Introduction to Liferay Forms

The Liferay Forms application is a full-featured form building tool for collecting data. There’s lots of built-in functionality. For the pieces you’re missing, there are extension points.

This section of articles shows developers how to

1. Store form entry data in an alternative format. The default storage type is JSON.

2. [Coming Soon] Create new form field types.

Liferay Forms Extension Points

Here’s a compilation of the Liferay Forms application’s extension points that are ready for your customization:

• Create a Form Storage Adapter by implementing a StorageAdapter or by extending the Abstract implementation, BaseStorageAdapter.
• Create a Form Field Type by implementing a DDMFormFieldType, DDMFormFieldTypeSettings, and a DDMFormFieldTemplateContextContributor.
• Create custom validation rules for form fields by implementing a DDMFormFieldValueValidator.