feat: enable components to notify binder when validation state changes (#13940) (CP: 9.0)

flow-data/src/main/java/com/vaadin/flow/data/binder/Binder.java

@@ -316,6 +316,11 @@ public interface BindingBuilder<BEAN, TARGET> extends Serializable {
          * If the Binder is already bound to some bean, the newly bound field is
          * associated with the corresponding bean property as described above.
          * <p>
+         * If the bound field implements {@link HasValidator}, then the binding
+         * instance returned by this method will subscribe for field's
+         * {@code ValidationStatusChangeEvent}s and will {@code validate} itself
+         * upon receiving them.
+         * <p>
          * The getter and setter can be arbitrary functions, for instance
          * implementing user-defined conversion or validation. However, in the
          * most basic use case you can simply pass a pair of method references
@@ -960,6 +965,12 @@ public Binding<BEAN, TARGET> bind(ValueProvider<BEAN, TARGET> getter,
             }
             this.binding = binding;
 
+            if (field instanceof HasValidator) {
+                HasValidator<FIELDVALUE> hasValidatorField = (HasValidator<FIELDVALUE>) field;
+                hasValidatorField.addValidationStatusChangeListener(
+                        event -> this.binding.validate());
+            }
+
             return binding;
         }
 

flow-data/src/main/java/com/vaadin/flow/data/binder/HasValidator.java

@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
 
 import java.io.Serializable;
 
+import com.vaadin.flow.function.ValueProvider;
+import com.vaadin.flow.shared.Registration;
+
 /**
  * A generic interface for field components and other user interface objects
  * that have a user-editable value that should be validated.
@@ -41,4 +44,89 @@ public interface HasValidator<V> extends Serializable {
     default Validator<V> getDefaultValidator() {
         return Validator.alwaysPass();
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Enables the implementing components to notify changes in their validation
+     * status to the observers.
+     * <p>
+     * <strong>Note:</strong> This method can be overridden by the implementing
+     * classes e.g. components, to enable the associated {@link Binder.Binding}
+     * instance subscribing for their validation change events and revalidate
+     * itself.
+     * <p>
+     * This method primarily designed for notifying the Binding about the
+     * validation status changes of a bound component at the client-side.
+     * WebComponents such as <code>&lt;vaadin-date-picker&gt;</code> or any
+     * other component that accept a formatted text as input should be able to
+     * communicate their invalid status to their server-side instance, and a
+     * bound server-side component instance must notify its binding about this
+     * validation status change as well. When the binding instance revalidates,
+     * a chain of validators and convertors get executed one of which is the
+     * default validator provided by {@link HasValidator#getDefaultValidator()}.
+     * Thus, In order for the binding to be able to show/clear errors for its
+     * associated bound field, it is important that implementing components take
+     * that validation status into account while implementing any validator and
+     * converter including {@link HasValidator#getDefaultValidator()}. Here is
+     * an example:
+     *
+     * <pre>
+     * &#64;Tag("date-picker-demo")
+     * public class DatePickerDemo implements HasValidator&lt;LocalDate&gt; {
+     *
+     *     boolean clientSideValid = true;
+     *
+     *     /**
+     *      * Note how <code>clientSideValid</code> engaged in the definition
+     *      * of this method. It is important to reflect this status either
+     *      * in the returning validation result of this method or any other
+     *      * validation that is associated with this component.
+     *      *&#47;
+     *     &#64;Override
+     *     public Validator getDefaultValidator() {
+     *          return clientSideValid ? ValidationResult.ok()
+     *                  : ValidationResult.error("Invalid date format");
+     *     }
+     *
+     *     private final Collection&lt;ValidationStatusChangeListener&lt;LocalDate&gt;&gt;
+     *         validationStatusListeners = new ArrayList&lt;&gt;();
+     *
+     *     /**
+     *      * This enables the binding to subscribe for the validation status
+     *      * change events that are fired by this component and revalidate
+     *      * itself respectively.
+     *      *&#47;
+     *     &#64;Override
+     *     public Registration addValidationStatusChangeListener(
+     *             ValidationStatusChangeListener&lt;LocalDate&gt; listener) {
+     *         validationStatusListeners.add(listener);
+     *         return () -&gt; validationStatusListeners.remove(listener);
+     *     }
+     *
+     *     // Each web-component has a way to communicate its validation status
+     *     // to its server-side component instance which can update
+     *     // <code>this.clientSideValid</code> state.
+     *
+     *     private void fireValidationStatusChangeEvent(
+     *             boolean newValidationStatus) {
+     *         if (this.clientSideValid != newValidationStatus) {
+     *             this.clientSideValid = newValidationStatus;
+     *             var event = new ValidationStatusChangeEvent&lt;&gt;(this,
+     *                     newValidationStatus);
+     *             validationStatusListeners.forEach(
+     *                     listener -&gt; listener.validationStatusChanged(event));
+     *         }
+     *     }
+     * }
+     * </pre>
+     *
+     * @see com.vaadin.flow.data.binder.Binder.BindingBuilderImpl#bind(ValueProvider,
+     *      Setter)
+     * @since 2.7
+     *
+     * @return Registration of the added listener.
+     */
+    default Registration addValidationStatusChangeListener(
+            ValidationStatusChangeListener<V> listener) {
+        return null;
+    }
 }

flow-data/src/main/java/com/vaadin/flow/data/binder/ValidationStatusChangeEvent.java

