Reducing boilerplate form html

[nadimtuhin]

We can use http://formers.github.io/former/ to ease our forming experience. Features

1. hydrates error messages sent from controller
2. preserves value on validation error redirection
3. hydrates from model
4. bootstrap2, bootstrap3 and zurb foundation style html output and flexible configuration
5. automated csrf

[masnun]

Looks nice, we can use it if everyone agrees!

On Mon, Jun 29, 2015 at 4:42 AM, Nadim Tuhin notifications@github.com wrote:

We can use http://formers.github.io/former/ to ease our forming experience. Features

1. hydrates error messages sent from controller
2. preserves value on validation error redirection
3. hydrates from model
4. bootstrap2, bootstrap3 and zurb foundation style html output and flexible configuration

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[milon]

I think laravel's default form is good enough.

[masnun]

Laravel Collective Forms?

On Mon, Jun 29, 2015 at 9:26 AM, Nuruzzaman Milon notifications@github.com wrote:

I think laravel's default form is good enough.

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[nadimtuhin]

Obviously collective form is great. But I find it asks for lots of boilerplate code for each input.

1. lots of html
2. error messages boilerplate code
3. boilerplate csrf code

Think we have 10 inputs in a page then it will be a 9*10 lines of code where it could been 9 lines of code with former. I find this approach better because when I need to add/remove/update inputs its faster and less error prone. One note though former behaves same as collective form through a config file change.

Also forms were removed from core for a reason. One good reason was former.

[mnishihan]

I'm a big fan of Formers. It reduces boilerplate code significantly. Let's use it without being democratic :-) On সোম, ২৯ জুন, ২০১৫ at ৪:৪৭ অপরাহ্ণ Nadim Tuhin notifications@github.com wrote:

Obviously collective html is great. But it asks for lots of boilerplate code for each input.

1. lots of html
2. error messages boilerplate code
3. boilerplate csrf code

Think we have 10 inputs in a page then it will be a 9*10 lines of code where it could been 9 lines of code with former. I find this approach better because when I need to add/remove/update inputs its faster and less error prone.

Also forms were removed from core for a reason. One good reason was former.

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[masnun]

OK, let's use it.

[mnishihan]

@nadimtuhin will you be able to do the necessary changes to move into a Former based implementation??

[nadimtuhin]

I am in :D doing it

sorry for the late answer. i was out for some family stuff

[mnishihan]

@nadimtuhin, please reference this issue with the PR for this :-)

[nadimtuhin]

ok vaia