<?php

/**
 * Joomla! Content Management System
 *
 * @copyright  (C) 2009 Open Source Matters, Inc. <https://www.joomla.org>
 * @license    GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE.txt
 */

namespace Joomla\CMS\Form;

use Joomla\CMS\Factory;
use Joomla\CMS\Filesystem\Path;
use Joomla\CMS\Language\Text;
use Joomla\CMS\Object\CMSObject;
use Joomla\Database\DatabaseAwareInterface;
use Joomla\Database\DatabaseAwareTrait;
use Joomla\Database\DatabaseInterface;
use Joomla\Database\Exception\DatabaseNotFoundException;
use Joomla\Registry\Registry;
use Joomla\Utilities\ArrayHelper;

// phpcs:disable PSR1.Files.SideEffects
\defined('JPATH_PLATFORM') or die;
// phpcs:enable PSR1.Files.SideEffects

/**
 * Form Class for the Joomla Platform.
 *
 * This class implements a robust API for constructing, populating, filtering, and validating forms.
 * It uses XML definitions to construct form fields and a variety of field and rule classes to
 * render and validate the form.
 *
 * @link   https://www.w3.org/TR/html4/interact/forms.html
 * @link   https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/forms.html
 * @since  1.7.0
 */
class Form
{
    use DatabaseAwareTrait;

    /**
     * The Registry data store for form fields during display.
     *
     * @var    Registry
     * @since  1.7.0
     */
    protected $data;

    /**
     * The form object errors array.
     *
     * @var    \Exception[]
     * @since  1.7.0
     */
    protected $errors = [];

    /**
     * The name of the form instance.
     *
     * @var    string
     * @since  1.7.0
     */
    protected $name;

    /**
     * The form object options for use in rendering and validation.
     *
     * @var    array
     * @since  1.7.0
     */
    protected $options = [];

    /**
     * The form XML definition.
     *
     * @var    \SimpleXMLElement
     * @since  1.7.0
     */
    protected $xml;

    /**
     * Form instances.
     *
     * @var    Form[]
     * @since  1.7.0
     */
    protected static $forms = [];

    /**
     * Allows extensions to implement repeating elements
     *
     * @var    boolean
     * @since  3.2
     */
    public $repeat = false;

    /**
     * Method to instantiate the form object.
     *
     * @param   string  $name     The name of the form.
     * @param   array   $options  An array of form options.
     *
     * @since   1.7.0
     */
    public function __construct($name, array $options = [])
    {
        // Set the name for the form.
        $this->name = $name;

        // Initialise the Registry data.
        $this->data = new Registry();

        // Set the options if specified.
        $this->options['control'] = $options['control'] ?? false;
    }

    /**
     * Method to bind data to the form.
     *
     * @param   mixed  $data  An array or object of data to bind to the form.
     *
     * @return  boolean  True on success.
     *
     * @since   1.7.0
     */
    public function bind($data)
    {
        // Make sure there is a valid Form XML document.
        if (!($this->xml instanceof \SimpleXMLElement)) {
            throw new \UnexpectedValueException(sprintf('%s::%s `xml` is not an instance of SimpleXMLElement', \get_class($this), __METHOD__));
        }

        // The data must be an object or array.
        if (!\is_object($data) && !\is_array($data)) {
            return false;
        }

        $this->bindLevel(null, $data);

        return true;
    }

    /**
     * Method to bind data to the form for the group level.
     *
     * @param   string  $group  The dot-separated form group path on which to bind the data.
     * @param   mixed   $data   An array or object of data to bind to the form for the group level.
     *
     * @return  void
     *
     * @since   1.7.0
     */
    protected function bindLevel($group, $data)
    {
        // Ensure the input data is an array.
        if (\is_object($data)) {
            if ($data instanceof Registry) {
                // Handle a Registry.
                $data = $data->toArray();
            } elseif ($data instanceof CMSObject) {
                // Handle a CMSObject.
                $data = $data->getProperties();
            } else {
                // Handle other types of objects.
                $data = (array) $data;
            }
        }

        // Process the input data.
        foreach ($data as $k => $v) {
            $level = $group ? $group . '.' . $k : $k;

            if ($this->findField($k, $group)) {
                // If the field exists set the value.
                $this->data->set($level, $v);
            } elseif (\is_object($v) || ArrayHelper::isAssociative($v)) {
                // If the value is an object or an associative array, hand it off to the recursive bind level method.
                $this->bindLevel($level, $v);
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * Return Exceptions thrown during the form validation process.
     *
     * @return  \Exception[]
     *
     * @since   1.7.0
     */
    public function getErrors()
    {
        return $this->errors;
    }

    /**
     * Method to get a form field represented as a FormField object.
     *
     * @param   string  $name   The name of the form field.
     * @param   string  $group  The optional dot-separated form group path on which to find the field.
     * @param   mixed   $value  The optional value to use as the default for the field.
     *
     * @return  FormField|boolean  The FormField object for the field or boolean false on error.
     *
     * @since   1.7.0
     */
    public function getField($name, $group = null, $value = null)
    {
        // Make sure there is a valid Form XML document.
        if (!($this->xml instanceof \SimpleXMLElement)) {
            throw new \UnexpectedValueException(sprintf('%s::%s `xml` is not an instance of SimpleXMLElement', \get_class($this), __METHOD__));
        }

        // Attempt to find the field by name and group.
        $element = $this->findField($name, $group);

        // If the field element was not found return false.
        if (!$element) {
            return false;
        }

        return $this->loadField($element, $group, $value);
    }

    /**
     * Method to get an attribute value from a field XML element.  If the attribute doesn't exist or
     * is null then the optional default value will be used.
     *
     * @param   string  $name       The name of the form field for which to get the attribute value.
     * @param   string  $attribute  The name of the attribute for which to get a value.
     * @param   mixed   $default    The optional default value to use if no attribute value exists.
     * @param   string  $group      The optional dot-separated form group path on which to find the field.
     *
     * @return  mixed  The attribute value for the field.
     *
     * @since   1.7.0
     * @throws  \UnexpectedValueException
     */
    public function getFieldAttribute($name, $attribute, $default = null, $group = null)
    {
        // Make sure there is a valid Form XML document.
        if (!($this->xml instanceof \SimpleXMLElement)) {
            throw new \UnexpectedValueException(sprintf('%s::%s `xml` is not an instance of SimpleXMLElement', \get_class($this), __METHOD__));
        }

        // Find the form field element from the definition.
        $element = $this->findField($name, $group);

        // If the element exists and the attribute exists for the field return the attribute value.
        if (($element instanceof \SimpleXMLElement) && \strlen((string) $element[$attribute])) {
            return (string) $element[$attribute];
        } else {
            // Otherwise return the given default value.
            return $default;
        }
    }

