[EnesKartal]

Closes #2295

Problem

In FormApi (and FormGroupApi), form-level onSubmit and onServer errors are prematurely cleared when a user blurs a field or when non-value validation causes (such as 'blur', 'mount', 'server', or 'dynamic') trigger validation, even though the user has not modified the value.

Root Cause

In packages/form-core/src/FormApi.ts and FormGroupApi.ts, the condition to clear submit and server errors checked:

this.state.errorMap?.[submitErrKey] &&
cause !== 'submit' &&
!hasErrored

Because ValidationCause is 'change' | 'blur' | 'submit' | 'mount' | 'server' | 'dynamic', a field blur produces cause: 'blur', which satisfies cause !== 'submit', wiping out the form-level submit or server error before any changes are made.

The documented intent (as stated in the comment: "clear the error as soon as the user enters a valid value in the field") is that existing submit/server errors should only be cleared when a user actually inputs/changes a valid value.

Fix

Change cause !== 'submit' and cause !== 'server' to cause === 'change', ensuring form-level and group-level submit and server errors are only cleared on actual value changes, aligning with field-level validation behavior.

Tests

Added tests to packages/form-core/tests/FormApi.spec.ts:

• should not clear form onSubmit errors on blur when the value did not change
• should not clear form onServer errors on blur when the value did not change

All 507 unit tests and type checks in form-core pass.

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes
  • Submit and server errors now remain visible when a field is blurred without changing its value. They clear after a value change when validation succeeds.
  • Stale submit and server errors also clear on a subsequent submission when validation succeeds, including when no validators are configured.
  • Blur validation no longer runs server validation.

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Walkthrough

Form and form-group validation now clear existing errors under restricted validation causes. Blur validation no longer runs the server validator. Tests cover form-level submit and server errors through blur, value changes, and repeated submissions.

Changes: Form error clearing

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Validation error clearing and regression coverage packages/form-core/src/FormApi.ts, packages/form-core/src/FormGroupApi.ts, packages/form-core/src/ValidationLogic.ts, packages/form-core/tests/FormApi.spec.ts	Form validation clears submit and server errors only during change or submit validation when validation has no errors. Form-group validation clears submit errors only during change validation. Blur validation runs only the blur validator. Tests check that form-level submit and server errors persist through blur, clear after a value change, and can clear on a subsequent submission.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~8 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Low

Merge Risk: Minimal · up to 88d12

Form-level submit and server errors now persist through a blur with no value change. They clear on a value change or a new submission. The earlier concern about configured validators clearing server errors on blur is addressed, and no merge-blocking risk remains.

Pre-merge checks: 4

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check		The title names the main change: form-level onSubmit and onServer errors are now cleared only on change validation. It matches the raw summary, the PR objectives, and the description. The title follow…
Description check		The description follows the template in substance. It has a Changes-style explanation covering the problem, root cause, fix, and tests. It links the issue (Closes #2295) and reports that the unit test…
Linked Issues check		Issue #2295 requires that form-level onSubmit errors clear only when cause is 'change', and that onServer errors follow the same rule. The raw summary of the whole-PR diff (mergeBase to head) states t…
Out of Scope Changes check		The ValidationLogic.ts change removes onServerValidator from the blur branch. The prior assessment marked this out of scope because the PR description did not mention it. The PR objectives now record …

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Explanation

The title names the main change: form-level onSubmit and onServer errors are now cleared only on change validation. It matches the raw summary, the PR objectives, and the description. The title follows conventional commit style and is 76 characters long, which is within a normal limit.

Full details: Description check

Explanation

The description follows the template in substance. It has a Changes-style explanation covering the problem, root cause, fix, and tests. It links the issue (Closes #2295) and reports that the unit tests and type checks pass. The template's checklist and Release Impact sections are absent. The description does not say whether a changeset was generated, and it does not state whether pnpm test:pr was run. Those items are required for the template's checklist and release section.

