[7.x] [Form lib] Allow new "defaultValue" to be provided when resetting the… (#75302)

src/plugins/es_ui_shared/public/forms/form_wizard/form_wizard_context.tsx

@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ export const FormWizardProvider = WithMultiContent<Props<any>>(function FormWiza
         return nextState;
       });
     },
-    [getStepIndex, validate, onSave, getData]
+    [getStepIndex, validate, onSave, getData, lastStep]
   );
 
   const value: Context = {

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

@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ describe('<UseField />', () => {
 
       useEffect(() => {
         onForm(form);
-      }, [form]);
+      }, [onForm, form]);
 
       return (
         <Form form={form}>

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

@@ -54,19 +54,24 @@ function UseFieldComp<T = unknown>(props: Props<T>) {
   const propsToForward =
     componentProps !== undefined ? { ...componentProps, ...rest } : { ...rest };
 
-  const fieldConfig =
+  const fieldConfig: FieldConfig<any, T> & { initialValue?: T } =
     config !== undefined
       ? { ...config }
       : ({
           ...form.__readFieldConfigFromSchema(path),
         } as Partial<FieldConfig<any, T>>);
 
-  if (defaultValue === undefined && readDefaultValueOnForm) {
-    // Read the field default value from the "defaultValue" object passed to the form
-    (fieldConfig.defaultValue as any) = form.getFieldDefaultValue(path) ?? fieldConfig.defaultValue;
-  } else if (defaultValue !== undefined) {
-    // Read the field default value from the propvided prop
-    (fieldConfig.defaultValue as any) = defaultValue;
+  if (defaultValue !== undefined) {
+    // update the form "defaultValue" ref object so when/if we reset the form we can go back to this value
+    form.__updateDefaultValueAt(path, defaultValue);
+
+    // Use the defaultValue prop as initial value
+    fieldConfig.initialValue = defaultValue;
+  } else {
+    if (readDefaultValueOnForm) {
+      // Read the field initial value from the "defaultValue" object passed to the form
+      fieldConfig.initialValue = (form.getFieldDefaultValue(path) as T) ?? fieldConfig.defaultValue;
+    }
   }
 
   if (!fieldConfig.path) {

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

@@ -25,12 +25,13 @@ import { FIELD_TYPES, VALIDATION_TYPES } from '../constants';
 export const useField = <T>(
   form: FormHook,
   path: string,
-  config: FieldConfig<any, T> = {},
+  config: FieldConfig<any, T> & { initialValue?: T } = {},
   valueChangeListener?: (value: T) => void
 ) => {
   const {
     type = FIELD_TYPES.TEXT,
-    defaultValue = '',
+    defaultValue = '', // The value to use a fallback mecanism when no initial value is passed
+    initialValue = config.defaultValue ?? '', // The value explicitly passed
     label = '',
     labelAppend = '',
     helpText = '',
@@ -44,14 +45,22 @@ export const useField = <T>(
 
   const { getFormData, __removeField, __updateFormDataAt, __validateFields } = form;
 
-  const initialValue = useMemo(() => {
-    if (typeof defaultValue === 'function') {
-      return deserializer ? deserializer(defaultValue()) : defaultValue();
-    }
-    return deserializer ? deserializer(defaultValue) : defaultValue;
-  }, [defaultValue, deserializer]) as T;
+  /**
+   * This callback is both used as the initial "value" state getter, **and** for when we reset the form
+   * (and thus reset the field value). When we reset the form, we can provide a new default value (which will be
+   * passed through this "initialValueGetter" handler).
+   */
+  const initialValueGetter = useCallback(
+    (updatedDefaultValue = initialValue) => {
+      if (typeof updatedDefaultValue === 'function') {
+        return deserializer ? deserializer(updatedDefaultValue()) : updatedDefaultValue();
+      }
+      return deserializer ? deserializer(updatedDefaultValue) : updatedDefaultValue;
+    },
+    [initialValue, deserializer]
+  );
 
-  const [value, setStateValue] = useState<T>(initialValue);
+  const [value, setStateValue] = useState<T>(initialValueGetter);
   const [errors, setErrors] = useState<ValidationError[]>([]);
   const [isPristine, setPristine] = useState(true);
   const [isValidating, setValidating] = useState(false);
@@ -429,7 +438,7 @@ export const useField = <T>(
 
   const reset: FieldHook<T>['reset'] = useCallback(
     (resetOptions = { resetValue: true }) => {
-      const { resetValue = true } = resetOptions;
+      const { resetValue = true, defaultValue: updatedDefaultValue } = resetOptions;
 
       setPristine(true);
       setValidating(false);
@@ -438,11 +447,12 @@ export const useField = <T>(
       setErrors([]);
 
       if (resetValue) {
-        setValue(initialValue);
-        return initialValue;
+        const newValue = initialValueGetter(updatedDefaultValue ?? defaultValue);
+        setValue(newValue);
+        return newValue;
       }
     },
-    [setValue, serializeOutput, initialValue]
+    [setValue, initialValueGetter, defaultValue]
   );
 
   // -- EFFECTS

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

@@ -33,7 +33,17 @@ interface Props {
   onData: FormSubmitHandler<MyForm>;
 }
 
+let formHook: FormHook<any> | null = null;
+
+const onFormHook = (_form: FormHook<any>) => {
+  formHook = _form;
+};
+
 describe('use_form() hook', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    formHook = null;
+  });
+
   describe('form.submit() & config.onSubmit()', () => {
     const onFormData = jest.fn();
 
