starting the step to integrate the form with cron

tripal/includes/tripal.registration.inc

@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@
  *
  */
 function tripal_registration_form($form, &$form_state) {
-  dpm($form_state);
-  $form_state['storage']['participants'] =
-    isset($form_state['storage']['details']['funding']) ? $form_state['storage']['details']['funding'] : 0;
+  $form_data = unserialize(variable_get('tripal_site_registration', NULL));
+
+  $form_state['details']['funding'] =
+    isset($form_state['details']['funding']) ? $form_state['details']['funding'] : 1;
 
   $form['description'] = array(
     '#markup' =>  t('Registering your Tripal site is important. When you 
@@ -22,10 +23,10 @@ function tripal_registration_form($form, &$form_state) {
     into usage so we can build features the community needs. </br></br>'),
     );
 
-  $form['disable'] = array(
+  $form['disable_tripal_reporting'] = array(
     '#type' => 'checkbox',
     '#title' => t('Disable registration reminder'),
-    '#default_value' => FALSE,
+    '#default_value' => isset($form_data['input']['disable_tripal_reporting']) ? $form_data['input']['disable_tripal_reporting'] : NULL,
     '#description' => "If you do not want to register your site please check
       this box as it will stop the reminder notifications.",
   );
@@ -33,43 +34,48 @@ function tripal_registration_form($form, &$form_state) {
   $form['details']['principal_investigator'] = array(
     '#type' => 'fieldset',
     '#title' => t('Principal Investigator Contact Information'),
-    '#collapsible' => true,
-    '#collapsed' => false,
+    '#collapsible' => TRUE,
+    '#collapsed' => FALSE,
   );
 
-  $form['details']['principal_investigator']['name'] = array(
+  $form['details']['principal_investigator']['principal_investigator_name'] = array(
     '#type' => 'textfield',
     '#title' => t('Name'),
+    '#default_value' => isset($form_data['input']['principal_investigator_name']) ? $form_data['input']['principal_investigator_name'] : NULL,
     '#required' => TRUE,
   );
 
-  $form['details']['principal_investigator']['email'] = array(
+  $form['details']['principal_investigator']['principal_investigator_email'] = array(
     '#type' => 'textfield',
     '#title' => t('Email'),
+    '#default_value' => isset($form_data['input']['principal_investigator_email']) ? $form_data['input']['principal_investigator_email'] : NULL,
     '#required' => TRUE,
   );
-  $form['details']['site_admin'] = array(
+  $form['details']['tripal_reg_site_admin'] = array(
     '#type' => 'fieldset',
     '#title' => t('Site Administrator (if different from the principal investigator)'),
-    '#collapsible' => true,
-    '#collapsed' => false,
+    '#collapsible' => TRUE,
+    '#collapsed' => FALSE,
   );
 
-  $form['details']['site_admin']['name'] = array(
+  $form['details']['tripal_reg_site_admin']['tripal_reg_site_admin_name'] = array(
     '#type' => 'textfield',
     '#title' => t('Name'),
+    '#default_value' => isset($form_data['input']['tripal_reg_site_admin_name']) ? $form_data['input']['tripal_reg_site_admin_name'] : NULL,
     '#required' => FALSE,
   );
 
-  $form['details']['site_admin']['email'] = array(
+  $form['details']['tripal_reg_site_admin']['tripal_reg_site_admin_email'] = array(
     '#type' => 'textfield',
     '#title' => t('Email'),
+    '#default_value' => isset($form_data['input']['tripal_reg_site_admin_email']) ? $form_data['input']['tripal_reg_site_admin_email'] : NULL,
     '#required' => FALSE,
   );
 
-  $form['details']['description']= array(
+  $form['details']['tripal_reg_site_description']= array(
     '#type' => 'textarea',
     '#title' => t('Description of the site'),
+    '#default_value' => isset($form_data['input']['tripal_reg_site_description']) ? $form_data['input']['tripal_reg_site_description'] : NULL,
     '#required' => FALSE,
   );
 
