pict-section-form 1.0.169 → 1.0.171

package/example_applications/postcard_example/providers/PictProvider-BestPostcardTheme.js

@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ Glug glug CUSTOMIZED glug Oo... -->
 				"Template": /*HTML*/`
             <div class="pure-u-1 pure-u-md-1-3">
                 <label {~D:Record.Macro.HTMLForID~}>{~D:Record.Name~}:</label>
-                <input type="number" {~D:Record.Macro.HTMLID~} {~D:Record.Macro.InputFullProperties~} class="pure-u-23-24" />
+                <input type="number" {~D:Record.Macro.HTMLID~} {~D:Record.Macro.InputFullProperties~} {~D:Record.Macro.InputChangeHandler~} class="pure-u-23-24" />
             </div>
 	`
 			},

package/example_applications/postcard_example/providers/PictProvider-Dynamic-Sections.js

@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ class PostcardDynamicSectionProvider extends libPictProvider
 			"Name": "Custom Dynamic Inputs",
 			"ViewHash": "MyDynamicView",
 
-			"AutoMarshalDataOnSolve": true,
 			"IncludeInMetatemplateSectionGeneration": false,
 
 			"Manifests": {

package/example_applications/simple_distill/Simple-Form-Application.js

@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ module.exports.default_configuration.pict_configuration = (
 
 					"Solvers":
 						[
+							'runSolvers()'
 						],
 					"MetaTemplates":
 						[
@@ -109,7 +110,25 @@ module.exports.default_configuration.pict_configuration = (
 								"Destination": "AppData.AuthorSchema"
 							}
 						],
-						EntityBundleTriggerGroup: "BookTriggerGroup"
+						EntityBundleTriggerGroup: "BookTriggerGroup",
+						EntityBundleTriggerOnInitialize: true
+					}
+				},
+				"TemplatedInput": {
+					Name: "Templated Input",
+					Hash: "TemplatedInput",
+					DataType: "String",
+					PictForm:
+					{
+						InputType: 'Templated',
+						Section: "Book", Group: "Author", Row: 2,
+						TriggerGroupHash: "BookTriggerGroup",
+						Template: "<div>{~T:AuthorInfo~}</div><div>{~TS:BookInfo:AppData.Books~}</div>",
+						Templates:
+						{
+							"AuthorInfo": "{~D:AppData.CurrentAuthor.IDAuthor~} :: {~D:AppData.CurrentAuthor.Name~}",
+							"BookInfo": "<div><img src=\"{~D:Record.ImageURL~}\" />{~D:Record.IDBook~} :: {~D:Record.Title~}</div>"
+						}
 					}
 				},
 				"Author.Name": {
@@ -124,7 +143,9 @@ module.exports.default_configuration.pict_configuration = (
 						{
 							TriggerGroupHash: "BookTriggerGroup",
 							TriggerAddress: "AppData.CurrentAuthor.Name",
-							MarshalEmptyValues: true
+							MarshalEmptyValues: true,
+							PreSolvers: [ 'NumBooks = getvalue("AppData.BookAuthorJoins.length")' ],
+							PostSolvers: [ 'runSolvers()' ],
 						}
 					}
 				},
@@ -168,6 +189,8 @@ module.exports.default_configuration.pict_configuration = (
 						{
 							Template: "Record GUIDBookAuthorJoin {~D:AppData.CurrentBookAuthorJoinForDisplayTemplate.GUIDBookAuthorJoin~} IDBook {~D:AppData.CurrentBookAuthorJoinForDisplayTemplate.IDBook~} is the first book for IDAuthor {~D:AppData.CurrentAuthor.IDAuthor~} AuthorName [{~D:AppData.CurrentAuthor.Name~}]",
 
+							TriggerGroupHash: "BookTriggerGroup",
+
 							EmptyValueTestList: ["AppData.CurrentBookAuthorJoinForDisplayTemplate"],
 							EmptyValueTemplate: "No BookAuthorJoin Found",
 
@@ -181,7 +204,7 @@ module.exports.default_configuration.pict_configuration = (
 								}]
 						}
 					}
-				}
+				},
 			}
 		}
 	});

