fix: createFormFactory

examples/react/simple/src/index.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 import React from "react";
 import ReactDOM from "react-dom/client";
-import { useForm, FieldApi } from "@tanstack/react-form";
+import { FieldApi, createFormFactory } from "@tanstack/react-form";
+
+const formFactory = createFormFactory({
+  defaultValues: {
+    firstName: "",
+    lastName: "",
+  },
+});
 
 function FieldInfo({ field }: { field: FieldApi<any, any> }) {
   return (
@@ -14,15 +21,7 @@ function FieldInfo({ field }: { field: FieldApi<any, any> }) {
 }
 
 export default function App() {
-  const form = useForm({
-    // Memoize your default values to prevent re-renders
-    defaultValues: React.useMemo(
-      () => ({
-        firstName: "",
-        lastName: "",
-      }),
-      []
-    ),
+  const form = formFactory.useForm({
     onSubmit: async (values) => {
       // Do something with form data
       console.log(values);

package.json

@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
     "stream-to-array": "^2.3.0",
     "ts-jest": "^27.1.1",
     "ts-node": "^10.7.0",
-    "typescript": "^4.7.4",
+    "typescript": "^5.0.4",
     "vue": "^3.2.33"
   },
   "bundlewatch": {

packages/form-core/src/FieldApi.ts

@@ -5,10 +5,9 @@ import { Store } from '@tanstack/store'
 
 export type ValidationCause = 'change' | 'blur' | 'submit'
 
-export type FieldOptions<TData, TFormData> = {
+export interface FieldOptions<TData, TFormData> {
   name: unknown extends TFormData ? string : DeepKeys<TFormData>
   defaultValue?: TData
-  form?: FormApi<TFormData>
   validate?: (
     value: TData,
     fieldApi: FieldApi<TData, TFormData>,
@@ -24,6 +23,13 @@ export type FieldOptions<TData, TFormData> = {
   defaultMeta?: Partial<FieldMeta>
 }
 
+export type FieldApiOptions<TData, TFormData> = FieldOptions<
+  TData,
+  TFormData
+> & {
+  form: FormApi<TFormData>
+}
+
 export type FieldMeta = {
   isTouched: boolean
   touchedError?: ValidationError
@@ -53,11 +59,6 @@ export type InputProps = {
   onBlur: (event: any) => void
 }
 
-export type FieldApiOptions<TData, TFormData> = RequiredByKey<
-  FieldOptions<TData, TFormData>,
-  'form'
->
-
 let uid = 0
 
 export type FieldState<TData> = {

packages/react-form/src/Field.tsx

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import {
   type DeepValue,
   type FieldApi,
   type FieldOptions,
-  type FormApi,
 } from '@tanstack/form-core'
 import { useField } from './useField'
 
@@ -19,9 +18,9 @@ export type FieldComponent<TFormData> = <TField extends DeepKeys<TFormData>>({
   name: TField
 } & Omit<FieldOptions<DeepValue<TFormData, TField>, TFormData>, 'name'>) => any
 
-export function createFieldComponent<TFormData>(formApi: FormApi<TFormData>) {
+export function createFieldComponent<TFormData>() {
   const ConnectedField: FieldComponent<TFormData> = (props) => (
-    <Field {...(props as any)} form={formApi} />
+    <Field {...(props as any)} />
   )
   return ConnectedField
 }

packages/react-form/src/createFormFactory.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import type { FormApi, FormOptions } from '@tanstack/form-core'
+import { createUseField, type UseField } from './useField'
+import { useForm } from './useForm'
+
+export type FormFactory<TFormData> = {
+  useForm: (opts?: FormOptions<TFormData>) => FormApi<TFormData>
+  useField: UseField<TFormData>
+}
+
+export function createFormFactory<TFormData>(
+  defaultOpts?: FormOptions<TFormData>,
+): FormFactory<TFormData> {
+  return {
+    useForm: (opts) => {
+      return useForm<TFormData>({ ...defaultOpts, ...opts } as any) as any
+    },
+    useField: createUseField(),
+  }
+}

packages/react-form/src/formContext.ts

@@ -3,13 +3,9 @@ import * as React from 'react'
 
 export const formContext = React.createContext<FormApi<any> | null>(null)
 
