zod-empty

zod-empty

Generate minimum data from zod schema.

Same motivation as json-schema-empty

All libraries that generate data from a json-schema I could find generate random data that conforms to a json schema. This is nice for testing but is not well-suited for generating default data for forms for example.

Usage

To install zod-empty, run:

npm install zod-empty

with react-hook-form

Use with react-hook-form like this: (ref. react-hook-form)

// Please check default value for schema here.

import { useForm } from "react-hook-form";
import { zodResolver } from "@hookform/resolvers/zod";
import { z } from "zod";
import { init /* , empty */ } from "zod-empty";

const schema = z.object({
  name: z.string().min(1, { message: "Required" }),
  age: z.number().min(10),
  hobbies: z.array(z.string()),
});
// create default values with zod-empty
const defaultValues = init(schema); // => { name: "", age: 10, hobbies: [] }
// or const defaultValues = empty(schema); // => { name: null, age: null, hobbies: [] }

const App = () => {
  const {
    register,
    handleSubmit,
    formState: { errors },
  } = useForm({
    // add default values
    defaultValues,
    resolver: zodResolver(schema),
  });

  return (
    <form onSubmit={handleSubmit((d) => console.log(d))}>
      <input {...register("name")} />
      {errors.name?.message && <p>{errors.name?.message}</p>}
      <input type="number" {...register("age", { valueAsNumber: true })} />
      {errors.age?.message && <p>{errors.age?.message}</p>}
      <input type="submit" />
    </form>
  );
};

Changelog

1.4.5 (2025-04-29)

Bug Fixes

• incorrect exports path in package.json (#29) (69603a3), closes #28
• update module exports (64bac3f)