npm install react-hook-form@7.66.1 zod@4.1.12 @hookform/resolvers@5.2.2

import { useForm } from 'react-hook-form'
import { zodResolver } from '@hookform/resolvers/zod'
import { z } from 'zod'

// 1. Define validation schema
const loginSchema = z.object({
  email: z.string().email('Invalid email address'),
  password: z.string().min(8, 'Password must be at least 8 characters'),
})

// 2. Infer TypeScript type from schema
type LoginFormData = z.infer<typeof loginSchema>

function LoginForm() {
  // 3. Initialize form with zodResolver
  const {
    register,
    handleSubmit,
    formState: { errors, isSubmitting },
  } = useForm<LoginFormData>({
    resolver: zodResolver(loginSchema),
    defaultValues: {
      email: '',
      password: '',
    },
  })

  // 4. Handle form submission
  const onSubmit = async (data: LoginFormData) => {
    // Data is guaranteed to be valid here
    console.log('Valid data:', data)
    // Make API call, etc.
  }

  return (
    <form onSubmit={handleSubmit(onSubmit)}>
      <div>
        <label htmlFor="email">Email</label>
        <input id="email" type="email" {...register('email')} />
        {errors.email && (
          <span role="alert" className="error">
            {errors.email.message}
          </span>
        )}
      </div>

      <div>
        <label htmlFor="password">Password</label>
        <input id="password" type="password" {...register('password')} />
        {errors.password && (
          <span role="alert" className="error">
            {errors.password.message}
          </span>
        )}
      </div>

      <button type="submit" disabled={isSubmitting}>
        {isSubmitting ? 'Logging in...' : 'Login'}
      </button>
    </form>
  )
}

// server/api/login.ts
import { z } from 'zod'

// SAME schema on server
const loginSchema = z.object({
  email: z.string().email('Invalid email address'),
  password: z.string().min(8, 'Password must be at least 8 characters'),
})

export async function loginHandler(req: Request) {
  try {
    // Parse and validate request body
    const data = loginSchema.parse(await req.json())

    // Data is type-safe and validated
    // Proceed with authentication logic
    return { success: true }
  } catch (error) {
    if (error instanceof z.ZodError) {
      // Return validation errors to client
      return { success: false, errors: error.flatten().fieldErrors }
    }
    throw error
  }
}

const {
  register,           // Register input fields
  handleSubmit,       // Wrap onSubmit handler
  watch,              // Watch field values
  formState,          // Form state (errors, isValid, isDirty, etc.)
  setValue,           // Set field value programmatically
  getValues,          // Get current form values
  reset,              // Reset form to defaults
  trigger,            // Trigger validation manually
  control,            // Control object for Controller/useController
} = useForm<FormData>({
  resolver: zodResolver(schema),  // Validation resolver
  mode: 'onSubmit',               // When to validate (onSubmit, onChange, onBlur, all)
  defaultValues: {},              // Initial values (REQUIRED for controlled inputs)
})

import { z } from 'zod'

// Primitives
const stringSchema = z.string()
const numberSchema = z.number()
const booleanSchema = z.boolean()
const dateSchema = z.date()

// With validation
const emailSchema = z.string().email('Invalid email')
const ageSchema = z.number().min(18, 'Must be 18+').max(120, 'Invalid age')
const usernameSchema = z.string().min(3).max(20).regex(/^[a-zA-Z0-9_]+$/)

// Objects
const userSchema = z.object({
  name: z.string(),
  email: z.string().email(),
  age: z.number().int().positive(),
})

// Arrays
const tagsSchema = z.array(z.string())
const usersSchema = z.array(userSchema)

// Optional and Nullable
const optionalField = z.string().optional()       // string | undefined
const nullableField = z.string().nullable()       // string | null
const nullishField = z.string().nullish()         // string | null | undefined

// Default values
const withDefault = z.string().default('default value')

// Unions
const statusSchema = z.union([
  z.literal('active'),
  z.literal('inactive'),
  z.literal('pending'),
])
// Shorthand for literals
const statusEnum = z.enum(['active', 'inactive', 'pending'])

// Nested objects
const addressSchema = z.object({
  street: z.string(),
  city: z.string(),
  zipCode: z.string().regex(/^\d{5}$/),
})

const profileSchema = z.object({
  name: z.string(),
  address: addressSchema,  // Nested object
})

// Custom error messages
const passwordSchema = z.string()
  .min(8, { message: 'Password must be at least 8 characters' })
  .regex(/[A-Z]/, { message: 'Password must contain uppercase letter' })
  .regex(/[0-9]/, { message: 'Password must contain number' })

const userSchema = z.object({
  name: z.string(),
  age: z.number(),
})

// Automatically infer TypeScript type
type User = z.infer<typeof userSchema>
// Result: { name: string; age: number }

// Simple refinement
const passwordConfirmSchema = z.object({
  password: z.string().min(8),
  confirmPassword: z.string(),
}).refine((data) => data.password === data.confirmPassword, {
  message: "Passwords don't match",
  path: ['confirmPassword'], // Error will appear on confirmPassword field
})

// Multiple refinements
const signupSchema = z.object({
  username: z.string(),
  email: z.string().email(),
  age: z.number(),
})
  .refine((data) => data.username !== data.email.split('@')[0], {
    message: 'Username cannot be your email prefix',
    path: ['username'],
  })
  .refine((data) => data.age >= 18, {
    message: 'Must be 18 or older',
    path: ['age'],
  })

// Async refinement (for API checks)
const usernameSchema = z.string().refine(async (username) => {
  // Check if username is available via API
  const response = await fetch(`/api/check-username?username=${username}`)
  const { available } = await response.json()
  return available
}, {
  message: 'Username is already taken',
})