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "pict-section-form",
-    "version": "1.0.169",
+    "version": "1.0.171",
     "description": "Pict dynamic form sections",
     "main": "source/Pict-Section-Form.js",
     "directories": {
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@
         "browser-env": "^3.3.0",
         "eslint": "^9.39.1",
         "jquery": "^3.7.1",
-        "pict": "^1.0.342",
-        "pict-application": "^1.0.29",
+        "pict": "^1.0.343",
+        "pict-application": "^1.0.30",
         "pict-service-commandlineutility": "^1.0.16",
         "quackage": "^1.0.45",
         "tui-grid": "^4.21.22",

package/source/providers/Pict-Provider-DynamicFormSolverBehaviors.js

@@ -72,6 +72,11 @@ class PictDynamicFormsSolverBehaviors extends libPictProvider
 		});
 	}
 
+	runSolvers()
+	{
+		return this.pict.providers.DynamicSolver.solveViews(undefined, true);
+	}
+
 	injectBehaviors(pExpressionParser)
 	{
 		// Wire up the solver functions.
@@ -92,6 +97,7 @@ class PictDynamicFormsSolverBehaviors extends libPictProvider
 		this.addSolverFunction(pExpressionParser, 'disablesolverordinall', 'fable.providers.DynamicFormSolverBehaviors.disableSolverOrdinal', 'Disables a solver ordinal so that it will not run.');
 
 		this.addSolverFunction(pExpressionParser, 'settabularrowlength', 'fable.providers.DynamicFormSolverBehaviors.setTabularRowLength', 'Sets the length of a tabular data set.');
+		this.addSolverFunction(pExpressionParser, 'runsolvers', 'fable.providers.DynamicFormSolverBehaviors.runSolvers', 'Solves all views.');
 
 		return false;
 	}

package/source/providers/Pict-Provider-DynamicInputEvents.js

@@ -217,9 +217,6 @@ class PictDynamicInputEvents extends libPictProvider
 			// pView is what is called whenever a hash is changed.  We could marshal from view, solve and remarshal to view.
 			pView.marshalFromView();
 		}
-		// Run any dynamic input providers for the input hash.
-		pView.pict.PictApplication.solve();
-		pView.marshalToView();
 	}
 
 	/**

package/source/providers/Pict-Provider-DynamicSolver.js

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ const libInputEntityBundleRequest = require('./inputs/Pict-Provider-Input-Entity
 const libInputAutofillTriggerGroup = require('./inputs/Pict-Provider-Input-AutofillTriggerGroup.js');
 const libInputMarkdown = require('./inputs/Pict-Provider-Input-Markdown.js');
 const libInputHTML = require('./inputs/Pict-Provider-Input-HTML.js');
+const libInputTemplated = require('./inputs/Pict-Provider-Input-Templated.js');
 const libInputPreciseNumber = require('./inputs/Pict-Provider-Input-PreciseNumber.js');
 const libInputLink = require('./inputs/Pict-Provider-Input-Link.js');
 const libInputTemplatedEntityLookup = require('./inputs/Pict-Provider-Input-TemplatedEntityLookup.js');
@@ -57,10 +58,11 @@ class PictDynamicSolver extends libPictProvider
 		/** @type {string} */
 		this.Hash;
 
+		this._RunSolversRegex = /\brunsolvers\b/gi;
+
 		// Initialize the solver service if it isn't up
 		this.fable.instantiateServiceProviderIfNotExists('ExpressionParser');
 
-
 		this.pict.addProviderSingleton('DynamicFormSolverBehaviors', libDynamicFormSolverBehaviors.default_configuration, libDynamicFormSolverBehaviors);
 		this.pict.providers.DynamicFormSolverBehaviors.injectBehaviors(this.fable.ExpressionParser);
 		this.pict.addProviderSingleton('DynamicMetaLists', libDynamicMetaLists.default_configuration, libDynamicMetaLists);
@@ -73,6 +75,7 @@ class PictDynamicSolver extends libPictProvider
 		this.pict.addProviderSingleton('Pict-Input-AutofillTriggerGroup', libInputAutofillTriggerGroup.default_configuration, libInputAutofillTriggerGroup);
 		this.pict.addProviderSingleton('Pict-Input-Markdown', libInputMarkdown.default_configuration, libInputMarkdown);
 		this.pict.addProviderSingleton('Pict-Input-HTML', libInputHTML.default_configuration, libInputHTML);
+		this.pict.addProviderSingleton('Pict-Input-Templated', libInputTemplated.default_configuration, libInputTemplated);
 		this.pict.addProviderSingleton('Pict-Input-PreciseNumber', libInputPreciseNumber.default_configuration, libInputPreciseNumber);
 		this.pict.addProviderSingleton('Pict-Input-TemplatedEntityLookup', libInputTemplatedEntityLookup.default_configuration, libInputTemplatedEntityLookup);
 		this.pict.addProviderSingleton('Pict-Input-Link', libInputLink.default_configuration, libInputLink);
@@ -175,7 +178,6 @@ class PictDynamicSolver extends libPictProvider
 						}
 					}
 				}
-				
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -254,6 +256,119 @@ class PictDynamicSolver extends libPictProvider
 		return tmpSolver;
 	}
 
