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BootstrapVue Form in Modal (Nuxt)

December 23, 2020

Page

  • A button to create new object
  • Listing of existing object, and allow edit
<template>
  <div>
    <b-button @click="editBot({})">New</b-button>

    <div v-for="item in items" :key="item.name">
      {{ item.name }} <b-button @click="editBot(item)">Edit</b-button>
    </div>

    <b-modal id="bot" title="Bot" @ok="saveBot">
      <bot-form ref="botForm" :item="formItem" />
    </b-modal>
  </div>
</template>

<script>
import BotForm from '~/components/BotForm.vue'

export default {
  data() {
    return {
      items: [
        { id: 1, name: 'R2D2' },
        { id: 2, name: 'WALL-E' }
      ],
      formItem: {}
    }
  },
  methods: {
    editBot(item) {
      this.formItem = Object.assign({}, item)
      this.$bvModal.show('bot')
    },
    async saveBot(bvModalEvent) {
      console.log('saveBot')
      bvModalEvent.preventDefault()
      const form = this.$refs.botForm
      if (form.validate()) {
        const data = await form.submit()
        if (data.id) {
          for (const item of this.items) {
            if (item.id == data.id) {
              item.name = data.name
              break
            }
          }
        }
        else {
          const nextId = Math.max.apply(Math, this.items.map((item) => { return item.id }))
          data.id = nextId + 1
          this.items.push(data)
        }
        this.$nextTick(() => {
          console.log('close')
          this.$bvModal.hide('bot')
        })        
      }
      else {
        alert('Validate Error')
      }
    }
  },
  components: { BotForm }
}
</script>

Form

Edit components/BotForm.vue

<template>
  <b-form ref="form" @submit="submit">
    <b-form-group
      id="input-group-1"
      label="Name"
      label-for="input-1"
    >
      <b-form-input
        id="input-1"
        v-model="item.name"
        placeholder=""
        required
      ></b-form-input>
    </b-form-group>
  </b-form>
</template>

<script>
export default {
  props: ['item'],
  methods: {
    validate() {
      const valid = this.$refs.form.checkValidity()
      console.log('valid', valid)
      return valid
    },
    async submit() {
      // alert('submit')
      const r = await fetch('/test.json', {
        method: "GET",
        // method: "POST",
        // body: JSON.stringify(this.item)
      })
      if (r.status == 200) {
        alert('Submit sucessful')
        return this.item
      }
      else
        alert('Submit failed')
    }
  }
}  
</script>

Form Validation

For proper form validation, can consider

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