Bootstrap 4 forms for Laravel 5/6/7/8

This is a package for creating Bootstrap 4 styled form elements in Laravel 5/6.

Features

• Labels
• Error messages
• Bootstrap 4 markup and classes (including state, colors, and sizes)
• Error validation messages
• Form fill (using Model instance, array or after form submission when a validation error occurs)
• Internationalization
• Add parameters using php chaining approach
• Zero dependences (no Laravel Collective dependency)

Introduction

Before

<div class="form-group">
    <label for="username">Username</label>
    <input
        type="text"
        class="form-control @if($errors->has('username')) is-invalid @endif "
        id="username"
        value="{{old('username', $username)}}"
    />
    @if($errors->has('username'))
    <div class="invalid-feedback">{{$errors->first('username')}}</div>
    @endif
</div>

After

Form::text('username', 'Username')

Installation

Require the package using Composer.

composer require netojose/laravel-bootstrap-4-forms

Laravel 5.5 or above

If you is using Laravel 5.5, the auto discovery feature will make everything for you and your job is done, you can start using now. Else, follow the steps below to install.

Laravel 5.4

Add the service provider to your config/app.php file

'providers' => [
    //...
	NetoJose\Bootstrap4Forms\Bootstrap4FormsServiceProvider::class,
],

Add the BootForm facade to the aliases array in config/app.php:

'aliases' => [
    //...
    'Form' => NetoJose\Bootstrap4Forms\Bootstrap4FormsFacade::class,
],

Usage

Basic form controls

Opening and closing a form

// Opening a form using POST method

{!!Form::open()!!}
// ... Form components here
{!!Form::close()!!}

Opening the form will add _token field automatically for you

Inline form

// Making all inputs inline
{!!Form::open()->formInline()!!}

// You can use FALSE to turn off disable form inline
{!!Form::open()->formInline(false)!!}

Fieldset

Param	Type	Default	Description
$legend	string	null	Fieldset Legend

// Example
{!!Form::fieldsetOpen('Legend title')!!}
// ... fieldset content
{!!Form::fieldsetClose()!!}

Basic inputs

Text inputs

Param	Type	Default	Description
$name	string	null	Input name
$label	string	null	Input label
$default	string	null	Default value

// Example
{!!Form::text('name', 'User name')!!}

Textarea

Param	Type	Default	Description
$name	string	null	Input name
$label	string	null	Input label
$default	string	null	Default value

// Example
{!!Form::textarea('description', 'Description')!!}

Select

Param	Type	Default	Description
$name	string	null	Input name
$label	string	null	Input label
$options	array	[]	Select options
$default	string	null	Default value

// Example
{!!Form::select('city', 'Choose your city', [1 => 'Gotham City', 2 => 'Springfield'])!!}

Options

Param	Type	Default	Description
$options	iterable	[]	Options list
$valueKey	string	null	key for value
$idKey	string	null	key for id

// Example

// With array
{!!Form::select('city', 'Choose your city')->options([1 => 'Gotham City', 2 => 'Springfield'])!!}

// With collection
$cities = collect([1 => 'Gotham City', 2 => 'Springfield'])
{!!Form::select('city', 'Choose your city')->options($cities)!!}

// With model collection
$cities = \App\City::all();
{!!Form::select('city', 'Choose your city')->options($cities)!!}

// Your model should have id and name attributes. If these keys are different, you can pass second and/or third parameters (you can use the second parameter to access some model acessor, also)
$cities = \App\City::all();
{!!Form::select('city', 'Choose your city')->options($cities, 'city_name', 'id_object_field')!!}

// When you are using collections, you can use prepend method (https://laravel.com/docs/5.8/collections#method-prepend) to add an first empty value, like "Choose your city"
$cities = \App\City::all();
{!!Form::select('city', 'Choose your city')->options($cities->prepend('Choose your city', ''))!!}

Checkbox

Param	Type	Default	Description
$name	string	null	Input name
$label	string	null	Input label
$value	string	null	Input value
$checked	boolean	null	Default value

// Example
{!!Form::checkbox('orange', 'Orange')!!}

Radio

Param	Type	Default	Description
$name	string	null	Input name
$label	string	null	Input label
$value	string	null	Input value
$checked	boolean	null	Default value

// Example
{!!Form::radio('orange', 'Orange')!!}

File

Param	Type	Default	Description
$name	string	null	Input name
$label	string	null	Input label

// Example
{!!Form::file('doc', 'Document')!!}

Date inputs

Param	Type	Default	Description
$name	string	null	Input name
$label	string	null	Input label
$default	string	null	Default value

// Example
{!!Form::date('birthday', 'Birthday')!!}

Tel inputs

Param	Type	Default	Description
$name	string	null	Input name
$label	string	null	Input label
$default	string	null	Default value

// Example
{!!Form::tel('number', 'Phone number')!!}

Time inputs

Param	Type	Default	Description
$name	string	null	Input name
$label	string	null	Input label
$default	string	null	Default value

// Example
{!!Form::time('hour', 'Meeting hour')!!}

URL inputs

Param	Type	Default	Description
$name	string	null	Input name
$label	string	null	Input label
$default	string	null	Default value

// Example
{!!Form::urlInput('website', 'You website')!!}

Range inputs

Param	Type	Default	Description
$name	string	null	Input name
$label	string	null	Input label
$default	string	null	Default value

// Example
{!!Form::range('name', 'User name')!!}

Hidden

Param	Type	Default	Description
$name	string	null	Input name
$default	boolean	null	Default value

// Example
{!!Form::hidden('user_id')!!}

Anchor

Param	Type	Default	Description
$value	string	null	Anchor text
$url	string	null	Anchor url

// Example
{!!Form::anchor("Link via parameter", 'foo/bar')!!}

Buttons

Param	Type	Default	Description
$value	string	null	Button value
$color	string	null	Button color
$size	string	null	button size

Submit

// Example
{!!Form::submit("Send form")!!}

Button

// Example
{!!Form::button("Do something", "warning", "lg")!!}

Reset

// Example
{!!Form::reset("Clear form")!!}

Chainable methods

This package uses chaining feature, allowing easly pass more parameters.

Filling a form

Param	Type	Default	Description
$data	object/array	array	Data fo fill form inputs

// Examples

// With initial data using a Model instance
$user = User::find(1);
{!!Form::open()->fill($user)!!}

// With initial array data
$user = ['name' => 'Jesus', 'age' => 33];
{!!Form::open()->fill($user)!!}

Url

Use in anchors and forms openings

Param	Type	Default	Description
$url	string	null	Url

// Example
{!!Form::anchor("Link via url")->url('foo/bar')!!}

Route

Use in anchors and forms openings

Param	Type	Default	Description
$route	string	null	Route name

// Example
{!!Form::anchor("Link via route")->route('home')!!}

Error Bag

Use if you have more then one form per page. You set an identifier for each form, and the errors will be attached for that specific form

Param	Type	Default	Description
$value	string	null	Error bag name

// Example: attach this form to a error bag called "registerErrorBag"
{!!Form::open()->route('register.post')->errorBag("registerErrorBag")!!}

// ------------------------------------------------------

// Now, in your controller (register.post route), you can redirect the user to a form page again, with erros inside a error bag called "registerErrorBag"
public function register(Request $request)
{
    $validator = Validator::make($request->all(), [
        // ... rules here
    ]);

    if ($validator->fails()) {
        return redirect()
            ->route('register.form')
            ->withInput()
            ->withErrors($validator, 'registerErrorBag');
    }

    // Proced to register here
}

// ------------------------------------------------------

// If your validation is on a Form Request, you can add a protected method "$errorBag" to set a ErrorBag name

class RegisterRequest extends FormRequest
{

    protected $errorBag = 'registerErrorBag';

    public function authorize()
    {
        return true;
    }

    public function rules()
    {
        return [
            // ... rules here
        ];
    }
}