    /**
     * Method to get an array of FormField objects in a given fieldset by name.  If no name is
     * given then all fields are returned.
     *
     * @param   string  $set  The optional name of the fieldset.
     *
     * @return  FormField[]  The array of FormField objects in the fieldset.
     *
     * @since   1.7.0
     */
    public function getFieldset($set = null)
    {
        $fields = [];

        // Get all of the field elements in the fieldset.
        if ($set) {
            $elements = $this->findFieldsByFieldset($set);
        } else {
            // Get all fields.
            $elements = $this->findFieldsByGroup();
        }

        // If no field elements were found return empty.
        if (empty($elements)) {
            return $fields;
        }

        // Build the result array from the found field elements.
        foreach ($elements as $element) {
            // Get the field groups for the element.
            $attrs  = $element->xpath('ancestor::fields[@name]/@name');
            $groups = array_map('strval', $attrs ?: []);
            $group  = implode('.', $groups);

            // If the field is successfully loaded add it to the result array.
            if ($field = $this->loadField($element, $group)) {
                $fields[$field->id] = $field;
            }
        }

        return $fields;
    }

    /**
     * Method to get an array of fieldset objects optionally filtered over a given field group.
     *
     * @param   string  $group  The dot-separated form group path on which to filter the fieldsets.
     *
     * @return  object[]  The array of fieldset objects.
     *
     * @since   1.7.0
     */
    public function getFieldsets($group = null)
    {
        $fieldsets = [];
        $sets      = [];

        // Make sure there is a valid Form XML document.
        if (!($this->xml instanceof \SimpleXMLElement)) {
            throw new \UnexpectedValueException(sprintf('%s::%s `xml` is not an instance of SimpleXMLElement', \get_class($this), __METHOD__));
        }

        if ($group) {
            // Get the fields elements for a given group.
            $elements = &$this->findGroup($group);

            foreach ($elements as &$element) {
                // Get an array of <fieldset /> elements and fieldset attributes within the fields element.
                if ($tmp = $element->xpath('descendant::fieldset[@name] | descendant::field[@fieldset]/@fieldset')) {
                    $sets = array_merge($sets, (array) $tmp);
                }
            }
        } else {
            // Get an array of <fieldset /> elements and fieldset attributes.
            $sets = $this->xml->xpath('//fieldset[@name and not(ancestor::field/form/*)] | //field[@fieldset and not(ancestor::field/form/*)]/@fieldset');
        }

        // If no fieldsets are found return empty.
        if (empty($sets)) {
            return $fieldsets;
        }

        // Process each found fieldset.
        foreach ($sets as $set) {
            if ((string) $set['hidden'] === 'true') {
                continue;
            }

            // Are we dealing with a fieldset element?
            if ((string) $set['name']) {
                // Only create it if it doesn't already exist.
                if (empty($fieldsets[(string) $set['name']])) {
                    // Build the fieldset object.
                    $fieldset = (object) ['name' => '', 'label' => '', 'description' => ''];

                    foreach ($set->attributes() as $name => $value) {
                        $fieldset->$name = (string) $value;
                    }

                    // Add the fieldset object to the list.
                    $fieldsets[$fieldset->name] = $fieldset;
                }
            } else {
                // Must be dealing with a fieldset attribute.
                // Only create it if it doesn't already exist.
                if (empty($fieldsets[(string) $set])) {
                    // Attempt to get the fieldset element for data (throughout the entire form document).
                    $tmp = $this->xml->xpath('//fieldset[@name="' . (string) $set . '"]');

                    // If no element was found, build a very simple fieldset object.
                    if (empty($tmp)) {
                        $fieldset = (object) ['name' => (string) $set, 'label' => '', 'description' => ''];
                    } else {
                        // Build the fieldset object from the element.
                        $fieldset = (object) ['name' => '', 'label' => '', 'description' => ''];

                        foreach ($tmp[0]->attributes() as $name => $value) {
                            $fieldset->$name = (string) $value;
                        }
                    }

                    // Add the fieldset object to the list.
                    $fieldsets[$fieldset->name] = $fieldset;
                }
            }
        }

        return $fieldsets;
    }

    /**
     * Method to get the form control. This string serves as a container for all form fields. For
     * example, if there is a field named 'foo' and a field named 'bar' and the form control is
     * empty the fields will be rendered like: `<input name="foo" />` and `<input name="bar" />`.  If
     * the form control is set to 'joomla' however, the fields would be rendered like:
     * `<input name="joomla[foo]" />` and `<input name="joomla[bar]" />`.
     *
     * @return  string  The form control string.
     *
     * @since   1.7.0
     */
    public function getFormControl()
    {
        return (string) $this->options['control'];
    }

    /**
     * Method to get an array of FormField objects in a given field group by name.
     *
     * @param   string   $group   The dot-separated form group path for which to get the form fields.
     * @param   boolean  $nested  True to also include fields in nested groups that are inside of the
     *                            group for which to find fields.
     *
     * @return  FormField[]  The array of FormField objects in the field group.
     *
     * @since   1.7.0
     */
    public function getGroup($group, $nested = false)
    {
        $fields = [];

        // Get all of the field elements in the field group.
        $elements = $this->findFieldsByGroup($group, $nested);

        // If no field elements were found return empty.
        if (empty($elements)) {
            return $fields;
        }

        // Build the result array from the found field elements.
        foreach ($elements as $element) {
            // Get the field groups for the element.
            $attrs  = $element->xpath('ancestor::fields[@name]/@name');
            $groups = array_map('strval', $attrs ?: []);
            $group  = implode('.', $groups);

            // If the field is successfully loaded add it to the result array.
            if ($field = $this->loadField($element, $group)) {
                $fields[$field->id] = $field;
            }
        }

        return $fields;
    }

    /**
     * Method to get a form field markup for the field input.
     *
     * @param   string  $name   The name of the form field.
     * @param   string  $group  The optional dot-separated form group path on which to find the field.
     * @param   mixed   $value  The optional value to use as the default for the field.
     *
     * @return  string  The form field markup.
     *
     * @since   1.7.0
     */
    public function getInput($name, $group = null, $value = null)
    {
        // Attempt to get the form field.
        if ($field = $this->getField($name, $group, $value)) {
            return $field->input;
        }

        return '';
    }

    /**
     * Method to get the label for a field input.
     *
     * @param   string  $name   The name of the form field.
     * @param   string  $group  The optional dot-separated form group path on which to find the field.
     *
     * @return  string  The form field label.
     *
     * @since   1.7.0
     */
    public function getLabel($name, $group = null)
    {
        // Attempt to get the form field.
        if ($field = $this->getField($name, $group)) {
            return $field->label;
        }

        return '';
    }

    /**
     * Method to get the form name.
     *
     * @return  string  The name of the form.
     *
     * @since   1.7.0
     */
    public function getName()
    {
        return $this->name;
    }

