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forme

a powerful flutter form widget ,easy to use and extend. provide rich api to simplify form control and sync|async validation

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Install package

flutter pub add forme

Package Overview

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Forme is a powerful and extensible Flutter form widget designed for easy form management and validation. It offers a rich API to simplify both synchronous and asynchronous form validation, enabling seamless control over form state and user input. With support across all major platforms—Android, iOS, Web, macOS, Windows, and Linux—Forme streamlines the development of complex forms while maintaining clean, readable code. Its intuitive design makes it ideal for developers seeking robust form handling without boilerplate. The package is actively maintained and open-sourced on GitHub.

Use cases

  • Building dynamic forms with real-time validation
  • Implementing async validation for API checks
  • Creating reusable form components
  • Managing complex multi-step forms
  • Integrating with state management solutions
  • Simplifying form submission workflows

Key features

  • Rich API for form control
  • Built-in sync and async validation
  • Extensible architecture for custom widgets
  • Cross-platform compatibility
  • Clean separation of form logic and UI
  • Support for nested and grouped form fields

Suitable for

  • Developers building complex Flutter forms
  • Teams needing consistent form validation patterns
  • Projects requiring reusable form components
  • Applications with strict data validation needs
  • Frontend developers focused on UX and form feedback

Considerations

  • Requires understanding of Flutter's state management
  • May need additional setup for advanced validation rules
  • Learning curve for beginners unfamiliar with form abstraction
  • Depends on Dart's async/await for validation flows
  • Best paired with reactive or provider-based state management

Original README

Original README snapshot from the linked source repository. Visit the repository for the latest content.

Web Demo

https://www.qyh.me/forme3/index.html

Simple Usage

add dependency
flutter pub add forme
flutter pub add forme_base_fields 
create forme
FormeKey key = FormeKey();// formekey is a global key , also  used to control form
Widget child = FormeTextField(name:'username',decoration:const InputDecoration(labelText:'Username'));
Widget forme = Forme(
	key:key,
	child:child,
)

Forme Attributes

Attribute Required Type Description
key false FormeKey a global key, also used to control form
child true Widget form content widget
onFieldStatusChanged false FormeFieldStatusChanged listen form field's status change
initialValue false Map<String,dynamic> initialValue , will override FormField's initialValue
onWillPop false WillPopCallback Signature for a callback that verifies that it's OK to call Navigator.pop
quietlyValidate false bool if this attribute is true , will not display error text
autovalidateMode false AutovalidateMode auto validate form mode
autovalidateByOrder false bool whether auto validate form by order
onFieldsRegistered false function listen registered fields
onFieldsUnregistered false function listen unregistered fields
onInitialized false function typically used to register visitors

FormeField

attributes supported by all FormeField
Attribute Required Type Description
name false String field's id,should be unique in form
readOnly false bool whether field should be readOnly,default is false
builder true FormeFieldBuilder build field content
enabled false bool whether field is enabled or not default
quietlyValidate true bool false will not display error text
initialValue true T default value of field , will overwritten by Forme initialValue
asyncValidatorDebounce false Duration async validate debounce , default is 500ms
autovalidateMode false AutovalidateMode autovalidate mode
onStatusChanged false FormeFieldStatusChanged listen value
onInitialized false FormeFieldInitialized typically used to register visitors
onSaved false FormeFieldSetter triggered when form saved
validator false FormeValidator sync validator
asyncValidator false FormeAsyncValidator async validator
decorator false FormeFieldDecorator used to decorate a field
order false int order of field
requestFocusOnUserInteraction false bool whether request focus when field value changed by user interaction
validationFilter false function used to determine whether perform a validation or not
focusNode false FocusNode FocusNode

Validation

Async Validation

you can specify an asyncValidator on FormeField , the unique difference between validator and asyncValidator is asyncValidator return a Future<String> and validator return a String

when to perform an async validation

if FormeField.autovalidateMode is AutovalidateMode.disabled , asyncValidator will never be performed unless you call validate on FormeFieldState manually.

