Improve the HTML Form Entry Module

Google Summer of Code 2011

João Portela

Mentors:

Darius JazayeriDaniel Kayiwa

João Portela

OpenMRS ID: jportelaIRC: jportelaSkype: jppcportelaEmail: joao.portela@gmail.com

4th yearInformatics and Computer Engineering

Faculty of EngineeringPorto University

João Portela

OpenMRS ID: jportelaIRC: jportelaSkype: jppcportelaEmail: joao.portela@gmail.com

4th yearInformatics and Computer Engineering

Faculty of EngineeringPorto University

HTML Form Entry Module

• Created by Darius Jazayeri

• Creates forms using HTML code

http://wiki.openmrs.org/display/docs/HTML+Form+Entry+Module

HTML Form Entry Module

Advantages (over XForms):

• Plain HTML is better for slower/older browsers

• Can make the form look exactly like you want 

HTML Form Entry Module

Disadvantages (over XForms):

• Doesn't use schema tables

• Poor WYSIWYG editing

Use Schema Tables

• Update the schema tables when saving a form

• Generate HTML code from the schema tables

Form Schema

Form SchemaModulesModules

HTML Form Entry

HTML Form Entry

Offer WYSIWYG editing

• Continuation of the work done in the HTML Form Entry Designer

module

• Based on CKEditor ( http://ckeditor.com/ )

Goal: 

• map the most features offered by HTML Form Entry module

• allow easy integration of new features

Currently developing:

• Update the schema tables when saving a form

Progress:

Learn how Form Schemas are savedCompare HTML Form Schema to the Form SchemaStart updating the schema tables (code)

Proposal

• Use the field_answer table

Resources

• https://wiki.openmrs.org/display/projects/Improve+the+HTML+Form+Entry+module+-+Project+Plan

• https://wiki.openmrs.org/display/projects/HTML+Form+Schema+to+OpenMRS+Form+Schema+Mapping

• https://svn.openmrs.org/openmrs-modules/htmlformentry/formschema