Cookbook: Advanced Form

Here we extend the basic form example to include common features such as reverting, dirty state detection, and preventing invalid form submission.

   <script>
   function UserForm() {
     this.state = /^\w\w$/;
     this.zip = /^\d\d\d\d\d$/;
     this.master = {
       name: 'John Smith',
       address:{
         line1: '123 Main St.',
         city:'Anytown',
         state:'AA',
         zip:'12345'
       },
       contacts:[
         {type:'phone', value:'1(234) 555-1212'}
       ]
     };
     this.cancel();
   }

   UserForm.prototype = {
     cancel: function() {
       this.form = angular.copy(this.master);
     },

     save: function() {
       this.master = this.form;
       this.cancel();
     }
   };
   </script>
   <div ng:controller="UserForm">

     <form name="myForm">

       <label>Name:</label><br/>
       <input type="text" ng:model="form.name" required/> <br/><br/>

       <label>Address:</label> <br/>
       <input type="text" ng:model="form.address.line1" size="33" required/> <br/>
       <input type="text" ng:model="form.address.city" size="12" required/>,
       <input type="text" ng:model="form.address.state" size="2"
              ng:pattern="state" required/>
       <input type="text" ng:model="form.address.zip" size="5"
              ng:pattern="zip" required/><br/><br/>

       <label>Contacts:</label>
       [ <a href="" ng:click="form.contacts.$add()">add</a> ]
       <div ng:repeat="contact in form.contacts">
         <select ng:model="contact.type">
           <option>email</option>
           <option>phone</option>
           <option>pager</option>
           <option>IM</option>
         </select>
         <input type="text" ng:model="contact.value" required/>
          [ <a href="" ng:click="form.contacts.$remove(contact)">X</a> ]
       </div>
     <button ng:click="cancel()" ng:disabled="{{master.$equals(form)}}">Cancel</button>
     <button ng:click="save()" ng:disabled="{{myForm.$invalid || master.$equals(form)}}">Save</button>
   </form>

   <hr/>
   Debug View:
   <pre>form={{form}}
   master={{master}}</pre>
   </div>
  it('should enable save button', function() {
    expect(element(':button:contains(Save)').attr('disabled')).toBeTruthy();
    input('form.name').enter('');
    expect(element(':button:contains(Save)').attr('disabled')).toBeTruthy();
    input('form.name').enter('change');
    expect(element(':button:contains(Save)').attr('disabled')).toBeFalsy();
    element(':button:contains(Save)').click();
    expect(element(':button:contains(Save)').attr('disabled')).toBeTruthy();
  });
  it('should enable cancel button', function() {
    expect(element(':button:contains(Cancel)').attr('disabled')).toBeTruthy();
    input('form.name').enter('change');
    expect(element(':button:contains(Cancel)').attr('disabled')).toBeFalsy();
    element(':button:contains(Cancel)').click();
    expect(element(':button:contains(Cancel)').attr('disabled')).toBeTruthy();
    expect(element(':input[ng\\:model="form.name"]').val()).toEqual('John Smith');
  });

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