All kinds of new code, especially for the piggy banks.

app/lib/FireflyIII/Shared/Toolkit/Form.php

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+<?php
+
+namespace FireflyIII\Shared\Toolkit;
+
+use Illuminate\Support\Collection;
+
+/**
+ * Class Form
+ *
+ * @package FireflyIII\Shared\Toolkit
+ */
+class Form {
+    /**
+     * Takes any collection and tries to make a sensible select list compatible array of it.
+     *
+     * @param Collection $set
+     * @param null $titleField
+     *
+     * @return mixed
+     */
+    public function makeSelectList(Collection $set, $titleField = null)
+    {
+        $selectList = [];
+        /** @var Model $entry */
+        foreach ($set as $entry) {
+            $id    = intval($entry->id);
+            $title = null;
+            if (is_null($titleField)) {
+                // try 'title' field.
+                if (isset($entry->title)) {
+                    $title = $entry->title;
+                }
+                // try 'name' field
+                if (is_null($title)) {
+                    $title = $entry->name;
+                }
+
+                // try 'description' field
+                if (is_null($title)) {
+                    $title = $entry->description;
+                }
+            } else {
+                $title = $entry->$titleField;
+            }
+            $selectList[$id] = $title;
+        }
+        return $selectList;
+    }
+
+}