    /**
     * Method to get the value of a field.
     *
     * @param   string  $name     The name of the field for which to get the value.
     * @param   string  $group    The optional dot-separated form group path on which to get the value.
     * @param   mixed   $default  The optional default value of the field value is empty.
     *
     * @return  mixed  The value of the field or the default value if empty.
     *
     * @since   1.7.0
     */
    public function getValue($name, $group = null, $default = null)
    {
        // If a group is set use it.
        if ($group) {
            $return = $this->data->get($group . '.' . $name, $default);
        } else {
            $return = $this->data->get($name, $default);
        }

        return $return;
    }

    /**
     * Method to get a control group with label and input.
     *
     * @param   string  $name     The name of the field for which to get the value.
     * @param   string  $group    The optional dot-separated form group path on which to get the value.
     * @param   mixed   $default  The optional default value of the field value is empty.
     * @param   array   $options  Any options to be passed into the rendering of the field
     *
     * @return  string  A string containing the html for the control group
     *
     * @since   3.2.3
     */
    public function renderField($name, $group = null, $default = null, $options = [])
    {
        $field = $this->getField($name, $group, $default);

        if ($field) {
            return $field->renderField($options);
        }

        return '';
    }

    /**
     * Method to get all control groups with label and input of a fieldset.
     *
     * @param   string  $name     The name of the fieldset for which to get the values.
     * @param   array   $options  Any options to be passed into the rendering of the field
     *
     * @return  string  A string containing the html for the control groups
     *
     * @since   3.2.3
     */
    public function renderFieldset($name, $options = [])
    {
        $fields = $this->getFieldset($name);
        $html   = [];

        foreach ($fields as $field) {
            $html[] = $field->renderField($options);
        }

        return implode('', $html);
    }

    /**
     * Method to load the form description from an XML string or object.
     *
     * The replace option works per field.  If a field being loaded already exists in the current
     * form definition then the behavior or load will vary depending upon the replace flag.  If it
     * is set to true, then the existing field will be replaced in its exact location by the new
     * field being loaded.  If it is false, then the new field being loaded will be ignored and the
     * method will move on to the next field to load.
     *
     * @param   string|\SimpleXMLElement   $data     The name of an XML string or object.
     * @param   boolean                    $replace  Flag to toggle whether form fields should be replaced if a field
     *                                               already exists with the same group/name.
     * @param   string                     $xpath    An optional xpath to search for the fields.
     *
     * @return  boolean  True on success, false otherwise.
     *
     * @since   1.7.0
     */
    public function load($data, $replace = true, $xpath = null)
    {
        // If the data to load isn't already an XML element or string return false.
        if (!($data instanceof \SimpleXMLElement) && !\is_string($data)) {
            return false;
        }

        // Attempt to load the XML if a string.
        if (\is_string($data)) {
            try {
                $data = new \SimpleXMLElement($data);
            } catch (\Exception $e) {
                return false;
            }
        }

        // If we have no XML definition at this point let's make sure we get one.
        if (empty($this->xml)) {
            // If no XPath query is set to search for fields, and we have a <form />, set it and return.
            if (!$xpath && ($data->getName() === 'form')) {
                $this->xml = $data;

                // Synchronize any paths found in the load.
                $this->syncPaths();

                return true;
            } else {
                // Create a root element for the form.
                $this->xml = new \SimpleXMLElement('<form></form>');
            }
        }

        // Get the XML elements to load.
        $elements = [];

        if ($xpath) {
            $elements = $data->xpath($xpath);
        } elseif ($data->getName() === 'form') {
            $elements = $data->children();
        }

        // If there is nothing to load return true.
        if (empty($elements)) {
            return true;
        }

        // Load the found form elements.
        foreach ($elements as $element) {
            // Get an array of fields with the correct name.
            $fields = $element->xpath('descendant-or-self::field');

            foreach ($fields as $field) {
                // Get the group names as strings for ancestor fields elements.
                $attrs  = $field->xpath('ancestor::fields[@name]/@name');
                $groups = array_map('strval', $attrs ?: []);

                // Check to see if the field exists in the current form.
                if ($current = $this->findField((string) $field['name'], implode('.', $groups))) {
                    // If set to replace found fields, replace the data and remove the field so we don't add it twice.
                    if ($replace) {
                        $olddom    = dom_import_simplexml($current);
                        $loadeddom = dom_import_simplexml($field);
                        $addeddom  = $olddom->ownerDocument->importNode($loadeddom, true);
                        $olddom->parentNode->replaceChild($addeddom, $olddom);
                        $loadeddom->parentNode->removeChild($loadeddom);
                    } else {
                        unset($field);
                    }
                }
            }

            // Merge the new field data into the existing XML document.
            self::addNode($this->xml, $element);
        }

        // Synchronize any paths found in the load.
        $this->syncPaths();

        return true;
    }

    /**
     * Method to load the form description from an XML file.
     *
     * The reset option works on a group basis. If the XML file references
     * groups that have already been created they will be replaced with the
     * fields in the new XML file unless the $reset parameter has been set
     * to false.
     *
     * @param   string   $file   The filesystem path of an XML file.
     * @param   boolean  $reset  Flag to toggle whether form fields should be replaced if a field
     *                           already exists with the same group/name.
     * @param   string   $xpath  An optional xpath to search for the fields.
     *
     * @return  boolean  True on success, false otherwise.
     *
     * @since   1.7.0
     */
    public function loadFile($file, $reset = true, $xpath = null)
    {
        // Check to see if the path is an absolute path.
        if (!is_file($file)) {
            // Not an absolute path so let's attempt to find one using JPath.
            $file = Path::find(self::addFormPath(), strtolower($file) . '.xml');

            // If unable to find the file return false.
            if (!$file) {
                return false;
            }
        }

        // Attempt to load the XML file.
        $xml = simplexml_load_file($file);

        return $this->load($xml, $reset, $xpath);
    }

    /**
     * Method to remove a field from the form definition.
     *
     * @param   string  $name   The name of the form field for which remove.
     * @param   string  $group  The optional dot-separated form group path on which to find the field.
     *
     * @return  boolean  True on success, false otherwise.
     *
     * @since   1.7.0
     * @throws  \UnexpectedValueException
     */
    public function removeField($name, $group = null)
    {
        // Make sure there is a valid Form XML document.
        if (!($this->xml instanceof \SimpleXMLElement)) {
            throw new \UnexpectedValueException(sprintf('%s::%s `xml` is not an instance of SimpleXMLElement', \get_class($this), __METHOD__));
        }

        // Find the form field element from the definition.
        $element = $this->findField($name, $group);