@@ -79,29 +85,50 @@ function tripal_registration_form($form, &$form_state) {
     '#prefix' => '<div id="funding">',
     '#suffix' => '</div>',
   );
- 
-    for ($i = 1; $i <= $form_state['storage']['details']['funding']; $i++) {
-      $form['details']['funding'][$i] = array(
-        '#type' => 'fieldset',
-        '#tree' => true,
-      );
-
-      $form['details']['funding'][$i]['agency'] = array(
-        '#type' => 'textfield',
-        '#title' => t('Agency'),
-      );
-
-      $form['details']['funding'][$i]['grant'] = array(
-        '#type' => 'textfield',
-        '#title' => t('Grant Number'),
-      );
-
-      $form['details']['funding'][$i]['funding_period'] = array(
-        '#type' => 'textfield',
-        '#title' => t('Funding Period'),
-      );
 
-    }
+  $count = count($form_data['input']['funding']);
+  $form_state['details']['funding'] = $form_state['details']['funding'] + $count;
+  for ($i = 1; $i <= $form_state['details']['funding']; $i++) {
+    $form['details']['funding'][$i] = array(
+      '#type' => 'fieldset',
+      '#title' => t("Funding Period $i"),
+      '#tree' => TRUE,
+    );
+
+    $form['details']['funding'][$i]['tripal_reg_site_agency'] = array(
+      '#type' => 'textfield',
+      '#default_value' => isset($form_data['input']['funding'][$i]['tripal_reg_site_agency']) ? $form_data['input']['funding'][$i]['tripal_reg_site_agency'] : NULL,
+      '#title' => t('Agency'),
+    );
+
+    $form['details']['funding'][$i]['tripal_reg_site_grant'] = array(
+      '#type' => 'textfield',
+      '#default_value' => isset($form_data['input']['funding'][$i]['tripal_reg_site_grant']) ? $form_data['input']['funding'][$i]['tripal_reg_site_grant'] : NULL,
+      '#title' => t('Grant Number'),
+    );
+
+    $form['details']['funding'][$i]['funding_period'] = array(
+      '#type' => 'fieldset',
+      '#title' => t('Funding Period'),
+      '#tree' => TRUE,
+    );
+
+    $form['details']['funding'][$i]['funding_period']['tripal_reg_site_start'] = array(
+      '#type' => 'date_select',
+      '#title' => t("Start"),
+      '#default_value' => isset($form_data['input']['funding'][$i]['funding_period']['tripal_reg_site_start']) ? $form_data['input']['funding'][$i]['funding_period']['tripal_reg_site_start'] : date('Y', time()),
+      '#date_year_range' => '-20:+20',
+      '#date_format' => 'Y',
+    );
+
+    $form['details']['funding'][$i]['funding_period']['tripal_reg_site_end'] = array(
+      '#type' => 'date_select',
+      '#title' => t('End'),
+      '#default_value' => isset($form_data['input']['funding'][$i]['funding_period']['tripal_reg_site_end']) ? $form_data['input']['funding'][$i]['funding_period']['tripal_reg_site_end'] : date('Y', time()),
+      '#date_year_range' => '-20:+20',
+      '#date_format' => 'Y',
+    );
+  }
   
   $form['details']['funding']['add_funding'] = array(
     '#type' => 'button',
@@ -114,29 +141,124 @@ function tripal_registration_form($form, &$form_state) {
   );
 
   $purpose = array(0 => t('Production'), 1 => t('Development'));
-  $form['details']['purpose'] = array(
+  $form['details']['tripal_reg_site_purpose'] = array(
     '#type' => 'radios',
     '#title' => t('Purpose of site'),
-    '#default_value' => isset($node->purpose) ? $node->purpose : 1,
+    '#default_value' => isset($form_data['input']['tripal_reg_site_purpose']) ? $form_data['input']['tripal_reg_site_purpose'] : NULL,
     '#options' => $purpose,
     '#required' => TRUE,
   );
 
