[TCA] Field type coverage — tracking issue

[maikschneider]

Overview

Audit of all 25 TYPO3 TCA column types against the extension's rendering and filter pipeline (May 2026). The extension handles relation types (select, group, inline, category, file) fully. All other types fall through to the generic Text partial (stripTags() → crop(255)), which is safe but incomplete for several types.

No type causes a fatal error or broken response. The issues below are security, display quality, or UX correctness concerns.

Full audit matrix: TCA_FIELD_TYPE_COVERAGE.md

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Sub-issues

🔴 Must Fix

• [TCA] type=password exposes password hash in list view #63 — type=password exposes password hash in list view

⚠ Should Fix

• [TCA] type=datetime partial ignores field format config (time/datetime columns broken) #64 — type=datetime partial ignores field format config (time/datetime columns broken)
• [TCA] type=radio shows raw stored value instead of translated item label #65 — type=radio shows raw stored value instead of translated item label

ℹ Cosmetic / Enhancement

• [TCA] type=flex shows stripped XML instead of meaningful content #66 — type=flex shows stripped XML instead of a meaningful placeholder
• [TCA] type=imageManipulation and type=json show raw JSON blobs #67 — type=imageManipulation and type=json show raw JSON blobs
• [TCA] type=check with multiple items (bitmask) only shows overall true/false #68 — type=check with multiple items (bitmask) only shows overall true/false
• [TCA] type=link shows raw typolink URI instead of resolved label #69 — type=link shows raw typolink URI instead of formatted link

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Types confirmed working correctly

Type	How
check (single)	Boolean partial — ✓/✗ icon
category	Category partial + MM resolver
color	Text — hex string readable
country	Text — country code readable
datetime (date only)	DateTime partial — correct for format=date
email	Text — email string readable
file	SysFileReferences partial + FK resolver
folder	Text — path readable
group	Group partial + MM/CSV resolver
inline	Inline partial + FK/MM resolver
input	Text — string value
language	Language partial (as languageField)
none	Text — virtual/empty, safe
number	Text — numeric value
passthrough	Text — stored value
select	Select/Category/SysFile partial + full resolver
slug	Text — URL slug readable
text	Text — with stripTags
user	Text — implementation-specific
uuid	Text — UUID string readable

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Agent prompt — full coverage implementation

Address all open TCA field type coverage issues in the xima-typo3-recordlist extension.
Work through the sub-issues in priority order. Each sub-issue contains a dedicated agent
prompt — use those prompts for the individual fixes.

Priority order:
1. #63  password hash masking (security)
2. #64  datetime format (data correctness)
3. #65  radio label resolution (data correctness)
4. #66  flex badge (cosmetic)
5. #67  imageManipulation + json badge (cosmetic)
6. #68  check bitmask (cosmetic/enhancement)
7. #69  link formatting (cosmetic)

For each fix:
- Read the sub-issue description and the embedded agent prompt before starting.
- Verify the issue is still valid against the current code before making changes.
- Keep changes minimal — only touch the files listed in the sub-issue.
- After each fix, confirm the change does not affect any existing partial or resolver
  that is already working (select, group, inline, category, file, check-single, datetime-date).
- Close the sub-issue after a successful fix.

Reference file for full type matrix: TCA_FIELD_TYPE_COVERAGE.md in the repo root.