ZF2/Doctrine2 - Fieldsets not validated, data is always valid

Question

I\'ve set up a structure using Abstract classes for Forms, Fieldsets and InputFilters. Forms and Fieldsets have Factories while InputFilters are created and set on the Field

Answer 1

Since you've got all the classes set up already there is another approach (from @AlexP), by constructing and adding the InputFilters of the Fieldsets to the Forms InputFilter. Instead of using the InputFilterSpecifications.

So add the input filters to your input_filters config key:

'form_elements' => [
    'factories' => [
        CountryForm::class => CountryFormFactory::class,
        CountryFieldset::class => CountryFieldsetFactory::class,
    ],
],
'input_filters' => [
    'factories' => [
        CountryInputFilter::class => CountryInputFilterFactory::class,
        CountryFieldsetInputFilter::class => CountryFieldsetInputFilterFactory::class,
    ],
],

Factory classes:

class CountryInputFilterFactory implements FactoryInterface
{
    public function createService(ServiceLocatorInterface $serviceLocator)
    {
        $serviceManager = $serviceLocator->getServiceLocator();

        $inputFilter = new CountryInputFilter(
            $serviceLocator->get(CountryFieldsetInputFilter::class),
            $serviceManager()->get('Doctrine\ORM\EntityManager'),
            $serviceManager()->get('translator')
        );

        return $inputFilter;
    }
}

class CountryFieldsetInputFilterFactory implements FactoryInterface
{
    public function createService(ServiceLocatorInterface $serviceLocator)
    {
        $serviceManager = $serviceLocator->getServiceLocator();

        return new CountryFieldsetInputFilter(
            $serviceManager()->get('Doctrine\ORM\EntityManager'),
            $serviceManager()->get('translator')
        );
    }
}

class CountryFormFactory implements AbstractFormFactory
{
    public function createService(ServiceLocatorInterface $serviceLocator)
    {
        $serviceManager = $serviceLocator->getServiceLocator();

        $form = new CountryForm($this->name, $this->options);
        $form->setObjectManager($serviceManager->get('Doctrine\ORM\EntityManager'));
        $form->setTranslator($serviceManager->get('translator'));

        $form->setInputFilter($serviceManager->get('InputFilterManager')->get(CountryInputFilterFactory::class));
        return $form;
    }
}

Form:

class CountryForm extends AbstractForm
{
    const COUNTRY_FIELDSET_NAME = 'country';

    // This one added for SO, does nothing but call parent#__construct, which would happen anyway
    public function __construct($name = null, array $options)
    {
        parent::__construct($name, $options);
    }

    public function init()
    {
        //Call parent initializer.
        parent::init();

        $this->add([
            'name' => self::COUNTRY_FIELDSET_NAME,
            'type' => CountryFieldset::class,
            'options' => [
                'use_as_base_fieldset' => true,
            ],
        ]);
    }
}

InputFilters:

class CountryInputFilter extends AbstractInputFilter
{
    /** @var CountryFieldsetInputFilter  */
    protected $countryFieldsetInputFilter;

    public function __construct(CountryFieldsetInputFilter $filter, $objectManager, $translator)
    {
        $this->countryFieldsetInputFilter = $filter;
        // other dependencies
    }

    public function init()
    {
        $this->add($this->countryFieldsetInputFilter, CountryForm::COUNTRY_FIELDSET_NAME);
    }
}

class CountryFieldsetInputFilter extends AbstractInputFilter
{
    public function __construct($objectManager, $translator)
    {
        // dependencies
    }

    public function init()
    {
        $this->add([
            // configuration
        ]);
    }
}

Note that I injected the dependencies to the InputFilters per argument by instance instead of an array holding the instances.