@@ -125,12 +135,6 @@ describe('use_form() hook', () => {
     });
 
     test('should not build the object if the form is not valid', async () => {
-      let formHook: FormHook<MyForm> | null = null;
-
-      const onFormHook = (_form: FormHook<MyForm>) => {
-        formHook = _form;
-      };
-
       const TestComp = ({ onForm }: { onForm: (form: FormHook<MyForm>) => void }) => {
         const { form } = useForm<MyForm>({ defaultValue: { username: 'initialValue' } });
         const validator: ValidationFunc = ({ value }) => {
@@ -141,7 +145,7 @@ describe('use_form() hook', () => {
 
         useEffect(() => {
           onForm(form);
-        }, [form]);
+        }, [onForm, form]);
 
         return (
           <Form form={form}>
@@ -297,4 +301,145 @@ describe('use_form() hook', () => {
       });
     });
   });
+
+  describe('form.reset()', () => {
+    const defaultValue = {
+      username: 'defaultValue',
+      deeply: { nested: { value: 'defaultValue' } },
+    };
+
+    type RestFormTest = typeof defaultValue;
+
+    const TestComp = ({ onForm }: { onForm: (form: FormHook<any>) => void }) => {
+      const { form } = useForm<RestFormTest>({
+        defaultValue,
+        options: { stripEmptyFields: false },
+      });
+
+      useEffect(() => {
+        onForm(form);
+      }, [onForm, form]);
+
+      return (
+        <Form form={form}>
+          <UseField
+            path="username"
+            config={{ defaultValue: 'configDefaultValue' }}
+            data-test-subj="userNameField"
+          />
+          <UseField
+            path="city"
+            config={{ defaultValue: 'configDefaultValue' }}
+            defaultValue="inlineDefaultValue"
+            data-test-subj="cityField"
+          />
+          <UseField path="deeply.nested.value" data-test-subj="deeplyNestedField" />
+        </Form>
+      );
+    };
+
+    const setup = registerTestBed(TestComp, {
+      defaultProps: { onForm: onFormHook },
+      memoryRouter: { wrapComponent: false },
+    });
+
+    test('should put back the defaultValue for each field', async () => {
+      const {
+        form: { setInputValue },
+      } = setup() as TestBed;
+
+      if (!formHook) {
+        throw new Error(
+          `formHook is not defined. Use the onForm() prop to update the reference to the form hook.`
+        );
+      }
+
+      let formData: Partial<RestFormTest> = {};
+
+      await act(async () => {
+        formData = formHook!.getFormData();
+      });
+      expect(formData).toEqual({
+        username: 'defaultValue',
+        city: 'inlineDefaultValue',
+        deeply: { nested: { value: 'defaultValue' } },
+      });
+
+      setInputValue('userNameField', 'changedValue');
+      setInputValue('cityField', 'changedValue');
+      setInputValue('deeplyNestedField', 'changedValue');
+
+      await act(async () => {
+        formData = formHook!.getFormData();
+      });
+      expect(formData).toEqual({
+        username: 'changedValue',
+        city: 'changedValue',
+        deeply: { nested: { value: 'changedValue' } },
+      });
+
+      await act(async () => {
+        formHook!.reset();
+      });
+
+      await act(async () => {
+        formData = formHook!.getFormData();
+      });
+      expect(formData).toEqual({
+        username: 'defaultValue',
+        city: 'inlineDefaultValue', // Inline default value is correctly kept after resetting
+        deeply: { nested: { value: 'defaultValue' } },
+      });
+    });
+
+    test('should allow to pass a new "defaultValue" object for the fields', async () => {
+      const {
+        form: { setInputValue },
+      } = setup() as TestBed;
+
+      if (!formHook) {
+        throw new Error(
+          `formHook is not defined. Use the onForm() prop to update the reference to the form hook.`
+        );
+      }
+
+      setInputValue('userNameField', 'changedValue');
+      setInputValue('cityField', 'changedValue');
+      setInputValue('deeplyNestedField', 'changedValue');
+
+      let formData: Partial<RestFormTest> = {};
+
+      await act(async () => {
+        formHook!.reset({
+          defaultValue: {
+            city: () => 'newDefaultValue', // A function can also be passed
+            deeply: { nested: { value: 'newDefaultValue' } },
+          },
+        });
+      });
+      await act(async () => {
+        formData = formHook!.getFormData();
+      });
+      expect(formData).toEqual({
+        username: 'configDefaultValue', // Back to the config defaultValue as no value was provided when resetting
+        city: 'newDefaultValue',
+        deeply: { nested: { value: 'newDefaultValue' } },
+      });
+
+      // Make sure all field are back to the config defautlValue, even when we have a UseField with inline prop "defaultValue"
+      await act(async () => {
+        formHook!.reset({
+          defaultValue: {},
+        });
+      });
+      await act(async () => {
+        formData = formHook!.getFormData();
+      });
+      expect(formData).toEqual({
+        username: 'configDefaultValue',
+        city: 'configDefaultValue', // Inline default value **is not** kept after resetting with undefined "city" value
+        deeply: { nested: { value: '' } }, // Fallback to empty string as no config was provided
+      });
+    });
+  });
 });