// Transform string to number
const ageSchema = z.string().transform((val) => parseInt(val, 10))

// Transform to uppercase
const uppercaseSchema = z.string().transform((val) => val.toUpperCase())

// Transform date string to Date object
const dateSchema = z.string().transform((val) => new Date(val))

// Trim whitespace
const trimmedSchema = z.string().transform((val) => val.trim())

// Complex transform
const userInputSchema = z.object({
  email: z.string().email().transform((val) => val.toLowerCase()),
  tags: z.string().transform((val) => val.split(',').map(tag => tag.trim())),
})

// Chain transform and refine
const positiveNumberSchema = z.string()
  .transform((val) => parseFloat(val))
  .refine((val) => !isNaN(val), { message: 'Must be a number' })
  .refine((val) => val > 0, { message: 'Must be positive' })

import { zodResolver } from '@hookform/resolvers/zod'

const form = useForm<FormData>({
  resolver: zodResolver(schema),
})

import { zodResolver } from '@hookform/resolvers/zod'

// With options
const form = useForm({
  resolver: zodResolver(schema, {
    async: false,     // Use async validation
    raw: false,       // Return raw Zod error
  }),
})

function BasicForm() {
  const { register, handleSubmit } = useForm<FormData>({
    resolver: zodResolver(schema),
  })

  return (
    <form onSubmit={handleSubmit(onSubmit)}>
      {/* Spread register result to input */}
      <input {...register('email')} />
      <input {...register('password')} />

      {/* With custom props */}
      <input
        {...register('username')}
        placeholder="Enter username"
        className="input"
      />
    </form>
  )
}

{
  onChange: (e) => void,
  onBlur: (e) => void,
  ref: (instance) => void,
  name: string,
}

import { Controller } from 'react-hook-form'

function FormWithCustomInput() {
  const { control, handleSubmit } = useForm<FormData>({
    resolver: zodResolver(schema),
  })

  return (
    <form onSubmit={handleSubmit(onSubmit)}>
      <Controller
        name="category"
        control={control}
        render={({ field }) => (
          <CustomSelect
            {...field}                      // value, onChange, onBlur, ref
            options={categoryOptions}
          />
        )}
      />

      {/* With more control */}
      <Controller
        name="dateOfBirth"
        control={control}
        render={({ field, fieldState }) => (
          <div>
            <DatePicker
              selected={field.value}
              onChange={field.onChange}
              onBlur={field.onBlur}
            />
            {fieldState.error && (
              <span>{fieldState.error.message}</span>
            )}
          </div>
        )}
      />
    </form>
  )
}

import { useController } from 'react-hook-form'

// Reusable custom input component
function CustomInput({ name, control, label }) {
  const {
    field,
    fieldState: { error },
  } = useController({
    name,
    control,
    defaultValue: '',
  })

  return (
    <div>
      <label>{label}</label>
      <input {...field} />
      {error && <span>{error.message}</span>}
    </div>
  )
}

// Usage
function MyForm() {
  const { control, handleSubmit } = useForm({
    resolver: zodResolver(schema),
  })

  return (
    <form onSubmit={handleSubmit(onSubmit)}>
      <CustomInput name="email" control={control} label="Email" />
      <CustomInput name="username" control={control} label="Username" />
    </form>
  )
}

function FormWithErrors() {
  const { register, handleSubmit, formState: { errors } } = useForm<FormData>({
    resolver: zodResolver(schema),
  })

  return (
    <form onSubmit={handleSubmit(onSubmit)}>
      <div>
        <input {...register('email')} aria-invalid={errors.email ? 'true' : 'false'} />

        {/* Simple error display */}
        {errors.email && <span>{errors.email.message}</span>}

        {/* Accessible error display */}
        {errors.email && (
          <span role="alert" className="error">
            {errors.email.message}
          </span>
        )}

        {/* Error with icon */}
        {errors.email && (
          <div role="alert" className="error">
            <ErrorIcon />
            <span>{errors.email.message}</span>
          </div>
        )}
      </div>
    </form>
  )
}

// errors object structure
{
  email: {
    type: 'invalid_string',
    message: 'Invalid email address',
  },
  password: {
    type: 'too_small',
    message: 'Password must be at least 8 characters',
  },
  // Nested errors
  address: {
    street: {
      type: 'invalid_type',
      message: 'Expected string, received undefined',
    },
  },
}

const schema = z.object({
  password: z.string().min(8),
  confirmPassword: z.string(),
}).refine((data) => data.password === data.confirmPassword, {
  message: "Passwords don't match",
  path: ['confirmPassword'], // Attach error to confirmPassword field
})

// Without path - creates root error
.refine((data) => someCondition, {
  message: 'Form validation failed',
})

// Access root errors
const { formState: { errors } } = useForm()
errors.root?.message // Root-level error

function FormWithServerErrors() {
  const { register, handleSubmit, setError, formState: { errors } } = useForm({
    resolver: zodResolver(schema),
  })

  const onSubmit = async (data) => {
    try {
      const response = await fetch('/api/submit', {
        method: 'POST',
        body: JSON.stringify(data),
      })

      if (!response.ok) {
        const { errors: serverErrors } = await response.json()

        // Map server errors to form fields
        Object.entries(serverErrors).forEach(([field, message]) => {
          setError(field, {
            type: 'server',
            message,
          })
        })

        return
      }

      // Success!
    } catch (error) {
      // Generic error
      setError('root', {
        type: 'server',
        message: 'An error occurred. Please try again.',
      })
    }
  }

  return (
    <form onSubmit={handleSubmit(onSubmit)}>
      {errors.root && <div role="alert">{errors.root.message}</div>}
      {/* ... */}
    </form>
  )
}