el-form-core

🔧 Framework-agnostic form validation engine - TypeScript schema validation core

The foundational validation logic that powers the entire el-form ecosystem.

🧭 Choose the Right Package

Package	Use When	Bundle Size	Dependencies
el-form-react-hooks	You want full control over UI/styling	11KB	None
el-form-react-components	You want pre-built components with Tailwind	18KB	Tailwind CSS
el-form-react	You want both hooks + components	29KB	Tailwind CSS
el-form-core	Framework-agnostic validation only ← You are here	4KB	None

⚠️ For React users: You probably want one of the React packages above instead of this core package.

📦 Installation

npm install el-form-core zod

🎯 What's This Package For?

This package contains the framework-agnostic validation logic and utilities that power El Form. It's designed to be used as a foundation for building form libraries for different frameworks.

• 4KB bundle size - Ultra-lightweight core
• Framework agnostic - Works with any JavaScript framework
• Zod-powered - Type-safe validation
• Pure functions - Functional validation utilities

🏗️ Package Ecosystem

This is the foundation of the el-form ecosystem:

• el-form-core - Framework-agnostic validation logic (4KB) ← You are here
• el-form-react-hooks - React hooks only (11KB)
• el-form-react-components - Pre-built UI components (18KB)
• el-form-react - Everything combined (29KB)

⚠️ For React Users

If you're building a React application, you should use one of these instead:

Just Hooks (11KB)

npm install el-form-react-hooks

Pre-built Components (18KB)

npm install el-form-react-components

Everything Together (29KB)

npm install el-form-react

🚀 Usage

import { validateForm } from "el-form-core";
import { z } from "zod";

const schema = z.object({
  name: z.string().min(1, "Name is required"),
  email: z.string().email("Invalid email"),
});

const formData = {
  name: "John Doe",
  email: "[e-mail]",
};

const result = validateForm(schema, formData);

if (result.success) {
  console.log("Valid data:", result.data);
} else {
  console.log("Validation errors:", result.errors);
}

📚 API Reference

validateForm(schema, data)

• Parameters:
  • schema - Zod schema for validation
  • data - Form data to validate
• Returns: Validation result with success, data, and errors

createValidationUtils(schema)

• Parameters: schema - Zod schema
• Returns: Validation utilities for the schema

⚛️ For React Users - Get Started Here

Want React Hook Form Alternative? (11KB)

npm install el-form-react-hooks

import { useForm } from "el-form-react-hooks";
// Build any UI you want with full control

Want Instant Forms? (18KB)

npm install el-form-react-components

import { AutoForm } from "el-form-react-components";
// Zero-boilerplate forms from schemas

Want Everything? (29KB)

npm install el-form-react

import { useForm, AutoForm } from "el-form-react";
// Both hooks and components

🔗 Links

• Documentation
• GitHub Repository
• npm Package
• React Hook Form Alternative Guide

📄 License

MIT