Cannot seem to force to POST...

[carlbeechvuw]

Discussed in #2568

^{Originally posted by carlbeechvuw October 3, 2024}
Hi
Working with V2 - on both Grid and Form objects, I always get GET style data rather than POST... I'm using php with a front end web page which uses w2ui - and the PHP always reports comms as being GET. (As its the receiving PHP, I can't do a jsfiddle to demonstrate I'm afraid...)

Here's the front end code:

<script type="module">
import { w2layout, w2grid, w2toolbar, w2alert,w2form,w2utils,w2ui } from 'https://rawgit.com/vitmalina/w2ui/master/dist/w2ui.es6.min.js'
let config = {
    layout: {
        name: 'layout',
        padding: 4,
        panels: [
            { type: 'main', size: '25%', resizable: true  }
        ]
    },
	PtchGrpDates: {
		name: 'PtchGrpDates',
		method: 'POST',
		url: 'retrievedata.php?datatype=PtchGrpDates&ObjType=GRID',
		show: {
			toolbar: true,
			footer: true ,
			toolbarAdd: true ,
			toolbarSave: true 
			},
		columns: 
			[
			{ field : 'PatchingGroup', text: 'Group', size: '200px', sortable: true, hidden: 0, editable: { type: 'text' }  },
			{ field : 'PatchingDate', text: 'Patching date', size: '100px', sortable: true, hidden: 0, editable: { type: 'text' }  }
			],
		postData: {
			datatype : 'PtchGrpDates',
			ObjType : 'GRID'
			},
		onSubmit(event) {
			   event.detail.httpMethod = 'POST'
			}
		}
	}
let layout = new w2layout( config.layout )
let PtchGrpDates = new w2grid( config.PtchGrpDates )
layout.render('#PATCHGRPDT')
layout.html('main',PtchGrpDates)
</script>

When I make a change and click save, I've got PHP sending information to a log file - here's the relevant part:

2024-10-03 07:33:46 ConsolidateInputs:POST variables:
2024-10-03 07:33:46 ConsolidateInputs:GET variables:
2024-10-03 07:33:46 GET variable:datatype=PtchGrpDates
2024-10-03 07:33:46 GET variable:ObjType=GRID
2024-10-03 07:33:46 GET variable:request={"datatype":"PtchGrpDates","ObjType":"GRID","changes":[{"recid":"1000024","PatchingDate":"2024-09-23"}],"action":"save"}

As you can see in the code, I've tried to set the sending method to be POST, but it doesnt appear to work... as mentioned, its the same with FORMS as well...

I know I'm missing something - but after 2-3 weeks of not being able to work it out - I thought I'd raise this as a query...

Addendum - forgot to include that I'd made a simple HTML form, using POST and this came through correctly as POST variables as expected.

Hope you're able to help

Thanks
Carl.

[carlbeechvuw]

Submitting as issue as there was no comment in discussion board...

[carlbeechvuw]

Addendum - forgot to include that I'd made a simple HTML form, using POST, which sent data through to the PHP and this came through correctly as POST variables as expected - so I know that the PHP is working correctly - which demonstrates the issue is with the html/w2ui...
Hope that clarifies.

[iapyeh]

I have the same problem for making w2grid to make "POST" to backend server.
It seems impossible to do it.
At line 12856:

"GET" is hard coded to httpMethod.
Then in line 2943:

There is no change for dataType=JSON to change the request method to be "POST"

[carlbeechvuw]

I'm sad to say that I'm actively looking / developing alternate options to replace the system I'd developed on top of W2UI, using individual jquery/bootstrap components as post is something I'd really like to have, and I'd not had a response... :-(
I'm using tabulator for grid and creating my own menus / forms...

[iapyeh]

I figured a way to submit POST when w2grid make requests: hooking on the onRequest event, like this: