add hide_by_default attribute option

apps/dashboard/app/helpers/batch_connect/session_contexts_helper.rb

@@ -7,33 +7,35 @@ def create_widget(form, attrib, format: nil, hide_excludable: true, hide_fixed:
     widget = attrib.widget
     field_options = attrib.field_options(fmt: format)
     all_options = attrib.all_options(fmt: format)
+    wrapper_present = field_options[:wrapper].is_a?(Hash) && field_options[:wrapper].present?
+    wrap_params = (wrapper_present ? field_options[:wrapper] : {})
 
     if attrib.fixed?
       return render :partial => "batch_connect/session_contexts/fixed", :locals => { form: form, attrib: attrib, field_options: field_options, format: format }
     end
 
     rendered =  case widget
                 when 'select'
-                  form.select(attrib.id, attrib.select_choices(hide_excludable: hide_excludable), field_options, attrib.html_options)
+                  form.select(attrib.id, attrib.select_choices(hide_excludable: hide_excludable), field_options, attrib.all_options)
                 when 'resolution_field'
                   resolution_field(form, attrib.id, all_options)
                 when 'check_box'
-                  form.form_group attrib.id, help: field_options[:help] do
+                  form.form_group(attrib.id, help: field_options[:help], **wrap_params) do
                     form.check_box attrib.id, all_options, attrib.checked_value, attrib.unchecked_value
                   end
                 when 'radio', 'radio_button'
-                  form.form_group attrib.id, help: field_options[:help] do
+                  form.form_group(attrib.id, help: field_options[:help], **wrap_params) do
                     opts = {
                       label:   label_tag(attrib.id, attrib.label),
                       checked: (attrib.value.presence || attrib.field_options[:checked])
                     }
-                    content_tag(:div, id: [form.object_name, attrib.id].join('_')) do
+                    content_tag(:div, id: [form.object_name, attrib.id].join('_'), **field_options) do
                       form.collection_radio_buttons(attrib.id, attrib.select_choices, :second, :first, **opts)                  
                     end
                   end
                 when 'path_selector'
-                  form.form_group(attrib.id) do
-                    render(partial: 'path_selector', locals: { form: form, attrib: attrib, field_options: field_options })
+                  form.form_group(attrib.id, field_options[:wrapper]) do
+                    render(partial: 'path_selector', locals: { form: form, attrib: attrib, field_options: field_options.except(:wrapper) })
                   end
                 when 'file_attachments'
                   render :partial => "batch_connect/session_contexts/file_attachments", :locals => { form: form, attrib: attrib, field_options: field_options }
@@ -50,11 +52,12 @@ def create_widget(form, attrib, format: nil, hide_excludable: true, hide_fixed:
   end
 
   def resolution_field(form, id, opts = {})
-    content_tag(:div, id: "#{id}_group", class: "mb3") do
+    wrapper_present = opts[:wrapper].is_a?(Hash) && opts[:wrapper].present?
+    content_tag(:div, id: "#{id}_group", class: "mb-3", **(wrapper_present ? opts[:wrapper] : {})) do
       concat form.label(id, opts[:label])
       concat form.hidden_field(id, id: "#{id}_field")
       concat(
-        content_tag(:div, class: "row mb-3") do
+        content_tag(:div, id:[form.object_name, id].join('_'), class: "row mb-3", **opts) do
           concat (
             content_tag(:div, class: "col-sm-6") do
               concat (

apps/dashboard/app/javascript/dynamic_forms.js

@@ -459,16 +459,17 @@ function updateVisibility(event, changeId) {
   });
 
   if (changeElement === undefined || changeElement.length <= 0) return;
-
+
+  const defaultHidden = $(`#${changeId}`).attr('hide_by_default') || false
   const elementInfo = getWidgetInfo(changeId);
   // safe to access directly?
   const hide = hideLookup[id].get(changeId, val);
-  if ((hide === false) || (hide === undefined && !initializing)) {
+  if((hide === false) || (hide === undefined && !initializing && !defaultHidden)) {
     changeElement.show();
     // Pass text into the aria stream
     const addMsg = `Revealed form item ${elementInfo}`;
     ariaStream(addMsg)
-  } else if (hide === true) {
+  } else if ((hide === true) || (hide === undefined && !initializing && defaultHidden)) {
     changeElement.hide();
     const rmMsg = `Hid form item ${elementInfo}`;
     ariaStream(rmMsg);

apps/dashboard/app/lib/smart_attributes/attribute.rb

@@ -93,6 +93,9 @@ def help_html(fmt: nil)
       OodAppkit.markdown.render(help(fmt: fmt)).html_safe
     end
 
+    def default_hide_wrapper
+      !opts[:hide_by_default] ? '' : {style: 'display: none'}
+    end
     # Whether this attribute is required
     # @return [Boolean] is required
     def required
@@ -148,7 +151,8 @@ def field_options(fmt: nil)
       end.merge({
                   label:    label(fmt: fmt),
                   help:     help_html(fmt: fmt),
-                  required: required
+                  required: required,
+                  wrapper:  default_hide_wrapper 
                 })
     end