Errors

Show all errors inside a panel

Param	Type	Default	Description
$title	string	null	Panel title

// Example
{!!Form::errors("The form has errors")!!}

Disable validation messages

Disable success/error status and validation error message

Param	Type	Default	Description
$disabled	boolean	false	Disabled status

// Example
{!!Form::text('username', 'User name')->disableValidation()!!}

// You can use FALSE to turn off disable validation (to enable it)
{!!Form::text('username', 'User name')->disableValidation(false)!!}

Checked

Set the checkbox/radio checked status

Param	Type	Default	Description
$checked	boolean	true	Checked status

// Examples

// Using readonly field
{!!Form::checkbox('agree', 'I agree')->checked()!!}

// You can use FALSE to turn off checked status
{!!Form::checkbox('agree', 'I agree')->checked(false)!!}

Inline

Set the checkbox/radio checked status

// Examples
{!!Form::radio('orange', 'Orange')->inline()!!}

{!!Form::checkbox('orange', 'Orange')->inline()!!}

// You can use FALSE to turn off inline status
{!!Form::checkbox('orange', 'Orange')->inline(false)!!}

Placeholder

Param	Type	Default	Description
$placeholder	string	null	Placeholder text

// Example
{!!Form::text('name', 'Name')->placeholder('Input placeholder')!!}

Select Multiple

// Example
{!!Form::select('city', 'Choose your city', [1 => 'Gotham City', 2 => 'Springfield'])->multiple()!!}

Locale

Using locale, the package will look for a resources/lang/{CURRENT_LANG}/forms/user.php language file and uses labels and help texts as keys for replace texts

// Example
{!!Form::open()->locale('forms.user')!!}

Help Text

Param	Type	Default	Description
$text	string	null	Help text

// Example
{!!Form::text('name', 'Name')->help('Help text here')!!}

Custom attributes

Param	Type	Default	Description
$attrs	array	[]	Custom input attributes

// Example
{!!Form::text('name', 'Name')->attrs(['data-foo' => 'bar', 'rel'=> 'baz'])!!}

Custom attributes in wrapper div (<div class="form-group">...</div>)

Param	Type	Default	Description
$attrs	array	[]	Custom input attributes

// Example
{!!Form::text('name', 'Name')->wrapperAttrs(['data-foo' => 'bar', 'id'=> 'name-wrapper'])!!}

Readonly

Param	Type	Default	Description
$status	boolean	true	Read only status

// Examples

// Using readonly field
{!!Form::text('name', 'Name')->readonly()!!}

// You can use FALSE to turn off readonly status
{!!Form::text('name', 'Name')->readonly(false)!!}

Disabled

Param	Type	Default	Description
$status	boolean	true	Disabled status

// Examples

// Disabling a field
{!!Form::text('name', 'Name')->disabled()!!}

// Disabling a fieldset
{!!Form::fieldsetOpen('User data')->disabled()!!}

// You can use FALSE to turn off disabled status
{!!Form::text('name', 'Name')->disabled(false)!!}

Block

Param	Type	Default	Description
$status	boolean	true	Disabled status

// Examples

// Disabling a field
{!!Form::text('name', 'Name')->block()!!}

// You can use FALSE to turn off block status
{!!Form::text('name', 'Name')->block(false)!!}

Required

Param	Type	Default	Description
$status	boolean	true	Required status

// Examples

// Disabling a field
{!!Form::text('name', 'Name')->required()!!}

// Disabling a fieldset
{!!Form::fieldsetOpen('User data')->required()!!}

// You can use FALSE to turn off required status
{!!Form::text('name', 'Name')->required(false)!!}

AutoFill

Param	Type	Default	Description
$value	string	'on'	autocomplte value

see: https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/forms.html#autofill

If no autocomplete value is specified on the form, html spec requires a default value of 'on'. So, you must explicitly turn it off.

Autocomplete values will be automatically generated for fields with single word names matching valid values (e.g. name, email, tel, organization). The complete list is in the spec mentioned above.

