Using smart fields to convert postgresql POINT GEOMETRY to string about forest-express-sequelize HOT 11 CLOSED

@arnaudbesnier yes that's right!

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Hey @harrisrobin, where is located the file containing the code? Did you create a /forest directory at the root of your project?

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@arnaudbesnier i did not! I am using the middleware and so far have had no need to create a /forest directory.

My structure looks like this (i am using feathersjs)

src 
-- app.js
-- models
    -- index.js

The code is located in app.js, here is a gist
https://gist.github.com/HarrisRobin/d7351dd8896aa70b490435f4c561d11c

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Yes but you need to. If you don't create a file like /forest/job.js le liana won't read the smart field you created. Sorry, it is not really clear in the documentation.

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Hi @arnaudbesnier this issue still persists for me. Any chance I can get some help? I re-read the documentation and do I have to create a smart collection for the smart field to work? Was hoping to avoid doing that if it's just to add a simple field like location but if that's what's needed I'll give it a try!

Thanks

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@harrisrobin is 'location' also the name of your point geometry field in your model?

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@harrisrobin then you should try another name, I think it should work.
No doubt, we can consider the behaviour you described as a bug, so the workaround is to find another name for your Smart Field and it should appear in the UI.

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@arnaudbesnier thank you for the follow up! What you said worked, however the field itself is read-only in forestadmin's UI:

Also, I remember being told there was a map widget so was wondering how that would work.

Thanks a lot :)

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@harrisrobin Smart Field are read only right now, but we definitely want to implement the feature to make them writable. It should be implemented within a month or 2.

About widgets, we really need to improve our documentation but you can take a look in your Collection Settings > Fields > Custom Location field > Widget. To display your collection settings, you just have to activate the "Edit Layout" switch.

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@arnaudbesnier got it. looking forward for the feature as it's important for us to be able to define location right now :)

I think this can be closed now. Thanks for your help @arnaudbesnier !

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