+	/** @typedef {{ Ordinal: number, Expression: string } | string} Solver */
+
+	/**
+	 * Execute a set of adhoc solvers.
+	 *
+	 * @param {import('../views/Pict-View-DynamicForm.js')} pView - The dynamic view to execute the solvers against.
+	 * @param {Array<Solver>} pSolvers - An array of solvers to execute.
+	 * @param {string} pReason - The reason for executing the solvers.
+	 */
+	executeSolvers(pView, pSolvers, pReason)
+	{
+		const tmpSolvers = Array.isArray(pSolvers) ? pSolvers : [];
+		let tmpSolveOutcome = {};
+		tmpSolveOutcome.SolverResultsMap = {};
+		tmpSolveOutcome.StartTimeStamp = +new Date();
+
+		let tmpOrdinalsToSolve = {};
+		tmpSolveOutcome.SolveOrdinals = tmpOrdinalsToSolve;
+		for (let i = 0; i < tmpSolvers.length; i++)
+		{
+			const tmpSolver = this.checkSolver(tmpSolvers[i]);
+			if (tmpSolver)
+			{
+				let tmpOrdinalContainer = this.checkAutoSolveOrdinal(tmpSolver.Ordinal, tmpOrdinalsToSolve);
+				tmpOrdinalContainer.AdhocSolvers.push(tmpSolver);
+			}
+		}
+
+		// Now sort the ordinal container keys
+		let tmpOrdinalKeys = Object.keys(tmpOrdinalsToSolve);
+		tmpOrdinalKeys.sort((a, b) =>
+		{
+			if (isNaN(Number(a)) || isNaN(Number(b)))
+			{
+				return a.localeCompare(b);
+			}
+			return Number(a) - Number(b);
+		});
+
+		// Now enumerate the keys and solve each layer of the solution set
+		for (let i = 0; i < tmpOrdinalKeys.length; i++)
+		{
+			if (this.pict.LogNoisiness > 1)
+			{
+				this.log.trace(`DynamicSolver [${this.UUID}]::[${this.Hash}] [${pReason}] Solving ordinal ${tmpOrdinalKeys[i]}`);
+			}
+			let tmpOrdinalContainer = tmpOrdinalsToSolve[tmpOrdinalKeys[i]];
+			let tmpExecuteOrdinal = this.pict.providers.DynamicFormSolverBehaviors.checkSolverOrdinalEnabled(tmpOrdinalKeys[i]);
+			if (tmpExecuteOrdinal)
+			{
+				this.executeAdhocSolvers(pView, tmpOrdinalContainer.AdhocSolvers, pReason, Number(tmpOrdinalKeys[i]), tmpSolveOutcome.SolverResultsMap);
+			}
+		}
+
+		tmpSolveOutcome.EndTimeStamp = +new Date();
+
+		// It's up to the developer to decide if they want to use this information somewhere.
+		this.lastAdhocSolveOutcome = tmpSolveOutcome;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Runs each Adhoc solver formulae for a dynamic view group at a given ordinal.
+	 *
+	 * Or for all ordinals if no ordinal is passed.
+	 *
+	 * @param {import('../views/Pict-View-DynamicForm.js')} pView - The dynamic view to execute the solvers against.
+	 * @param {Array<string>} pAdhocSolverArray - An array of Solvers from the groups to solve.
+	 * @param {string} pReason - The reason for executing the solvers.
+	 * @param {number} pOrdinal - The ordinal value to filter to.  Optional.
+	 * @param {Object} pSolverResultsMap - The solver results map.