// Examples

// Switch off autocomplete for the form
{!!Form::open()->autocomplete('off')!!}

// Explicitly set a autocomplete value
{!!Form::text('mobile', 'Mobile Number')->autocomplete('tel')!!}

// Disable autocomplete for fields with valid names
{!!Form::text('name', 'Name')->autocomplete('off')!!}

Id

Param	Type	Default	Description
$id	string	null	Id field

// Example
{!!Form::text('name', 'Name')->id('user-name')!!}

Id prefix

Param	Type	Default	Description
$prefix	string	null	Id prefix

// Example
{!!Form::open()->idPrefix('register')!!}

Multipart

Param	Type	Default	Description
$multipart	boolean	true	Multipart flag

// Examples
{!!Form::open()->multipart()!!}

// You can use FALSE to turn off multipart
{!!Form::open()->multipart(false)!!}

Method

Param	Type	Default	Description
$method	string	null	HTTP method

// Examples
{!!Form::open()->method('get')!!}
{!!Form::open()->method('post')!!}
{!!Form::open()->method('put')!!}
{!!Form::open()->method('patch')!!}
{!!Form::open()->method('delete')!!}

explicit HTTP verbs

// Examples
{!!Form::open()->get()!!}
{!!Form::open()->post()!!}
{!!Form::open()->put()!!}
{!!Form::open()->patch()!!}
{!!Form::open()->delete()!!}

Color

Param	Type	Default	Description
$color	string	null	Color name

// Examples
{!!Form::button("Do something")->color("warning")!!}

{!!Form::button("Do something")->color("primary")!!}

explicit color

// Examples
{!!Form::button("Button label")->warning()!!}
{!!Form::button("Button label")->outline()!!}
{!!Form::button("Button label")->success()!!
{!!Form::button("Button label")->danger()!!}
{!!Form::button("Button label")->secondary()!!}
{!!Form::button("Button label")->info()!!}
{!!Form::button("Button label")->light()!!}
{!!Form::button("Button label")->dark()!!}
{!!Form::button("Button label")->link()!!}

Size

Param	Type	Default	Description
$size	string	null	Size name

// Examples
{!!Form::button("Do something")->size("sm")!!}

{!!Form::button("Do something")->size("lg")!!}

Explicit size

// Examples
{!!Form::button("Button label")->sm()!!}
{!!Form::button("Button label")->lg()!!}

Type

Param	Type	Default	Description
$type	string	null	Type field

// Examples

// Password field
{!!Form::text('password', 'Your password')->type('password')!!}

// Number field
{!!Form::text('age', 'Your age')->type('number')!!}

// Email field
{!!Form::text('email', 'Your email')->type('email')!!}

Min

Param	Type	Default	Description
$value	number	null	Minimum value

Set min attribute for input

// Example
{!!Form::text('age', 'Your age')->type('number')->min(18)!!}

Max

Param	Type	Default	Description
$value	number	null	Minimum value

Set max attribute for input

// Example
{!!Form::text('age', 'Your age')->type('number')->max(18)!!}

Name

Param	Type	Default	Description
$name	string	null	Input name

// Examples
{!!Form::text('text')->name('name')!!}

Label

Param	Type	Default	Description
$label	string	null	Input label

// Examples
{!!Form::text('age')->label('Your age')!!}

Default Value

Param	Type	Default	Description
$value	mixed	null	Input value

// Example
{!!Form::text('name', 'Your name')->value('Maria')!!}

Render

Param	Type	Default	Description
$render	string	null	Render name

// Examples

// Number field
{!!Form::render('text')->name('age')->label('Your age')!!}

Disable is-valid CSS Class

Param	Type	Default	Description
$disableIsValid	boolean	true	Disable is-valid CSS class

// Examples

// Disable Bootstrap's is-valid CSS class
{!!Form::text('name', 'Name')->disableIsValid()!!}

Chaining properties

You can use chaining feature to use a lot of settings for each component

// Examples

{!!Form::open()->locale('forms.user')->put()->multipart()->route('user.add')->data($user)!!}

{!!Form::text('name', 'Name')->placeholder('Type your name')->lg()!!}

{!!Form::anchor("Link as a button")->sm()->info()->outline()!!}

{!!Form::submit('Awesome button')->id('my-btn')->disabled()->danger()->lg()!!}

{!!Form::close()!!}