import { Story, Meta, html } from '@open-wc/demoing-storybook';
import '@lion/input/lion-input.js';
import { Unparseable } from '@lion/validate';
import './helper-wc/h-output.js';
# Formatting and Parsing
> For demo purposes, below we use `` which is a basic extension of ``.
> Almost all fields share the same functionality as ``.
## Different values
The `FormatMixin` which is used in all lion fields automatically keeps track of:
- `modelValue`, which is a result of parsing
- `formattedValue`, which is a result of formatting
- `serializedValue`, which is a result of serializing
Our fields can automatically format/parse/serialize user input or an input set imperatively by an Application Developer.
Below are some concrete examples of implementations of formatters and parsers mimicking a (basic) amount input.
> For an actual amount input, check out [lion-input-amount](?path=/docs/forms-lion-input-amount).
> This comes with its own formatter, parser, serializer.
### Parsers & modelValue
A parser should return a `modelValue`.
The `modelValue` is the result of the parser function.
It should be considered as the **internal value used for validation and reasoning/logic**.
The `modelValue` is 'ready for consumption' by the outside world (think of a Date object or a float).
The `modelValue` can (and is recommended to) be used as both input value and output value of the ``.
In essence, the `modelValue` acts as a Single Source of Truth in our form fields and therefore a single way of programmatical interaction.
Formatted values, serialized values and reflected-back view values are derived from it.
You can listen to `model-value-changed` event on all fields.
Internally this is also used as the main trigger for re-evaluating validation, visibility and interaction states.
Examples:
- For a `date input`: a String '20/01/1999' will be converted to new Date('1999/01/20')
- For an `amount input`: a formatted String '1.234,56' will be converted to a Number: 1234.56
You can set a parser function on the `` to set parsing behavior.
In this example, we parse the input and try to convert it to a `Number`.
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#### Unparseable
If a parser tries to parse and it returns undefined, the `modelValue` will be an instance of
`Unparseable`.
This object contains a type `'unparseable'`, and a `viewValue` which contains the String value of
what the user tried to input.
The formatted result of this that is reflected to the user will be the `viewValue` of the
`Unparseable` instance, so basically nothing happens for the user.
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### Formatters
A formatter should return a `formattedValue`.
It accepts the current modelValue and an options object.
Below is a very naive and limited parser that ignores non-digits.
The formatter then uses `Intl.NumberFormat` to format it with thousand separators.
Formatted value is reflected back to the user `on-blur` of the field, but only if the field has no
errors (validation).
{() => {
const formatDate = (modelValue, options) => {
if (!(typeof modelValue === 'number')) {
return options.formattedValue;
}
return new Intl.NumberFormat('en-GB').format(modelValue);
};
return html`
`;
}}
> The options object holds a fallback value that shows what should be presented on
> screen when the user input resulted in an invalid `modelValue`.
```js
const formatDate = (modelValue, options) => {
if (!(typeof modelValue === 'number')) {
return options.formattedValue;
}
return new Intl.NumberFormat('en-GB').format(modelValue);
};
```
```html
```
### Serializers and deserializers
A serializer converts the `modelValue` to a `serializedValue`.
In this example, we decide we want to store the user input to our hypothetical database, but by parsing it with radix 8 first.
A deserializer converts a value, for example one received from an API, to a `modelValue`.
This can be useful for prefilling forms with data from APIs.
> There is no `.deserializedValue` property that stays in sync by default.
> You need to call `el.deserializer(el.modelValue)` manually yourself.
{() => {
const mySerializer = (modelValue, options) => {
return parseInt(modelValue, 8);
};
const myDeserializer = (myValue, options) => {
return new Number(myValue);
};
return html`
`;
}}
```js
const mySerializer = (modelValue, options) => {
return parseInt(modelValue, 8);
};
const myDeserializer = (myValue, options) => {
return parseInt(modelValue, 10);
};
```
```html
```
## Flow Diagrams
Below we show three flow diagrams to show the flow of formatting, serializing and parsing user input, with the example of a date input:
### Standard flow
Where a user changes the input with their keyboard
### Unparseable flow
Where a user sets the input to something that is not parseable by the parser
### Imperative / programmatic flow
Where the developer sets the modelValue of the input programmatically