Renames the control directive and the input that users set to bind a
field to a UI control.
Previously users would do:
```
<input [control]="someField">
```
Now users will do:
```
<input [filed]="someField">
```
PR Close#64300
Fix a bug where the min property of a form field was not correctly
propagated to custom controls. Also ensure that min and max are only
bound to native input elements that support them.
PR Close#63884
Fix several typos caught by the added test cases:
* `disabled` attribute for native controls
* `readonly` property for custom controls
Note that the `name` test cases have been marked `pending()` due to
https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/63882.
PR Close#63884
Move most of the implementation of the `Control` directive into core
framework instructions. This allows field state changes to be propagated
to their corresponding UI controls directly during execution of a
template update block, instead of relying on `effect()`s to synchronize
each change later during the update (and too late in the case of
required inputs).
* Define a private API in `@angular/core` for signal forms to implement:
* `ɵControl` for the `Control` directive.
* `ɵFieldState` for the control's associated `FieldState`.
* Emit specialized instructions when compiling a `[control]` binding:
* `ɵɵcontrolCreate` sets up the `ɵControl` directive if present,
determines whether it's bound to a native control element or a
custom control component, and adds the appropriate event listeners
to notify the `ɵFieldState` of UI changes.
* `ɵɵcontrol` propagates changes from `ɵFieldState` properties to their
corresponding UI control properties (in additional to binding the `control`
property itself).
PR Close#63773
There are two primary reasons for this renaming:
1. It better reflects the actual nature of the proxy object, namely that
the form is represented as a tree, and that this object is used for
navigating the tree structure (while `FieldState` is used for getting
the state at a particular point in the structure).
2. This frees up the name `Field` to be used for the directive that
binds a `FieldTree` to a UI control.
PR Close#64214
Since those are top level APIs, `ngDevMode` might not be available at runtime if they're invoked before the variable is set.
fixes#62796
PR Close#63875
This updates tests and examples only to prepare for zoneless by default.
These changes were identified and made as part of #63382. Anything that
failed gets `provideZoneChangeDetection` unless the fixes were easily
and quickly determined.
It also adds the zoneless provider to the `initTestEnvironment` calls
for tests in this repo to prevent regressions before #63382 is merged.
PR Close#63668
Moves the control directive under api/ since it is part of the public
API. Also removes the interop abstract control from the public API
PR Close#63616
Adds additional handling for input types that handle numbers:
- number
- range
- datetime-local
As well as input types that handle dates:
- date
- month
- week
- time
- *not* datetime-local which does not allow setting valueAsDate
This PR allows binding either a `Field<string>` or `Field<number>` to
the number type inputs and a `Field<string>`, `Field<numebr>`, or
`Field<Date | null>` to the date type inputs. Binding uses the
corresponding `.value`, `.valueAsNumber`, or `.valueAsDate` according to
the type of the `Field`.
When reading new values out of the input, the `Control` directive will
read the property that aligns with the type of the existing value in the
`Field` and write back the same type.
PR Close#63585
This allows passing errors and disabled reasons that did not originate
from `@angular/forms/signals` in case the the control is being used
separately from the forms system
PR Close#63455
Removes custom handling of emptiness in several of the validators and
replaces it with a common `isEmpty` check. The common empty check
considered the following values to be empty: `null`, `undefined`, `''`,
`false`, `NaN`
Generally most validators should treat an empty value as valid. This
aligns with both the behavior or native HTML validators and reactive
forms validators.
As an example, consider an optional email field. If the email validator
considered empty string to be an invalid email, there would be no way
for the user to not enter it.
There are several exceptions to this rule:
- `required` whose entire purpose is to ensure that the field is *not*
empty
- `validateStandardSchema` which should subject all values including
empty ones to the specified standard schema. It is up to the schema to
decide whether an empty value is valid or not
- `validate`/`validateAsync` which leaves it up to the user's custom
validation logic to decide if an empty value is valid.
PR Close#63456
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
The `FormArrayDirective` will allow to have a `FormArray` as a top-level form object.
* `NgControlStatusGroup` directive will be applied to the `FormArrayDirective`
* `NgForm` will still create a `FormGroup`
Fixes angular#30264
BREAKING CHANGE: This new directive will conflict with existing FormArray directives or formArray inputs on the same element.
PR Close#55880
Enables users to add an array of FormControls to a FormArray using its existing .push() method,
instead of pushing each new FormControl one by one triggering events along the way.
PR Close#57102
Simplifies destruction logic by relying directly on the injector's destroyed state.
Eliminates unnecessary retrieval of a separate destroy reference
PR Close#62738
We defer the update until after rendering
is complete for two reasons: first, to avoid repeatedly calling
`writeValue` on every option element until we find the selected one
(could be the very last element). Second, to ensure that we perform the
write after the DOM elements have been created (this doesn't happen
until the end of change detection when animations are enabled).
This is needed to efficiently set the select value when adding/removing options. The
previous approach resulted in exponentially more `_compareValue` calls than the number
of option elements (issue angular#41330).
Finally, this PR fixes an issue with delayed element removal when using the animations
module (in all browsers). Previously when a selected option was removed (so no option
matched the ngModel anymore), Angular changed the select element value before actually
removing the option from the DOM. Then when the option was finally removed from the DOM,
the browser would change the select value to that of the first option, even though it
didn't match the ngModel (issue angular#18430). Note that this is still
somewhat of an application problem when using `ngModel`. The model value
still needs to be updated to a valid value when the selected value is
deleted or it will be out of sync with the DOM.
Fixes#41330, fixes#18430.
PR Close#61949
Miles Malerba