angular/packages/forms/signals/test/node/form.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 {inject, Injector, runInInjectionContext, signal} from '@angular/core';
import {TestBed} from '@angular/core/testing';
import {form, required, schema, validate} from '../../public_api';
describe('form', () => {
describe('injection context', () => {
it('throws when there is no injection context', () => {
const model = signal(123);
expect(() => form(model)).toThrowError();
});
it('is not present in rules', () => {
const injector = TestBed.inject(Injector);
const model = signal(123);
const f = form(
model,
(p) => {
validate(p, () => {
expect(() => {
inject(Injector);
}).toThrow();
return undefined;
});
},
{injector},
);
// Make sure the validation runs
f().valid();
});
it('uses provided provided injection context to run the form', () => {
const injector = TestBed.inject(Injector);
const model = signal(123);
form(
model,
() => {
expect(inject(Injector)).toBe(injector);
},
{injector},
);
});
it('uses provided provided injection context over the one it is run in', () => {
const injector = TestBed.inject(Injector);
const injector2 = Injector.create({providers: [], parent: injector});
const model = signal(123);
runInInjectionContext(injector2, () => {
form(
model,
() => {
expect(inject(Injector)).toBe(injector);
},
{injector: injector},
);
});
});
});
it('should infer schema type', () => {
runInInjectionContext(TestBed.inject(Injector), () => {
const f = form(
signal<{x: string}>({x: ''}),
schema((p) => {
// Note: the primary purpose of this test is to verify that the line below does not have
// a type error due to `p` being of type `unknown`.
required(p.x);
}),
);
expect(f.x().valid()).toBe(false);
});
});
});