TanStackT
TanStack•15mo ago
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TypeScript types when creating your own UI components

So I have been trying to create some reusable UI components for a form similar to how the shadcn/ui form that is built on top of react-hook-form works. My attempt got added as an attachement but here are som snippets of the two components hardest to make work with TypeScript.
Form:
type FormContextValue<TFormData = any> = FormApi<TFormData, ZodValidator>;

const FormContext = React.createContext<FormContextValue>(
  {} as FormContextValue,
);

interface FormProps<TFormData> extends React.HTMLAttributes<HTMLFormElement> {
  form: FormContextValue<TFormData>;
}

const Form = <TFormData,>({ form, ...props }: FormProps<TFormData>) => {
  return (
    <FormContext.Provider value={form}>
      <form
        onSubmit={async (e) => {
          e.preventDefault();
          e.stopPropagation();
          await form.handleSubmit();
        }}
        {...props}
      />
    </FormContext.Provider>
  );
};


And FormField:
type FormFieldContextValue = {
  name: string;
};

const FormFieldContext = React.createContext<FormFieldContextValue>(
  {} as FormFieldContextValue,
);

const FormField = <TFormData,>({
  name,
  children,
  ...props
}: FieldComponent<TFormData, ZodValidator> & {
  children: (
    fieldApi: FieldApi<unknown, string, undefined, undefined, unknown>,
  ) => React.ReactNode;
}) => {
  const { Field } = React.useContext(FormContext);
  return (
    <FormFieldContext.Provider value={{ name }}>
      <Field name={name} {...props}>
        {children}
      </Field>
    </FormFieldContext.Provider>
  );
};


I dont really know where to go or how to approach this further. I have been debugging for hours, but getting TypeScript to be friendly with this library when creating my own components has been a curse. I appreciate any feedback and help!

With the current setup I am getting this error:
1. Type instantiation is excessively deep and possibly infinite. [2589]
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