glhd/aire/aire-development

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Build and work with Aire forms in Laravel, including the fluent PHP API, data binding, validation, and customization.

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SKILL.md

Aire Form Development

When to use this skill

Use this skill when creating, modifying, debugging, or styling HTML forms in a Laravel application that uses the glhd/aire package. This includes any work involving form elements, data binding, validation, or form customization.

Overview

Aire is a Laravel form builder with a fluent API. It is accessed via the Aire facade (Galahad\Aire\Support\Facades\Aire). Aire automatically handles CSRF tokens, HTTP method spoofing, old input repopulation, and server-side validation error display.

Opening and Closing Forms

Every form must be opened and closed. Aire uses output buffering between open and close to capture form fields.

php
{{ Aire::open()->route('users.store') }}
    {{-- form fields --}}
{{ Aire::close() }}
Setting the Action
php
// From a named route (method is inferred automatically):
Aire::open()->route('users.store')
Aire::open()->route('users.update', $user)
 
// From a URL:
Aire::open()->action('/users')
 
// Resourceful (auto-detects store vs. update based on model existence):
Aire::open()->resourceful($user)
Aire::open()->resourceful($user, 'admin.users')
HTTP Methods

Aire automatically infers the method from the route. You can also set it explicitly:

php
Aire::open()->route('users.store')           // POST (inferred)
Aire::open()->route('users.update', $user)   // PUT (inferred)
Aire::open()->post()
Aire::open()->put()
Aire::open()->patch()
Aire::open()->delete()

For PUT, PATCH, and DELETE, Aire automatically adds a hidden _method field and sets the real method to POST.

Form Encoding
php
Aire::open()->multipart()    // multipart/form-data (required for file uploads)
Aire::open()->urlEncoded()   // application/x-www-form-urlencoded

Data Binding

Bind an Eloquent model, array, or object to auto-populate form fields:

php
{{ Aire::open()->route('users.update', $user)->bind($user) }}
    {{ Aire::input('name', 'Name') }}   {{-- pre-filled with $user->name --}}
{{ Aire::close() }}

Or with resourceful (which calls bind internally):

php
{{ Aire::open()->resourceful($user) }}

Value precedence (highest to lowest):

  1. Explicitly set via ->value()
  2. Old input from session (after validation failure)
  3. Bound data from the model/array/object

Available Form Elements

Text Inputs
php
Aire::input('name', 'Full Name')
Aire::email('email', 'Email Address')
Aire::password('password', 'Password')
Aire::search('q', 'Search')
Aire::tel('phone', 'Phone')
Aire::url('website', 'Website')
Aire::number('age', 'Age')
Aire::range('rating', 'Rating', 1, 10)
Date and Time Inputs
php
Aire::date('start_date', 'Start Date')
Aire::dateTime('event_at', 'Event Date/Time')
Aire::dateTimeLocal('local_at', 'Local Date/Time')
Aire::time('start_time', 'Start Time')
Aire::month('birth_month', 'Birth Month')
Aire::week('target_week', 'Target Week')
Other Inputs
php
Aire::color('theme_color', 'Theme Color')
Aire::file('avatar', 'Avatar')
Aire::hidden('user_id', $user->id)
Textarea
php
Aire::textArea('bio', 'Biography')
Select
php
// Options as key => value array:
Aire::select(['draft' => 'Draft', 'published' => 'Published'], 'status', 'Status')
 
// Timezone select (pre-populated):
Aire::timezoneSelect('timezone', 'Timezone')
Checkboxes
php
// Single checkbox:
Aire::checkbox('terms', 'I agree to the terms')
 
// Checkbox group (multiple values):
Aire::checkboxGroup(['red' => 'Red', 'blue' => 'Blue', 'green' => 'Green'], 'colors', 'Favorite Colors')
Radio Buttons
php
Aire::radioGroup(['sm' => 'Small', 'md' => 'Medium', 'lg' => 'Large'], 'size', 'Size')
Buttons
php
Aire::submit('Save')
Aire::button('Cancel')
Error Summary

Display a summary of all validation errors at the top of the form:

php
Aire::summary()            // Shows error count
Aire::summary()->verbose() // Shows itemized error list

Fluent Element Methods

All elements support chaining. Common methods available on every input element:

php
Aire::input('name', 'Name')
    ->id('custom-id')               // Set the element ID
    ->value('default')              // Set an explicit value
    ->required()                    // HTML required attribute
    ->disabled()                    // HTML disabled attribute
    ->readOnly()                    // HTML readonly attribute
    ->placeholder('Enter name')     // Placeholder text
    ->autoComplete('name')          // Autocomplete attribute
    ->autoFocus()                   // Autofocus attribute
    ->addClass('custom-class')      // Add CSS class
    ->removeClass('old-class')      // Remove CSS class
    ->data('key', 'value')          // data-* attribute
    ->variant('lg')                 // Apply a theme variant
    ->variants('lg primary')        // Apply multiple variants