        // If the element exists remove it from the form definition.
        if ($element instanceof \SimpleXMLElement) {
            $dom = dom_import_simplexml($element);
            $dom->parentNode->removeChild($dom);

            return true;
        }

        return false;
    }

    /**
     * Method to remove a group from the form definition.
     *
     * @param   string  $group  The dot-separated form group path for the group to remove.
     *
     * @return  boolean  True on success.
     *
     * @since   1.7.0
     * @throws  \UnexpectedValueException
     */
    public function removeGroup($group)
    {
        // Make sure there is a valid Form XML document.
        if (!($this->xml instanceof \SimpleXMLElement)) {
            throw new \UnexpectedValueException(sprintf('%s::%s `xml` is not an instance of SimpleXMLElement', \get_class($this), __METHOD__));
        }

        // Get the fields elements for a given group.
        $elements = &$this->findGroup($group);

        foreach ($elements as &$element) {
            $dom = dom_import_simplexml($element);
            $dom->parentNode->removeChild($dom);
        }

        return true;
    }

    /**
     * Method to reset the form data store and optionally the form XML definition.
     *
     * @param   boolean  $xml  True to also reset the XML form definition.
     *
     * @return  boolean  True on success.
     *
     * @since   1.7.0
     */
    public function reset($xml = false)
    {
        unset($this->data);
        $this->data = new Registry();

        if ($xml) {
            unset($this->xml);
            $this->xml = new \SimpleXMLElement('<form></form>');
        }

        return true;
    }

    /**
     * Method to set a field XML element to the form definition.  If the replace flag is set then
     * the field will be set whether it already exists or not.  If it isn't set, then the field
     * will not be replaced if it already exists.
     *
     * @param   \SimpleXMLElement  $element   The XML element object representation of the form field.
     * @param   string             $group     The optional dot-separated form group path on which to set the field.
     * @param   boolean            $replace   True to replace an existing field if one already exists.
     * @param   string             $fieldset  The name of the fieldset we are adding the field to.
     *
     * @return  boolean  True on success.
     *
     * @since   1.7.0
     * @throws  \UnexpectedValueException
     */
    public function setField(\SimpleXMLElement $element, $group = null, $replace = true, $fieldset = 'default')
    {
        // Make sure there is a valid Form XML document.
        if (!($this->xml instanceof \SimpleXMLElement)) {
            throw new \UnexpectedValueException(sprintf('%s::%s `xml` is not an instance of SimpleXMLElement', \get_class($this), __METHOD__));
        }

        // Find the form field element from the definition.
        $old = $this->findField((string) $element['name'], $group);

        // If an existing field is found and replace flag is false do nothing and return true.
        if (!$replace && !empty($old)) {
            return true;
        }

        // If an existing field is found and replace flag is true remove the old field.
        if ($replace && !empty($old) && ($old instanceof \SimpleXMLElement)) {
            $dom = dom_import_simplexml($old);

            // Get the parent element, this should be the fieldset
            $parent   = $dom->parentNode;
            $fieldset = $parent->getAttribute('name');

            $parent->removeChild($dom);
        }

        // Create the search path
        $path = '//';

        if (!empty($group)) {
            $path .= 'fields[@name="' . $group . '"]/';
        }

        $path .= 'fieldset[@name="' . $fieldset . '"]';

        $fs = $this->xml->xpath($path);

        if (isset($fs[0]) && ($fs[0] instanceof \SimpleXMLElement)) {
            // Add field to the form.
            self::addNode($fs[0], $element);

            // Synchronize any paths found in the load.
            $this->syncPaths();

            return true;
        }

        // We couldn't find a fieldset to add the field. Now we are checking, if we have set only a group
        if (!empty($group)) {
            $fields = &$this->findGroup($group);

            // If an appropriate fields element was found for the group, add the element.
            if (isset($fields[0]) && ($fields[0] instanceof \SimpleXMLElement)) {
                self::addNode($fields[0], $element);
            }

            // Synchronize any paths found in the load.
            $this->syncPaths();

            return true;
        }

        // We couldn't find a parent so we are adding it at root level

        // Add field to the form.
        self::addNode($this->xml, $element);

        // Synchronize any paths found in the load.
        $this->syncPaths();

        return true;
    }

    /**
     * Method to set an attribute value for a field XML element.
     *
     * @param   string  $name       The name of the form field for which to set the attribute value.
     * @param   string  $attribute  The name of the attribute for which to set a value.
     * @param   mixed   $value      The value to set for the attribute.
     * @param   string  $group      The optional dot-separated form group path on which to find the field.
     *
     * @return  boolean  True on success.
     *
     * @since   1.7.0
     * @throws  \UnexpectedValueException
     */
    public function setFieldAttribute($name, $attribute, $value, $group = null)
    {
        // Make sure there is a valid Form XML document.
        if (!($this->xml instanceof \SimpleXMLElement)) {
            throw new \UnexpectedValueException(sprintf('%s::%s `xml` is not an instance of SimpleXMLElement', \get_class($this), __METHOD__));
        }

        // Find the form field element from the definition.
        $element = $this->findField($name, $group);

        // If the element doesn't exist return false.
        if (!($element instanceof \SimpleXMLElement)) {
            return false;
        } else {
            // Otherwise set the attribute and return true.
            $element[$attribute] = $value;

            // Synchronize any paths found in the load.
            $this->syncPaths();

            return true;
        }
    }

    /**
     * Method to set some field XML elements to the form definition.  If the replace flag is set then
     * the fields will be set whether they already exists or not.  If it isn't set, then the fields
     * will not be replaced if they already exist.
     *
     * @param   \SimpleXMLElement[]    &$elements  The array of XML element object representations of the form fields.
     * @param   string                 $group      The optional dot-separated form group path on which to set the fields.
     * @param   boolean                $replace    True to replace existing fields if they already exist.
     * @param   string                 $fieldset   The name of the fieldset we are adding the field to.
     *
     * @return  boolean  True on success.
     *
     * @since   1.7.0
     * @throws  \UnexpectedValueException
     */
    public function setFields(&$elements, $group = null, $replace = true, $fieldset = 'default')
    {
        // Make sure there is a valid Form XML document.
        if (!($this->xml instanceof \SimpleXMLElement)) {
            throw new \UnexpectedValueException(sprintf('%s::%s `xml` is not an instance of SimpleXMLElement', \get_class($this), __METHOD__));
        }

        // Make sure the elements to set are valid.
        foreach ($elements as $element) {
            if (!($element instanceof \SimpleXMLElement)) {
                throw new \UnexpectedValueException(sprintf('%s::%s `xml` is not an instance of SimpleXMLElement', \get_class($this), __METHOD__));
            }
        }

        // Set the fields.
        $return = true;

        foreach ($elements as $element) {
            if (!$this->setField($element, $group, $replace, $fieldset)) {
                $return = false;
            }
        }

        // Synchronize any paths found in the load.
        $this->syncPaths();

        return $return;
    }

    /**
     * Method to set the value of a field. If the field does not exist in the form then the method
     * will return false.
     *
     * @param   string  $name   The name of the field for which to set the value.
     * @param   string  $group  The optional dot-separated form group path on which to find the field.
     * @param   mixed   $value  The value to set for the field.
     *
     * @return  boolean  True on success.
     *
     * @since   1.7.0
     */
    public function setValue($name, $group = null, $value = null)
    {
        // If the field does not exist return false.
        if (!$this->findField($name, $group)) {
            return false;
        }

