prepopulate.module

<?php

/**
 * @file
 * Fill form elements with data from GET or POST values.
 *
 * Originally written by ea. Farris <eafarris@gmail.com>
 * Based on an idea from chx, from the conversation at
 * http://www.drupal.org/node/27155.
 */

/**
 * Implements hook_help().
 */
function prepopulate_help($path, $arg) {
  switch ($path) {
    case 'admin/modules#description':
      return t('Pre-populates forms with HTTP GET or POST data');
  }
}

/**
 * Implements hook_form_alter().
 */
function prepopulate_form_alter(&$form, $form_state, $form_id) {
  // If this is a subsequent step of a multi-step form, the prepopulate values
  // have done their work, and the user may have modified them: bail.
  if (!empty($form_state['rebuild'])) {
    return;
  }
  if (isset($_REQUEST['edit'])) {
    $form['#after_build'][] = 'prepopulate_after_build';
  }
}

/**
 * An #after_build function to set the values prepopulated in the request.
 */
function prepopulate_after_build($form, &$form_state) {
  if (isset($_REQUEST['edit'])) {
    $request = (array) $_REQUEST['edit'];
    _prepopulate_request_walk($form, $request);
  }
  return $form;
}

/**
 * Internal helper to set element values from the $_REQUEST variable.
 *
 * @param array &$form
 *   A form element.
 * @param mixed &$request_slice
 *   String or array. Value(s) to be applied to the element.
 */
function _prepopulate_request_walk(&$form, &$request_slice) {
  $limited_types = array(
    'actions',
    'button',
    'token',
    'value',
    'hidden',
    'image_button',
    'password',
    'password_confirm',
    'markup',
  );
  if (is_array($request_slice)) {
    foreach (array_keys($request_slice) as $request_variable) {

      $and_checks = array(
        'is child' => element_child($request_variable),
        'in form' => !empty($form[$request_variable]),
      );
      if (array_sum($and_checks) == count($and_checks)) {
        $or_checks = array(
          'no #type set' => !isset($form[$request_variable]['#type']),
          'language container' => isset($form[$request_variable]['#language']) && isset($form[$request_variable][$form[$request_variable]['#language']]['#type']) && !in_array($form[$request_variable][$form[$request_variable]['#language']]['#type'], $limited_types),
          'container' => isset($form[$request_variable]['#type']) && $form[$request_variable]['#type'] == 'container' && isset($form[$request_variable]['#language']) && isset($form[$request_variable][$form[$request_variable]['#language']][0]['#type']) && $form[$request_variable][$form[$request_variable]['#language']][0]['#type'] == 'text_format',
          'allowed #type' => isset($form[$request_variable]['#type']) && !in_array($form[$request_variable]['#type'], $limited_types),
        );
        if (array_sum($or_checks) > 0) {
          if (!isset($form[$request_variable]['#access']) || $form[$request_variable]['#access'] != FALSE) {
            _prepopulate_request_walk($form[$request_variable], $request_slice[$request_variable]);
          }
        }
      }
    }
    if (!empty($form['#default_value']) && is_array($form['#default_value'])) {
      $form['#default_value'] = array_merge($form['#default_value'], $request_slice);
    }
  }
  else {
    if ($form['#type'] == 'markup' || empty($form['#type'])) {
      $form['#value'] = check_plain($request_slice);
    }
    else {
      $form['#value'] = $request_slice;
    }
    if ($form['#type'] == 'checkboxes' || $form['#type'] == 'checkbox') {
      if (!empty($form['#value'])) {
        $form['#checked'] = TRUE;
      }
      else {
        $form['#checked'] = FALSE;
      }
    }
  }
}