[7.x] [Form lib] Fix regression on field not being validated after re…

…set to its default value. (#76379) (#76599)

src/plugins/es_ui_shared/static/forms/hook_form_lib/components/use_field.test.tsx

@@ -64,6 +64,93 @@ describe('<UseField />', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('validation', () => {
+    let formHook: FormHook | null = null;
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      formHook = null;
+    });
+
+    const onFormHook = (form: FormHook) => {
+      formHook = form;
+    };
+
+    const getTestComp = (fieldConfig: FieldConfig) => {
+      const TestComp = ({ onForm }: { onForm: (form: FormHook) => void }) => {
+        const { form } = useForm<any>();
+
+        useEffect(() => {
+          onForm(form);
+        }, [onForm, form]);
+
+        return (
+          <Form form={form}>
+            <UseField path="name" config={fieldConfig} data-test-subj="myField" />
+          </Form>
+        );
+      };
+      return TestComp;
+    };
+
+    const setup = (fieldConfig: FieldConfig) => {
+      return registerTestBed(getTestComp(fieldConfig), {
+        memoryRouter: { wrapComponent: false },
+        defaultProps: { onForm: onFormHook },
+      })() as TestBed;
+    };
+
+    test('should update the form validity whenever the field value changes', async () => {
+      const fieldConfig: FieldConfig = {
+        defaultValue: '', // empty string, which is not valid
+        validations: [
+          {
+            validator: ({ value }) => {
+              // Validate that string is not empty
+              if ((value as string).trim() === '') {
+                return { message: 'Error: field is empty.' };
+              }
+            },
+          },
+        ],
+      };
+
+      // Mount our TestComponent
+      const {
+        form: { setInputValue },
+      } = setup(fieldConfig);
+
+      if (formHook === null) {
+        throw new Error('FormHook object has not been set.');
+      }
+
+      let { isValid } = formHook;
+      expect(isValid).toBeUndefined(); // Initially the form validity is undefined...
+
+      await act(async () => {
+        await formHook!.validate(); // ...until we validate the form
+      });
+
+      ({ isValid } = formHook);
+      expect(isValid).toBe(false);
+
+      // Change to a non empty string to pass validation
+      await act(async () => {
+        setInputValue('myField', 'changedValue');
+      });
+
+      ({ isValid } = formHook);
+      expect(isValid).toBe(true);
+
+      // Change back to an empty string to fail validation
+      await act(async () => {
+        setInputValue('myField', '');
+      });
+
+      ({ isValid } = formHook);
+      expect(isValid).toBe(false);
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('serializer(), deserializer(), formatter()', () => {
     interface MyForm {
       name: string;

src/plugins/es_ui_shared/static/forms/hook_form_lib/hooks/use_field.ts

@@ -69,11 +69,12 @@ export const useField = <T>(
   const [isChangingValue, setIsChangingValue] = useState(false);
   const [isValidated, setIsValidated] = useState(false);
 
+  const isMounted = useRef<boolean>(false);
   const validateCounter = useRef(0);
   const changeCounter = useRef(0);
+  const hasBeenReset = useRef<boolean>(false);
   const inflightValidation = useRef<Promise<any> | null>(null);
   const debounceTimeout = useRef<NodeJS.Timeout | null>(null);
-  const isMounted = useRef<boolean>(false);
 
   // -- HELPERS
   // ----------------------------------
@@ -142,11 +143,7 @@ export const useField = <T>(
     __updateFormDataAt(path, value);
 
     // Validate field(s) (that will update form.isValid state)
-    // We only validate if the value is different than the initial or default value
-    // to avoid validating after a form.reset() call.
-    if (value !== initialValue && value !== defaultValue) {
-      await __validateFields(fieldsToValidateOnChange ?? [path]);
-    }
+    await __validateFields(fieldsToValidateOnChange ?? [path]);
 
     if (isMounted.current === false) {
       return;
@@ -172,8 +169,6 @@ export const useField = <T>(
   }, [
     path,
     value,
-    defaultValue,
-    initialValue,
     valueChangeListener,
     errorDisplayDelay,
     fieldsToValidateOnChange,
@@ -468,6 +463,7 @@ export const useField = <T>(
       setErrors([]);
 
       if (resetValue) {
+        hasBeenReset.current = true;
         const newValue = deserializeValue(updatedDefaultValue ?? defaultValue);
         setValue(newValue);
         return newValue;
@@ -539,6 +535,13 @@ export const useField = <T>(
   }, [path, __removeField]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
+    // If the field value has been reset, we don't want to call the "onValueChange()"
+    // as it will set the "isPristine" state to true or validate the field, which initially we don't want.
+    if (hasBeenReset.current) {
+      hasBeenReset.current = false;
+      return;
+    }
+
     if (!isMounted.current) {
       return;
     }

src/plugins/es_ui_shared/static/forms/hook_form_lib/hooks/use_form.test.tsx

@@ -22,7 +22,13 @@ import { act } from 'react-dom/test-utils';
 import { registerTestBed, getRandomString, TestBed } from '../shared_imports';
 
 import { Form, UseField } from '../components';
-import { FormSubmitHandler, OnUpdateHandler, FormHook, ValidationFunc } from '../types';
+import {
+  FormSubmitHandler,
+  OnUpdateHandler,
+  FormHook,
+  ValidationFunc,
+  FieldConfig,
+} from '../types';
 import { useForm } from './use_form';
 
 interface MyForm {
@@ -441,5 +447,57 @@ describe('useForm() hook', () => {
         deeply: { nested: { value: '' } }, // Fallback to empty string as no config was provided
       });
     });
+
+    test('should not validate the fields after resetting its value (form validity should be undefined)', async () => {
+      const fieldConfig: FieldConfig = {
+        defaultValue: '',
+        validations: [
+          {
+            validator: ({ value }) => {
+              if ((value as string).trim() === '') {
+                return { message: 'Error: empty string' };
+              }
+            },
+          },
+        ],
+      };
+
+      const TestResetComp = () => {
+        const { form } = useForm();
+
+        useEffect(() => {
+          formHook = form;
+        }, [form]);
+
+        return (
+          <Form form={form}>
+            <UseField path="username" config={fieldConfig} data-test-subj="myField" />
+          </Form>
+        );
+      };
+
+      const {
+        form: { setInputValue },
+      } = registerTestBed(TestResetComp, {
+        memoryRouter: { wrapComponent: false },
+      })() as TestBed;
+
+      let { isValid } = formHook!;
+      expect(isValid).toBeUndefined();
+
+      await act(async () => {
+        setInputValue('myField', 'changedValue');
+      });
+      ({ isValid } = formHook!);
+      expect(isValid).toBe(true);
+
+      await act(async () => {
+        // When we reset the form, value is back to "", which is invalid for the field
+        formHook!.reset();
+      });
+
+      ({ isValid } = formHook!);
+      expect(isValid).toBeUndefined(); // Make sure it is "undefined" and not "false".
+    });
   });
 });