-export function useFormContext(customFormApi?: FormApi<any>) {
+export function useFormContext() {
   const formApi = React.useContext(formContext)
 
-  if (customFormApi) {
-    return customFormApi
-  }
-
   if (!formApi) {
     throw new Error(`You are trying to use the form API outside of a form!`)
   }

packages/react-form/src/index.ts

@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ export * from '@tanstack/form-core'
 export * from './useForm'
 export * from './Field'
 export * from './useField'
+export * from './createFormFactory'

packages/react-form/src/useField.ts

@@ -1,14 +1,17 @@
 import * as React from 'react'
 //
 import { useStore } from '@tanstack/react-store'
-import type {
-  DeepKeys,
-  DeepValue,
-  FieldOptions,
-  FormApi,
-} from '@tanstack/form-core'
+import type { DeepKeys, DeepValue, FieldOptions } from '@tanstack/form-core'
 import { FieldApi } from '@tanstack/form-core'
 import { useFormContext } from './formContext'
+import type { FormFactory } from './createFormFactory'
+
+declare module '@tanstack/form-core' {
+  // eslint-disable-next-line no-shadow
+  interface FieldOptions<TData, TFormData> {
+    formFactory?: FormFactory<TFormData>
+  }
+}
 
 export type UseField<TFormData> = <TField extends DeepKeys<TFormData>>(
   opts?: { name: TField } & FieldOptions<
@@ -17,12 +20,10 @@ export type UseField<TFormData> = <TField extends DeepKeys<TFormData>>(
   >,
 ) => FieldApi<DeepValue<TFormData, TField>, TFormData>
 
-export function createUseField<TFormData>(formApi: FormApi<TFormData>) {
-  const useFormField: UseField<TFormData> = (opts) => {
-    return useField({ ...opts, form: formApi } as any)
+export function createUseField<TFormData>(): UseField<TFormData> {
+  return (opts) => {
+    return useField(opts as any)
   }
-
-  return useFormField
 }
 
 export function useField<TData, TFormData>(
@@ -30,13 +31,8 @@ export function useField<TData, TFormData>(
     // selector: (state: FieldApi<TData, TFormData>) => TSelected
   },
 ): FieldApi<TData, TFormData> {
-  // invariant( // TODO:
-  //   opts.name,
-  //   `useField: A field is required to use this hook. eg, useField('myField', options)`
-  // )
-
   // Get the form API either manually or from context
-  const formApi = useFormContext(opts.form)
+  const formApi = useFormContext()
 
   const [fieldApi] = React.useState<FieldApi<TData, TFormData>>(
     () => new FieldApi({ ...opts, form: formApi }),

packages/react-form/src/useForm.tsx

@@ -24,22 +24,21 @@ declare module '@tanstack/form-core' {
     }) => any
   }
 }
-//
 
 export function useForm<TData>(opts?: FormOptions<TData>): FormApi<TData> {
   const [formApi] = React.useState(() => {
     // @ts-ignore
-    const api = new FormApi<TData>(opts || {})
+    const api = new FormApi<TData>(opts)
 
     api.Form = createFormComponent(api)
-    api.Field = createFieldComponent(api)
-    api.useField = createUseField(api)
+    api.Field = createFieldComponent<TData>()
+    api.useField = createUseField<TData>()
     api.useStore = (
       // @ts-ignore
       selector,
     ) => {
       // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/rules-of-hooks
-      return useStore(api.store, selector) as any
+      return useStore(api.store, selector as any) as any
     }
     api.Subscribe = (
       // @ts-ignore
@@ -48,7 +47,7 @@ export function useForm<TData>(opts?: FormOptions<TData>): FormApi<TData> {
       return functionalUpdate(
         props.children,
         // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/rules-of-hooks
-        useStore(api.store, props.selector),
+        useStore(api.store, props.selector as any),
       ) as any
     }
 
@@ -57,7 +56,7 @@ export function useForm<TData>(opts?: FormOptions<TData>): FormApi<TData> {
 
   // React.useEffect(() => formApi.mount(), [])
 
-  return formApi
+  return formApi as any
 }
 
 export type FormProps = React.HTMLProps<HTMLFormElement> & {