Help rendering dynamic list

[JSG-1]

Hi @danielo515

Problem:
I am trying to use your plugin to render a list of my current projects, so I can chose which ones I want to update during my weekly review. I already have a script that gathers a list of project folder notes, and I want to dynamically present each project as a checkbox in a modal. However, obsidian-modal-form seems to only allow static field definitions.

Question:
How can I use the list (that my script generates) to dynamically create the checkbox fields at runtime, so I can pick which projects I want to update today? Is there a recommended approach or workaround to feed a custom field list directly into your plugin’s modal? Any guidance would be greatly appreciated!

Best regards,
JSG

[danielo515]

Hello @JSG-1, I transformed your issue into a discussion because I think it will be handled better like that.
From the form builder there is no way to build what you want, however, it is possible to build a form using a script, ModalForm doesn't care how you build it, as long as it matches the expected shape.

We recently introduced the form builder API to make this kind of operations easier.
https://danielorodriguez.com/obsidian-modal-form/FormBuilder/

So, if you have your options in a variable named projects you can do something like this:

// you get your data somehow
const modalForm = app.plugins.plugins.modalforms.api;
const builder = modalForm.builder;

const form = projects.reduce((b, project) => {
    return b.toggle({ name: project.name, label: "Whatever you want" })
  }, builder("example-contact-form", "Example Contact Form")
)
.build()

// Open the form modal
modalForm.openForm(form);

Please note I just made that from memory, it may not be 100% correct