Basilicom Extended Path Formatter Bundle for Pimcore

Usecase / Summary

If you want to display specific information of a DataObject when it's listed in a relation-field (Many-to-Many, Many-to-One, Advanced Many-to-Many, etc.), you can use this bundle to easily configure a display pattern.

Instead of creating a new PathFormatter PHP class for every specific display requirement (e.g., showing the name, price, and currency of a product), you can simply define patterns in your configuration.

# config/packages/basilicom_path_formatter.yaml
basilicom_path_formatter:
  pattern: 
    Pimcore\Model\DataObject\Product: "{name} {price}{currency}"   

You can also define specific pattern overwrites for a class when it is referenced in a specific field of another class:

# config/packages/basilicom_path_formatter.yaml
basilicom_path_formatter:
  pattern: 
    Pimcore\Model\DataObject\Product: "{name} {price}{currency}" # global product format
    Pimcore\Model\DataObject\ProductList::products: 
       patternOverwrites:
          Pimcore\Model\DataObject\Product: "#{id} {name}"

While the product will be formatted like Sneakers 19.99EUR in most relation-fields, the products field in the ProductList class will show them like #13 Sneakers.

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Version information

Bundle Version	PHP	Pimcore
^1.0	^7.3	^6.0
^2.0	^8.0	^10.0
^3.0	^8.1	^11.0

Installation

1. Install the bundle using composer:

   composer require basilicom/pimcore-path-formatter-bundle

2. Enable the bundle:

   • Pimcore >= 10: The bundle should be automatically registered. If not, add it to config/bundles.php.
   • Pimcore < 10: Add the following to AppKernel::registerBundlesToCollection():

     if (class_exists('\\Basilicom\\PathFormatterBundle\\BasilicomPathFormatterBundle')) {
           $collection->addBundle(new \Basilicom\PathFormatterBundle\BasilicomPathFormatterBundle);
     }

Configuration

1. Create a configuration file (e.g., config/packages/basilicom_path_formatter.yaml).
2. Configure your patterns using the full qualified class names as keys.

Basic Configuration

Use curly brackets {} to reference class properties. Any property accessible via a public getter (e.g., {name} calls getName()) can be used.

basilicom_path_formatter:
  pattern: 
    # Output example: "Product: Sneakers (/dataObject/Products/Sneakers)"
    Pimcore\Model\DataObject\Product: "Product: {name} ({fullPath})" 

Nested Properties

The bundle supports nested property access using dot notation. For example, if a Product has a Category, and you want to show the category name:

basilicom_path_formatter:
  pattern: 
    Pimcore\Model\DataObject\Product: "{name} (Category: {category.name})" 

Note: This will call $product->getCategory()->getName().

Contextual Pattern Overwrites

You can override patterns based on the context (the parent object and the specific field).

basilicom_path_formatter:
  pattern:
    # Global default
    Pimcore\Model\DataObject\Product: "{name}"

    # Overwrite when a Product is shown in the 'featuredProducts' field of a Category object
    Pimcore\Model\DataObject\Category::featuredProducts:
      patternOverwrites:
        Pimcore\Model\DataObject\Product: "FEATURED: {name} ({price})"

Formatting Documents and Assets

The formatter is not limited to DataObjects; it also works for Assets and Documents.

basilicom_path_formatter:
  pattern:
    Pimcore\Model\Asset: "{id} {filename}"
    Pimcore\Model\Document: "{id} {key}"

Additional Features

Inheritance in DataObjects

By default, inherited values are used when resolving placeholders. You can disable this globally:

basilicom_path_formatter:
  enable_inheritance: false # default: true

Asset Previews

If a referenced property resolves to a Pimcore\Model\Asset\Image, the bundle automatically renders a small preview thumbnail in the relation list.

basilicom_path_formatter:
  enable_asset_preview: true # default: true
  pattern:
    Pimcore\Model\DataObject\Product: "{mainImage} {name}"

If the target element itself is an Asset\Image, a preview is also prepended to the pattern.

Usage in Pimcore Admin

To apply the formatter to a field:

1. Open your Class Definition.
2. Select a relation field (e.g., Many-to-Many Relation).
3. In the Formatter input field, enter the service ID: @Basilicom\PathFormatterBundle\DependencyInjection\BasilicomPathFormatter

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Author: Alexander Heidrich (Basilicom GmbH)
License: GPL v3