@dbp-toolkit/form-elements

Form Element Web Components

GitHub | NPM

This package offers form components to be used to create an HTML form.

You can install this component via npm:

npm i @dbp-toolkit/form-elements

Usage

<dbp-form-string-element></dbp-form-string-element>
<script type="module" src="node_modules/@dbp-toolkit/form-elements/dist/string.js"></script>

Or directly via CDN:

<dbp-form-string-element></dbp-form-string-element>
<script type="module" src="https://unpkg.com/@dbp-toolkit/form-elements@0.2.0/dist/string.js"></script>

Attributes

Best look at demo.js for the example implementation.

General Attributes

• lang (optional, default: de): Language setting
  • Type: String
  • Accepts: de (German) or en (English)
  • Example: <element lang="en"></element>
• name: Element name
  • Type: String
  • Used for identifying the form element
• description: Descriptive text for the element
  • Type: String
  • Provides additional context or explanation
• label: Display label for the element
  • Type: String
  • Text shown alongside or near the form element
• value: Current value of the element
  • Type: String
  • Reflects current input state
• required: Indicates if the element is mandatory
  • Type: Boolean
  • Determines if the field must be filled
• hidden: Indicates if the element is hidden
  • Type: Boolean
  • Hides the element if set to true
• disabled: Indicates if the element is disabled
  • Type: Boolean
  • Disables the element if set to true
• customValidator: Custom validation function
  • Type: Function
  • Example: <element .customValidator=${(value, evaluationData) => {return value === 'test' ? ['My message'] : []}}></element>

String Element

• rows (optional, default: 1): Number of rows for the text area (1 means a single-line input)
  • Type: Number
  • Example: <dbp-form-string-element rows="3"></dbp-form-string-element>
• placeholder (optional): Placeholder text for the input field
  • Type: Text
  • Example: <dbp-form-string-element placeholder="Short phrase that hints at the expected data"></dbp-form-string-element>

Checkbox Element

• checked: Indicates if the checkbox is checked
  • Type: Boolean
  • Example: <dbp-form-checkbox-element checked></dbp-form-checkbox-element>

Date Element

• min: Indicates the minimum value that can be entered
  • Type: String/Date
• max: Indicates the maximum value that can be entered
  • Type: String/Date

Enum Element

<dbp-form-enum-element
    ${ref(this.myComponentEnumRef)}
    subscribe="lang"
    name="myComponentEnum"
    label="My enum"
    value=${data.myComponentEnum || ''}
    .items=${{item1: 'Item 1', item2: 'Item 2'}}
    multiple
    required>
    <span slot="label">
        Label with HTML content. Can be used interchangeably the label property.
    </span>
</dbp-form-enum-element>

• items: List of items to select from
  • Type: Object
  • Example: <dbp-form-enum-element .items=${{item1: 'Item 1', item2: 'Item 2'}}></dbp-form-enum-element>
• multiple (optional, default: false): Indicates if multiple items can be selected
  • Type: Boolean
  • Example: <dbp-form-enum-element multiple></dbp-form-enum-element>
• display-mode (optional, default: dropdown): Render as checkbox or radiobutton in list mode, select element in dropdown mode
  • Type: String
  • Example: <dbp-form-enum-element display-mode="list"></dbp-form-enum-element>

Form Views

They are a little similar to the form element components. Best look at demo.js for the example implementation.

General Attributes

• lang (optional, default: de): Language setting
  • Type: String
  • Accepts: de (German) or en (English)
  • Example: <view lang="en"></view>
• label: Display label for the view
  • Type: String
  • Text shown alongside or near the form view
• value: Current value of the view
  • Type: String
  • Reflects current input state
• hidden: Indicates if the view is hidden
  • Type: Boolean
  • Hides the view if set to true

Local development

# get the source
git clone [e-mail]:digital-blueprint/toolkit.git
cd toolkit/packages/form-elements

# install dependencies
npm install

# constantly build dist/bundle.js and run a local web-server on port 8002
npm run watch

# run tests
npm test

# build local packages in dist directory
npm run build

Jump to http://localhost:8002 and you should get a demo page.