Message codes

Labels are resolved using a message code hierarchy. Simply define one or more message sources specifying the properties you want. Unless custom EntityMessageCodeResolver instances are being used, message codes are generated as follows:

Message code Description

Auditable.createdDate

Output format for the createdDate property of an Auditable.

Example: {0,date,medium} {0,time,short}

Auditable.lastModifiedDate

Output format for the lastModifiedDate property of an Auditable.

Example: {0,date,medium} {0,time,short}

Auditable.created

Output format for the generated created property of an Auditable. This combines both the createDate with the createdBy value.

Example: {0,date,medium} {0,time,short} by {1}

Auditable.lastModified

Output format for the generated lastModified property of an Auditable. This combines both the lastModifiedDate with the lastModifiedBy value.

Example: {0,date,medium} {0,time,short} by {1}

EntityModule.adminMenu

Title of the root menu group for entity management.

ModuleName.adminMenu

Title of the menu group for the entities of that module.

ModuleName.entities.enums.EnumName.EnumValue

Message code for a single enum value label.

Example: BookingApplicationModule.entities.enums.TicketType.VIP

EntityPrefix.name.singular

Label for an entity in singular form, for use outside or at the beginning of a sentence.

Example: UserModule.entities.user.name.singular

EntityPrefix.name.plural

Label for an entity in plural form, for use outside or at the beginning of a sentence.

Example: UserModule.entities.user.name.plural

EntityPrefix.name.singular.inline

Label for an entity in singular form, for use within a sentence. If not explicitly specified, the label is generated based by lower-casing the non-inline version.

Example: UserModule.entities.user.name.singular.inline_

EntityPrefix.name.plural.inline

Label for an entity in plural form, for use within a sentence. If not explicitly specified, the label is generated based by lower-casing the non-inline version.

Example: UserModule.entities.user.name.plural.inline

EntityPrefix.properties.propertyName

Label for a single entity property.

Example: UserModule.entities.user.properties.username

EntityPrefix.properties.propertyName[description]

Description text for a property. Used by default for form groups and fieldsets in a writable form configuration. If not empty, description text will be added before the control in a form group, and above the content of a fieldset.

Example: UserModule.entities.user.properties.username[description]

EntityPrefix.properties.propertyName[help]

Help text for a property. Used by default for form groups and fieldsets in a writable form configuration. If not empty, help text will be added after the control in a form group, and below the content of a fieldset.

Example: UserModule.entities.user.properties.username[help]

EntityPrefix.properties.propertyName[tooltip]

Tooltip text for a property. Used by default for form groups and fieldsets in a writable form configuration. If not empty, the tooltip icon will be added in the label of a form group, and in the legend of a fieldset.

Example: UserModule.entities.user.properties.username[tooltip]

EntityPrefix.properties.propertyName[placeholder]

Placeholder text for a property. Will be used for certain controle like textbox.

Example: UserModule.entities.user.properties.username[placeholder]

EntityPrefix.validation.validatorKey

Description text for a validation error message. Optionally can be suffixed with the specific property name.

Example: UserModule.entities.user.validation.NotBlank, UserModule.entities.user.validation.alreadyExists.username

You would then use errors.rejectValue( "username", "alreadyExists" ); after creating the above message code in your message sources.

EntityPrefix.adminMenu

Title of the admin menu item for this entity. Defaults to the singular name of the entity.

EntityPrefix.adminMenu.general

Name of the General tab. Usually the first tab that is also opened when creating a new entity.

EntityPrefix.adminMenu.associationName

Name of the tab for that association.

Example: UserModule.entities.group.adminMenu.user.groups

EntityPrefix.adminMenu.views[viewName]

Name of the tab for the view with that name (if there is a menu item for that view).

EntityPrefix.actions.actionName

Name of the actions, usually the buttons or links on a page. Often you just want to replace these on a global level.

Example: EntityModule.entities.actions.save, UserModule.entities.group.actions.cancel

EntityPrefix.pageTitle.pageName

Title of the page. Supports message code parameters.

Example: UserModule.entities.user.pageTitle.update=Updating {1}: {2}

EntityPrefix.pageTitle.pageName.subText

Additional text that should be added as sub text (small) to the page header. Supports message code parameters.

EntityPrefix.feedback.feedbackType

Feedback message shown for the given feedback type.

Example: UserModule.entities.user.feedback.validationErrors

EntityPrefix.sortableTable.*

Sortable table results and pager text keys.

Example: UserModule.entities.user.sortableTable.resultsFound

EntityPrefix.delete.*

Delete view specific messages.

Example: UserModule.entities.user.delete.confirmation

EntityPrefix.entityQueryFilter.linkToAdvancedMode

The label for the button to navigate from basic to advanced mode.

EntityPrefix.entityQueryFilter.linkToBasicMode

The label for the button to navigate from advanced to basic mode.

EntityPrefix.entityQueryFilter.eqlPlaceholder

The placeholder for the eql statement filter.

EntityPrefix.entityQueryFilter.searchButton

The label for the entity query filter on the search button.

EntityPrefix.entityQueryFilter.eqlDescription

An additional description for the eql statement filter.

EntityPrefix.entityQueryFilter.convertibleToBasicMode[helpText]

The descriptive text that should be shown when hovering over the "basic" mode button when the query is not convertible to basic mode.

EntityPrefix.properties.propertyName[filterNotSelected]

Label for the empty option in a filter control.

EntityPrefix.properties.propertyName.value[empty]

Label for the empty option of an entity property.

EntityPrefix.properties.propertyName.value[true]

Label that should be used instead of true for a boolean property.

