docassemble.AssemblyLine 2.0.18

Runtime package that helps rapidly automate court forms, letters, and the like

Document Assembly Line - Runtime Code

A jurisdiction-agnostic runtime package that supports rapidly automating forms with a controlled style. Saves time over using just the base docassemble platform.

This is the run-time code that supports the interviews at https://courtformsonline.org

This package supersedes MAVirtualCourt.

Migration

• Remove any references to MAVirtualCourt. Add an include block like this at the top of your interview YAML file

include:
  - docassemble.AssemblyLine:al_package.yml
  - docassemble.MassAccess:massaccess.yml

• Change references to basic_questions_intro_screen to al_intro_screen
• Change references to courts[0] to trial_court

Example usage of ALDocument class

Here is a small snippet that you can copy and modify that shows how to use the most important features of the ALDocument class.

---
objects:
  - CRA_Motion_to_Dismiss_attachment: ALDocument.using(filename="CRA_Motion_to_Dismiss", title="Motion to Dismiss CRA", enabled=True, has_addendum=True, default_overflow_message="[See addendum]")  
---
objects:
  - al_user_bundle: ALDocumentBundle.using(elements=[CRA_Motion_to_Dismiss_attachment], title="Forms to download and deliver to court", filename="motion_to_dismiss_CRA.pdf")
  - al_court_bundle: ALDocumentBundle.using(elements=[CRA_Motion_to_Dismiss_attachment], title="Forms to download and deliver to court", filename="motion_to_dismiss_CRA.pdf")
---
generic object: ALDocument
attachment:
  variable name: x.addendum
  docx template file: docx_addendum.docx
---
code: |
  CRA_Motion_to_Dismiss_attachment.overflow_fields['reasons_for_request'].overflow_trigger = 640
  CRA_Motion_to_Dismiss_attachment.overflow_fields['reasons_for_request'].label = "Reasons for request"
  CRA_Motion_to_Dismiss_attachment.overflow_fields.gathered = True
  
---
attachment:
    variable name: CRA_Motion_to_Dismiss_attachment[i]
    name: CRA Motion to Dismiss
    filename: CRA_Motion_to_Dismiss
    skip undefined: True
    pdf template file: CRA_Motion_to_Dismiss.pdf
    fields: 
      - "court_county": ${ trial_court.address.county }
      - "docket_number": ${ docket_number }
      - "user_signature": ${ users[0].signature_if_final(i) }
      - "signature_date": ${ signature_date }

It is very common to have a contingent document in ALDocument. If your document is contingent, remove the enabled=True from the object declaration, and use some other method to "turn on" the attachment.

E.g.,

code: |
  CRA_Motion_to_Dismiss_attachment.enabled = condition1 and condition2