Symfony: one entity class with multiple instances each with its own form all on one page -

use case:

a user makes public and/or private notes expertise record. these notes displayed in sidebar of page shows expertise record. notes grouped 2 sets: current user's notes (both public , private) , public notes other users. current user's notes editable , deletable. each delete icon link route. each edit icon javascript toggle display form particular note (the edit form looks add form except it's populated). 1 note should added/edited or deleted per submit action. submission not through ajax. page looks this:

problem

how can display , process independent form both 'new note' , each of notes in 'my notes' section?

if embed collection of notetype forms in expertisetype form, processing correct cannot seem group forms 'add note', 'my notes' , 'public notes' sections. , worse, public notes editable. i've abandoned approach since there not easy way filter notes have forms.

if subset notes in controller , create form each one, every note processed though new note unless use named forms. named forms, new notes correctly created. edits applied recent note, and other notes have privacy , text fields set column default. how can around this?

twig template of sidebar:

{% block sidebar %}     <div id='sidebar'><h2>profile notes</h2>         {% flashmessage in app.session.flashbag.get('note_success') %}             <div class="flash-success">                 {{ flashmessage }}             </div>         {% endfor %}         <fieldset class='wrapper'><legend>add note</legend>             {{ form(form) }}         </fieldset>         {% if usernotes|length > 0 %}             <fieldset><legend>my notes</legend>             <dl>             {%  note in usernotes%}                 <dt>{{ note.moddate|date("y-m-d h:i") }}                     <a class='actionlink' href='{{ path('exp_delnote', {'id':note.id}) }}' title="delete"><img src="{{ asset('images/silk_icons/delete.png') }}" alt="delete note"></a>                     <a class='actionlink inlineedit' href='#' data-editform="{{ form(note.myform)|e }}" title="edit note"><img src="{{ asset('images/silk_icons/pencil.png') }}" alt="edit note"></a>                 </dt>                 <dd class='note_{{ note.private ? 'priv' : 'pub' }}' title='{{ note.private ? 'private note' : 'public note'}}'>{{ note.note }}</dd>             {% endfor %}             </dl>             </fieldset>         {% endif %}         {% if publicnotes|length > 0 %}             <fieldset><legend>public notes</legend>             <dl>             {%  note in publicnotes%}                 <dt>{{ note.moddate|date("y-m-d h:i") }}, {{ note.person|expadinfo("fullname") }}</dt>                 <dd>{{ note.note }}</dd>             {% endfor %}             </dl>             </fieldset>         {% endif %}     </div> {% endblock %} 

entities

there 3 entity classes in play: expertise, note , person. expertise entity has collection of notes. each note associated person (its "owner") , expertise record. entities managed doctrine.

my current controller method

this creates new notes. no matter note edit, changes applied recent note , other editable notes have text , privacy fields set column default.

public function profileaction($uname){     $request = $this->get('request');     $adsearcher = $this->get('exp_adsearcher');      $userrecord = $adsearcher->getrecordbyusername($uname);     if(!$userrecord) throw $this->createnotfoundexception('no such person exists.');     $userrecord->setlocale($request->get('_locale'));     $person = $adsearcher->getpersonbyrecord($userrecord);     $expertise = $this->getexpertiseentity($person);     $curuser = $adsearcher->getpersonbyusername($this->getuser()->getusername());       //add new note, , trying use named form     $newnote = $this->getnewnote($expertise, $curuser);     $addnoteform = $this->get('form.factory')->createnamedbuilder('newnote', new notetype(), $newnote)->getform();      $addnoteform->handlerequest($request);     if($addnoteform->isvalid()){         $em = $this->getdoctrine()->getmanager();         $em->persist($newnote);         $em->flush();          $this->get('session')->getflashbag()->add(                 'note_success',                 $this->get('translator')->trans('message.note.add.success')         );         $addnoteform = $this->createform(new notetype, $this->getnewnote($expertise, $curuser)); //so add form empty     }      //get editable notes     $usernotes = $expertise->getusernotes($curuser);     foreach($usernotes $note){         $form = $this->get('form.factory')->createnamedbuilder('note'.$note->getid(), new notetype(), $note)->getform();         $form->handlerequest($request);         if($form->isvalid()){             $msg = 'message.note.edit.success';             $em = $this->getdoctrine()->getmanager();             $em->persist($expertise);             $em->flush();              $this->get('session')->getflashbag()->add(                     'note_success',                     $this->get('translator')->trans('message.note.edit.success')             );             return $this->redirect($this->generateurl('exp_profile', array('uname'=>$uname)));         }         $note->myform = $form->createview();     }      //get public notes, not editable     $publicnotes = $expertise->getpublicnotes($curuser, $adsearcher);      return array('userrecord'=> $userrecord, 'expertise'=>$expertise,'usernotes'=>$usernotes, 'publicnotes'=>$publicnotes, 'form'=>$addnoteform->createview());  } 

lets see if can more helpful time.

make notestype hold 0 or more notes.

class notestype extends abstracttype          public function buildform(formbuilderinterface $builder, array $options)     {        $builder->add('notes', 'collection', array('type' => new notetype()); 

your controller needs make 2 forms, 1 new note , 1 existing notes

    public function profileaction($uname)     {         // 1 form new note         $newnote = $this->getnewnote($expertise, $curuser);         $newnoteform = $this->createform(new notetype(), $newnote);          // 1 form existing notes         $usernotes = $expertise->getusernotes($curuser);         $usernotesdata = array('notes' => $usernotes);         $usernotesform = $this->createform(new notestype(), $usernotesdata);          // not attempt process forms here          // pass onto template         $tpldata = array();         $tpldata['newnoteform']   = $newnoteform->createview();         $tpldata['usernotesform'] = $usernotesform->createview();          return $tpldata; 

so have 2 independent forms, 1 new note , 1 list of existing notes. adjust template accordingly. want newnoteform post different action usernotesform. allow process each form independently. after processing form redirect profileaction.

    public function postusernotesaction()     {         // 1 form existing notes         $usernotes = $expertise->getusernotes($curuser);         $usernotesdata = array('notes' => $usernotes);         $usernotesform = $this->createform(new notestype(), $usernotesdata);          $usernotesform->handlerequest($request);         if($usernotesform->isvalid())         {             $usernotesdata = $usernotesform->getdata();             $usernotes = $usernotesdata['notes'];              $em->flush();              // redirect