[#2760] default values for fields in generate:plugin:block (#2761)

Author: dnmurray

src/Generator/PluginBlockGenerator.php

@@ -37,6 +37,42 @@ public function __construct(
      */
     public function generate($module, $class_name, $label, $plugin_id, $services, $inputs)
     {
+        // Consider the type when determining a default value. Figure out what
+        // the code looks like for the default value tht we need to generate.
+        foreach ($inputs as &$input) {
+          $default_code = '$this->t(\'\')';
+          if ($input['default_value'] == '') {
+            switch ($input['type']) {
+              case 'checkbox':
+              case 'number':
+              case 'weight':
+              case 'radio':
+                $default_code = 0;
+                break;
+
+              case 'radios':
+              case 'checkboxes':
+                $default_code = 'array()';
+                break;
+            }
+          }
+          elseif (substr($input['default_value'], 0, 1) == '$') {
+            // If they want to put in code, let them, they're programmers.
+            $default_code = $input['default_value'];
+          }
+          elseif (is_numeric($input['default_value'])) {
+            $default_code = $input['default_value'];
+          }
+          elseif (preg_match('/^(true|false)$/i', $input['default_value'])) {
+            // Coding Standards
+            $default_code = strtoupper($input['default_value']);
+          }
+          else {
+            $default_code = '$this->t(\'' . $input['default_value'] . '\')';
+          }
+          $input['default_code'] = $default_code;
+        }
+
         $parameters = [
           'module' => $module,
           'class_name' => $class_name,

templates/module/src/Plugin/Block/block.php.twig

@@ -69,17 +69,17 @@ class {{class_name}} extends BlockBase {% if services is not empty %}implements
 {% endblock %}
 {% block class_methods %}
 {% if inputs %}
-  
+
   /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
   public function defaultConfiguration() {
     return [
     {% for input in inputs %}
-     '{{ input.name }}' => $this->t('{{ input.default_value }}'),
+     '{{ input.name }}' => {{ input.default_code }},
     {% endfor %}
     ] + parent::defaultConfiguration();
-  
+
  }
 
   /**