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Booking Flow Reference

Last updated: 2026-07-15

This document traces the booking create and edit flows from controller entry point through to session/DTO state. It is intended as orientation for developers unfamiliar with the flow, not as a substitute for reading the code.


Shared Concepts

BookingDto

The central data object for both flows. Holds room selections, participants, payment method, and travel reference. Lives in the HTTP session between requests. Has two modes: MODE_CREATE and MODE_EDIT.

BookingSessionManager

Owns all reads and writes to session-stored BookingDto instances. Also manages the baseline room snapshot used for change detection in the create flow.

BookingCreateContextFactory

Assembles the view model (BookingCreateContext) passed to create-flow templates. Handles room grouping (by-pax vs. by-room) and wires summary sidebar data.


Create Flow

Step 1 (room selection)
  → Step 2 (participants)
    → Step 2 sub-form (per-participant, HTMX)
  → Step 3 (payment + API pre-validation)
  → Step 4 (confirmation + final submission)
  → Success

Entry / Bootstrap

AbstractBookingCreateController::loadBookingCreateDto() is called by every step controller and delegates to BookingSessionManager::getOrCreateBookingCreateDto(). If no DTO exists in session, BookingConfigurator::startFreshBooking() loads travel data and initialises a fresh BookingDto.

Step 1 — Room Selection

Controller: Create/Step1Controller
Route: GET|POST /bookings/create/rooms

  1. Load or create DTO via getOrCreateBookingCreateDto()
  2. BookingSessionManager::getOrCreateBaselineSnapshot() — saves the current room selection as a comparison point for change detection
  3. Render BookingCreateStep1Type form
  4. On submit:
    • If room selection changed from baseline: BookingDto::resetParticipantAssignments() — clears stale assignments
    • BookingConfigurator::updateBookingStatusFromRoomSelection() — may switch booking to inquiry mode if capacity constraints require it
    • BookingSessionManager::saveBookingDto(), advance currentStep to 2
    • BookingSessionManager::clearBaselineSnapshot()
    • Redirect to Step 2

HTMX refresh (/bookings/create/refresh): processes the form without validation and returns updated room selection + summary sidebar blocks.

Step 2 — Participants (Card Overview)

Controller: Create/Step2Controller
Route: GET|POST /bookings/create/participants

  1. Load DTO from session (or redirect to Step 1 if missing)
  2. TravelDataProvider::enrichWithFreshAvailabilities() — refreshes room availability
  3. ensureCorrectNumberOfParticipants() — syncs the BookingDto::participants array length with the room selections (e.g., 2× double room → 4 participants). Preserves existing participant data for slots that still exist.
  4. ParticipantDataPrefiller::shouldPrefillApplicant() + prefillApplicantFromUser() — prefills participant[0] from user profile on first visit
  5. RoomAssigner::validateAndResetInvalidAssignments() — clears any room assignments that no longer match the current room selection (handles back-navigation from Step 2 → Step 1 → Step 2)
  6. RoomAssigner::assignRoomsIfNeeded() — auto-assigns participants to rooms
  7. BookingConfigurator::preselectDefaultServices() — selects mandatory and auto-book services for all participants
  8. BookingConfigurator::applyCreateBookingStatusRules() — re-evaluates booking status (book / inquiry / not-bookable)
  9. BookingSessionManager::saveBookingDto()
  10. On form submit (all participants valid): advance to Step 3, redirect

Step 2 — Individual Participant Form (HTMX)

Controller: Create/Step2ParticipantController
Routes: GET|POST /bookings/create/participants/{index} and /participants/{index}/refresh

Each participant card lazy-loads its form via HTMX. The controller:

  1. Verifies the participant slot exists
  2. Refreshes availability
  3. Handles dummy data fill (ParticipantDataPrefiller::isDummyDataFillRequested() / fillDummyParticipant())
  4. On submit: re-applies status rules, saves to session, redirects to card overview
  5. ParticipantFormSupport is used for form creation options and notification draining

Step 3 — Payment + API Pre-Validation

Controller: Create/Step3Controller
Route: GET|POST /bookings/create/payment

  1. Load DTO from session
  2. BookingConfigurator::applyCreateBookingStatusRules()
  3. On submit:
    • ApiClient::createBookingInquiry() — submits booking to API for validation without committing it
    • If inquiry fails with "nicht möglich" + "Anfrage" in message: auto-switch to inquiry mode, advance to Step 4
    • If inquiry fails otherwise: show error, stay on step
    • Price verification: BookingPriceCalculator::calculateGrandTotal() is compared against the API response total (accounting for promotional/goodwill voucher discounts and API-applied group discounts). Mismatch triggers BookingPriceMismatchAnalyzer for detailed logging.
    • On success: advance currentStep to 4, redirect

