Laravel Form Builder

Drag-and-drop form builder for Vue 3. Define form schemas in an admin UI (FormBuilder), then render and collect submissions with VForm.

Package	Purpose
@dcodegroup-au/form-builder	Vue components and styles

Requirements

• Vue 3
• Node.js (for building or consuming the frontend package)

Installation

npm install @dcodegroup-au/form-builder

Register the components and import the stylesheet:

import { createApp } from 'vue'
import { FormBuilder, VForm } from '@dcodegroup-au/form-builder'
import '@dcodegroup-au/form-builder/form-builder.css'

const app = createApp({ /* ... */ })

app.component('FormBuilder', FormBuilder)
app.component('VForm', VForm)
app.mount('#app')

Ensure your layout includes a CSRF meta tag (required by VForm):

<meta name="csrf-token" content="{{ csrf_token() }}">

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Quick start

Build a form schema (FormBuilder)

Use in an admin/create-or-edit screen. The component keeps a hidden input with the JSON schema for traditional form posts, and can also save via storeUrl.

<template>
  <FormBuilder
    :form="form"
    name="data"
    :has-recipient="true"
    :show-breadcrumbs="true"
    redirect-url="/forms"
    store-url="/forms"
    :actions="[
      { value: 'send_mail', label: 'Send Mail' },
      { value: 'send_sms', label: 'Send SMS' },
    ]"
  />
</template>

Prop	Type	Default	Description
form	Object	{}	Existing form model (id, title, fields, status, …)
name	String	—	Hidden input name for the serialized schema
hasRecipient	Boolean	false	Show recipients field for notification emails
showBreadcrumbs	Boolean	true	Show breadcrumb navigation
redirectUrl	String	—	URL for discard / breadcrumb “Form” link
storeUrl	String	—	Endpoint used when saving draft or publishing
actions	Array	[]	Optional custom field actions ({ value, label })

Collect responses (VForm)

<template>
  <VForm
    v-model="formData"
    name="data"
    action="/forms/store"
    method="post"
    :editable="true"
    :possible-values="possibleValues"
    :validation-errors="errors"
    google-api-key="YOUR_GOOGLE_MAPS_KEY"
    upload-url="/uploads"
  />
</template>

<script setup>
import { ref } from 'vue'

const formData = ref({
  title: 'Site inspection',
  fields: [/* schema from Form model */],
})

const possibleValues = ref({}) // optional prefilled / lookup data
const errors = ref({})         // Laravel validation errors bag
</script>

Prop	Type	Default	Description
modelValue / v-model	Object	{}	Form payload ({ title?, fields: [...] })
action	String	'#'	Form submit URL
method	String	'get'	HTTP method (post, put, … via _method)
name	String	—	Hidden input name for JSON payload
title	String	—	Optional heading above fields
editable	Boolean	false	Allow users to edit field values
preview	Boolean	false	Preview mode (used by the builder)
canInteract	Boolean	true	Enable pointer events on fields
possibleValues	Object	{}	Data for custom presenters / defined keys
validationErrors	Object	{}	Server validation errors
googleApiKey	String	null	Required for address autocomplete
uploadUrl	String	''	Endpoint for file uploads
dateFullYear	Boolean	false	Prefer full-year date display

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Custom field components

Register custom builder + presenter pairs on the Vue app. They appear in the component palette and render in VForm.

import { markRaw } from 'vue'
import MyBuilder from './components/MyBuilder.vue'
import MyPresenter from './components/MyPresenter.vue'

app.config.globalProperties.$customFormComponents = [
  {
    type: 'my_custom_field',
    label: 'My Custom Field',
    builder: markRaw(MyBuilder),
    presenter: markRaw(MyPresenter),
    data: [],
  },
]

See /example for working custom table fields (defects, test results, etc.).

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Theming

Brand colours

Brand colours use CSS custom properties. Override them after importing the package CSS:

@import '@dcodegroup-au/form-builder/form-builder.css';

:root {
  --fb-brand-50: #eff6ff;
  --fb-brand-200: #bfdbfe;
  --fb-brand-300: #93c5fd;
  --fb-brand-400: #60a5fa;
  --fb-brand-500: #3b82f6;
  --fb-brand-600: #2563eb;
  --fb-brand-700: #1d4ed8;
  --fb-brand-800: #1e40af;
  --fb-brand-900: #1e3a8a;
}

You can scope overrides to a parent selector. Components that use brand-* utilities (buttons, checkboxes, radios, toggles, links, etc.) pick these up automatically.

Available tokens: --fb-brand-25 through --fb-brand-950.

Viewport height (host layout)

The builder uses a fixed viewport shell (.form-builder-page) so only the form column and component palette scroll — not the whole page.

If your app has a top nav (or other chrome), set an offset or explicit height:

:root {
  /* Height of host chrome above the builder */
  --fb-chrome-offset: 64px;
}

/* Or pin the builder to a flex slot */
.my-builder-slot {
  height: 100%;
  --fb-page-height: 100%;
}

Tailwind

The package ships compiled CSS. Source styles use Tailwind CSS v3 with v4-compatible syntax (e.g. ring-sky-200/50). The /example app remains on Tailwind v3 for backwards compatibility.

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Development

Build the library assets from the package root:

npm install
npm run build

Run the example app:

cd example
npm install
npm run dev

The example imports the built dist/ bundle and demonstrates VForm, FormBuilder, and custom field components.