@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2000-2022 Vaadin Ltd.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not
+ * use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ * the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+ * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+ * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under
+ * the License.
+ */
+package com.vaadin.flow.data.binder;
+
+import com.vaadin.flow.component.HasValue;
+
+import java.io.Serializable;
+
+/**
+ * The event to be processed when
+ * {@link ValidationStatusChangeListener#validationStatusChanged(ValidationStatusChangeEvent)}
+ * invoked.
+ *
+ * @since 2.7
+ *
+ * @param <V>
+ *            the value type
+ */
+public class ValidationStatusChangeEvent<V> implements Serializable {
+
+    private final HasValue<?, V> source;
+    private final boolean newStatus;
+
+    public ValidationStatusChangeEvent(HasValue<?, V> source,
+            boolean newStatus) {
+        this.source = source;
+        this.newStatus = newStatus;
+    }
+
+    public HasValue<?, V> getSource() {
+        return source;
+    }
+
+    public boolean getNewStatus() {
+        return newStatus;
+    }
+}

flow-data/src/main/java/com/vaadin/flow/data/binder/ValidationStatusChangeListener.java

@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2000-2022 Vaadin Ltd.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not
+ * use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ * the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+ * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+ * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under
+ * the License.
+ */
+package com.vaadin.flow.data.binder;
+
+import java.io.Serializable;
+
+import com.vaadin.flow.function.ValueProvider;
+
+/**
+ * The listener interface for receiving {@link ValidationStatusChangeEvent}
+ * events. The classes that are interested in processing validation status
+ * changed events of field components should register implementation of this
+ * interface via
+ * {@link HasValidator#addValidationStatusChangeListener(ValidationStatusChangeListener)}
+ * which are called whenever such event is fired by the component.
+ * <p>
+ * This interface is primarily introduced to enable binding instances subscribe
+ * for their own associated field's validation status change events and
+ * revalidate after that. However, when all the components implementing
+ * {@code HasValidator} interface, implement the correct behaviour for adding
+ * and notifying listeners of the current type, other usages are also become
+ * possible since the {@link ValidationStatusChangeEvent} payload contains the
+ * source {@link com.vaadin.flow.component.HasValue} field and the new
+ * validation status, thus for instance fields or buttons in a view can
+ * subscribe for each other's validation statuses and enable/disable or clear
+ * values, etc. respectively.
+ *
+ * @since 2.7
+ *
+ * @see HasValidator
+ * @see com.vaadin.flow.data.binder.Binder.BindingBuilderImpl#bind(ValueProvider,
+ *      Setter)
+ */
+@FunctionalInterface
+public interface ValidationStatusChangeListener<V> extends Serializable {
+
+    /**
+     * Invoked when a ValidationStatusChangeEvent occurs.
+     *
+     * @param event
+     *            the event to be processed
+     */
+    void validationStatusChanged(ValidationStatusChangeEvent<V> event);
+}

flow-data/src/test/java/com/vaadin/flow/data/binder/BinderValidationStatusChangeListenerTest.java