Step 4 — Confirmation + Final Submission

Controller: Create/Step4Controller
Route: GET|POST /bookings/create/confirmation

  1. Load DTO from session
  2. Newsletter subscription check for opt-in display
  3. On submit:
    • BookingConfigurator::applyCreateBookingStatusRules()
    • ApiClient::createBooking() — final booking submission (already validated in Step 3)
    • Newsletter double-opt-in if selected
    • On success: store booking number + total in flash (for analytics), clear travel data cache, BookingSessionManager::clearBookingDto(), redirect to success page

Edit Flow

Entry (start)
  → Load (session or API + draft restore)
    → Participant sub-forms (HTMX, per-participant)
  → Submission

Entry

Controller: Edit/IndexController::start()
Route: GET /bookings/{id}/edit/start

Clears any existing session DTO for edit mode and invalidates the API booking cache, then redirects to the edit page. This ensures a clean load from API on every intentional re-entry.

Load

Controller: Edit/IndexController::index()
Route: GET|POST /bookings/{id}/edit

Loading is delegated entirely to BookingEditDataLoader::loadFormData():

If session DTO exists and matches the requested booking ID:

  • TravelDataProvider::enrichWithFreshAvailabilities() — refreshes room availability
  • TravelDataProvider::getMutabilityData() + patchMutability() — applies cached mutability state to DTO

If no session DTO (first load or after start):

initializeFromApi():

  1. fetchBookingData()ApiClient::getBooking() with 5-minute cache (tagged by user ID for bulk invalidation)
  2. TravelDataProvider::getTravelData() — loads travel data (XML or snapshot)
  3. TravelDataProvider::getAvailabilityData(forceRefresh: true) + patchAvailabilities() — force-refreshes availability at edit start, populates cache for subsequent loads within the session
  4. TravelDataProvider::getMutabilityData(cached: true) + patchMutability() — applies which service categories are currently editable
  5. BookingDataProcessor::createBookingDtoFromBooking() — hydrates BookingDto from API booking entity
  6. Agency code resolved via AgencyLoader (used by field state conditions)
  7. BookingChangeTracker::generateFingerprint() — sets originalFingerprint on DTO before draft is applied, so dirty detection compares against original API data
  8. BookingEditDraftManager::findDraft() + applyDraftToDto() — if draft exists, merges user edits on top of fresh API data. Sets draftWasRestored = true if successful.
  9. BookingSessionManager::saveBookingDto()

Back in the controller: shows "draft restored" flash if applicable, fetches booking data for surcharge/status display, renders the card overview with BookingEditContextFactory::createOverviewContext().

Individual Participant Form (HTMX)

Controller: Edit/ParticipantController
Routes: GET|POST /bookings/{id}/edit/participants/{index} and /{index}/refresh

Per-participant forms are lazy-loaded, matching the create flow pattern.

  1. BookingEditContextFactory::prepareBookingDto() — refreshes availabilities on the DTO travel object
  2. ParticipantFormSupport — form creation, notification draining
  3. On submit: BookingSessionManager::saveBookingDto() + BookingEditDraftManager::saveDraft() — persists participant edits to both session and draft

Submission

Service: BookingEditSubmitter::handleSubmission()
Called from Edit/IndexController on valid form submit.

  1. Invalidate API cache, fetch fresh booking data
  2. Force-refresh mutability data (TravelDataProvider::getMutabilityData(forceRefresh: true)) and patch DTO travel
  3. BookingEditSubmitGuard::reconcileImmutableCategories() — reverts any DTO fields that have become immutable since the session was loaded. Shows flash if anything was reverted.
  4. ApiClient::updateBooking() — submit
  5. On success: invalidate cache again, BookingSessionManager::clearBookingDto(), BookingEditDraftManager::deleteDraft()

Other Edit Routes

Route Action
GET /bookings/{id}/edit/reload Shows confirmation modal
POST /bookings/{id}/edit/reload Clears session + deletes draft, reloads from API
GET /bookings/{id}/edit/cancel Clears session, preserves draft, redirects to booking list

The distinction between reload and cancel is intentional: cancel keeps the draft so the user can return to their changes later; reload discards everything.


Key Invariants

  • currentStep on the DTO gates forward navigation in create mode; controllers redirect to the current step if a higher step is requested directly.
  • The original fingerprint is set before draft application in edit mode. Dirty detection (BookingChangeTracker::isDirty()) always compares the live session DTO against the original API state, not against the draft.
  • Mutability is always patched from fresh or cached data before rendering. The DTO travel object is the authoritative source of which fields are editable at render time.
  • Drafts survive cancel but not reload, and are deleted on successful submission.