Vee Validate - Child Component Example

bus.js

import Vue from 'vue';

const bus = new Vue();

export default bus;

ChildComponent.vue

<template>
  <div>
    <input v-validate data-rules="required" :class="{'has-error': errors.has("textInput")}" id="textInput" name="textInput" type="text">
    <span class="error" v-show="errors.has("textInput")">{{ errors.first("textInput") }}</span>
  </div>
</template>

<script>
  import { find, propEq } from 'ramda'
  import bus from './bus'

  export default {
    mounted() {
      //Listen on the bus for the parent component running validation
      bus.$on('validate', this.onValidate)
      //Watch for the changes to the childs error bag and pass back to the parent
      this.$watch(() => this.errors.errors, (newValue, oldValue) => {
        const newErrors = newValue.filter(error =>
          find(propEq('field', error.field))(oldValue) === undefined
        )
        const oldErrors = oldValue.filter(error =>
          find(propEq('field', error.field))(newValue) === undefined
        )
        bus.$emit('errors-changed', newErrors, oldErrors)
      })
    },
    methods: {
      onValidate() {
        this.$validator.validateAll();
        if (this.errors.any()) {
          bus.$emit('errors-changed', this.errors.errors)
        }
      },
    },
    beforeDestroy() {
      //When destroying the element remove the listeners on the bus.
      //Useful for dynaically adding and removing child components
      bus.$emit('errors-changed', [], this.errors.errors)
      bus.$off('validate', this.onValidate)
    },
  }
 </script>

ParentComponent.vue

<template>
  <div>
    <child-component></child-component>
    
    <button :disabled="errors.any()" :click="submit()"></button>
  </div>
</template>

<script>
  import bus from './bus'
  import ChildComponent from './ChildComponent'

  export default {
    mounted() {
      //Emit that validation is required on the bus
      this.$on('veeValidate', () => {
        bus.$emit('validate');
      })
      //Listen on the bus for changers to the child components error bag and merge in/remove errors
      bus.$on('errors-changed', (newErrors, oldErrors) => {
        newErrors.forEach(error => {
          if (!this.errors.has(error.field)) {
            this.errors.add(error.field, error.msg)
          }
        })
        if (oldErrors) {
          oldErrors.forEach(error => {
            this.errors.remove(error.field)
          })
        }
      })
    },
    methods: {
      submit() {
        //On button pressed run validation
        this.$validator.validateAll()
        if (!this.errors.any()) {
          //Do Sumbit
        }
      }
    }
    components: {
      ChildComponent,
    },
  };
</script>

@garymcm this worked perfectly, many thanks!

@garymcm thank you!

@garymcm Thx man, was struggling for hours with this

Thanks @garymcm. Your 7 lines of example code were much more helpful than the documentation at https://baianat.github.io/vee-validate/concepts/injections.html#injecting-parent-validator

Thanks @garymcm. Your 7 lines of example code were much more helpful than the documentation at https://baianat.github.io/vee-validate/concepts/injections.html#injecting-parent-validator

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Thanks @garymcm

@garymcm WOW... amazing

@garymcm Thanks !!

@garymcm That works perfectly. Thank you

@garymcm thank you :)

created () {
this.$validator = this.parentValidator
}

It works, Thanks.

@garymcm thank you, it worked perfectly