angular/packages/forms/signals/test/node/api/when.spec.ts
Miles Malerba b8314bd340 feat(forms): add experimental signal-based forms (#63408)
This commit introduces an experimental version of a new signal-based forms API for Angular. This new API aims to explore how signals can be leveraged to create a more declarative, intuitive, and reactive way of handling forms.

The primary goals of this new signal-based approach are:

*   **Signal-centric Design:** Place signals at the core of the forms experience, enabling a truly reactive programming model for form state and logic.
*   **Declarative Logic:** Allow developers to define form behavior, such as validation and conditional fields, declaratively using TypeScript. This moves logic out of the template and into a typed, testable schema.
*   **Developer-Owned Data Model:** The library does not maintain a copy of data in a form model, but instead read and write it via a developer-provided `WritableSignal`, eliminating the need for applications to synchronize their data with the form system.
*   **Interoperability:** A key design goal is seamless interoperability with existing reactive forms, allowing for incremental adoption.
*   **Bridging Template and Reactive Forms:** This exploration hopes to close the gap between template and reactive forms, offering a unified and more powerful approach that combines the best aspects of both.

This initial version of the experimental API includes the core building blocks, such as the `form()` function, `Field` and `FieldState` objects, and a `[control]` directive for binding to UI elements. It also introduces a schema-based system for defining validation, conditional logic, and other form behaviors.

Note: This is an early, experimental API. It is not yet complete and is subject to change based on feedback and further exploration.

Co-authored-by: Kirill Cherkashin <kirts@google.com>
Co-authored-by: Alex Rickabaugh <alxhub@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Leon Senft <leonsenft@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Dylan Hunn <dylhunn@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Michael Small <michael-small@users.noreply.github.com>

