loud fjord
Does anyone know how I can show computed virtual titles in relationship dropdowns?
I have a vehicles collection where the title is generated in an afterRead hook (built from specs like make, model, year, etc).
// Virtual title field
{
name: 'title',
type: 'text',
// ... other config
}
// Collection hooks
hooks: {
afterRead: [
async ({ doc }) => {
if (doc?.specifications) {
doc.title = formatTitle(doc, 'en') // Computes title from specifications
}
return doc
}
]
}
// Admin config
admin: {
useAsTitle: 'title'
}
It works fine in:
- API responses
- Admin list views
- Individual docs
but in relationship dropdowns I just see Untitled – ID: xxx. Looks like those queries don't run afterRead, so the dropdown only gets the raw (empty) DB value.
Is there a way to make relationship dropdowns use the computed title? Or another approach for useAsTitle with virtual fields?
Example: instead of Untitled – ID: 123, I’d like it to show something like:
BMW X5, 2023, Automatic, Diesel
I have also tried inserting the hooks inside the title field itself. I've also tried to make a custom relationship component but there doesn't seem to be a way to control the dropdown list or how the selected item behaves - the same goes for the hasMany relationship field.
Thanks! 🙏
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