How get quill and other form to JS submit function? - laravel

Question

I wanna use quill rich editor and other fields on my form. But cant get access to quill innerHTML from JS function. I am using Laravel with Alpinejs and my code is
<form x-data="contactForm()" #submit.prevent="submit">
<div class="col-12">
<div class="mt-2 w-100 bg-white" wire:ignore>
<div
x-data
x-ref="quillEditor"
x-init="
quill = new Quill($refs.quillEditor, {
theme: 'snow',
modules: {toolbar: '#toolbar'}
});
quill.on('text-change', function () {
$dispatch('input', quill.root.innerHTML);
});"
wire:model.debounce.2000ms="description"
class="sign__textarea"
style="height: 300px;"
>{{ old('description', $services_users->description) }}
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="col-12">
<input name="message" x-model="data.title">
</div>
<div class="col-12 col-xl-3 mt-5">
<button type="submit" x-text="buttonText" :disabled="loading"></button>
</div>
</form>
<script>
function contactForm() {
return {
data: {
title: "",
myQuill: quill.root.innerHTML,
},
buttonText: "Save",
loading: false,
submit() {
this.buttonText = "Saving...";
this.loading = true;
fetch('myurl.endpoint', {
method: "POST",
headers: {
"Content-Type": "application/json",
"Accept": "application/json",
},
body: JSON.stringify(this.data),
}).then(() => {
alert("Form submitted");
}).catch(() => {
alert("Something went wrong");
}).finally(() => {
this.data.title = ""
this.buttonText = "Save";
this.loading = false;
});
},
};
}
</scirpt>
Now i have an error Can't find variable: quill how can i get all fields from form and send to backend event if quill is not a form field?

Answer 1

It doesn't work because you're calling the variable "quill" in the parent and you're declaring it in the child. To fix it declare the x-init directive in the form.
listening to the "text-change" event is not necessary. A good option is to add the content of the container before submitting the form.
see : https://alpinejs.dev/directives/data#scope
<form x-data="contactForm()" x-init="
quill = new Quill($refs.quillEditor, {
theme: 'snow'
});
quill.on('text-change', function () {
$dispatch('input', quill.root.innerHTML);
});" #submit.prevent="submit">
<div class="col-12">
<div class="mt-2 w-100 bg-white" wire:ignore>
<div
x-ref="quillEditor"
wire:model.debounce.2000ms="description"
class="sign__textarea"
style="height: 300px;"
>{{ old('description', $services_users->description) }}
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="col-12">
<input name="message" x-model="data.title">
</div>
<div class="col-12 col-xl-3 mt-5">
<button type="submit" x-text="buttonText" :disabled="loading"></button>
</div>
</form>
<script>
function contactForm() {
return {
quill:null,
data: {
title: "",
// myQuill: function(){ return this.quill.root.innerHTML}
},
buttonText: "Save",
loading: false,
submit() {
this.buttonText = "Saving...";
//add content quill here
this.data.myQuill = this.quill.root.innerHTML;
this.loading = true;
fetch('myurl.endpoint', {
method: "POST",
headers: {
"Content-Type": "application/json",
"Accept": "application/json",
},
body: JSON.stringify(this.data),
}).then(() => {
alert("Form submitted");
}).catch(() => {
alert("Something went wrong");
}).finally(() => {
this.data.title = ""
this.buttonText = "Save";
this.loading = false;
});
},
};
}
</script>

Answer 2

Ok this is what i did
<form x-data="contactForm()" x-init="initQuill()" x-on:submit="submit()" method="POST" action="target.url">
<div x-ref="editor"></div>
<input x-ref="editorValue" type="hidden" name="hidden_input">
<button>Save</button>
</form>
<script>
function contactForm(){
return {
initQuill(){
new Quill(this.$refs. editor, {theme: 'snow'});
},
submit(){
console.log(this.$refs. editor.__quill.root.innerHTML);
this.$refs.editorValue.value = this.$refs.editor.__quill.root.innerHTML;
}
}
}
</script>
Now is ok and works with basic. You can extend function with new features etc. Thx for help guys.