Bindings added

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 Changelog
 ================================================================================
+- 1.3.1
+    - Added support for @-bindings (@CHUNK, @FILE, @SELECT) in Input Options Values field
+
+- 1.3.0
 
 - 1.2
     - Checked/rewritten documentation

README.md

@@ -92,6 +92,15 @@ The format for the input option values is:
 
 Creating a new line after the `##` is allowed.
 
+##### @bindings
+
+You can also use `@CHUNK`, `@SELECT` or `@FILE` bindings in the Input Option Values. 
+Example for the first dropdown:
+`@CHUNK my_random_chunk_with_key_value_pairs`
+
+For the child dropdown, you can combine multiple variants:
+`Parentvalue1::@CHUNK key_values_for_Parentvalue1##Parentvalue2::plain==1||text==2||..##Parentvalue3::@SELECT name,id FROM mytable`
+
 ### Example 3: Individual processor usage
 
 Create three Dynamic Dropdown template variables:

core/components/dynamicdropdowntv/docs/changelog.txt

@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 Changelog
 ================================================================================
+- 1.3.1
+    - Added support for @-bindings (@CHUNK, @FILE, @SELECT) in Input Options Values field
+
+- 1.3.0
 
 - 1.2
     - Checked/rewritten documentation

core/components/dynamicdropdowntv/docs/readme.txt

@@ -87,13 +87,23 @@ Input Options       | Input Option Values    | 1::TEST1a==1a||TEST1a==1a##2::TES
 
 The names `dynamicX` and `dynamicGroup` are just examples and could be changed.
 
-This example will add two dropdown select TVs, where you can different values. After selecting a value in the first TV dynamic0, the dropdown select of the second TV dynamic1 will show related values. If you select again a value in the first TV dynamic0 all children of this Dynamic Dropdown TV (dynamic1) will be reseted.
+This example will add two dropdown select TVs, where you can select different values. After selecting a value in the first TV dynamic0, the dropdown select of the second TV dynamic1 will show related values. If you select again a value in the first TV dynamic0 all children of this Dynamic Dropdown TV (dynamic1) will be reseted.
 
 The format for the input option values is:
 `Parentvalue::Key==Value||…||Key==Value##Parentvalue::Key==Value||…||Key==Value`
 
 Creating a new line after the `##` is allowed.
 
+####@bindings
+
+You can also use `@CHUNK`, `@SELECT` or `@FILE` bindings in the Input Option Values. 
+Example for the first dropdown:
+`@CHUNK my_random_chunk_with_key_value_pairs`
+
+For the child dropdown, you can combine multiple variants:
+`Parentvalue1::@CHUNK key_values_for_Parentvalue1##Parentvalue2::plain==1||text==2||..##Parentvalue3::@SELECT name,id FROM mytable`
+
+
 Example 3: Individual processor usage
 ················································································
 

core/components/dynamicdropdowntv/processors/mgr/default/getelements.default.php

@@ -37,7 +37,55 @@
 $elementValues = array();
 $elements = explode('##', $elements);
 foreach ($elements as $element) {
-	$element = explode('::', trim($element));
+    // Check for any binding in element string
+    $regex = '/(.*)@(\w+)\W+(\w.+)/';
+
+    if(preg_match($regex,$element,$mtch)) {    
+        $prefix = $mtch[1];
+        $type = $mtch[2]; //binding type
+        $val = $mtch[3]; //binding value string
+        $el;
+
+        switch($type) {
+            case 'CHUNK':
+                $el = $modx->parseChunk($val,array());
+                break;
+            case 'FILE':
+                $el = file_get_contents($modx->config['base_path'] . $val);
+                break;        
+            case 'SELECT':
+                $sql = 'SELECT '. $val;
+
+                $c = new xPDOCriteria($modx,$sql); // connect to the MODX DB
+                $rows = array();
+                if ($c->stmt && $c->stmt->execute())
+                {
+                    while ($row = $c->stmt->fetch(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC))
+                    {
+                        if(count($row) > 1) {
+                            $rows[] = $row['name']."==".$row['id'];    
+                        } else {
+                            $rows[] = $row['id'];
+                        }
+                    }
+                    $el = implode('||',$rows);
+                    break;
+                }
+                break;
+            /*
+            case 'INLINE':
+                $chunk = $modx->newObject('modChunk');
+                $chunk->setCacheable(false);
+                $elements = $chunk->process();
+                break;
+            */    
+            default:
+                break;
+        }
+        $element = $prefix . $el;
+    }
+
+    $element = explode('::', trim($element));
 	if (count($element) > 1) {
 		$key = trim($element[0]);
 		$values = explode('||', $element[1]);