Unique textbox

This custom element check whether your entered value is unique across all items in your project in specified element:

Configuration

{
    "codename": "unique_element",
    "request_repeater": "https://x2jp66x1y92.execute-api.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/default/requestRepeater"
}

You need to specify both codename parameter for the element code name you want to check for unique values and you need to link your repeater in the request_repeater parameter.

To set up request_repeater above, please follow Working with sensitive data in custom elements. In Step 2: Configuring your Lambda function, use the following keys and values in the Environment variables section:

• BEARER_TOKEN: <Preview Delivery API key>
• HOST: preview-delivery.kontent.ai
• PATH: /<Project ID>/items

Setup

1. Deploy the code to a secure public host
   • See deploying section for a really quick option
2. Follow the instructions in the Kentico Kontent documentation to add the element to a content model.
   • The Hosted code URL is where you deployed to in step 1
   • Pass the necessary parameters as directing in the JSON Parameters configuration section of this readme.

Deploying

Netlify has made this easy. If you click the deploy button below, it will guide you through the process of deploying it to Netlify and leave you with a copy of the repository in your GitHub account as well.

Output

The JSON output of such an element would look like this:

 "unique_element": {
        "type": "custom",
        "name": "Unique element",
        "value": "abcd"
      }