+	 * @param {boolean} [pPreventSolverCycles=false] - Whether to prevent solver cycles.
+	 */
+	executeAdhocSolvers(pView, pAdhocSolverArray, pReason, pOrdinal, pSolverResultsMap, pPreventSolverCycles = false)
+	{
+		let tmpFiltered = (typeof(pOrdinal) === 'undefined') ? false : true;
+		let tmpSolverReultsMap = this.prepareSolverResultsMap(pSolverResultsMap);
+
+		for (let i = 0; i < pAdhocSolverArray.length; i++)
+		{
+			let tmpSolver = this.checkSolver(pAdhocSolverArray[i], tmpFiltered, pOrdinal);
+			if (typeof(tmpSolver) === 'undefined')
+			{
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			if (pPreventSolverCycles && tmpSolver.Expression.match(this._RunSolversRegex))
+			{
+				if (this.pict.LogNoisiness > 0)
+				{
+					pView.log.warn(`Dynamic View [${pView.UUID}]::[${pView.Hash}] [${pReason}] skipping RecordSet ordinal ${tmpSolver.Ordinal} [${tmpSolver.Expression}] due to solver cycle prevention.`);
+				}
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			tmpSolver.StartTimeStamp = +new Date();
+			tmpSolver.Hash = `AdhocSolver-${i}`;
+
+			// TODO: Precompile the solvers (it's super easy)
+			if (this.pict.LogNoisiness > 1)
+			{
+				this.pict.log.trace(`Dynamic View [${pView.UUID}]::[${pView.Hash}] [${pReason}] solving equation ${i} ordinal ${tmpSolver.Ordinal} [${pView.options.Solvers[i]}]`);
+			}
+			tmpSolver.ResultsObject = {};
+			let tmpSolutionValue = this.fable.ExpressionParser.solve(tmpSolver.Expression, pView.getMarshalDestinationObject(), tmpSolver.ResultsObject, this.pict.manifest, pView.getMarshalDestinationObject());
+			if (this.pict.LogNoisiness > 1)
+			{
+				this.pict.log.trace(`[${tmpSolver.Expression}] [${pReason}] result was ${tmpSolutionValue}`);
+			}
+			tmpSolverReultsMap.ExecutedSolvers.push(tmpSolver);
+			tmpSolver.EndTimeStamp = +new Date();
+		}
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Runs each RecordSet solver formulae for a dynamic view group at a given ordinal.
 	 *
@@ -262,8 +377,9 @@ class PictDynamicSolver extends libPictProvider
 	 * @param {array} pGroupSolverArray - An array of Solvers from the groups to solve.
 	 * @param {number} pOrdinal - The ordinal value to filter to.  Optional.
 	 * @param {Object} pSolverResultsMap - The solver results map.
+	 * @param {boolean} [pPreventSolverCycles=false] - Whether to prevent solver cycles.
 	 */
-	executeGroupSolvers(pGroupSolverArray, pOrdinal, pSolverResultsMap)
+	executeGroupSolvers(pGroupSolverArray, pOrdinal, pSolverResultsMap, pPreventSolverCycles = false)
 	{
 		// This is purely for readability of the code below ... uglify optimizes it out.
 		let tmpFiltered = (typeof(pOrdinal) === 'undefined') ? false : true;
@@ -280,6 +396,15 @@ class PictDynamicSolver extends libPictProvider
 				continue;
 			}
 
