@erfanigh/use-form-handler

React hook for validating and sending form

Overview

• validate form using yup
• less configuration needed compared to formik
• no need for setting event on each field
• PUT and POST methods are supported
• typesafe
• loading indicator

Installation

npm i @erfanigh/use-form-handler && npm i yup

Input Types

IMPORTANT: set inputs name attr based on validationSchema.
supported input elements are: INPUT, TEXTAREA, CHECKBOX, SELECT

Return

send: T_Send

A function returned by the useFormHandler hook that sends the form data to the specified endpoint.
This function must be used in form onSubmit event

loading: boolean

A boolean state value returned by the useFormHandler hook indicating whether a form submission is currently in progress.
This state can be used to disable the form or show a loading indicator to provide feedback to the user.

Options

endPoint: string

Specifies the URL endpoint to which the form data will be submitted. This should be the API or server address that handles the data processing. Example: "http://localhost:5000/api/submit-form"

validationSchema: T_YupSchema

Provides additional configurations for the Axios request. This can include headers, timeout settings, authentication tokens, etc.

axiosConfigs?: AxiosRequestConfig:

Provides additional configurations for the Axios request.

sendAsJson?: boolean:

Indicates whether the form data should be sent as JSON. Defaults to true. If set to false, the data will be sent as application/x-www-form-urlencoded (FormData)

onSuccess?: (response: AxiosResponse, form: HTMLFormElement, data: T_Data) => void:

Callback function executed upon a successful form submission.

onFailure?: (form: HTMLFormElement, reason: any) => void:

Callback function executed if the form submission fails

onSubmit?: (form: HTMLFormElement, data: T_Data) => void

Callback function triggered immediately after form submission.

onValidationError?: (reason: string) => void

Callback function triggered when the form data fails validation according to the defined validationSchema

Usage

// 1. Define Yup Schema
const validationSchema = {
    username: Yup.string().required().max(50),
    password: Yup.string().required("your custom message"),
}

// 2. Init hook
const { send } = useFormHandler({
    endPoint: 'http://localhost:5000/api/submit-form',
    validationSchema,
});

// 3. Setup form
return (
    <form onSubmit={send}>
        <input placeholder="User Name" type="text" name="username" />
        <input placeholder="Password" type="password" name="password" />
        <button type="submit">Send</button>
    </form>
)

Thats it!