frontend populate defaults all fields

application/Espo/Resources/metadata/fields/array.json

@@ -97,5 +97,6 @@
         "update",
         "add",
         "remove"
-    ]
+    ],
+    "default": []
 }

application/Espo/Resources/metadata/fields/autoincrement.json

@@ -9,5 +9,6 @@
     },
     "hookClassName": "Espo\\Tools\\FieldManager\\Hooks\\AutoincrementType",
     "textFilter": true,
-    "readOnly": true
+    "readOnly": true,
+    "default": null
 }

application/Espo/Resources/metadata/fields/barcode.json

@@ -54,5 +54,6 @@
         "type": "varchar",
         "len": 255
     },
-    "validatorClassName": "Espo\\Classes\\FieldValidators\\VarcharType"
+    "validatorClassName": "Espo\\Classes\\FieldValidators\\VarcharType",
+    "default": null
 }

application/Espo/Resources/metadata/fields/bool.json

@@ -20,5 +20,6 @@
     "filter": true,
     "fieldDefs": {
         "notNull": true
-    }
+    },
+    "default": false
 }

application/Espo/Resources/metadata/fields/checklist.json

@@ -73,5 +73,6 @@
     },
     "translatedOptions": true,
     "dynamicLogicOptions": true,
-    "personalData": true
+    "personalData": true,
+    "default": []
 }

application/Espo/Resources/metadata/fields/date.json

@@ -79,5 +79,6 @@
     },
     "personalData": true,
     "valueFactoryClassName": "Espo\\Core\\Field\\Date\\DateFactory",
-    "attributeExtractorClassName": "Espo\\Core\\Field\\Date\\DateAttributeExtractor"
+    "attributeExtractorClassName": "Espo\\Core\\Field\\Date\\DateAttributeExtractor",
+    "default": null
 }

application/Espo/Resources/metadata/fields/datetime.json

@@ -93,5 +93,6 @@
     },
     "personalData": true,
     "valueFactoryClassName": "Espo\\Core\\Field\\DateTime\\DateTimeFactory",
-    "attributeExtractorClassName": "Espo\\Core\\Field\\DateTime\\DateTimeAttributeExtractor"
+    "attributeExtractorClassName": "Espo\\Core\\Field\\DateTime\\DateTimeAttributeExtractor",
+    "default": null
 }

application/Espo/Resources/metadata/fields/datetimeOptional.json

@@ -101,5 +101,6 @@
     "view": "views/fields/datetime-optional",
     "personalData": true,
     "valueFactoryClassName": "Espo\\Core\\Field\\DateTimeOptional\\DateTimeOptionalFactory",
-    "attributeExtractorClassName": "Espo\\Core\\Field\\DateTimeOptional\\DateTimeOptionalAttributeExtractor"
+    "attributeExtractorClassName": "Espo\\Core\\Field\\DateTimeOptional\\DateTimeOptionalAttributeExtractor",
+    "default": null
 }

application/Espo/Resources/metadata/fields/email.json

@@ -57,5 +57,6 @@
     "textFilter": true,
     "personalData": true,
     "valueFactoryClassName": "Espo\\Core\\Field\\EmailAddress\\EmailAddressGroupFactory",
-    "attributeExtractorClassName": "Espo\\Core\\Field\\EmailAddress\\EmailAddressGroupAttributeExtractor"
+    "attributeExtractorClassName": "Espo\\Core\\Field\\EmailAddress\\EmailAddressGroupAttributeExtractor",
+    "default": null
 }

application/Espo/Resources/metadata/fields/multiEnum.json

@@ -105,5 +105,6 @@
         "update",
         "add",
         "remove"
-    ]
+    ],
+    "default": []
 }

application/Espo/Resources/metadata/fields/number.json

@@ -36,5 +36,6 @@
     },
     "hookClassName": "Espo\\Tools\\FieldManager\\Hooks\\NumberType",
     "textFilter": true,
-    "readOnly": true
+    "readOnly": true,
+    "default": null
 }

application/Espo/Resources/metadata/fields/phone.json

@@ -76,5 +76,6 @@
     "textFilter": true,
     "personalData": true,
     "valueFactoryClassName": "Espo\\Core\\Field\\PhoneNumber\\PhoneNumberGroupFactory",
-    "attributeExtractorClassName": "Espo\\Core\\Field\\PhoneNumber\\PhoneNumberGroupAttributeExtractor"
+    "attributeExtractorClassName": "Espo\\Core\\Field\\PhoneNumber\\PhoneNumberGroupAttributeExtractor",
+    "default": null
 }

application/Espo/Resources/metadata/fields/text.json

@@ -63,5 +63,6 @@
     "personalData": true,
     "textFilter": true,
     "textFilterForeign": true,
-    "fullTextSearch": true
+    "fullTextSearch": true,
+    "default": null
 }