+			if (pPreventSolverCycles && tmpSolver.Expression.match(this._RunSolversRegex))
+			{
+				if (this.pict.LogNoisiness > 0)
+				{
+					tmpView.log.warn(`Dynamic View [${tmpView.UUID}]::[${tmpView.Hash}] skipping RecordSet ordinal ${tmpSolver.Ordinal} [${tmpSolver.Expression}] due to solver cycle prevention.`);
+				}
+				continue;
+			}
+
 			tmpSolver.StartTimeStamp = Date.now();
 			tmpSolver.Hash = `${pGroupSolverArray[j].ViewHash}-GroupSolver-${j}`;
 
@@ -328,8 +453,9 @@ class PictDynamicSolver extends libPictProvider
 	 * @param {Array} pViewSectionSolverArray - The array of view section solvers.
 	 * @param {number} pOrdinal - The ordinal value.
 	 * @param {Object} pSolverResultsMap - The solver results map.
+	 * @param {boolean} [pPreventSolverCycles=false] - Whether to prevent solver cycles.
 	 */
-	executeSectionSolvers(pViewSectionSolverArray, pOrdinal, pSolverResultsMap)
+	executeSectionSolvers(pViewSectionSolverArray, pOrdinal, pSolverResultsMap, pPreventSolverCycles = false)
 	{
 		let tmpFiltered = (typeof(pOrdinal) === 'undefined') ? false : true;
 		let tmpSolverReultsMap = this.prepareSolverResultsMap(pSolverResultsMap);
@@ -343,6 +469,15 @@ class PictDynamicSolver extends libPictProvider
 				continue;
 			}
 
+			if (pPreventSolverCycles && tmpSolver.Expression.match(this._RunSolversRegex))
+			{
+				if (this.pict.LogNoisiness > 0)
+				{
+					tmpView.log.warn(`Dynamic View [${tmpView.UUID}]::[${tmpView.Hash}] skipping RecordSet ordinal ${tmpSolver.Ordinal} [${tmpSolver.Expression}] due to solver cycle prevention.`);
+				}
+				continue;
+			}
+
 			tmpSolver.StartTimeStamp = +new Date();
 			tmpSolver.Hash = `${pViewSectionSolverArray[i].ViewHash}-SectionSolver-${i}`;
 
@@ -408,7 +543,7 @@ class PictDynamicSolver extends libPictProvider
 	{
 		if (!(pOrdinal.toString() in pOrdinalSet))
 		{
-			pOrdinalSet[pOrdinal.toString()] = { ViewSolvers:[], SectionSolvers:[], GroupSolvers:[] };
+			pOrdinalSet[pOrdinal.toString()] = { ViewSolvers:[], SectionSolvers:[], GroupSolvers:[], AdhocSolvers:[] };
 		}
 		return pOrdinalSet[pOrdinal];
 	}
@@ -434,11 +569,14 @@ class PictDynamicSolver extends libPictProvider
 	 * leaves on the tree.
 
 	 * @param {Array|string[]} [pViewHashes] - An optional array of view hashes to solve. If not provided, all views in the fable will be solved.
+	 * @param {boolean} [pPreventSolverCycles] - An optional context string for the solve operation.
+	 * TODO: make sure you can't cycle with the same solve context - new solver method to invoke this
 	 */
-	solveViews(pViewHashes)
+	solveViews(pViewHashes, pPreventSolverCycles)
 	{
 		//this.log.trace(`Dynamic View Provider [${this.UUID}]::[${this.Hash}] solving views.`);
 		let tmpViewHashes = Array.isArray(pViewHashes) ? pViewHashes : Object.keys(this.fable.views);
+		const tmpPreventSolverCycles = pPreventSolverCycles === true;
 
 		let tmpSolveOutcome = {};
 		tmpSolveOutcome.SolverResultsMap = {};
@@ -513,8 +651,8 @@ class PictDynamicSolver extends libPictProvider
 			let tmpExecuteOrdinal = this.pict.providers.DynamicFormSolverBehaviors.checkSolverOrdinalEnabled(tmpOrdinalKeys[i]);
 			if (tmpExecuteOrdinal)
 			{
-				this.executeGroupSolvers(tmpOrdinalContainer.GroupSolvers, Number(tmpOrdinalKeys[i]), tmpSolveOutcome.SolverResultsMap);
-				this.executeSectionSolvers(tmpOrdinalContainer.SectionSolvers, Number(tmpOrdinalKeys[i]), tmpSolveOutcome.SolverResultsMap);
+				this.executeGroupSolvers(tmpOrdinalContainer.GroupSolvers, Number(tmpOrdinalKeys[i]), tmpSolveOutcome.SolverResultsMap, tmpPreventSolverCycles);
+				this.executeSectionSolvers(tmpOrdinalContainer.SectionSolvers, Number(tmpOrdinalKeys[i]), tmpSolveOutcome.SolverResultsMap, tmpPreventSolverCycles);
 				this.executeViewSolvers(tmpOrdinalContainer.ViewSolvers, Number(tmpOrdinalKeys[i]), tmpSolveOutcome.SolverResultsMap);
 			}
 		}

package/source/providers/Pict-Provider-MetatemplateGenerator.js

@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ const _DynamicInputViewSection = (
 			"Name": "Dynamic Inputs",
 			"ViewHash": "PictFormMetacontroller-DynamicInputs",
 