if you specify both validator and asyncValidator , asyncValidator will only be performed after validator return null.

if validationFilter is specified and not passed. asyncValidator will not be performed

debounce

you can specify a debounce on FormeField , debounce will not worked when you manually call validate on FormeFieldState

whether validation itself is valid

in some cases,when an async validation is performing , another validation on same field is performed,in this case ,previous validation is invalid , so if you want to update UI before return validation result in async validator , you need to validate it first,eg:

asyncValidator:(field,value,isValid){
    return Future.delayed(const Duration(seconds:2),(){
        if(isUnexceptedValue(value)) {
            if(isValid()){
                updateUI();
            }
            return 'invalid';
        }
        return null;
    });    
}
FormeValidates

you can use FormeValidates to simplify your validators

Validator Name Support Type When Valid When Invalid
notNull dynamic value is not null value is null
size Iterable Map String 1. value is null 2. max & min is null 3. String's length or Collection's size is in [min,max] String's length or Collection's size is not in [min,max]
min num 1. value is null 2. value is bigger than min value is smaller than min
max num 1. value is null 2. value is smaller than max value is bigger than max
notEmpty Iterable Map String 1. value is not null 2. String's length or Collection's size is bigger than zero 1. value is null 2. String's length or Collection's size is zero
notBlank String 1. value is null 2. value.trim()'s length is not null value'length is zero after trimed
positive num 1. value is null 2. value is bigger than zero value is smaller than or equals zero
positiveOrZero num 1. value is null 2. value is bigger than or equals zero value is smaller than zero
negative num 1. value null 2. value is smaller than zero value is bigger than or equals zero
negativeOrZero num 1. value null 2. value is smaller than or equals zero value is bigger than zero
pattern String 1. value null 2. value matches pattern value does not matches pattern
email String 1. value null 2. value is a valid email value is not a valid email
url String 1. value is null 2. value is empty or value is a valid url value is not a valid url
range num 1. value null 2. value is in range value is out of range
equals dynamic 1. value null 2. value is equals target value value is not equals target value
any T any validators is valid every validators is invalid
all T all validators is valid any validators is invalid

when you use validators from FormeValidates , you must specify at least one errorText , otherwise errorText is an empty string

Methods

FormeKey|FormeState
whether form has a name field
bool hasField = formeKey.hasField(String name);
get field by name
T field = formeKey.field<T extends FormeFieldState>(String name);
get form value
Map<String, dynamic> data = formeKey.value;
set form value
formeKey.value = Map<String,dynamic> value;
validate

you can use FormeValidateSnapshot.isValueChanged to check whether form value is changed duration this validation , if is changed , typically means this validation is invalid , you should not submit your form even though validation is passed

Future<FormeValidateSnapshot> future = formKey.validate({
    bool quietly = false,
    Set<String> names = const {},
    bool clearError = false,
    bool validateByOrder = false,
});
get validation
FormeValidation validation = formKey.validation;
reset form
formeKey.reset();
save form
formeKey.save();
whether validate is quietly
bool quietlyValidate = formKey.quietlyValidate;
is value changed after initialed
bool isValueChanged = formeKey.isValueChanged
get all fields
List<FormeFieldState> fields = formeKey.fields;
add visitor
formeKey.addVisitor(FormeVisitor visitor);
remove visitor
formeKey.removeVisitor(FormeVisitor visitor);
rebuild form

rebuild all widgets in Forme

formeKey.rebuildForm();
FormeFieldState
get field's name
String name = field.name
whether current field is readOnly
bool readOnly = field.readOnly;
set readOnly on field
field.readOnly = bool readOnly;
whether current field is enabled
bool enabled = field.enabled;
set enabled on field
field.enabled = bool enabled;
whether field has a FocusNode
bool hasFocusNode = field.hasFocusNode
get or create a focusNode
FocusNode focusNode = field.focusNode;
whether field is focused
bool hasFocus = field.hasFocus;
request focus
field.requestFocus();
unfocus
field.unfocus();
get value
T value = field.value;
set value
field.value = T data;
reset field
field.reset();
validate
Future<FormeFieldValidateSnapshot> future = field.validate({bool quietly = false});
get validation
FormeFieldValidation validation = field.validation;
get oldValue

