IU Health Validation

The Node module that controls the form validation used on Riley, IU Health Surveys, and more. Powered by jquery.inputmask, Parsley.js and jQuery.

Installation/Quick Start

$ npm i -S trendyminds/iu-health-validation

import IUHValidation from 'iu-health-validation';
new IUHValidation( $('[data-whatever-your-form-element-is]') );

Overview

You can validate forms on the site by adding some data- attributes to various form fields.

Example form code without validation

Take the following form code as an example. Note: This isn't necessarily the standard format of all forms on the site. Some code has been modified simply to be more readable.

<form>
  <label>
    First Name: <span class="form__required">*</span>
  </label>
  <input type="text" name="first_name">

  <label>
    Last Name: <span class="form__required">*</span>
  </label>
  <input type="text" name="last_name">

  <label>
    Email: <span class="form__required">*</span>
  </label>
  <input type="email" name="email">

  <label>
    Favorite color: <span class="form__required">*</span>
  </label>
  <select name="favorite_color">
    <option value="">Select a color</option>
    <option value="Blue">Blue</option>
    <option value="Green">Green</option>
    <option value="Red">Red</option>
    <option value="Yellow">Yellow</option>
  </select>

  <label>
    Favorite pizza topping: <span class="form__required">*</span>
  </label>
  <fieldset>
    <label><input type="radio" name="favorite_pizza_topping" value="Sausage"> Sausage</label>
    <label><input type="radio" name="favorite_pizza_topping" value="Pepperoni"> Pepperoni</label>
    <label><input type="radio" name="favorite_pizza_topping" value="Cheese"> Cheese</label>
  </fieldset>

  <label>
    Please write an explanation for your answers:
  </label>
  <textarea name="explanation"></textarea>

  <input type="submit" value="Submit Form">
</form>

How to enable form validation

The custom form validation we use on the site will begin working on this form after doing the following:

1. Adding data-validate to the <form> tag.
2. Adding either HTML5/ParsleyJS validation rules to each input or using a valid selector found in the FormValidation.coffee file.

Custom validation rules

Type | Data Attribute | Error Message | Requirements | ----------------|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| First Name | data-validate-first-name | "Please enter your first name" | Required, must be 2 characters minimum | Last Name | data-validate-last-name | "Please enter your last name" | Required, must be 2 characters minimum | Email | data-validate-email | "Please enter a valid email" | Required, must be a valid email address | Zip Code | data-validate-zip-code | "Please enter a zip code" | Required, must be 5 characters, must be digits | Phone | data-validate-phone | "Please enter a valid phone number" | Required, must be in a (XXX) XXX-XXXX format | Birthdate | data-validate-birthdate | "Please enter a valid date of birth" | Required, must be in a XX/XX/XXXX format | Comment | data-validate-comment | Standard "is required" message | Required, must be between 5-2500 characters | Field Limit | data-parsley-field-limit="1000" | "This field cannot be more than X characters long" | Required, cannot be more than 1000 characters |

Example form with validation applied

<!--
  The form must have a data-validate data attribute to enable validation
-->
<form data-validate>
  <label>
    First Name: <span class="form__required">*</span>
  </label>
  <input type="text" name="first_name" data-validate-first-name>

  <label>
    Last Name: <span class="form__required">*</span>
  </label>
  <input type="text" name="last_name" data-validate-last-name>

  <label>
    Email: <span class="form__required">*</span>
  </label>
  <input type="email" name="email" data-validate-email>

  <label>
    Favorite color: <span class="form__required">*</span>
  </label>
  <select name="favorite_color" required>
    <option value="">Select a color</option>
    <option value="Blue">Blue</option>
    <option value="Green">Green</option>
    <option value="Red">Red</option>
    <option value="Yellow">Yellow</option>
  </select>

  <label>
    Favorite pizza topping: <span class="form__required">*</span>
  </label>
  <!--
    To validate a field group you must wrap the group with a fieldset and then
    add the element below as the place where your error message will display.
    Note: Only one field is required to have the "required" attribute because they
    all share the same name.
  -->
  <fieldset>
    <label><input type="radio" name="favorite_pizza_topping" value="Sausage" required> Sausage</label>
    <label><input type="radio" name="favorite_pizza_topping" value="Pepperoni"> Pepperoni</label>
    <label><input type="radio" name="favorite_pizza_topping" value="Cheese"> Cheese</label>
    <div data-validate-errors></div>
  </fieldset>
  

  <label>
    Please write an explanation for your answers:
  </label>
  <!--
    data-validate-field-limit will display the number of characters remaining
    for their response
  -->
  <textarea name="explanation" data-parsley-field-limit="3000"></textarea>

  <input type="submit" value="Submit Form">
</form>