Question

I have in my database a table Test with the following fields :

 id | name
 1  | YW55IGNhcm5hbCBwbGVhcw==
 2  | fghfghgcm5hbCBwbGVhcw==

Name is hashed using base64. In my model I can overwrite this method:

public function getName() {
        return base64_decode($this->getName);
}

and in function save:

$this->setName(base64_encode($this->getName));

this is working OK, but i have big problem with filter in admin generator. If i type for filter name exist NAME, for example “stackoverflow” then this make query with “stackoverflow” instead of base64_encode(‘stackoverflow’). Is possible overwrite this? If yes, how?

I use Symfony 1.4 and Doctrine.

Answer 1

Overload doBuildQuery in the sfFormFilterDoctrine subclass for that field, such that it queries by the encoded value.

http://trac.symfony-project.org/browser/branches/1.4/lib/plugins/sfDoctrinePlugin/lib/form/sfFormFilterDoctrine.class.php#L148

EDIT: alternately, you could overload addTextQuery. Either way, explain the business logic clearly in a comment