@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+package com.vaadin.flow.data.binder;
+
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import org.junit.Assert;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.mockito.Mockito;
+
+import com.vaadin.flow.data.binder.testcomponents.TestHasValidatorDatePicker;
+import com.vaadin.flow.component.HasValue;
+import com.vaadin.flow.tests.data.bean.Person;
+
+import static com.vaadin.flow.data.binder.testcomponents.TestHasValidatorDatePicker.INVALID_DATE_FORMAT;
+
+public class BinderValidationStatusChangeListenerTest
+        extends BinderTestBase<Binder<Person>, Person> {
+
+    private static final String BIRTH_DATE_PROPERTY = "birthDate";
+
+    private final Map<HasValue<?, ?>, String> componentErrors = new HashMap<>();
+
+    @Before
+    public void setUp() {
+        binder = new Binder<Person>(Person.class) {
+            @Override
+            protected void handleError(HasValue<?, ?> field,
+                    ValidationResult result) {
+                componentErrors.put(field, result.getErrorMessage());
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            protected void clearError(HasValue<?, ?> field) {
+                componentErrors.remove(field);
+            }
+        };
+        item = new Person();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void fieldWithHasValidatorDefaults_bindIsCalled_addValidationStatusListenerIsCalled() {
+        TestHasValidatorDatePicker.DatePickerHasValidatorDefaults field = Mockito
+                .spy(TestHasValidatorDatePicker.DatePickerHasValidatorDefaults.class);
+        binder.bind(field, BIRTH_DATE_PROPERTY);
+        Mockito.verify(field, Mockito.times(1))
+                .addValidationStatusChangeListener(Mockito.any());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void fieldWithHasValidatorOnlyGetDefaultValidatorOverridden_bindIsCalled_addValidationStatusListenerIsCalled() {
+        TestHasValidatorDatePicker.DataPickerHasValidatorGetDefaultValidatorOverridden field = Mockito
+                .spy(TestHasValidatorDatePicker.DataPickerHasValidatorGetDefaultValidatorOverridden.class);
+        binder.bind(field, BIRTH_DATE_PROPERTY);
+        Mockito.verify(field, Mockito.times(1))
+                .addValidationStatusChangeListener(Mockito.any());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void fieldWithHasValidatorOnlyAddListenerOverridden_bindIsCalled_addValidationStatusListenerIsCalled() {
+        TestHasValidatorDatePicker.DataPickerHasValidatorAddListenerOverridden field = Mockito
+                .spy(TestHasValidatorDatePicker.DataPickerHasValidatorAddListenerOverridden.class);
+        binder.bind(field, BIRTH_DATE_PROPERTY);
+        Mockito.verify(field, Mockito.times(1))
+                .addValidationStatusChangeListener(Mockito.any());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void fieldWithHasValidatorFullyOverridden_bindIsCalled_addValidationStatusChangeListenerIsCalled() {
+        TestHasValidatorDatePicker.DataPickerHasValidatorOverridden field = Mockito
+                .spy(TestHasValidatorDatePicker.DataPickerHasValidatorOverridden.class);
+        binder.bind(field, BIRTH_DATE_PROPERTY);
+        Mockito.verify(field, Mockito.times(1))
+                .addValidationStatusChangeListener(Mockito.any());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void fieldWithHasValidatorFullyOverridden_fieldValidationStatusChangesToFalse_binderHandleErrorIsCalled() {
+        TestHasValidatorDatePicker.DataPickerHasValidatorOverridden field = new TestHasValidatorDatePicker.DataPickerHasValidatorOverridden();
+        binder.bind(field, BIRTH_DATE_PROPERTY);
+        Assert.assertEquals(0, componentErrors.size());
+
+        field.fireValidationStatusChangeEvent(false);
+        Assert.assertEquals(1, componentErrors.size());
+        Assert.assertEquals(INVALID_DATE_FORMAT, componentErrors.get(field));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void fieldWithHasValidatorFullyOverridden_fieldValidationStatusChangesToTrue_binderClearErrorIsCalled() {
+        TestHasValidatorDatePicker.DataPickerHasValidatorOverridden field = new TestHasValidatorDatePicker.DataPickerHasValidatorOverridden();
+        binder.bind(field, BIRTH_DATE_PROPERTY);
+        Assert.assertEquals(0, componentErrors.size());
+
+        field.fireValidationStatusChangeEvent(false);
+        Assert.assertEquals(1, componentErrors.size());
+        Assert.assertEquals(INVALID_DATE_FORMAT, componentErrors.get(field));
+
+        field.fireValidationStatusChangeEvent(true);
+        Assert.assertEquals(0, componentErrors.size());
+        Assert.assertNull(componentErrors.get(field));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void fieldWithHasValidatorOnlyAddListenerOverriddenAndCustomValidation_fieldValidationStatusChangesToFalse_binderHandleErrorIsCalled() {
+        TestHasValidatorDatePicker.DataPickerHasValidatorAddListenerOverridden field = new TestHasValidatorDatePicker.DataPickerHasValidatorAddListenerOverridden();
+        binder.forField(field).withValidator(field::customValidation)
+                .bind(BIRTH_DATE_PROPERTY);
+
+        field.fireValidationStatusChangeEvent(false);
+        Assert.assertEquals(1, componentErrors.size());
+        Assert.assertEquals(INVALID_DATE_FORMAT, componentErrors.get(field));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void fieldWithHasValidatorOnlyAddListenerOverriddenAndCustomValidation_fieldValidationStatusChangesToTrue_binderClearErrorIsCalled() {
+        TestHasValidatorDatePicker.DataPickerHasValidatorAddListenerOverridden field = new TestHasValidatorDatePicker.DataPickerHasValidatorAddListenerOverridden();
+        binder.forField(field).withValidator(field::customValidation)
+                .bind(BIRTH_DATE_PROPERTY);
+
+        field.fireValidationStatusChangeEvent(false);
+        Assert.assertEquals(1, componentErrors.size());
+        Assert.assertEquals(INVALID_DATE_FORMAT, componentErrors.get(field));
+
+        field.fireValidationStatusChangeEvent(true);
+        Assert.assertEquals(0, componentErrors.size());
+        Assert.assertNull(componentErrors.get(field));
+    }
+
+}