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feat(pat-validation): Support dynamic forms.
Introduce event delegation and register input, change and focusout event handlers on the document level. This reduces the amount of registered event handlers which potentially improves performance and also supports dynamic forms where form elements can be added at any time.
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‎src/pat/auto-suggest/auto-suggest.js

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const val = $sel2.select2("val");
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if (val?.length === 0) {
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// catches "" and []
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// blur the input field so that pat-validate can kick in when
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// nothing was selected.
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this.el.dispatchEvent(events.blur_event());
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// focus-out the input field so that pat-validate can kick in
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// when nothing was selected.
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this.el.dispatchEvent(events.focusout_event());
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}
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};
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this.$el.on("select2-close", initiate_empty_check.bind(this));

‎src/pat/date-picker/date-picker.js

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onSelect: () => this.dispatch_change_event(),
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onClose: () => {
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if (this.options.behavior === "styled" && !this.el.value) {
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// blur the input field so that pat-validate can kick in when
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// nothing was selected.
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el.dispatchEvent(events.blur_event());
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// focus-out the input field so that pat-validate can kick
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// in when nothing was selected.
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el.dispatchEvent(events.focusout_event());
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}
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},
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};

‎src/pat/validation/documentation.md

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More information on the `form` attribute can be found at [MDN](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/input#form).
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### Dynamic forms
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pat-validation supports dynamic forms where form elements are added after the Pattern was initialized.
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There is no need to re-initialize the pattern of to dispatch a special event.
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### Options reference
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> **_NOTE:_** The form inputs must have a `name` attribute, otherwise the

‎src/pat/validation/validation.js

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// Patterns validate - Form vlidation
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import "../../core/polyfills"; // SubmitEvent.submitter for Safari < 15.4 and jsDOM
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import $ from "jquery";
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import { BasePattern } from "../../core/basepattern";
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import Parser from "../../core/parser";
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import dom from "../../core/dom";
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{ capture: true }
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);
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this.initialize_inputs();
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$(this.form).on("pat-update", () => {
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this.initialize_inputs();
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});
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// Input debouncer map:
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// - key: input element
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// - value: debouncer function
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// 1) We want do debounce the validation checks to avoid validating
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// while typing.
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// 2) We want to debounce the input events individually, so that we can
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// do multiple checks in parallel and show multiple errors at once.
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const input_debouncer_map = new Map();
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const debounce_filter = (e) => {
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const input = e.target;
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if (input?.form !== this.form || ! this.inputs.includes(input)) {
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// Ignore events from other forms or from elements which are
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// not inputs.
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return;
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}
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if (! input_debouncer_map.has(input)) {
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// Create a new cancelable debouncer for this input.
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input_debouncer_map.set(input, utils.debounce((e) => {
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logger.debug("Checking input for event", input, e);
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this.check_input({ input: input, event: e });
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}, this.options.delay));
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}
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// Get the debouncer for this input.
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const debouncer = input_debouncer_map.get(input);
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// Debounce the validation check.
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debouncer(input, e);
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};
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events.add_event_listener(
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document,
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"input",
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`pat-validation--${this.uuid}--input--validator`,
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(e) => debounce_filter(e)
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);
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events.add_event_listener(
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document,
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"change",
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`pat-validation--${this.uuid}--change--validator`,
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(e) => debounce_filter(e)
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);
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events.add_event_listener(
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document,
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"focusout",
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`pat-validation--${this.uuid}--focusout--validator`,
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(e) => debounce_filter(e)
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);
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// Set ``novalidate`` attribute to disable the browser's validation
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// bubbles but not disable the validation API.
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}
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}
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initialize_inputs() {
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for (const [cnt, input] of this.inputs.entries()) {
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// Cancelable debouncer.
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const debouncer = utils.debounce((e) => {
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logger.debug("Checking input for event", input, e);
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this.check_input({ input: input, event: e });
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}, this.options.delay);
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events.add_event_listener(
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input,
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"input",
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`pat-validation--input-${input.name}--${cnt}--validator`,
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(e) => debouncer(e)
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);
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events.add_event_listener(
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input,
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"change",
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`pat-validation--change-${input.name}--${cnt}--validator`,
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(e) => debouncer(e)
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);
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events.add_event_listener(
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input,
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"blur",
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`pat-validation--blur-${input.name}--${cnt}--validator`,
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(e) => debouncer(e)
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);
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}
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}
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check_input({
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input, // Input to check.
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event = null, // Optional event which triggered the check.

‎src/pat/validation/validation.test.js

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const instance = new Pattern(el);
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await events.await_pattern_init(instance);
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document.querySelector("[name=i1]").dispatchEvent(events.blur_event());
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document.querySelector("[name=i1]").dispatchEvent(events.focusout_event());
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await utils.timeout(1); // wait a tick for async to settle.
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expect(el.querySelectorAll("em.warning").length).toBe(2);
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const instance = new Pattern(el);
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await events.await_pattern_init(instance);
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document.querySelector("[name=i1]").dispatchEvent(events.blur_event());
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document.querySelector("[name=i1]").dispatchEvent(events.focusout_event());
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await utils.timeout(1); // wait a tick for async to settle.
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expect(el.querySelectorAll("em.warning").length).toBe(1);
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expect(warning).toBeTruthy();
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expect(warning.matches("input:nth-child(3) + em.warning")).toBe(true);
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});
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it("1.24 - Supports dynamic forms.", async function () {
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document.body.innerHTML = `
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<form class="pat-validation" id="form">
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<input name="input1" required/>
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</form>
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`;
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const form = document.querySelector(".pat-validation");
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const input1 = form.querySelector("[name=input1]");
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const instance = new Pattern(form);
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await events.await_pattern_init(instance);
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form.dispatchEvent(events.submit_event());
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await utils.timeout(1); // wait a tick for async to settle.
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expect(document.querySelectorAll("em.warning").length).toBe(1);
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input1.value = "ok";
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input1.dispatchEvent(events.change_event());
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await utils.timeout(1); // wait a tick for async to settle.
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expect(document.querySelectorAll("em.warning").length).toBe(0);
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const input2 = document.createElement("input");
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input2.name = "input2";
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input2.required = true;
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form.appendChild(input2);
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form.dispatchEvent(events.submit_event());
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await utils.timeout(1); // wait a tick for async to settle.
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expect(document.querySelectorAll("em.warning").length).toBe(1);
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expect(document.querySelector("em.warning").matches("input[name=input2] + em.warning")).toBe(true);
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});
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});
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describe("2 - required inputs", function () {

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