if value changed , you can use this method to get previous value

FormeOptional<T>? value = field.oldValue;

if value is null , means field's value is never changed before

is value changed
bool isValueChanged = field.isValueChanged
get generic type
Type type = field.type;
whether field value is nullable
bool isNullable = field.isNullable;
get FormeState
FormeState? form = field.form;
get status
FormeFieldStatus<T> get status = field.status;
is custom validation

whether current validation is set via errorText

bool isCustomValidation = field.isCustomValidation;
get error text

typically used in display.

if FormeField.quietlyValidate or Forme.quietlyValidate is true , you'll always get null

String? errorText = field.errorText;
set error text

if errorText is null , reset validation.

field will rebuild after this method called. if field has validators , a new validation maybe performed , in this case ,custom validation will be overwritten by new validation. use FormeField.validationFilter to avoid this

will not worked on disabled fields

field.errorText = 'custom error';
add visitor
field.addVisitor(FormeFieldVisitor visitor);
remove visitor
field.removeVisitor(FormeFieldVisitor visitor);

Listeners

listeners is helpful when you build widgets which depends on status of FormeField or Forme , you must used them inside in Forme or FormeField

FormeFieldStatusListener

will rebuild whenever field's status changed , use filter to avoid unnecessary rebuild.

eg:

Forme(
    child:Column(children:[
        FormeFieldStatusListener(
            filter:(status) => status.isValueChanged,/// if you only want to  rebuild when value changed
            name:'name',
            builder:(context,status,child){
                return Text('current value:${status.value}')
            }
        ),
        FormeTextField(name:'name'),
    ]),
)
FormeFieldsValidationListener

will rebuild whenever validation of any field changed

eg:

FormeFieldsValidationListener(
      names: const {'password', 'confirm'},
      builder: (context, validation) {
        if (validation == null) {
          return const SizedBox();
        }
        if (validation.isInvalid) {
          return Padding(
            padding: const EdgeInsets.only(left: 24),
            child: Text(
              validation.validations.values
                  .where((element) => element.isInvalid)
                  .first
                  .error!,
              style: _getErrorStyle(),
            ),
          );
        }
        return const SizedBox.shrink();
    },
),
FormeValidationListener

will rebuild whenever form validation changed , useful when you want to create a submit button which only clickable when form validation passed

eg:

Forme(
    child:Column(children:[
        ...
        FormeValidationListener(
            builder:(context,validation,child){
                return TextButton(
                    onPressed:validation.isValid ? submit:null,
                    child:const Text('submit'),
                );
            }
        )
    ]),
)
FormeIsValueChangedListener

will rebuild whenever form value changed , useful when you want to create a reset button which depends on form value changed or not

eg:

Forme(
    child:Column(children:[
        ...
        FormeIsValueChangedListener(
            builder:(context,isValueChanged,child){
                return TextButton(
                    onPressed:isValueChanged ? reset:null,
                    child:const Text('reset'),
                );
            }
        )
    ]),
)
FormeValueListener

will rebuild whenever form value changed , typically used in debug .

eg:

Forme(
    child:Column(children:[
        ...
        FormeValueListener(
            builder:(context,value,child){
                return Text(value.toString());
            }
        )
    ]),
)

custom field

FormeField<String>(
    name: 'customField',
    initialValue: 'currentValue',
    builder: (FormeFieldState<String> state) {
        return TextButton(
        onPressed: () {
           state.readOnly? null: state.didChange('newValue');
        },
        child: Text(state.value),
        );
    },
),

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