Some JS to process the report form beforehand.

public/js/reports.js

@@ -16,9 +16,34 @@ $(function () {
         }
     );
 
+    // set values from cookies, if any:
+    if (readCookie('report-type') !== null) {
+        $('select[name="report_type"]').val(readCookie('report-type'));
+    }
+
+    if ((readCookie('report-accounts') !== null)) {
+        var arr = readCookie('report-accounts').split(',');
+        arr.forEach(function (val) {
+            $('input[type="checkbox"][value="' + val + '"]').prop('checked', true);
+        });
+    }
+
+    // set date:
+    var startStr = readCookie('report-start');
+    var endStr = readCookie('report-end');
+    if (startStr !== null && endStr !== null && startStr.length == 8 && endStr.length == 8) {
+        var startDate = moment(startStr, "YYYYMMDD");
+        var endDate = moment(endStr, "YYYYMMDD");
+        var datePicker = $('#inputDateRange').data('daterangepicker');
+        datePicker.setStartDate(startDate);
+        datePicker.setEndDate(endDate);
+    }
+
     $('.openModal').on('click', openModal);
 
-    $('.date-select').on('click',preSelectDate);
+    $('.date-select').on('click', preSelectDate);
+
+    $('#report-form').on('submit', catchSubmit);
 
 
     // click open the top X income list:
@@ -27,6 +52,42 @@ $(function () {
     $('#showExpenses').click(showExpenses);
 });
 
+function catchSubmit() {
+    "use strict";
+    // default;20141201;20141231;4;5
+    // report name:
+    var url = '' + $('select[name="report_type"]').val() + ';';
+
+    // date, processed:
+    var picker = $('#inputDateRange').data('daterangepicker');
+    url += moment(picker.startDate).format("YYYYMMDD") + ';';
+    url += moment(picker.endDate).format("YYYYMMDD");
+
+    // all account ids:
+    var count = 0;
+    var accounts = [];
+    $.each($('.account-checkbox'), function (i, v) {
+        var c = $(v);
+        if (c.prop('checked')) {
+            url += ';' + c.val();
+            accounts.push(c.val());
+            count++;
+        }
+    });
+    if (count > 0) {
+        // set cookie to remember choices.
+        createCookie('report-type', $('select[name="report_type"]').val(), 365);
+        createCookie('report-accounts', accounts, 365);
+        createCookie('report-start', moment(picker.startDate).format("YYYYMMDD"), 365);
+        createCookie('report-end', moment(picker.endDate).format("YYYYMMDD"), 365);
+
+        window.location.replace(reportURL + "/" + url);
+    }
+    //console.log(url);
+
+    return false;
+}
+
 function preSelectDate(e) {
     "use strict";
     var link = $(e.target);
@@ -110,4 +171,32 @@ function showExpenses() {
     }
 
     return false;
+}
+
+function createCookie(name, value, days) {
+    var expires;
+
+    if (days) {
+        var date = new Date();
+        date.setTime(date.getTime() + (days * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000));
+        expires = "; expires=" + date.toGMTString();
+    } else {
+        expires = "";
+    }
+    document.cookie = encodeURIComponent(name) + "=" + encodeURIComponent(value) + expires + "; path=/";
+}
+
+function readCookie(name) {
+    var nameEQ = encodeURIComponent(name) + "=";
+    var ca = document.cookie.split(';');
+    for (var i = 0; i < ca.length; i++) {
+        var c = ca[i];
+        while (c.charAt(0) === ' ') c = c.substring(1, c.length);
+        if (c.indexOf(nameEQ) === 0) return decodeURIComponent(c.substring(nameEQ.length, c.length));
+    }
+    return null;
+}
+
+function eraseCookie(name) {
+    createCookie(name, "", -1);
 }

resources/twig/reports/index.twig

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
                 </div>
                 <div class="box-body">
 
-                    <form class="form-horizontal" action="{{ route('reports.select') }}" method="post">
+                    <form class="form-horizontal" id="report-form" action="{{ route('reports.select') }}" method="post">
                         <input type="hidden" name="_token" value="{{ csrf_token() }}" />
                         <div class="form-group">
                             <label for="inputReportType" class="col-sm-3 control-label">Report type</label>
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
                                 {% for account in accounts %}
                                     <div class="checkbox">
                                         <label>
-                                            <input type="checkbox" name="accounts[]" value="{{ account.id }}">
+                                            <input type="checkbox" class="account-checkbox" name="accounts[]" value="{{ account.id }}">
                                             {{ account.name }}
                                             {% if account.getMeta('accountRole') == 'sharedAsset' %}
                                                 (shared)
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@
 
 {% block scripts %}
     <script type="text/javascript">
+        var reportURL = "{{ route('reports.report', ['']) }}";
         var minDate = "{{ start.format('m/d/Y') }}";
         var picker;
     </script>