-  $form['details']['modules'] = array(
+  $form['details']['tripal_reg_site_modules'] = array(
     '#type' => 'checkbox',
+    '#default_value' => isset($form_data['input']['tripal_reg_site_modules']) ? $form_data['input']['tripal_reg_site_modules'] : NULL,
     '#title' => t('Provide Tripal (not other 3rd party modules) module usage information.'),
   );
+  $form_state['details']['funding']++;
+
+  // Provide a submit button.
+  if (!empty($form_data)) {
+    $form['submit'] = array(
+      '#type' => 'submit',
+      '#value' => 'Update registeration information',
+    );
+  }
+  else {
+    $form['submit'] = array(
+      '#type' => 'submit',
+      '#value' => 'Register Site',
+    );
+  }
+
 
-  $form['submit'] = array(
-    '#type' => 'submit',
-    '#value' => t('Submit'),
-  );
-  $form_state['storage']['details']['funding']++;
   return $form;
 
 }
+
 function custom_registration_ajax_add_funding($form, $form_state) {
+      // Get current list of modules.
+  $files = system_rebuild_module_data();
+
+  // Remove hidden modules from display list.
+  $visible_files = $files;
+  foreach ($visible_files as $filename => $file) {
+    if (!empty($file->info['hidden'])) {
+      unset($visible_files[$filename]);
+    }
+  }
+  uasort($visible_files, 'system_sort_modules_by_info_name');
+
+    // Iterate through each of the modules.
+  foreach ($visible_files as $filename => $module) {
+    $extra = array();
+    $extra['enabled'] = (bool)$module->status;
+    dpm($module);
+  }
+
   return $form['details']['funding'];
 }
 
+/**
+ * Implements validation from the Form API.
+ * 
+ * @param $form
+ *   A structured array containing the elements and properties of the form.
+ * @param $form_state
+ *   An array that stores information about the form's current state 
+ *   during processing.
+ */
+function tripal_registration_form_validate($form, &$form_state){
+  $mail_pi = $form_state['values']['principal_investigator_email'];
+  $mail_sa = $form_state['values']['tripal_reg_site_admin_email'];
+  if (!valid_email_address($mail_pi)) {
+    form_set_error('[details][principal_investigator][principal_investigator_email]', t('The email address for the principal investigator appears to be invalid.'));
+  }
+  if (!valid_email_address($mail_sa) && !empty($mail_sa)) {
+    form_set_error('[details][site_admin][tripal_reg_site_admin_email]', t("The email address for the site administrator appears to be invalid."));
+  }
+}
 
+/**
+ * Implements submit from the Form API.
+ * 
+ * @param $form
+ *   A structured array containing the elements and properties of the form.
+ * @param $form_state
+ *   An array that stores information about the form's current state 
+ *   during processing.
+ */
+function tripal_registration_form_submit($form, &$form_state) {
+  $registration = serialize($form_state);
+  variable_set('tripal_site_registration', $registration);
+  //Now send the updated info to the Tripal Site.
+  tripal_registration_remote_submit($registration);
+}
+
+function tripal_registration_remote_submit($data) {
+  $endpoint = 'endpoint';
+  //Are we getting the modules?
+  $form_data = unserialize($data);
+  if ($form_data['input']['tripal_reg_site_modules']) {
+    // Get current list of modules.
+    $files = system_rebuild_module_data();
+
+  // Remove hidden modules from display list.
+    $visible_files = $files;
+    foreach ($visible_files as $filename => $file) {
+      if (!empty($file->info['hidden'])) {
+        unset($visible_files[$filename]);
+      }
+    }
+    uasort($visible_files, 'system_sort_modules_by_info_name');
+
+    // Iterate through each of the modules.
+    foreach ($visible_files as $filename => $module) {
+      $extra = array();
+      $extra['enabled'] = (bool)$module->status;
+      if (!empty($module->info['required'])) {
+        $extra['disabled'] = true;
+        $extra['required_by'][] = $distribution_name . (!empty($module->info['explanation']) ? ' (' . $module->info['explanation'] . ')' : '');
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}