        // If a group is set use it.
        if ($group) {
            $this->data->set($group . '.' . $name, $value);
        } else {
            $this->data->set($name, $value);
        }

        return true;
    }

    /**
     * Method to process the form data.
     *
     * @param   array   $data   An array of field values to filter.
     * @param   string  $group  The dot-separated form group path on which to filter the fields.
     *
     * @return  mixed  Array or false.
     *
     * @since   4.0.0
     */
    public function process($data, $group = null)
    {
        $data = $this->filter($data, $group);

        $valid = $this->validate($data, $group);

        if (!$valid) {
            return $valid;
        }

        return $this->postProcess($data, $group);
    }

    /**
     * Method to filter the form data.
     *
     * @param   array   $data   An array of field values to filter.
     * @param   string  $group  The dot-separated form group path on which to filter the fields.
     *
     * @return  mixed  Array or false.
     *
     * @since   4.0.0
     */
    public function filter($data, $group = null)
    {
        // Make sure there is a valid Form XML document.
        if (!($this->xml instanceof \SimpleXMLElement)) {
            throw new \UnexpectedValueException(sprintf('%s::%s `xml` is not an instance of SimpleXMLElement', \get_class($this), __METHOD__));
        }

        $input  = new Registry($data);
        $output = new Registry();

        // Get the fields for which to filter the data.
        $fields = $this->findFieldsByGroup($group);

        if (!$fields) {
            // PANIC!
            return false;
        }

        // Filter the fields.
        foreach ($fields as $field) {
            $name = (string) $field['name'];

            // Get the field groups for the element.
            $attrs     = $field->xpath('ancestor::fields[@name]/@name');
            $groups    = array_map('strval', $attrs ?: []);
            $attrGroup = implode('.', $groups);

            $key = $attrGroup ? $attrGroup . '.' . $name : $name;

            // Filter the value if it exists.
            if ($input->exists($key)) {
                $fieldObj = $this->loadField($field, $group);

                // Only set into the output if the field was supposed to render on the page (i.e. setup returned true)
                if ($fieldObj) {
                    $output->set($key, $fieldObj->filter($input->get($key, (string) $field['default']), $group, $input));
                }
            }
        }

        return $output->toArray();
    }

    /**
     * Method to validate form data.
     *
     * Validation warnings will be pushed into Form::$errors and should be
     * retrieved with Form::getErrors() when validate returns boolean false.
     *
     * @param   array   $data   An array of field values to validate.
     * @param   string  $group  The optional dot-separated form group path on which to filter the
     *                          fields to be validated.
     *
     * @return  boolean  True on success.
     *
     * @since   1.7.0
     */
    public function validate($data, $group = null)
    {
        // Make sure there is a valid Form XML document.
        if (!($this->xml instanceof \SimpleXMLElement)) {
            throw new \UnexpectedValueException(sprintf('%s::%s `xml` is not an instance of SimpleXMLElement', \get_class($this), __METHOD__));
        }

        $return = true;

        // Create an input registry object from the data to validate.
        $input = new Registry($data);

        // Get the fields for which to validate the data.
        $fields = $this->findFieldsByGroup($group);

        if (!$fields) {
            // PANIC!
            return false;
        }

        // Validate the fields.
        foreach ($fields as $field) {
            $name     = (string) $field['name'];

            // Define field name for messages
            if ($field['label']) {
                $fieldLabel = $field['label'];

                // Try to translate label if not set to false
                $translate = (string) $field['translateLabel'];

                if (!($translate === 'false' || $translate === 'off' || $translate === '0')) {
                    $fieldLabel = Text::_($fieldLabel);
                }
            } else {
                $fieldLabel = Text::_($name);
            }

            $disabled = ((string) $field['disabled'] === 'true' || (string) $field['disabled'] === 'disabled');

            $fieldExistsInRequestData = $input->exists($name) || $input->exists($group . '.' . $name);

            // If the field is disabled but it is passed in the request this is invalid as disabled fields are not added to the request
            if ($disabled && $fieldExistsInRequestData) {
                throw new \RuntimeException(Text::sprintf('JLIB_FORM_VALIDATE_FIELD_INVALID', $fieldLabel));
            }

            // Get the field groups for the element.
            $attrs     = $field->xpath('ancestor::fields[@name]/@name');
            $groups    = array_map('strval', $attrs ?: []);
            $attrGroup = implode('.', $groups);

            $key = $attrGroup ? $attrGroup . '.' . $name : $name;

            $fieldObj = $this->loadField($field, $attrGroup);

            if ($fieldObj) {
                $valid = $fieldObj->validate($input->get($key), $attrGroup, $input);

                // Check for an error.
                if ($valid instanceof \Exception) {
                    $this->errors[] = $valid;
                    $return         = false;
                }
            } elseif ($input->exists($key)) {
                // The field returned false from setup and shouldn't be included in the page body - yet we received
                // a value for it. This is probably some sort of injection attack and should be rejected
                $this->errors[] = new \RuntimeException(Text::sprintf('JLIB_FORM_VALIDATE_FIELD_INVALID', $key));
                $return         = false;
            }
        }

        return $return;
    }

    /**
     * Method to post-process form data.
     *
     * @param   array   $data   An array of field values to post-process.
     * @param   string  $group  The optional dot-separated form group path on which to filter the
     *                          fields to be validated.
     *
     * @return  mixed  Array or false.
     *
     * @since   4.0.0
     */
    public function postProcess($data, $group = null)
    {
        // Make sure there is a valid SimpleXMLElement
        if (!($this->xml instanceof \SimpleXMLElement)) {
            throw new \UnexpectedValueException(sprintf('%s::%s `xml` is not an instance of SimpleXMLElement', \get_class($this), __METHOD__));
        }

        $input  = new Registry($data);
        $output = new Registry();

        // Get the fields for which to postProcess the data.
        $fields = $this->findFieldsByGroup($group);

        if (!$fields) {
            // PANIC!
            return false;
        }

        // Filter the fields.
        foreach ($fields as $field) {
            $name = (string) $field['name'];

            // Get the field groups for the element.
            $attrs     = $field->xpath('ancestor::fields[@name]/@name');
            $groups    = array_map('strval', $attrs ?: []);
            $attrGroup = implode('.', $groups);

            $key = $attrGroup ? $attrGroup . '.' . $name : $name;

