Is there a way or is it currently possible to add an entity reference field to a content type that references config pages?

Thanks in advance!

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#6 config_page_reference_in_nodes.patch2.41 KBvitaliiishchenko
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marknatividad created an issue. See original summary.

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shumer commented
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Hey, probably you would need to do something like that

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marknatividad commented

Thanks @shumer, I think that allows the reference to be made to the config page type configuration. Is there a way to reference the actual content of a config page?

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marknatividad commented

Looking at the module code, a decision was made to remove config pages from the dropdown select.. I wonder what the reason was?

/**
 * Implements hook_form_FORM_ID_alter().
 */
function config_pages_form_field_storage_config_edit_form_alter(&$form, FormStateInterface $form_state, $form_id) {

  // Config pages is a specific type of entity so we want to remove it from
  // select.
  $element = &$form['settings']['target_type'];
  if (!empty($element['#options'])) {
    foreach ($element['#options'] as $key => $val) {
      if (is_array($element['#options'][$key]) && isset($element['#options'][$key]['config_pages'])) {
        unset($element['#options'][$key]['config_pages']);
      }
    }
  }
}
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shumer commented

The ConfigPage is not a usual entity from a Drupal perspective. There is a specific property caleed "Context" exists, so if you'll reference to a entity itself you won't be able to load a proper data when context is changed (for exapmle language or domain). Hence, this type of reference is unavailbale.
If I were you I probably still make a reference to a Type itself as of my first comment. But also you can create a field formatter which will load a proper ConfigPage for required type. This probably can be added to a module, so if you want to introduce a patch feel free to do it.

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vitaliiishchenko commented
Assigned: Unassigned » vitaliiishchenko
Status: Active » Patch (to be ported)
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I added a field formatter which loads a proper ConfigPage for required node type.

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miritas commented

I've checked the patch on clean Drupal installation. Works ok for me.
However, I've replaced the use of a static method call with a non-static. The changes have been pushed to Gitlab.

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miritas commented
Status: Patch (to be ported) » Needs review

shumer opened merge request !2

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shumer commented
Status: Needs review » Fixed

Status: Fixed » Closed (fixed)

Automatically closed - issue fixed for 2 weeks with no activity.