gistfile1.php

class Forms
{
    private static $initialized = false;

    private static function initialize()
    {
    	if (self::$initialized)
    		return;

    	self::$initialized = true;
    }

    // The bread and butter of the class.  This is used to create a quick form.
    // We're using this to generate forms for the administration section of a web-portal.  So it's quick to deploy a more user-friendly way
    // to interact with our database and API.
    public static function buildForm($id, $target, $names, $types, $ids)
    {
        // Put this at the start of each function, making sure we can just call it as a global class but it needs initalized on it's first run
        self::initialize();

        $buffer = "";

        // Initialize the markup for the form
        $buffer .= '<form action = "' . $target . '" method="POST" id="' . $id . '" class="form-horizontal">';

        // Add each input item
        for ($i = 0; $i < sizeof($names); $i++)
        {
            $label = $names[$i];
            $type = $types[$i];
            $input_id = $ids[$i];

            $buffer .= '<div class = "control-group">';
            $buffer .= '<label class = "control-label">' . $label . '</label>';
            $buffer .= '<div class="controls">';
            $buffer .= '<input type = "' . $type . '" id="' . $input_id . '" name="' . $input_id . '" class="input-large" />';
            $buffer .= '</div><br>';
        }

        // Add our hidden caller in
        $buffer .= '<input type = "hidden" name="caller" id="caller" value="' . $id . '">';

        // Finsh off the form with the submit button
        $buffer .= '<div class="form-actions"><button type="submit" class="btn blue"><i class="icon-ok"></i> Submit</button></div></form>';

        // Return the buffer
        return $buffer;
    }
}