            // Filter the value if it exists.
            if ($input->exists($key)) {
                $fieldobj = $this->loadField($field, $group);
                $output->set($key, $fieldobj->postProcess($input->get($key, (string) $field['default']), $group, $input));
            }
        }

        return $output->toArray();
    }

    /**
     * Method to get a form field represented as an XML element object.
     *
     * @param   string  $name   The name of the form field.
     * @param   string  $group  The optional dot-separated form group path on which to find the field.
     *
     * @return  \SimpleXMLElement|boolean  The XML element object for the field or boolean false on error.
     *
     * @since   1.7.0
     */
    protected function findField($name, $group = null)
    {
        $element = false;
        $fields  = [];

        // Make sure there is a valid Form XML document.
        if (!($this->xml instanceof \SimpleXMLElement)) {
            throw new \UnexpectedValueException(sprintf('%s::%s `xml` is not an instance of SimpleXMLElement', \get_class($this), __METHOD__));
        }

        // Let's get the appropriate field element based on the method arguments.
        if ($group) {
            // Get the fields elements for a given group.
            $elements = &$this->findGroup($group);

            // Get all of the field elements with the correct name for the fields elements.
            foreach ($elements as $el) {
                // If there are matching field elements add them to the fields array.
                if ($tmp = $el->xpath('descendant::field[@name="' . $name . '" and not(ancestor::field/form/*)]')) {
                    $fields = array_merge($fields, $tmp);
                }
            }

            // Make sure something was found.
            if (!$fields) {
                return false;
            }

            // Use the first correct match in the given group.
            $groupNames = explode('.', $group);

            foreach ($fields as &$field) {
                // Get the group names as strings for ancestor fields elements.
                $attrs = $field->xpath('ancestor::fields[@name]/@name');
                $names = array_map('strval', $attrs ?: []);

                // If the field is in the exact group use it and break out of the loop.
                if ($names == (array) $groupNames) {
                    $element = &$field;
                    break;
                }
            }
        } else {
            // Get an array of fields with the correct name.
            $fields = $this->xml->xpath('//field[@name="' . $name . '" and not(ancestor::field/form/*)]');

            // Make sure something was found.
            if (!$fields) {
                return false;
            }

            // Search through the fields for the right one.
            foreach ($fields as &$field) {
                // If we find an ancestor fields element with a group name then it isn't what we want.
                if ($field->xpath('ancestor::fields[@name]')) {
                    continue;
                } else {
                    // Found it!
                    $element = &$field;
                    break;
                }
            }
        }

        return $element;
    }

    /**
     * Method to get an array of `<field>` elements from the form XML document which are in a specified fieldset by name.
     *
     * @param   string  $name  The name of the fieldset.
     *
     * @return  \SimpleXMLElement[]|boolean  Boolean false on error or array of SimpleXMLElement objects.
     *
     * @since   1.7.0
     */
    protected function &findFieldsByFieldset($name)
    {
        // Make sure there is a valid Form XML document.
        if (!($this->xml instanceof \SimpleXMLElement)) {
            throw new \UnexpectedValueException(sprintf('%s::%s `xml` is not an instance of SimpleXMLElement', \get_class($this), __METHOD__));
        }

        /*
         * Get an array of <field /> elements that are underneath a <fieldset /> element
         * with the appropriate name attribute, and also any <field /> elements with
         * the appropriate fieldset attribute. To allow repeatable elements only fields
         * which are not descendants of other fields are selected.
         */
        $fields = $this->xml->xpath('(//fieldset[@name="' . $name . '"]//field | //field[@fieldset="' . $name . '"])[not(ancestor::field)]');

        return $fields;
    }

    /**
     * Method to get an array of `<field>` elements from the form XML document which are in a control group by name.
     *
     * @param   mixed    $group   The optional dot-separated form group path on which to find the fields.
     *                            Null will return all fields. False will return fields not in a group.
     * @param   boolean  $nested  True to also include fields in nested groups that are inside of the
     *                            group for which to find fields.
     *
     * @return  \SimpleXMLElement[]|boolean  Boolean false on error or array of SimpleXMLElement objects.
     *
     * @since   1.7.0
     */
    protected function &findFieldsByGroup($group = null, $nested = false)
    {
        $fields = [];

        // Make sure there is a valid Form XML document.
        if (!($this->xml instanceof \SimpleXMLElement)) {
            throw new \UnexpectedValueException(sprintf('%s::%s `xml` is not an instance of SimpleXMLElement', \get_class($this), __METHOD__));
        }

        // Get only fields in a specific group?
        if ($group) {
            // Get the fields elements for a given group.
            $elements = &$this->findGroup($group);

            // Get all of the field elements for the fields elements.
            foreach ($elements as $element) {
                // If there are field elements add them to the return result.
                if ($tmp = $element->xpath('descendant::field')) {
                    // If we also want fields in nested groups then just merge the arrays.
                    if ($nested) {
                        $fields = array_merge($fields, $tmp);
                    } else {
                        // If we want to exclude nested groups then we need to check each field.
                        $groupNames = explode('.', $group);

                        foreach ($tmp as $field) {
                            // Get the names of the groups that the field is in.
                            $attrs = $field->xpath('ancestor::fields[@name]/@name');
                            $names = array_map('strval', $attrs ?: []);

                            // If the field is in the specific group then add it to the return list.
                            if ($names == (array) $groupNames) {
                                $fields = array_merge($fields, [$field]);
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        } elseif ($group === false) {
            // Get only field elements not in a group.
            $fields = $this->xml->xpath('descendant::fields[not(@name)]/field | descendant::fields[not(@name)]/fieldset/field ');
        } else {
            // Get an array of all the <field /> elements.
            $fields = $this->xml->xpath('//field[not(ancestor::field/form/*)]');
        }

        return $fields;
    }

    /**
     * Method to get a form field group represented as an XML element object.
     *
     * @param   string  $group  The dot-separated form group path on which to find the group.
     *
     * @return  \SimpleXMLElement[]|boolean  An array of XML element objects for the group or boolean false on error.
     *
     * @since   1.7.0
     */
    protected function &findGroup($group)
    {
        $groups = [];
        $tmp    = [];

        // Make sure there is a valid Form XML document.
        if (!($this->xml instanceof \SimpleXMLElement)) {
            throw new \UnexpectedValueException(sprintf('%s::%s `xml` is not an instance of SimpleXMLElement', \get_class($this), __METHOD__));
        }

        // Make sure there is actually a group to find.
        $group = explode('.', $group);

        if (count($group)) {
            // Get any fields elements with the correct group name.
            $elements = $this->xml->xpath('//fields[@name="' . (string) $group[0] . '" and not(ancestor::field/form/*)]');

            // Check to make sure that there are no parent groups for each element.
            foreach ($elements as $element) {
                if (!$element->xpath('ancestor::fields[@name]')) {
                    $tmp[] = $element;
                }
            }

            // Iterate through the nested groups to find any matching form field groups.
            for ($i = 1, $n = \count($group); $i < $n; $i++) {
                // Initialise some loop variables.
                $validNames = \array_slice($group, 0, $i + 1);
                $current    = $tmp;
                $tmp        = [];

