Enhancing Form Input: Login Experience: Username Persistence, Password Security, and Input Field Clearing

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Description

Improve user experience during the login process by preserving usernames after unsuccessful login attempts while ensuring that passwords are not retained for security reasons. Additionally, introduce a user interface enhancement to allow users to clear input fields easily. The functionality should be designed to retain usability without compromising security, specifically addressing concerns related to modal interactions where unsaved input may prevent modal closure.

Proposed Enhancements

1. Preserve Username on Error:

   • Adjust the LoginForm to retain the username if the login attempt fails due to incorrect credentials or server errors. This helps reduce user frustration by preventing the need to retype the username during repeated login attempts.

2. Clear Password on Error:

   • Ensure that the password field is cleared immediately after an incorrect submission to safeguard user security.

3. UI Enhancement for Clearing Inputs:

   • Introduce a clear button within text input fields in the Input.tsx component, allowing users to easily clear entered data. This feature will be particularly useful for correcting errors or changing the input without manually deleting the content.

4. Conditional Modal Closure:

   • Integrate with the existing modal management logic to conditionally prevent the modal from closing when unsaved changes are detected. As a part of this task, explore mechanisms to allow closing the modal once all sensitive or critical inputs are appropriately handled.

Technical Considerations

• Implement state management within LoginForm.tsx to differentiate between the preservation of usernames and the clearance of passwords.
• Modify Input.tsx to include a UI control that allows users to clear the input field with a single click or tap, ensuring this feature aligns with accessibility standards.

Integration with Existing Technologies

• Utilize existing frameworks like remix-run/react for state management and remix-validated-form for form validations.
• Leverage the CloseInterceptReason from ModalWrapper.tsx to manage modal behaviors based on form state changes.

Directive for GitHub Copilot

• Assist in coding the enhancements for input preservation in LoginForm.tsx, including conditions for clearing fields and integrating a new UI element in Input.tsx.

Components to Integrate

• LoginForm.tsx
• SignUpForm.tsx
• AuthForms.tsx
• Input.tsx (for implementing the clear input feature)
• ModalWrapper.tsx (for managing conditional modal behaviors)

Implementation Outline

1. Update LoginForm.tsx to manage username retention and password clearance post-submission errors.
2. Design and integrate a clear icon/button in Input.tsx that users can click to instantly clear the input field.
3. Ensure the new modal logic respects the existing framework for handling unsaved changes, potentially modifying ModalWrapper.tsx to implement this feature.
4. Validate the integration of these changes across LoginForm.tsx, SignUpForm.tsx, and AuthForms.tsx to ensure consistent behavior across different user entry points.

Milestone

This issue should be included in Milestone 7: User Interface Polish due to its focus on enhancing user interaction and security within the login interface.