component\PropertyAccess\PropertyAccessorInterface;
 use Symfony\Contracts\Translation\TranslatorInterface;
@@ -78,6 +79,12 @@ protected function loadTypes(): array
             new Type\TelType(),
             new Type\ColorType($this->translator),
             new Type\WeekType(),
+            new Flow\Type\FlowButtonType(),
+            new Flow\Type\FlowFinishType(),
+            new Flow\Type\FlowNavigatorType(),
+            new Flow\Type\FlowNextType(),
+            new Flow\Type\FlowPreviousType(),
+            new Flow\Type\FormFlowType($this->propertyAccessor),
         ];
     }
 

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ protected function loadTypeExtensions(): array
     {
         return [
             new Type\FormTypeHttpFoundationExtension(),
+            new Type\FormFlowTypeSessionDataStorageExtension(),
         ];
     }
 }
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the Symfony package.
+ *
+ * (c) Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\HttpFoundation\Type;
+
+use Symfony\Component\Form\AbstractTypeExtension;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\Flow\DataStorage\SessionDataStorage;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\Flow\FormFlowBuilderInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\Flow\Type\FormFlowType;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\FormBuilderInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\RequestStack;
+
+class FormFlowTypeSessionDataStorageExtension extends AbstractTypeExtension
+{
+    public function __construct(
+        private readonly ?RequestStack $requestStack = null,
+    ) {
+    }
+
+    public function buildForm(FormBuilderInterface $builder, array $options): void
+    {
+        \assert($builder instanceof FormFlowBuilderInterface);
+
+        if (null === $this->requestStack || null !== $options['data_storage']) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $key = \sprintf('_sf_formflow.%s_%s', strtolower(str_replace('\\', '_', $builder->getType()->getInnerType()::class)), $builder->getName());
+        $builder->setDataStorage(new SessionDataStorage($key, $this->requestStack));
+    }
+
+    public static function getExtendedTypes(): iterable
+    {
+        return [FormFlowType::class];
+    }
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the Symfony package.
+ *
+ * (c) Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Symfony\Component\Form\Flow;
+
+use Symfony\Component\Form\AbstractType;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\Flow\Type\FlowButtonType;
+
+/**
+ * @author Yonel Ceruto <open@yceruto.dev>
+ */
+abstract class AbstractFlowButtonType extends AbstractType implements FlowButtonTypeInterface
+{
+    public function getParent(): string
+    {
+        return FlowButtonType::class;
+    }
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the Symfony package.
+ *
+ * (c) Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Symfony\Component\Form\Flow;
+
+use Symfony\Component\Form\AbstractType;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\Flow\Type\FormFlowType;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\FormBuilderInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\FormInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\FormView;
+
+/**
+ * @author Yonel Ceruto <open@yceruto.dev>
+ */
+abstract class AbstractFlowType extends AbstractType implements FormFlowTypeInterface
+{
+    final public function buildForm(FormBuilderInterface $builder, array $options): void
+    {
+        \assert($builder instanceof FormFlowBuilderInterface);
+
+        $this->buildFormFlow($builder, $options);
+    }
+
+    final public function buildView(FormView $view, FormInterface $form, array $options): void
+    {
+        \assert($form instanceof FormFlowInterface);
+
+        $this->buildViewFlow($view, $form, $options);
+    }
+
+    final public function finishView(FormView $view, FormInterface $form, array $options): void
+    {
+        \assert($form instanceof FormFlowInterface);
+
+        $this->finishViewFlow($view, $form, $options);
+    }
+
+    public function buildFormFlow(FormFlowBuilderInterface $builder, array $options): void
+    {
+    }
+
+    public function buildViewFlow(FormView $view, FormFlowInterface $form, array $options): void
+    {
+    }
+
+    public function finishViewFlow(FormView $view, FormFlowInterface $form, array $options): void
+    {
+    }
+
+    public function getParent(): string
+    {
+        return FormFlowType::class;
+    }
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the Symfony package.
+ *
+ * (c) Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Symfony\Component\Form\Flow\DataStorage;
+
+/**
+ * Handles storing and retrieving form data between steps.
+ *
+ * @author Yonel Ceruto <open@yceruto.dev>
+ */
+interface DataStorageInterface
+{
+    public function save(object|array $data): void;
+
+    public function load(object|array|null $default = null): object|array|null;
+
+    public function clear(): void;
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the Symfony package.
+ *
+ * (c) Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Symfony\Component\Form\Flow\DataStorage;
+
+/**
+ * @author Yonel Ceruto <open@yceruto.dev>
+ */
+class InMemoryDataStorage implements DataStorageInterface
+{
+    private array $memory = [];
+
+    public function __construct(
+        private readonly string $key,
+    ) {
+    }
+
+    public function save(object|array $data): void
+    {
+        $this->memory[$this->key] = $data;
+    }
+
+    public function load(object|array|null $default = null): object|array|null
+    {
+        return $this->memory[$this->key] ?? $default;
+    }
+
+    public function clear(): void
+    {
+        unset($this->memory[$this->key]);
+    }
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the Symfony package.
+ *
+ * (c) Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Symfony\Component\Form\Flow\DataStorage;
+
+/**
+ * @author Yonel Ceruto <open@yceruto.dev>
+ */
+final class NullDataStorage implements DataStorageInterface
+{
+    public function save(object|array $data): void
+    {
+        // no-op
+    }
+
+    public function load(object|array|null $default = null): object|array|null
+    {
+        return $default;
+    }
+
+    public function clear(): void
+    {
+        // no-op
+    }
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the Symfony package.
+ *
+ * (c) Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Symfony\Component\Form\Flow\DataStorage;
+
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\RequestStack;
+
+/**
+ * @author Yonel Ceruto <open@yceruto.dev>
+ */
+class SessionDataStorage implements DataStorageInterface
+{
+    public function __construct(
+        private readonly string $key,
+        private readonly RequestStack $requestStack,
+    ) {
+    }
+
+    public function save(object|array $data): void
+    {
+        $this->requestStack->getSession()->set($this->key, $data);
+    }
+
+    public function load(object|array|null $default = null): object|array|null
+    {
+        return $this->requestStack->getSession()->get($this->key, $default);
+    }
+
+    public function clear(): void
+    {
+        $this->requestStack->getSession()->remove($this->key);
+    }
+}
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@@ Expand Up / @@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ CHANGELOG @@
     ---
      * Add `input=date_point` to `DateTimeType`, `DateType` and `TimeType`
+     * Add `FormFlow` for multistep forms management
 .3
     ---
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