                // Check to make sure that there are no parent groups for each element.
                foreach ($current as $element) {
                    // Get any fields elements with the correct group name.
                    $children = $element->xpath('descendant::fields[@name="' . (string) $group[$i] . '"]');

                    // For the found fields elements validate that they are in the correct groups.
                    foreach ($children as $fields) {
                        // Get the group names as strings for ancestor fields elements.
                        $attrs = $fields->xpath('ancestor-or-self::fields[@name]/@name');
                        $names = array_map('strval', $attrs ?: []);

                        // If the group names for the fields element match the valid names at this
                        // level add the fields element.
                        if ($validNames == $names) {
                            $tmp[] = $fields;
                        }
                    }
                }
            }

            // Only include valid XML objects.
            foreach ($tmp as $element) {
                if ($element instanceof \SimpleXMLElement) {
                    $groups[] = $element;
                }
            }
        }

        return $groups;
    }

    /**
     * Method to load, setup and return a FormField object based on field data.
     *
     * @param   string|\SimpleXMLElement  $element  The XML element object representation of the form field.
     * @param   string                    $group    The optional dot-separated form group path on which to find the field.
     * @param   mixed                     $value    The optional value to use as the default for the field.
     *
     * @return  FormField|boolean  The FormField object for the field or boolean false on error.
     *
     * @since   1.7.0
     */
    protected function loadField($element, $group = null, $value = null)
    {
        // Make sure there is a valid SimpleXMLElement.
        if (!($element instanceof \SimpleXMLElement)) {
            throw new \UnexpectedValueException(sprintf('%s::%s `xml` is not an instance of SimpleXMLElement', \get_class($this), __METHOD__));
        }

        // Get the field type.
        $type = $element['type'] ? (string) $element['type'] : 'text';

        // Load the FormField object for the field.
        $field = FormHelper::loadFieldType($type);

        if ($field instanceof DatabaseAwareInterface) {
            try {
                $field->setDatabase($this->getDatabase());
            } catch (DatabaseNotFoundException $e) {
                @trigger_error(sprintf('Database must be set, this will not be caught anymore in 5.0.'), E_USER_DEPRECATED);
                $field->setDatabase(Factory::getContainer()->get(DatabaseInterface::class));
            }
        }

        // If the object could not be loaded, get a text field object.
        if ($field === false) {
            $field = FormHelper::loadFieldType('text');
        }

        /*
         * Get the value for the form field if not set.
         * Default to the translated version of the 'default' attribute
         * if 'translate_default' attribute if set to 'true' or '1'
         * else the value of the 'default' attribute for the field.
         */
        if ($value === null) {
            $default = (string) ($element['default'] ? $element['default'] : $element->default);

            if (($translate = $element['translate_default']) && ((string) $translate === 'true' || (string) $translate === '1')) {
                $lang = Factory::getLanguage();

                if ($lang->hasKey($default)) {
                    $debug   = $lang->setDebug(false);
                    $default = Text::_($default);
                    $lang->setDebug($debug);
                } else {
                    $default = Text::_($default);
                }
            }

            $value = $this->getValue((string) $element['name'], $group, $default);
        }

        // Setup the FormField object.
        $field->setForm($this);

        if ($field->setup($element, $value, $group)) {
            return $field;
        } else {
            return false;
        }
    }

    /**
     * Method to synchronize any field, form or rule paths contained in the XML document.
     *
     * @return  boolean  True on success.
     *
     * @since   1.7.0
     * @todo    Maybe we should receive all addXXXpaths attributes at once?
     */
    protected function syncPaths()
    {
        // Make sure there is a valid Form XML document.
        if (!($this->xml instanceof \SimpleXMLElement)) {
            throw new \UnexpectedValueException(sprintf('%s::%s `xml` is not an instance of SimpleXMLElement', \get_class($this), __METHOD__));
        }

        // Get any addfieldpath attributes from the form definition.
        $paths = $this->xml->xpath('//*[@addfieldpath]/@addfieldpath');
        $paths = array_map('strval', $paths ?: []);

        // Add the field paths.
        foreach ($paths as $path) {
            $path = JPATH_ROOT . '/' . ltrim($path, '/\\');
            self::addFieldPath($path);
        }

        // Get any addformpath attributes from the form definition.
        $paths = $this->xml->xpath('//*[@addformpath]/@addformpath');
        $paths = array_map('strval', $paths ?: []);

        // Add the form paths.
        foreach ($paths as $path) {
            $path = JPATH_ROOT . '/' . ltrim($path, '/\\');
            self::addFormPath($path);
        }

        // Get any addrulepath attributes from the form definition.
        $paths = $this->xml->xpath('//*[@addrulepath]/@addrulepath');
        $paths = array_map('strval', $paths ?: []);

        // Add the rule paths.
        foreach ($paths as $path) {
            $path = JPATH_ROOT . '/' . ltrim($path, '/\\');
            self::addRulePath($path);
        }

        // Get any addrulepath attributes from the form definition.
        $paths = $this->xml->xpath('//*[@addfilterpath]/@addfilterpath');
        $paths = array_map('strval', $paths ?: []);

        // Add the rule paths.
        foreach ($paths as $path) {
            $path = JPATH_ROOT . '/' . ltrim($path, '/\\');
            self::addFilterPath($path);
        }

        // Get any addfieldprefix attributes from the form definition.
        $prefixes = $this->xml->xpath('//*[@addfieldprefix]/@addfieldprefix');
        $prefixes = array_map('strval', $prefixes ?: []);

        // Add the field prefixes.
        foreach ($prefixes as $prefix) {
            FormHelper::addFieldPrefix($prefix);
        }

        // Get any addformprefix attributes from the form definition.
        $prefixes = $this->xml->xpath('//*[@addformprefix]/@addformprefix');
        $prefixes = array_map('strval', $prefixes ?: []);

        // Add the field prefixes.
        foreach ($prefixes as $prefix) {
            FormHelper::addFormPrefix($prefix);
        }

        // Get any addruleprefix attributes from the form definition.
        $prefixes = $this->xml->xpath('//*[@addruleprefix]/@addruleprefix');
        $prefixes = array_map('strval', $prefixes ?: []);

        // Add the field prefixes.
        foreach ($prefixes as $prefix) {
            FormHelper::addRulePrefix($prefix);
        }

        // Get any addruleprefix attributes from the form definition.
        $prefixes = $this->xml->xpath('//*[@addfilterprefix]/@addfilterprefix');
        $prefixes = array_map('strval', $prefixes ?: []);

        // Add the field prefixes.
        foreach ($prefixes as $prefix) {
            FormHelper::addFilterPrefix($prefix);
        }

        return true;
    }

    /**
     * Proxy for {@link FormHelper::addFieldPath()}.
     *
     * @param   string|string[]  $new  A path or array of paths to add.
     *
     * @return  string[]  The list of paths that have been added.
     *
     * @since   1.7.0
     */
    public static function addFieldPath($new = null)
    {
        return FormHelper::addFieldPath($new);
    }