Resolution

Add the template's Checklist and Release Impact sections. State whether the author ran pnpm test:pr. State whether a changeset was generated, or mark the change as docs/CI/dev-only.

Full details: Linked Issues check

Explanation

Issue #2295 requires that form-level onSubmit errors clear only when cause is 'change', and that onServer errors follow the same rule. The raw summary of the whole-PR diff (mergeBase to head) states that FormApi.validateSync now clears onSubmit and onServer errors only for 'change' or 'submit' validation with no errors, and FormGroupApi.ts clears the submit error only for 'change'. The reviewed head ValidationLogic.ts case 'blur' runs only onBlurValidator, so blur no longer resets onServer errors. This supports the issue's expected behavior that an error remains until the user changes a value. The FormApi.ts and FormGroupApi.ts diffs were not re-read in this pass because the diff tool could not read ValidationLogic.ts changed blobs; the prior assessment's reading of the FormApi.ts condition and the tests is carried forward. The tests in FormApi.spec.ts (per the summary) assert that submit and server errors survive blur and clear after a value change. The 507-test run was not re-executed. The issue has no non-coding requirements.

Full details: Out of Scope Changes check

Explanation

The ValidationLogic.ts change removes onServerValidator from the blur branch. The prior assessment marked this out of scope because the PR description did not mention it. The PR objectives now record a later author commit (a61e19f) that addresses this exact effect: with a form validators object, blur ran the onServer reset validator and the server error was cleared. The change also matches #2295's expected behavior that an error stays until a value changes. The field-level effect (field blur no longer clears server errors) follows from the same rule and is stated in the new code comment. The change is therefore connected to #2295 and is not demonstrated to be unrelated. The PR description is stale and should be updated to state this behavior change and its field-level effect. The extra onChange-validator test noted in the previous assessment was not re-verified in this pass.

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Major · Preserve server errors in the validator loop. · FormApi.ts:2087

packages/form-core/src/FormApi.ts:2087
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Preserve server errors in the validator loop.

When the form has a validators object, defaultValidationLogic adds a server validator that returns undefined on blur. This assignment clears onServer before the changed guard runs. The new test does not expose this because it supplies no validators. Skip this server-error reset on non-change validation and test with a configured validator. (raw.githubusercontent.com)

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Review comment at @packages/form-core/src/FormApi.ts at line 2087:
Update the validator loop in defaultValidationLogic so it does not clear the
onServer error during non-change validation, including blur; preserve the reset
for change validation. Add or update a test that configures a validators object
and verifies a server error remains after blur validation.

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packages/form-core/src/FormApi.ts-2135-2135: 1

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Allow retry after a server error.

When a submission sets a form-level onServer error and the form has no validators, a later handleSubmit() cannot retry without a value change. Submit validation leaves the error in place, and _handleSubmit rejects the form at its isValid check. Allow an explicit retry while preserving the error until it is replaced or resolved.

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Review comments at @packages/form-core/src/FormApi.ts:
- Line 2087: Update the validator loop in defaultValidationLogic so it does not
clear the onServer error during non-change validation, including blur; preserve
the reset for change validation. Add or update a test that configures a
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Pushed a61e19f: the blur event no longer runs the onServer reset validator in defaultValidationLogic, so a server error also survives a blur when the form has a validators object (the earlier test only covered a form without validators). Added a test for that case.

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Review comments at @packages/form-core/src/FormApi.ts:
- Line 2135: Update the submission validation flow in FormApi so handleSubmit
clears onServer errors for a new submission even when validators are absent,
matching the existing onServerValidator behavior when validators are present.
Preserve server errors on blur by keeping the clearing condition specific to
submission.

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- Out of Scope Changes check:
Remove the ValidationLogic.ts blur-branch change, so `validators:
[onBlurValidator, onServerValidator]` is restored, unless the author documents
it in the PR description and links an issue that requires it. If it is kept,
state the field-level behavior change and its reason, and re-run the form-core
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