lithium fill multiple models from view

Question

So lets say I have an Entities Model which is the base for a People and Organizations Model.

I\'ve three empty collections, one for Entities, one for People, one for

Answer 1

It sounds like you're trying to create records for 3 different models using a single form and controller action. Here's a simple way to do it that should at least get you started.

First, create Entities, People, and Organization models in app/models.

Then, create an entities controller containing the following action:

public function add() {
   $entity = Entities::create(); 
   if($this->request->data && $entity->save($this->request->data)) {
      echo 'Success!';
      exit;
   }
   return compact('entity');
}

Next, create /app/views/entities/add.html.php:

form->create($entity); ?>
form->label('name', 'Entity Name');?>
form->text('name');?>
form->label('person_data[name]', 'Person Name');?>
form->text('person_data[name]');?>
form->label('organization_data[title]', 'Organization Title');?>
form->text('organization_data[title]');?>
form->submit('Save');?>
form->end(); ?>

Finally, describe your relationships and add a filter in app/models/Entities.php to save the person and organization when the data is saved:

 array(
            'class' => '\app\models\Organizations',
            'key' => 'organization_id',
        ),
        'People' => array(
            'class' => '\app\models\People',
            'key' => 'person_id',
        ),
    );

    public static function __init() {
        parent::__init();

        static::applyFilter('save', function($self, $params, $chain) {

            // If data is passed to the save function, set it in the record
            if ($params['data']) {
                $params['entity']->set($params['data']);
               $params['data'] = array();
            }

            $record = $params['entity'];

            if(isset($record->person_data)) {
                $person = People::create($record->person_data);
                if($person->save()) {
                    $record->person_id = $person->id;
                }
            }

            if(isset($record->organization_data)) {
                $org = Organizations::create($record->organization_data);
                if($org->save()) {
                    $record->organization_id = $org->id;
                }
            }

            $params['entity'] = $record;
            return $chain->next($self, $params, $chain);

        });
    }

}

?>

If I made too many assumptions about what you're trying do to, leave a comment and I'll adjust the code accordingly. Hope this helps!