@avarock/react-form

A lightweight, customizable React + TypeScript library for building dynamic forms with SCSS-based styling.

Installation

Install the package via npm:

npm i @avarock/react-form

Features

• Pre-styled, customizable form and input components.
• Supports both browser-based and in-built form validation.
• Custom themes (light and dark).
• Flexible styling with support for className and style props.

Usage

Here’s an example of how to use the components:

import {
  Form,
  InputText,
  InputTextAnimated,
  InputSelect,
  InputTextArea,
  InputCheckBox,
  InputRadio,
} from "@avarock/react-form";
import "@avarock/react-form/dist/styles.css";

function App() {
  function handleSubmit(formState: Record<string, any>) {
    console.log(formState);
  }

  return (
    <div>
      <Form
        style={{ gridTemplateColumns: "1fr 1fr", maxWidth: "40rem" }}
        onSubmit={handleSubmit}
        theme="light"
        HTMLValidate={false}
        showSubmitBtn={true}
      >
        <InputText
          label="Name"
          name="name"
          placeholder="Enter your name"
          required
        />
        <InputText
          label="Age"
          name="age"
          placeholder="Enter your age"
          type="number"
          required
        />
        <InputTextAnimated type="email" label="Email" name="email" required />
        <InputTextAnimated
          type="password"
          label="Password"
          name="password"
          required
        />
        <InputSelect
          label="City"
          name="city"
          options={[
            { label: "Jaipur", value: "jaipur" },
            { label: "Mumbai", value: "mumbai" },
            { label: "Hyderabad", value: "hyderabad" },
          ]}
          initialOptionLabel="Select City"
          required
        />
        <InputTextArea
          label="Bio"
          name="bio"
          placeholder="Enter your bio"
          maxLength={80}
          required
        />
        <InputCheckBox
          style={{ alignSelf: "end" }}
          label="Allow Cookies"
          name="isCookieEnabled"
        />
        <InputRadio
          name="gender"
          label="Gender"
          options={[
            { label: "Male", value: "male" },
            { label: "Female", value: "female" },
            { label: "Other", value: "other" },
          ]}
          required
        />
      </Form>
    </div>
  );
}

export default App;

Styling

• Import the library styles:

  import "@avarock/react-form/dist/styles.css";

• You can also use the className or style props to apply custom styles.

Reference

Form

• Props:
  • style: Inline styles for custom layout.
  • onSubmit(formState: Record<string, any>): Callback function triggered on form submission with form data.
  • HTMLValidate: Enable browser-based validation (true) or use the library's validation (false).
    Note: Currently, library validation only supports required, type="email", and type="password".
  • showSubmitBtn: Show/hide the submit button.
  • theme: Choose between "light" and "dark" themes.
  • Custom submit button or other elements can be passed as children.

InputText

• Props:
  • name (required): Register the field in the form.
  • label (required): Display field label.
  • type: "text" | "password" | "email" | "number". Default: "text".
  • togglePasswordVisibility: Show/hide toggle button for password visibility (if type="password").
  • Any valid HTMLInputElement attributes.

InputTextAnimated

• Similar to InputText with the following differences:
  • No placeholder prop (uses animation instead).
  • Styles for transition and animation.

InputSelect

• Props:
  • name (required): Register the field in the form.
  • label (required): Display field label.
  • options (required): Array of objects { label: string; value: string } to generate <option> elements.
  • initialOptionLabel: Placeholder for the dropdown (Default: "Select"). Becomes hidden on user toggle, if required is set.
  • Any valid HTMLSelectElement attributes.

InputTextArea

• Props:
  • name (required): Register the field in the form.
  • label (required): Display field label.
  • maxLength: Sets the limit and also displays an overlay showing the number of characters typed.
  • Custom scrollbars for better UX.
  • Any valid HTMLTextareaElement attributes.

InputCheckBox

• A custom <input type="checkbox" /> element.
• Props:
  • name (required): Register the field in the form.
  • label (required): Display field label.
  • Any valid HTMLInputElement attributes, except type, which is set to "checkbox".

InputRadio

• A group of <input type="radio" /> elements.
• Props:
  • name (required): Register the field in the form.
  • label (required): Display field label.
  • options (required): Array of objects { label: string; value: string } to generate radio buttons.
  • Any valid HTMLInputElement attributes, except type (set to "radio") and value (derived from options).