-			"AutoMarshalDataOnSolve": true,
 			"IncludeInMetatemplateSectionGeneration": false,
 
 			"Manifests": {

package/source/providers/dynamictemplates/Pict-DynamicTemplates-DefaultFormTemplates.js

@@ -280,6 +280,15 @@ Glug glug glug Oo... -->
 					<input type="hidden" {~D:Record.Macro.InputFullProperties~} {~D:Record.Macro.InputChangeHandler~} value="">
 					<span>{~D:Record.Name~}:</span>
 					<div id="DISPLAY-FOR-{~D:Record.Macro.RawHTMLID~}" class="pict-section-form-html"></div>
+`
+		},
+		{
+			"HashPostfix": "-Template-Input-InputType-Templated",
+			"DefaultInputExtensions": ["Pict-Input-Templated"],
+			"Template": /*HTML*/`
+					<!-- InputType Templated {~D:Record.Hash~} {~D:Record.DataType~} -->
+					<input type="hidden" {~D:Record.Macro.InputFullProperties~} {~D:Record.Macro.InputChangeHandler~} value="">
+					<div id="DISPLAY-FOR-{~D:Record.Macro.RawHTMLID~}" class="pict-section-form-templated"></div>
 `
 		},
 		{
@@ -471,6 +480,17 @@ Glug glug glug Oo... -->
 					<span>{~D:Record.PictForm.ExtraDescription~}</span>
 					<div id="DISPLAY-FOR-{~D:Record.Macro.RawHTMLID~}" class="pict-section-form-html"></div>
 				</div>
+`
+		},
+		{
+			"HashPostfix": "-VerticalTemplate-Input-InputType-Templated",
+			"DefaultInputExtensions": ["Pict-Input-Templated"],
+			"Template": /*HTML*/`
+				<!-- InputType Templated {~D:Record.Hash~} {~D:Record.DataType~} -->
+				<div class="pict-form-vertical-input">
+					<input type="hidden" {~D:Record.Macro.InputFullProperties~} {~D:Record.Macro.InputChangeHandler~} value="">
+					<div id="DISPLAY-FOR-{~D:Record.Macro.RawHTMLID~}" class="pict-section-form-templated"></div>
+				</div>
 `
 		},
 		{

package/source/providers/inputs/Pict-Provider-Input-AutofillTriggerGroup.js

@@ -131,6 +131,17 @@ class CustomInputHandler extends libPictSectionInputExtension
 				const tmpGroupConfig = tmpTriggerGroupConfigurations[i];
 				if (tmpGroupConfig.TriggerAllInputs)
 				{
+					if (Array.isArray(tmpGroupConfig.PreSolvers))
+					{
+						this.pict.providers.DynamicSolver.executeSolvers(pView, tmpGroupConfig.PreSolvers, `AutofillTriggerGroup hash ${tmpGroupConfig.TriggerGroupHash} pre-trigger`);
+					}
+					pView.registerOnTransactionCompleteCallback(pTransactionGUID, () =>
+					{
+						if (Array.isArray(tmpGroupConfig.PostSolvers))
+						{
+							this.pict.providers.DynamicSolver.executeSolvers(pView, tmpGroupConfig.PostSolvers, `AutofillTriggerGroup hash ${tmpGroupConfig.TriggerGroupHash} post-trigger`);
+						}
+					});
 					this.pict.views.PictFormMetacontroller.triggerGlobalInputEvent(
 						`TriggerGroup:${tmpGroupConfig.TriggerGroupHash}:DataChange:${pInput.Hash || pInput.DataAddress}:${this.pict.getUUID()}`,
 						pTransactionGUID);
@@ -161,6 +172,17 @@ class CustomInputHandler extends libPictSectionInputExtension
 				const tmpGroupConfig = tmpTriggerGroupConfigurations[i];
 				if (tmpGroupConfig.TriggerAllInputs)
 				{
+					if (Array.isArray(tmpGroupConfig.PreSolvers))
+					{
+						this.pict.providers.DynamicSolver.executeSolvers(pView, tmpGroupConfig.PreSolvers, `AutofillTriggerGroup hash ${tmpGroupConfig.TriggerGroupHash} tabular pre-trigger`);
+					}
+					pView.registerOnTransactionCompleteCallback(pTransactionGUID, () =>
+					{
+						if (Array.isArray(tmpGroupConfig.PostSolvers))
+						{
+							this.pict.providers.DynamicSolver.executeSolvers(pView, tmpGroupConfig.PostSolvers, `AutofillTriggerGroup hash ${tmpGroupConfig.TriggerGroupHash} tabular post-trigger`);
+						}
+					});
 					this.pict.views.PictFormMetacontroller.triggerGlobalInputEvent(
 						`TriggerGroup:${tmpGroupConfig.TriggerGroupHash}:DataChange:${pInput.Hash || pInput.DataAddress}:${this.pict.getUUID()}`,
 						pTransactionGUID);
@@ -207,6 +229,11 @@ class CustomInputHandler extends libPictSectionInputExtension
 				continue;
 			}
 