    /**
     * Proxy for FormHelper::addFormPath().
     *
     * @param   string|string[]  $new  A path or array of paths to add.
     *
     * @return  string[]  The list of paths that have been added.
     *
     * @see     FormHelper::addFormPath()
     * @since   1.7.0
     */
    public static function addFormPath($new = null)
    {
        return FormHelper::addFormPath($new);
    }

    /**
     * Proxy for FormHelper::addRulePath().
     *
     * @param   string|string[]  $new  A path or array of paths to add.
     *
     * @return  string[]  The list of paths that have been added.
     *
     * @see     FormHelper::addRulePath()
     * @since   1.7.0
     */
    public static function addRulePath($new = null)
    {
        return FormHelper::addRulePath($new);
    }

    /**
     * Proxy for FormHelper::addFilterPath().
     *
     * @param   string|string[]  $new  A path or array of paths to add.
     *
     * @return  string[]  The list of paths that have been added.
     *
     * @see     FormHelper::addFilterPath()
     * @since   4.0.0
     */
    public static function addFilterPath($new = null)
    {
        return FormHelper::addFilterPath($new);
    }

    /**
     * Method to get an instance of a form.
     *
     * @param   string          $name     The name of the form.
     * @param   string          $data     The name of an XML file or string to load as the form definition.
     * @param   array           $options  An array of form options.
     * @param   boolean         $replace  Flag to toggle whether form fields should be replaced if a field
     *                                    already exists with the same group/name.
     * @param   string|boolean  $xpath    An optional xpath to search for the fields.
     *
     * @return  Form  Form instance.
     *
     * @since   1.7.0
     *
     * @deprecated  4.3 will be removed in 6.0
     *              Use the FormFactory service from the container
     *              Example: Factory::getContainer()->get(FormFactoryInterface::class)->createForm($name, $options);
     *
     * @throws  \InvalidArgumentException if no data provided.
     * @throws  \RuntimeException if the form could not be loaded.
     */
    public static function getInstance($name, $data = null, $options = [], $replace = true, $xpath = false)
    {
        // Reference to array with form instances
        $forms = &self::$forms;

        // Only instantiate the form if it does not already exist.
        if (!isset($forms[$name])) {
            $data = trim($data);

            if (empty($data)) {
                throw new \InvalidArgumentException(sprintf('%1$s(%2$s, *%3$s*)', __METHOD__, $name, \gettype($data)));
            }

            // Instantiate the form.
            $forms[$name] = Factory::getContainer()->get(FormFactoryInterface::class)->createForm($name, $options);

            // Load the data.
            if (substr($data, 0, 1) === '<') {
                if ($forms[$name]->load($data, $replace, $xpath) == false) {
                    throw new \RuntimeException(sprintf('%s() could not load form', __METHOD__));
                }
            } else {
                if ($forms[$name]->loadFile($data, $replace, $xpath) == false) {
                    throw new \RuntimeException(sprintf('%s() could not load file', __METHOD__));
                }
            }
        }

        return $forms[$name];
    }

    /**
     * Adds a new child SimpleXMLElement node to the source.
     *
     * @param   \SimpleXMLElement  $source  The source element on which to append.
     * @param   \SimpleXMLElement  $new     The new element to append.
     *
     * @return  void
     *
     * @since   1.7.0
     */
    protected static function addNode(\SimpleXMLElement $source, \SimpleXMLElement $new)
    {
        // Add the new child node.
        $node = $source->addChild($new->getName(), htmlspecialchars(trim($new)));

        // Add the attributes of the child node.
        foreach ($new->attributes() as $name => $value) {
            $node->addAttribute($name, $value);
        }

        // Add any children of the new node.
        foreach ($new->children() as $child) {
            self::addNode($node, $child);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Update the attributes of a child node
     *
     * @param   \SimpleXMLElement  $source  The source element on which to append the attributes
     * @param   \SimpleXMLElement  $new     The new element to append
     *
     * @return  void
     *
     * @since   1.7.0
     */
    protected static function mergeNode(\SimpleXMLElement $source, \SimpleXMLElement $new)
    {
        // Update the attributes of the child node.
        foreach ($new->attributes() as $name => $value) {
            if (isset($source[$name])) {
                $source[$name] = (string) $value;
            } else {
                $source->addAttribute($name, $value);
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * Merges new elements into a source `<fields>` element.
     *
     * @param   \SimpleXMLElement  $source  The source element.
     * @param   \SimpleXMLElement  $new     The new element to merge.
     *
     * @return  void
     *
     * @since   1.7.0
     */
    protected static function mergeNodes(\SimpleXMLElement $source, \SimpleXMLElement $new)
    {
        // The assumption is that the inputs are at the same relative level.
        // So we just have to scan the children and deal with them.

        // Update the attributes of the child node.
        foreach ($new->attributes() as $name => $value) {
            if (isset($source[$name])) {
                $source[$name] = (string) $value;
            } else {
                $source->addAttribute($name, $value);
            }
        }

        foreach ($new->children() as $child) {
            $type = $child->getName();
            $name = $child['name'];

            // Does this node exist?
            $fields = $source->xpath($type . '[@name="' . $name . '"]');

            if (empty($fields)) {
                // This node does not exist, so add it.
                self::addNode($source, $child);
            } else {
                // This node does exist.
                switch ($type) {
                    case 'field':
                        self::mergeNode($fields[0], $child);
                        break;

                    default:
                        self::mergeNodes($fields[0], $child);
                        break;
                }
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * Returns the value of an attribute of the form itself
     *
     * @param   string  $name     Name of the attribute to get
     * @param   mixed   $default  Optional value to return if attribute not found
     *
     * @return  mixed             Value of the attribute / default
     *
     * @since   3.2
     */
    public function getAttribute($name, $default = null)
    {
        if ($this->xml instanceof \SimpleXMLElement) {
            $value = $this->xml->attributes()->$name;

            if ($value !== null) {
                return (string) $value;
            }
        }

        return $default;
    }

    /**
     * Getter for the form data
     *
     * @return   Registry  Object with the data
     *
     * @since    3.2
     */
    public function getData()
    {
        return $this->data;
    }

    /**
     * Method to get the XML form object
     *
     * @return  \SimpleXMLElement  The form XML object
     *
     * @since   3.2
     */
    public function getXml()
    {
        return $this->xml;
    }

    /**
     * Method to get a form field represented as an XML element object.
     *
     * @param   string  $name   The name of the form field.
     * @param   string  $group  The optional dot-separated form group path on which to find the field.
     *
     * @return  \SimpleXMLElement|boolean  The XML element object for the field or boolean false on error.
     *
     * @since   3.7.0
     */
    public function getFieldXml($name, $group = null)
    {
        return $this->findField($name, $group);
    }
}
