Create Survey or form filler widget.js

Author: lauri457

Modern Development/Service Portal Widgets/Fill survey or item from url/Survey or form filler widget.js

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+//Server script:
+(function () {
+  //get the data parameter with base64encoded json with field names for keys and matching values
+	data.encodedData = $sp.getParameter("data");
+	try {
+    //turn the data back into a js object
+		data.decodedData = JSON.parse(GlideStringUtil.base64Decode(data.encodedData));
+	} catch (e) {
+		//bad json; do nothing
+		return;
+	}
+})();
+
+
+//Client controller: 
+api.controller = function ($scope, $rootScope) {
+
+	var c = this,
+		g_form = $scope.page.g_form,
+		answerMap = c.data.decodedData;
+  // return if the answermap is not a valid object
+	if (!answerMap instanceof Object)
+		return;
+  // if we have g_form set values from the data parameter to form
+	if (g_form) {
+		fillAnswers();
+	}
+  //loops through the object with field name keys and corresponding values and sets values
+	function fillAnswers() {
+		for (key in answerMap) {
+			if (!answerMap.hasOwnProperty(key) && !g_form.hasField(key))
+				continue;
+			g_form.setValue(key, answerMap[key]);
+		}
+	}
+  //get gform from the spmodel
+	$rootScope.$on('spModel.gForm.initialized', function (e, gFormInstance) {
+		g_form = gFormInstance;
+		fillAnswers();
+	});
+};