EntityPrefix.properties.propertyName.value[false]

Label that should be used instead of false for a boolean property.

EntityPrefix.properties.propertyName.value[notSet]

Label that should be used for the null option in a filter control.

Entity codes are camel cased, eg. CarBrand would become carBrand

EntityPrefix

Every code requested results in several codes being tried with a number of prefixes: The following prefixes are tried in oder:

  1. (If association view) ModuleName.entities.sourceEntityName.associations[associationName]

  2. ModuleName.entities.entityName

  3. EntityModule.entities.entityName

  4. EntityModule.entities

When rendering a view, the default prefix will be appended with a view type prefix as well. Usually of the form views[viewType].

Example lookup of property "name" on the default list view for entity "user":

  1. MyModule.entities.user.views[listView].properties.name

  2. MyModule.entities.user.properties.name

  3. MyModule.entities.views[listView].properties.name

  4. MyModule.entities.properties.name

  5. EntityModule.entities.views[listView].properties.name

  6. EntityModule.entities.properties.name

TIP: To get a better insight in the message codes generated, use the entity browser in the developer tools.

Message code parameters

Some message codes support parameters, if so, the following could be available:

  • {0}: entity name

  • {1}: entity name inline

  • {2}: label of the entity being modified (if known)

Customizing message code prefixes

The default message code prefix is MODULE_NAME.entities. It’s possible to configure the entity message codes that should be used for a specific module through configuration properties:

entityModule:
    message-codes:
        MyModule: prefix to use

You can specify multiple prefixes if you want, just realize this will have a big impact on the number of message codes tried.

Debugging message code lookups

You can trace the message codes being resolved by setting the logger named com.foreach.across.modules.entity.support.EntityMessageCodeResolver to TRACE level.

Default message codes

The following is a copy of EntityModule.properties which contains the default message codes for EntityModule.

EntityModule.adminMenu=Entity management

# Default actions
EntityModule.entities.actions.create=Create a new {1}
EntityModule.entities.actions.view=View {1} details
EntityModule.entities.actions.update=Modify {1}
EntityModule.entities.actions.delete=Delete {1}
EntityModule.entities.actions.save=Save
EntityModule.entities.actions.cancel=Cancel

EntityModule.entities.menu.delete=Delete
EntityModule.entities.menu.advanced=Advanced options

EntityModule.entities.buttons.delete=Delete

EntityModule.entities.feedback.entityCreated=New {1} has been created.
EntityModule.entities.feedback.entityUpdated={0} has been updated.
EntityModule.entities.feedback.entityDeleted={0} has been deleted.
EntityModule.entities.feedback.entityDeleteFailed=Exception deleting {1}: {3}.
EntityModule.entities.feedback.validationErrors=Unable to save, please check the form for one or more errors.
EntityModule.entities.feedback.entitySaveFailed=Something went wrong when saving the {1}.  <br />Error code: <strong>{4}</strong> ({3}).

EntityModule.entities.pageTitle.create=Create a new {1}
EntityModule.entities.pageTitle.update=Modify {1}: {2}
EntityModule.entities.pageTitle.view=View {1} details: {2}
EntityModule.entities.pageTitle.delete=Delete {1}: {2}

EntityModule.entities.sortableTable.resultsFound={0,choice, 0#No {2}| 1#1 {1}| 1<{0} {2}} found.
EntityModule.entities.sortableTable.pager=Showing page {0,number,#} of {1,number,#}
EntityModule.entities.sortableTable.pager.page=page
EntityModule.entities.sortableTable.pager.ofPages=of
EntityModule.entities.sortableTable.pager.nextPage=next page
EntityModule.entities.sortableTable.pager.previousPage=previous page

EntityModule.entities.delete.confirmation=Are you sure you want to delete this {1} and all its associations?
EntityModule.entities.delete.deleteDisabled=Not possible to delete this {1}.
EntityModule.entities.delete.associations=The following items are associated with this {1}:
EntityModule.entities.delete.associatedResults={2} {1}

#
# Default validation messages
#
EntityModule.entities.validation.Size=Length should be between {2} and {1} characters.
EntityModule.entities.validation.Length=Length should be between {2} and {1} characters.
EntityModule.entities.validation.NotBlank=A value is required.
EntityModule.entities.validation.NotNull=A value is required.
EntityModule.entities.validation.NotEmpty=A value is required.
EntityModule.entities.validation.Email=Email address is not well-formed.
EntityModule.entities.validation.Min=Value should be greater than or equal to {1}.
EntityModule.entities.validation.Max=Value should be less than or equal to {1}.

EntityModule.entities.validation.alreadyExists=Another entity already has this value.

# Default control messages
BootstrapUiModule.SelectFormElementConfiguration.noneSelectedText=

# EntityQueryFilter messages
EntityModule.entities.entityQueryFilter.linkToAdvancedMode=Advanced
EntityModule.entities.entityQueryFilter.linkToBasicMode=Basic
EntityModule.entities.entityQueryFilter.eqlPlaceholder=
EntityModule.entities.entityQueryFilter.searchButton=
EntityModule.entities.entityQueryFilter.eqlDescription=
EntityModule.entities.entityQueryFilter.linkToBasicMode[impossibleTooltip]=Query can not be converted to basic mode.

Auditable.createdDate={0,date,medium} {0,time,short}
Auditable.lastModifiedDate={0,date,medium} {0,time,short}
Auditable.created={0,date,medium} {0,time,short} by {1}
Auditable.lastModified={0,date,medium} {0,time,short} by {1}
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