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sahibalejandro/laravel-form-helpers
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Handle form model binding, old input binding and validation error messages in a clean and easy way.

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Laravel Form Helpers
====================

[](#laravel-form-helpers)

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A set of blade directives that automatically fill forms using the [old input](https://laravel.com/docs/5.2/requests#old-input)or an [Eloquent](https://laravel.com/docs/5.2/eloquent)model, it also helps you to display [validation error messages](https://laravel.com/docs/5.2/validation#working-with-error-messages)in a clean and easy way.

Example
-------

[](#example)

See how easy is to do cool stuff with these directives, for example if you are using [Bootstrap](https://getbootstrap.com) for your markup, you can do something like this:

```

    @form($model)

        @error('name')

```

And in the case of the user is redirected back with errors, the result will be:

```

        Error message

```

¡It's *awesame*!

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

[](#installation)

Install with composer, just run the command:

```
composer require sahibalejandro/laravel-form-helpers
```

Then add the service provider to your `config/app.php` file:

```
'providers' => [
    Sahib\Form\FormServiceProvider::class,
];
```

That's all.

Configuration
-------------

[](#configuration)

Optionally you can publish the configuration file with this command:

```
php artisan vendor:publish --provider=Sahib\Form\FormServiceProvider
```

After that you can edit the `config/form-helpers.php` file.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

### @form

[](#form)

`@form([ Model $model = null ])`

Use the optional `@form` directive to bind a model to your form.
Ignore this directive if you just want the [old input](https://laravel.com/docs/5.2/requests#old-input) binding and no the model binding.

```

    @form($user)

```

### @input

[](#input)

`@input(string $attribute [, string $default = null ])`

Use the `@input` directive to assign the value to an input field:

```

```

This will result in the following markup:

```

```

### @text

[](#text)

`@text(string $attribute [, string $default = null ])`

Use the `@text` directive to assign the value to a textarea field:

```
@text('description')
@text('bio', 'Default')
```

This will result in the following markup:

```

Default
```

### @checkbox

[](#checkbox)

`@checkbox(string $attribute [, mixed $value = 1 [, boolean $checked = false ]])`

Use the `@checkbox` to set the value and the state of a checkbox:

```

```

This will result in the following markup:

```

```

### @radio

[](#radio)

`@radio(string $attribute [, mixed $value = 1 [, boolean $checked = false ]])`

The `@radio` directive is used in the same way as `@checkbox` directive, in fact is just an alias:

```

```

This will result in the following markup:

```

```

### @options

[](#options)

`@options(array $options, string $attribute [, mixed $default = null [, string $placeholder = null ]])`

Use the `@options` directive to display a list of options for a select field.

*Note: It also works with **select multiple** fields when the model's attribute, old input or `$default` value is an array.*

Let's say we pass an array named `$cardTypes` to the view and use it with the `@options`directive:

```
$cardTypes = [
    'VISA' => 'Visa',
    'MC'   => 'Master Card',
    'AME'  => 'American Express',
];
```

```

    @options($cardTypes, 'card_type')

```

This will result in the following markup:

```

    Visa
    Master Card
    American Express

```

Of course you can set a default selected option:

```

    @options($cardTypes, 'card_type', 'MC')

```

And the result will be:

```

    Visa
    Master Card
    American Express

```

Also you can define a *placeholder* option:

```

    @options($cardTypes, 'card_type', null, 'Select a card type')

```

The result will be:

```

    Select a card type
    Visa
    Master Card
    American Express

```

### @error

[](#error)

`@error(string $attribute [, string $template = null ])`

Use the `@error` directive to display a validation error message, this directive will check for you if the error exists or not.

```

@error('name')
```

Then when the user is redirected back with errors, the result will be:

```

The name field fails validation.
```

Note that the `@error` directive is [Bootstrap](https://getbootstrap.com) friendly by default, but you can define a custom template inline or in the config file:

```
@error('name', ':message')
```

And the result will be:

```
Error message
```

See how easy is to do cool stuff with `@error` directive, for example if you are using [Bootstrap](https://getbootstrap.com) for your markup, you can do something like this:

```

    @error('name')

```

And in the case the user is redirected back with errors, the result will be:

```

    Error message

```

###  Health Score

34

—

LowBetter than 77% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity27

Limited adoption so far

Community10

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity65

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% 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 ~168 days

Recently: every ~505 days

Total

13

Last Release

1551d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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