+			if (Array.isArray(tmpAutoFillTriggerGroup.PreSolvers))
+			{
+				this.pict.providers.DynamicSolver.executeSolvers(pView, tmpAutoFillTriggerGroup.PreSolvers, `AutofillTriggerGroup hash ${tmpAutoFillTriggerGroup.TriggerGroupHash} pre-autofill`);
+			}
+
 			//FIXME: why is this check here? revisit
 			if ('TriggerAddress' in tmpAutoFillTriggerGroup)
 			{
@@ -223,6 +250,11 @@ class CustomInputHandler extends libPictSectionInputExtension
 				this.pict.providers['Pict-Input-Select'].refreshSelectList(tmpInputView, tmpInputView.getGroup(pInput.PictForm.GroupIndex), tmpInputView.getRow(pInput.PictForm.GroupIndex, pInput.PictForm.Row), pInput, pValue, pHTMLSelector);
 				tmpInputView.manualMarshalDataToViewByInput(pInput, tmpEventGUID);
 			}
+
+			if (Array.isArray(tmpAutoFillTriggerGroup.PostSolvers))
+			{
+				this.pict.providers.DynamicSolver.executeSolvers(pView, tmpAutoFillTriggerGroup.PostSolvers, `AutofillTriggerGroup hash ${tmpAutoFillTriggerGroup.TriggerGroupHash} post-autofill`);
+			}
 		}
 
 		return super.onAfterEventCompletion(pView, pInput, pValue, pHTMLSelector, pEvent, pTransactionGUID);

package/source/providers/inputs/Pict-Provider-Input-EntityBundleRequest.js

@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ class CustomInputHandler extends libPictSectionInputExtension
 	onInputInitialize(pView, pGroup, pRow, pInput, pValue, pHTMLSelector, pTransactionGUID)
 	{
 		// Try to get the input element
-		if (pValue && pInput.PictForm && pInput.PictForm.EntityBundleTriggerOnInitialize)
+		if (pInput.PictForm && (pValue || pInput.PictForm.EntityBundleTriggerWithoutValue) && pInput.PictForm.EntityBundleTriggerOnInitialize)
 		{
 			// This is a request on initial load
 			this.gatherDataFromServer(pView, pInput, pValue, pHTMLSelector, pTransactionGUID);
@@ -334,6 +334,7 @@ class CustomInputHandler extends libPictSectionInputExtension
 	 */
 	onInputInitializeTabular(pView, pGroup, pInput, pValue, pHTMLSelector, pRowIndex, pTransactionGUID)
 	{
+		this.log.error(`EntityBundleRequest for input [${pInput.Hash}] Tabular support is intentionally not supported.`);
 		return super.onInputInitializeTabular(pView, pGroup, pInput, pValue, pHTMLSelector, pRowIndex, pTransactionGUID);
 	}
 