PR Close #63408
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/**
* @license
* Copyright Google LLC All Rights Reserved.
*
* Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
* found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.dev/license
*/
import {Injector, Signal, signal} from '@angular/core';
import {TestBed} from '@angular/core/testing';
import {
SchemaOrSchemaFn,
applyEach,
applyWhen,
applyWhenValue,
form,
validate,
} from '../../../public_api';
import {customError, requiredError} from '../../../src/api/validation_errors';
export interface User {
first: string;
last: string;
}
const needsLastNamePredicate = ({value}: {value: Signal<{needLastName: boolean}>}) =>
value().needLastName;
describe('when', () => {
it('validates child field according to condition', () => {
const data = signal({first: '', needLastName: false, last: ''});
const f = form(
data,
(path) => {
applyWhen(path, needsLastNamePredicate, (namePath) => {
validate(namePath.last, ({value}) => (value().length > 0 ? undefined : requiredError()));
});
},
{injector: TestBed.inject(Injector)},
);
f().value.set({first: 'meow', needLastName: false, last: ''});
expect(f.last().errors()).toEqual([]);
f().value.set({first: 'meow', needLastName: true, last: ''});
expect(f.last().errors()).toEqual([requiredError({field: f.last})]);
});
it('Disallows using non-local paths', () => {
const data = signal({first: '', needLastName: false, last: ''});
const f = form(
data,
(path) => {
applyWhen(path, needsLastNamePredicate, (/* UNUSED */) => {
expect(() => {
validate(path.last, ({value}) => (value().length > 0 ? undefined : requiredError()));
}).toThrowError();
});
},
{injector: TestBed.inject(Injector)},
);
});
it('supports merging two array schemas', () => {
const data = signal({needLastName: true, items: [{first: '', last: ''}]});
const s: SchemaOrSchemaFn<User> = (namePath) => {
validate(namePath.last, ({value}) => {
return value().length > 0 ? undefined : customError({kind: 'required1'});
});
};
const s2: SchemaOrSchemaFn<User> = (namePath) => {
validate(namePath.last, ({value}) => {
return value.length > 0 ? undefined : customError({kind: 'required2'});
});
};
const f = form(
data,
(path) => {
applyEach(path.items, s);
applyWhen(path, needsLastNamePredicate, (names) => {
applyEach(names.items, s2);
});
},
{injector: TestBed.inject(Injector)},
);
f.needLastName().value.set(true);
expect(f.items[0].last().errors()).toEqual([
customError({kind: 'required1', field: f.items[0].last}),
customError({kind: 'required2', field: f.items[0].last}),
]);
f.needLastName().value.set(false);
expect(f.items[0].last().errors()).toEqual([
customError({kind: 'required1', field: f.items[0].last}),
]);
});
it('accepts a schema', () => {
const data = signal({first: '', needLastName: false, last: ''});
const s: SchemaOrSchemaFn<User> = (namePath) => {
validate(namePath.last, ({value}) => (value().length > 0 ? undefined : requiredError()));
};
const f = form(
data,
(path) => {
applyWhen(path, needsLastNamePredicate, s);
},
{injector: TestBed.inject(Injector)},
);
f().value.set({first: 'meow', needLastName: false, last: ''});
expect(f.last().errors()).toEqual([]);
f().value.set({first: 'meow', needLastName: true, last: ''});
expect(f.last().errors()).toEqual([requiredError({field: f.last})]);
});
it('supports mix of conditional and non conditional validators', () => {
const data = signal({first: '', needLastName: false, last: ''});
const f = form(
data,
(path) => {
validate(path.last, ({value}) =>
value().length > 4 ? undefined : customError({kind: 'short'}),
);
applyWhen(path, needsLastNamePredicate, (namePath /* Path */) => {
validate(namePath.last, ({value}) => (value().length > 0 ? undefined : requiredError()));
});
},
{injector: TestBed.inject(Injector)},
);
f().value.set({first: 'meow', needLastName: false, last: ''});
expect(f.last().errors()).toEqual([customError({kind: 'short', field: f.last})]);
f().value.set({first: 'meow', needLastName: true, last: ''});
expect(f.last().errors()).toEqual([
customError({kind: 'short', field: f.last}),
requiredError({field: f.last}),
]);
});
it('supports array schema', () => {
const data = signal({needLastName: true, items: [{first: '', last: ''}]});
const s: SchemaOrSchemaFn<User> = (i) => {
validate(i.last, ({value}) => {
return value().length > 0 ? undefined : requiredError();
});
};
const f = form(
data,
(path) => {
applyWhen(path, needsLastNamePredicate, (names /* Path */) => {
applyEach(names.items, s);
});
},
{injector: TestBed.inject(Injector)},
);
expect(f.items[0].last().errors()).toEqual([requiredError({field: f.items[0].last})]);
f.needLastName().value.set(false);
expect(f.items[0].last().errors()).toEqual([]);
});
});
describe('applyWhenValue', () => {
it('accepts non-narrowing predicate', () => {
const data = signal<{numOrNull: number | null}>({numOrNull: null});
const f = form(
data,
(path) => {
applyWhenValue(
path.numOrNull,
(value) => value === null || value > 0,
(num) => {
validate(num, ({value}) =>
(value() ?? 0) < 10 ? customError({kind: 'too-small'}) : undefined,
);
},
);
},
{injector: TestBed.inject(Injector)},
);
expect(f.numOrNull().errors()).toEqual([customError({kind: 'too-small', field: f.numOrNull})]);
f.numOrNull().value.set(5);
expect(f.numOrNull().errors()).toEqual([customError({kind: 'too-small', field: f.numOrNull})]);
f.numOrNull().value.set(null);
expect(f.numOrNull().errors()).toEqual([customError({kind: 'too-small', field: f.numOrNull})]);
f.numOrNull().value.set(15);
expect(f.numOrNull().errors()).toEqual([]);
});
it('accepts narrowing-predicate and schema for narrowed type', () => {
const data = signal<{numOrNull: number | null}>({numOrNull: null});
const f = form(
data,
(path) => {
applyWhenValue(
path.numOrNull,
(value) => value !== null,
(num) => {
validate(num, ({value}) =>
value() < 10 ? customError({kind: 'too-small'}) : undefined,
);
},
);
},
{injector: TestBed.inject(Injector)},
);
expect(f.numOrNull().errors()).toEqual([]);
f.numOrNull().value.set(5);
expect(f.numOrNull().errors()).toEqual([customError({kind: 'too-small', field: f.numOrNull})]);
f.numOrNull().value.set(null);
expect(f.numOrNull().errors()).toEqual([]);
f.numOrNull().value.set(15);
expect(f.numOrNull().errors()).toEqual([]);
});
});