Grouping (Labels, Help Text, Errors)

By default, every form element is wrapped in a "group" that renders a label, the input, help text, and validation errors together. This is controlled by the group_by_default config option.

php
Aire::input('name')
    ->label('Full Name')             // Set the label text
    ->helpText('Enter your legal name')  // Help text below the input
    ->withoutGroup()                 // Render input without the group wrapper
    ->grouped()                     // Force grouping (if disabled by default)
    ->groupClass('mb-4')             // Add CSS class to the group wrapper
    ->groupId('name-group')          // Set group wrapper ID
    ->prepend('$')                   // Prepend content inside the group
    ->append('.00')                  // Append content inside the group

Validation

Server-Side Validation Errors

Aire automatically reads errors from the session (set by Laravel's validate() or FormRequest) and displays them inline within each element's group. No extra configuration needed.

Using a Custom Error Bag
php
Aire::open()->errorBag('login')
Client-Side Validation

Aire includes optional JavaScript-based client-side validation using the validatorjs library:

php
// Pass validation rules directly:
Aire::open()
    ->route('users.store')
    ->validate([
        'name' => 'required|min:3',
        'email' => 'required|email',
    ])
 
// Or reference a FormRequest class:
Aire::open()
    ->route('users.store')
    ->validate(StoreUserRequest::class)
 
// Disable client-side validation for a specific form:
Aire::open()->withoutValidation()

Alpine.js Integration

Aire can generate x-data and x-model attributes for Alpine.js:

php
Aire::open()->asAlpineComponent()
Aire::open()->asAlpineComponent(['extra_key' => 'value'])

When enabled, each input element will get an x-model attribute matching its name, and the form gets an x-data attribute with JSON-serialized initial values.

Configuration

Publish the config file to customize Aire's behavior:

bash
php artisan vendor:publish --tag=aire-config

This publishes config/aire.php where you can set:

  • default_classes: CSS classes for each element type
  • variant_classes: Named style variants (e.g., sm, lg, primary)
  • validation_classes: CSS classes for validation states (none, valid, invalid)
  • group_by_default: Whether elements are grouped by default
  • validate_by_default: Whether client-side validation is on by default

You can also publish and override Blade templates:

bash
php artisan vendor:publish --tag=aire-views

Complete Form Examples

Create Form
php
{{ Aire::open()->route('posts.store') }}
    {{ Aire::summary() }}
    {{ Aire::input('title', 'Title')->required() }}
    {{ Aire::textArea('body', 'Content')->autoSize() }}
    {{ Aire::select(['draft' => 'Draft', 'published' => 'Published'], 'status', 'Status') }}
    {{ Aire::submit('Create Post') }}
{{ Aire::close() }}
Edit Form with Model Binding
php
{{ Aire::open()->resourceful($post) }}
    {{ Aire::summary() }}
    {{ Aire::input('title', 'Title')->required() }}
    {{ Aire::textArea('body', 'Content')->autoSize() }}
    {{ Aire::select(['draft' => 'Draft', 'published' => 'Published'], 'status', 'Status') }}
    {{ Aire::submit('Update Post') }}
{{ Aire::close() }}
Delete Form
php
{{ Aire::open()->route('posts.destroy', $post) }}
    {{ Aire::submit('Delete Post')->variant('danger') }}
{{ Aire::close() }}
Form with Client-Side Validation
php
{{ Aire::open()->route('users.store')->validate(StoreUserRequest::class) }}
    {{ Aire::summary() }}
    {{ Aire::input('name', 'Name')->required() }}
    {{ Aire::email('email', 'Email')->required() }}
    {{ Aire::password('password', 'Password')->required() }}
    {{ Aire::password('password_confirmation', 'Confirm Password')->required() }}
    {{ Aire::submit('Register') }}
{{ Aire::close() }}
File Upload Form
php
{{ Aire::open()->route('avatars.store')->multipart() }}
    {{ Aire::file('avatar', 'Profile Photo') }}
    {{ Aire::submit('Upload') }}
{{ Aire::close() }}

Security

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Quality evaluation

  • Task evaluationPassed, 70 of 100Effective. 2 runs. Evaluated 7 months ago.

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Source

Popularity

Repository stars
544
Repository forks
40
7-day trend score
32

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