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ownede/jquery-depends-on
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A jQuery plugin to facilitate the handling of form field dependencies

1.4.3(9y ago)014MITJavaScript

Since Nov 18Pushed 9y ago1 watchersCompare

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dependsOn
=========

[](#dependson)

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A jQuery plugin to facilitate the handling of form field dependencies.

$( subject ).dependsOn( dependencySet, \[options\] );

Examples
--------

[](#examples)

[Demo](http://dstreet.github.com/dependsOn)

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

### with npm

[](#with-npm)

```
npm install --save jquery-depends-on

```

### with Bower

[](#with-bower)

```
bower install --save jquery-depends-on

```

### Download directly

[](#download-directly)

[Latest Release](https://github.com/dstreet/dependsOn/releases/latest)

### Build from source

[](#build-from-source)

```
git clone https://github.com/dstreet/dependsOn.git
cd dependsOn
npm install
gulp

# --> dist/dependsOn.min.js

```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

**Include jQuery (requires v1.7 or higher)**

``

**Include dependsOn**

``

**Add form components**

```

	Check Me

	Input

```

**Activate plugin**

```
$('#myText').dependsOn({
	// The selector for the depenency
	'#myCheck': {
		// The dependency qualifiers
		enabled: true,
		checked: true
	}
});
```

Qualifiers
----------

[](#qualifiers)

- `enabled`: (Boolean) If true, then dependency must not have the "disabled" attribute.
- `checked`: (Boolean) If true, then dependency must not have the "checked" attribute. Used for checkboxes only.
- `values`: (Array) Dependency value must equal one of the provided values.
- `not`: (Array) Dependency value must not equal any of the provided values.
- `match`: (RegEx) Dependency value must match the regular expression.
- `notMatch`: (RegEx) Dependency value must not match the regular expression.
- `contains`: (Array) One of the provided values must be contained in an array of dependency values. Used for select fields with the "multiple" attribute.
- `email`: (Boolean) If true, dependency value must match an email address.
- `url`: (Boolean) If true, Dependency value must match an URL.
- `range`: (Array) Dependency value must be within the given range.
- `Custom`: (Function) Custom function which return true or false.

Options
-------

[](#options)

- `disable`: (Boolean) Add "disabled" attribute to the subject's form field. **Default**: true
- `readonly`: (Boolean) Add "readonly" attribute to the subject's form field. **Default**: false
- `hide`: (Boolean) Hide the subject on disable and reveal the subject on enable. **Default**: true
- `duration`: (Number) The time in milliseconds for the fade transition. Used only if `hide` is set to true. **Default**: 200
- `trigger`: (String) The event used to check dependencies. **Default**: 'change'
- `onEnable`: (Function) The callback function to execute when the subject has been enabled. **Default**: Empty Function
- `onDisable`: (Function) The callback function to execute when the subject has been disabled. **Default**: Empty Function
- `valueOnEnable`: (String) The value to set the subject to when enabled.
- `valueOnDisable`: (String) The value to set the subject to when disabled.
- `checkOnEnable`: (Boolean) If true, "checked" attribute will be added to subject when enabled. If false, "checked" attribute will be removed from subject when enabled. For checkboxes and radio buttons.
- `checkOnDisable`: (Boolean) If true, "checked" attribute will be added to subject when disabled. If false, "checked" attribute will be removed from subject when disabled. For checkboxes and radio buttons.
- `valueTarget`: (String) jQuery selector for the object to you want to target for editing the value. Use if you want to alter the value of something other than the subject.
- `toggleClass`: (String) The class you wish to be appended to the subject when enabled. The class will be removed when the subject is disabled.

Callbacks
---------

[](#callbacks)

When the `onEnable` and `onDisable` callbacks are called, `this` is set to the last triggered dependency, and the function is passed two arguments:

- `e`: The triggering event object
- `$subject`: The jQuery object of the subject

Other Libraries
---------------

[](#other-libraries)

- [rails\_depends\_on](https://github.com/francescob/rails_depends_on) - Rails Gem for dependsOn

###  Health Score

28

—

LowBetter than 52% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity6

Limited adoption so far

Community11

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity64

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 80% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~0 days

Total

2

Last Release

3511d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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