"Other" + composite/multiple submission
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<h3 id="summary-problem-motivation">Problem/Motivation</h3>
<p>Part 4 of splitting <span class="drupalorg-gitlab-issue-link drupalorg-gitlab-link-wrapper"><a href="https://git.drupalcode.org/project/graphql_webform/-/work_items/3595219" class="drupalorg-gitlab-link">https://git.drupalcode.org/project/graphql_webform/-/work_items/3595219</a></span>. This issue adds the <strong>"other" option variants</strong> (<code>select_other</code>, <code>radios_other</code>, <code>checkboxes_other</code>, <code>buttons_other</code>) and fixes <strong>multiple-value / custom-composite</strong> handling, both for querying and for submission.</p>
<p>Gaps in 3.x:</p>
<ul>
<li>"Other" elements are not supported: the free-text "other" option, its label (<code>#other__option_label</code>) and its placement in the option list are not exposed, and submissions that use the "other" value are not accepted/validated.</li>
<li>A composite element containing an "other" sub-element cannot be submitted.</li>
<li>An element's <code>description</code> is dropped when the element is configured as <code>#multiple</code>.</li>
<li><code>multipleValues</code> is resolved incorrectly for custom composite elements.</li>
</ul>
<h3 id="summary-proposed-resolution">Proposed resolution</h3>
<ul>
<li>Support the "other" element family: add a <code>webform_element_other</code> data producer that resolves the other-option label and value, and expose them on the relevant element types. Because "other" elements wrap an options element, this builds on the options work in <span class="drupalorg-gitlab-issue-link drupalorg-gitlab-link-wrapper"><a href="https://git.drupalcode.org/project/graphql_webform/-/work_items/3598973" class="drupalorg-gitlab-link">https://git.drupalcode.org/project/graphql_webform/-/work_items/3598973</a></span>.</li>
<li>Accept and validate submissions that use the "other" free-text value, including when nested inside a composite element.</li>
<li>Resolve the <code>description</code> for elements regardless of the <code>#multiple</code> setting.</li>
<li>Correctly resolve <code>multipleValues</code> for custom composite elements.</li>
</ul>
<p>Submission handling changes live in <code>src/Plugin/GraphQL/DataProducer/WebformSubmit.php</code>; element resolution in <code>WebformElementOther.php</code> (new), <code>WebformElementProperty.php</code>, <code>WebformElementMetadata.php</code> and <code>WebformElementMultipleValues.php</code>.</p>
<h3 id="summary-remaining-tasks">Remaining tasks</h3>
<ul>
<li>Add <code>src/Plugin/GraphQL/DataProducer/WebformElementOther.php</code> and wire the other-option fields into <code>WebformSchemaBuilder.php</code> / <code>WebformExtension.php</code>.</li>
<li>Resolve <code>description</code> independent of <code>#multiple</code> in <code>WebformElementProperty.php</code>.</li>
<li>Fix <code>multipleValues</code> for custom composites in <code>WebformElementMultipleValues.php</code>.</li>
<li>Accept/validate "other" values (incl. nested-in-composite) in <code>WebformSubmit.php</code>.</li>
<li>Tests: <code>OtherTest</code>, <code>CustomCompositeTest</code>, <code>MultipleValuesTest</code>, and mutation tests <code>FormSubmissionOtherTest</code>, <code>FormSubmissionNestedOtherTest</code>, plus the <code>other.gql</code> fixture and shared test-form additions.</li>
</ul>
<h3 id="summary-api-changes">API changes</h3>
<p>Additive: support for <code>*_other</code> element types and their other-option fields; submission accepts the "other" free-text value. Fixes <code>description</code> and <code>multipleValues</code> resolution. No fields removed.</p>
<h3 id="summary-release-notes">Release notes snippet</h3>
<p>"Other" option elements (select/radios/checkboxes/buttons with a free-text "other" choice) are now supported for both querying and submission, including when nested in composite elements. Element descriptions and <code>multipleValues</code> are now resolved correctly for multiple-value and custom-composite elements.</p>
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