application/Espo/Resources/metadata/fields/url.json

@@ -49,5 +49,6 @@
     "fieldDefs": {
         "type": "varchar"
     },
-    "personalData": true
+    "personalData": true,
+    "default": null
 }

application/Espo/Resources/metadata/fields/urlMultiple.json

@@ -54,5 +54,6 @@
         "update",
         "add",
         "remove"
-    ]
+    ],
+    "default": []
 }

application/Espo/Resources/metadata/fields/varchar.json

@@ -71,5 +71,6 @@
     "textFilter": true,
     "textFilterForeign": true,
     "dynamicLogicOptions": true,
-    "fullTextSearch": true
+    "fullTextSearch": true,
+    "default": null
 }

application/Espo/Resources/metadata/fields/wysiwyg.json

@@ -56,5 +56,6 @@
     "textFilter": true,
     "fullTextSearch": true,
     "duplicatorClassName": "Espo\\Classes\\FieldDuplicators\\Wysiwyg",
-    "validatorClassName": "Espo\\Classes\\FieldValidators\\TextType"
+    "validatorClassName": "Espo\\Classes\\FieldValidators\\TextType",
+    "default": null
 }

client/src/helpers/model/defaults-populator.js

@@ -36,12 +36,14 @@ class DefaultsPopulator {
      * @param {module:models/preferences} preferences
      * @param {module:acl-manager} acl
      * @param {module:models/settings} config
+     * @param {module:metadata} metadata
      */
-    constructor(user, preferences, acl, config) {
+    constructor(user, preferences, acl, config, metadata) {
         this.user = user;
         this.preferences = preferences;
         this.acl = acl;
         this.config = config;
+        this.metadata = metadata;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -62,6 +64,8 @@ class DefaultsPopulator {
             this.prepareForPortal(model, defaultHash);
         }
 
+        this.prepareFields(model, defaultHash);
+
         for (const attr in defaultHash) {
             if (model.has(attr)) {
                 delete defaultHash[attr];
@@ -215,6 +219,87 @@ class DefaultsPopulator {
             }
         }
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @param {module:model} model
+     * @param {Object.<string, *>} defaultHash
+     * @private
+     */
+    prepareFields(model, defaultHash) {
+        const set = (attribute, value) => {
+            if (
+                attribute in defaultHash ||
+                model.has(attribute)
+            ) {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            defaultHash[attribute] = value;
+        };
+
+        model.getFieldList().forEach(field => {
+            const type = model.getFieldType(field);
+
+            if (!type) {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            /** @type {{default?: *}} */
+            const defs = this.metadata.get(`fields.${type}`) || {};
+
+            if ('default' in defs) {
+                set(field, defs.default);
+
+                return;
+            }
+
+            if (
+                type === 'link' ||
+                type === 'linkOne' ||
+                type === 'file' ||
+                type === 'image'
+            ) {
+                set(field + 'Id', null);
+                set(field + 'Name', null);
+
+                return;
+            }
+
+            if (type === 'linkParent') {
+                set(field + 'Id', null);
+                set(field + 'Name', null);
+                set(field + 'Type', null);
+
+                return;
+            }
+
+            if (
+                type === 'linkMultiple' ||
+                type === 'attachmentMultiple'
+            ) {
+                set(field + 'Ids', []);
+                set(field + 'Names', {});
+
+                return;
+            }
+
+            if (type === 'enum') {
+                /** @type {string[]} */
+                const options = model.getFieldParam(field, 'options') || [];
+                let value = options[0] || '';
+                value = value !== '' ? value : null;
+
+                set(field, value);
+
+                return;
+            }
+
+            if (type === 'currency') {
+                set(field, null);
+                set(field + 'Currency', null);
+            }
+        });
+    }
 }
 
 export default DefaultsPopulator;

client/src/model.js

@@ -831,6 +831,19 @@ class Model {
         setRelate(data);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get a field list.
+     *
+     * @return {string[]}
+     */
+    getFieldList() {
+        if (!this.defs || !this.defs.fields) {
+            return [];
+        }
+
+        return Object.keys(this.defs.fields);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Get a field type.
      *

client/src/views/record/base.js

@@ -1287,7 +1287,8 @@ class BaseRecordView extends View {
             this.getUser(),
             this.getPreferences(),
             this.getAcl(),
-            this.getConfig()
+            this.getConfig(),
+            this.getMetadata()
         );
 
         populator.populate(this.model);

schema/metadata/fields.json

@@ -121,6 +121,9 @@
             },
             "description": "Columns used in full-text search."
         },
+        "default": {
+            "description": "A default value. Used when populating defaults for a new record in frontend. Usually to be set to null."
+        },
         "valueFactoryClassName": {
             "type": "string",
             "description": "A factory that creates value-objects for this field. A value-object can be obtained by calling getValueObject method on an Entity. Should implement Espo\\ORM\\Value\\ValueFactory."