Formik with MobX

formik-mobx.js

function useFormik(props) {
  // useState to keep the same observable around without recreating it on each render
  const [formik] = React.useState(() =>
    mobx.observable({
      values: props.initialValues || {},
      touched: {}
    })
  )

  // just mutate state, this function itself can be considered an action+reducer 
  const handleChange = fieldName => event => {
    formik.values[fieldName] = event.target.value;
  };

  const handleBlur = fieldName => event => {
    formik.touched[fieldName] = true;
  };

  // props will be spread over the form inputs minimizing code necessary to setup such input
  const getFieldProps = fieldName => ({
    value: formik.values[fieldName],
    onChange: handleChange(fieldName),
    onBlur: handleBlur(fieldName)
  });

  return { handleChange, handleBlur, getFieldProps, ...formik };
}

function NameForm() {
  // use the formik hook with optional initial values
  const formik = useFormik({
    initialValues: {
      name: "",
      email: ""
    }
  });
  const { getFieldProps } = formik;
  // notice the useObserver hook that takes care of re-rendering
  return useObserver(() => (
    <form>
      <label>
        Name:
        <input type="text" {...getFieldProps("name")} />
      </label>
      <label>
        Email:
        <input type="text" {...getFieldProps("email")} />
      </label>
      <Debug formik={formik} />
      <button type="submit">Submit</button>
    </form>
  ));
}

This is great, I have started a package using a similar Formik API with MobX because I needed it for a project with derived / calculated props requirements, feel free to check it out https://github.com/gastonmorixe/formik-mobx

Yea, I already have cooked up some more solid implementation of this used in production.

https://www.npmjs.com/package/@speedlo/xform

It's not exactly open-sourced yet. I want to get to it eventually. Polish of docs is definitely lacking, but perhaps it will inspire you in some way.

@FredyC awesome! will check it out.

I am trying to find a solution with nested properties. Know of any?