Why `validate` event at yii.activeForm.js submit form with forceValidate = true?

[mubat]

I think, if user trigger validate event on Yii form, it shouldn't be submitted? If user want to submit form it trigger submit event.

it happens if call validate method with forceValidate = true:

$('#form-id').yiiactiveForm('validate', true);

If I was write, it need to disable submitting state after validate. Need add next command at https://github.com/yiisoft/yii2/blob/master/framework/assets/yii.activeForm.js#L404:

               ...
                } else {
                    updateInputs($form, messages, submitting);
                }
            });
            if (forceValidate) {
                $(this).data('yiiActiveForm').submitting = false;
            }
        },
        ...

Additional info

Q	A
Yii version	2.0.15.1
PHP version	7.1.18-1+ubuntu16.04.1+deb.sury.org+1
Operating system	Linux Mint 18.3

[lubosdz]

What exactly is the problem? Validation and submitting must be two separate actions.

[mubat]

@lubosdz exactly. But if set forceValidate = true it actual will be submitting. I think, will be good if:

• $('#form-id').yiiactiveForm('validate'); - only validation
• $('#form-id').yiiactiveForm('validate', true); - validation with showing error messages
• $('#form-id').yiiactiveForm('submit'); - submitting form

I don't want to submit form when I call validate action.

[lubosdz]

Well, forceValidate argument was introduced 2 years ago to solve another issue - see: https://github.com/yiisoft/yii2/blame/02b469e8b6c037a4e028aaeaa52fdb3d9c059f24/framework/assets/yii.activeForm.js#L302