@@ -349,59 +350,36 @@ class CustomInputHandler extends libPictSectionInputExtension
 	 */
 	onDataChange(pView, pInput, pValue, pHTMLSelector, pTransactionGUID)
 	{
-		this.gatherDataFromServer(pView, pInput, pValue, pHTMLSelector, pTransactionGUID);
+		if (pInput.PictForm && (pValue || pInput.PictForm.EntityBundleTriggerWithoutValue) && pInput.PictForm.EntityBundleTriggerOnDataChange !== false)
+		{
+			this.gatherDataFromServer(pView, pInput, pValue, pHTMLSelector, pTransactionGUID);
+		}
 		return super.onDataChange(pView, pInput, pValue, pHTMLSelector, pTransactionGUID);
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Handles the change event for tabular data.
+	 * This input extension only responds to events
 	 *
 	 * @param {Object} pView - The view object.
 	 * @param {Object} pInput - The input object.
-	 * @param {any} pValue - The new value.
+	 * @param {any} pValue - The value from AppData.
 	 * @param {string} pHTMLSelector - The HTML selector.
-	 * @param {number} pRowIndex - The index of the row.
-	 * @param {string} pTransactionGUID - The transaction GUID for the event dispatch.
-	 * @returns {any} - The result of the super method.
+	 * @param {string} pEvent - The event hash that is expected to be triggered.
+	 * @param {string} pTransactionGUID - The transaction GUID, if any.
+	 * @returns {boolean} - Returns true.
 	 */
-	onDataChangeTabular(pView, pInput, pValue, pHTMLSelector, pRowIndex, pTransactionGUID)
+	onAfterEventCompletion(pView, pInput, pValue, pHTMLSelector, pEvent, pTransactionGUID)
 	{
-		this.gatherDataFromServer(pView, pInput, pValue, pHTMLSelector, pTransactionGUID);
-		return super.onDataChangeTabular(pView, pInput, pValue, pHTMLSelector, pRowIndex, pTransactionGUID);
-	}
+		const tmpPayload = typeof pEvent === 'string' ? pEvent : '';
+		let [ tmpType, tmpGroupHash ] = tmpPayload.split(':');
 
-	/**
-	 * Marshals data to the form for the given input.
-	 *
-	 * @param {Object} pView - The view object.
-	 * @param {Object} pGroup - The group object.
-	 * @param {Object} pRow - The row object.
-	 * @param {Object} pInput - The input object.
-	 * @param {any} pValue - The value to be marshaled.
-	 * @param {string} pHTMLSelector - The HTML selector.
-	 * @param {string} pTransactionGUID - The transaction GUID for the event dispatch.
-	 * @returns {boolean} - Returns true if the value is successfully marshaled to the form, otherwise false.
-	 */
-	onDataMarshalToForm(pView, pGroup, pRow, pInput, pValue, pHTMLSelector, pTransactionGUID)
-	{
-		return super.onDataMarshalToForm(pView, pGroup, pRow, pInput, pValue, pHTMLSelector, pTransactionGUID);
-	}
+		if (pInput.PictForm.TriggerGroupHash !== tmpGroupHash)
+		{
+			return super.onAfterEventCompletion(pView, pInput, pValue, pHTMLSelector, pEvent, pTransactionGUID);
+		}
+		this.gatherDataFromServer(pView, pInput, pValue, pHTMLSelector, pTransactionGUID);
 
-	/**
-	 * Marshals data to a form in tabular format.
-	 *
-	 * @param {Object} pView - The view object.
-	 * @param {Object} pGroup - The group object.
-	 * @param {Object} pInput - The input object.
-	 * @param {any} pValue - The value parameter.
-	 * @param {string} pHTMLSelector - The HTML selector parameter.
-	 * @param {number} pRowIndex - The row index parameter.
-	 * @param {string} pTransactionGUID - The transaction GUID for the event dispatch.
-	 * @returns {any} - The result of the data marshaling.
-	 */
-	onDataMarshalToFormTabular(pView, pGroup, pInput, pValue, pHTMLSelector, pRowIndex, pTransactionGUID)
-	{
-		return super.onDataMarshalToFormTabular(pView, pGroup, pInput, pValue, pHTMLSelector, pRowIndex, pTransactionGUID);
+		return super.onAfterEventCompletion(pView, pInput, pValue, pHTMLSelector, pEvent, pTransactionGUID);
 	}
 }