Allow multiple selection

[Hawkeye1909]

This is a feature request: Would it be possible to extend this by making multiple selection possible? I know it's a rare use case but could come in handy.

[akiessling]

The feature sounds nice and i actually needed something like this a couple of years ago for powermail.

For multiple selection we would probably need
a) an own finisher that manipulates / generates the array of receivers for the selection
b) a frontend interface that allows the multiselection
These two pieces are then tightly coupled and won't work without the other.

The native multi select stuff was/is pretty bad, radio/checkboxes also won't work without additional JS for validation. I've used select2 for the powermail version, seems like https://choices-js.github.io/Choices/ is the new select-framework to use.
I don't think that i will have time to work on this in the next couple of months due a very high work load, but i can for sure have a look if you want to give it a go!

PS: Development happens at https://github.com/extrameile/form_dynamic_recipient/ at the moment. (And it seems i can't move the issue over)

[Hawkeye1909]

The native multi select stuff was/is pretty bad, radio/checkboxes also won't work without additional JS for validation. I've used select2 for the powermail version, seems like https://choices-js.github.io/Choices/ is the new select-framework to use.

I recently used BsMultiSelect for this.

I don't think that i will have time to work on this in the next couple of months due a very high work load, but i can for sure have a look if you want to give it a go!

I know this only too well... If I can find some time (very unlikely) I might try to help.

PS: Development happens at https://github.com/extrameile/form_dynamic_recipient/ at the moment. (And it seems i can't move the issue over)

I know, but issues cannot be created there...

[riegeo]

Hi,
Is there a plan to integrate that feature?

Thanks :-)

[akiessling]

Hey @riegeo

I’m not sure this can be easily patched in. Right now, the extension only creates and resolves an additional variable that can be used in the subject, body text, recipients, etc.

With a multi‑selection, we’d probably need a custom finisher that resolves everything itself to set the recipients. Alternatively, the email finisher would need to expose an event to override the recipient list.

My time is still very limited to work on the extension - pull requests are always welcome :)
None of my clients has required this feature so far, but I’ll try to pitch it to them.

[riegeo]

Hello,
I understand - No worries
I have used a normal form without dynamic data, so we don't need it right now.
Thanks for taking the time to answer.