useFormState

About

React hook for comprehensive form state management with validation and error handling. Manages form values, errors, touched state, and submission.

Installation

npm install rooks

Usage

import { useFormState } from "rooks";
 
interface LoginForm {
  email: string;
  password: string;
  remember: boolean;
}
 
function LoginComponent() {
  const {
    values,
    errors,
    touched,
    isSubmitting,
    isValid,
    handleChange,
    handleSubmit,
    reset,
  } = useFormState<LoginForm>({
    initialValues: {
      email: "",
      password: "",
      remember: false,
    },
    validate: (name, value, values) => {
      if (name === "email" && !value.includes("@")) {
        return "Please enter a valid email address";
      }
      if (name === "password" && value.length < 6) {
        return "Password must be at least 6 characters";
      }
      return undefined;
    },
    onSubmit: async (values) => {
      console.log("Form submitted:", values);
      // Perform login
      await loginUser(values);
    },
  });
 
  return (
    <form onSubmit={handleSubmit}>
      <div>
        <label>Email:</label>
        <input
          name="email"
          type="email"
          value={values.email}
          onChange={handleChange}
        />
        {touched.email && errors.email && (
          <span style={{ color: "red" }}>{errors.email}</span>
        )}
      </div>
 
      <div>
        <label>Password:</label>
        <input
          name="password"
          type="password"
          value={values.password}
          onChange={handleChange}
        />
        {touched.password && errors.password && (
          <span style={{ color: "red" }}>{errors.password}</span>
        )}
      </div>
 
      <div>
        <label>
          <input
            name="remember"
            type="checkbox"
            checked={values.remember}
            onChange={handleChange}
          />
          Remember me
        </label>
      </div>
 
      <button type="submit" disabled={!isValid || isSubmitting}>
        {isSubmitting ? "Logging in..." : "Login"}
      </button>
      <button type="button" onClick={reset}>
        Reset
      </button>
    </form>
  );
}

API

Options

Property	Type	Description
initialValues	`T`	Initial form values
validate	`(name, value, values) => string \| undefined`	Validation function for fields
onSubmit	`(values: T) => void \| Promise<void>`	Callback when form is submitted with valid data

Return Value

Returns an object with the following properties:

Property	Type	Description
values	`T`	Current form values
errors	`Partial<Record<keyof T, string>>`	Validation errors for each field
touched	`Partial<Record<keyof T, boolean>>`	Touched state for each field
isSubmitting	`boolean`	Whether the form is currently submitting
isValid	`boolean`	Whether the form is valid
handleChange	`(event) => void`	Handle input change events
handleSubmit	`(event) => void`	Handle form submit events
setFieldValue	`(name, value) => void`	Set a specific field value
setFieldError	`(name, error) => void`	Set a specific field error
setFieldTouched	`(name, touched) => void`	Set a specific field as touched
reset	`() => void`	Reset the form to initial values

Features

Complete form state - Values, errors, touched state, and submission status
Field validation - Validate individual fields on change
Form validation - Validate entire form on submit
Error tracking - Per-field error messages
Touched tracking - Know which fields the user has interacted with
Async submission - Support for async onSubmit handlers
Programmatic control - Manually set field values, errors, and touched state
TypeScript support - Full type safety with generics
Input type support - Handles text, checkbox, textarea, and select inputs

Validation

The validation function receives three parameters:

name - The field name being validated
value - The current value of the field
values - All current form values

Return a string for validation errors, or undefined if valid.

validate: (name, value, values) => {
  if (name === "password" && value.length < 8) {
    return "Password must be at least 8 characters";
  }
  if (name === "confirmPassword" && value !== values.password) {
    return "Passwords do not match";
  }
  return undefined;
}

Use Cases

Login/registration forms
Multi-step forms
Profile update forms
Complex forms with cross-field validation
Forms with async submission
Forms requiring field-level validation feedback

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