feat: add async validation

.changeset/silly-bears-share.md

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+"@clack/prompts": minor
+"@clack/core": minor
+---
+
+Add async validation support to prompts, and validation state rendering to text prompts.

packages/core/src/prompts/prompt.ts

@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ export default class Prompt<TValue> {
 		this._setUserInput('');
 	}
 
-	private onKeypress(char: string | undefined, key: Key) {
+	private async onKeypress(char: string | undefined, key: Key) {
 		if (this._track && key.name !== 'return') {
 			if (key.name && this._isActionKey(char, key)) {
 				this.rl?.write(null, { ctrl: true, name: 'h' });
@@ -238,7 +238,21 @@ export default class Prompt<TValue> {
 
 		if (key?.name === 'return' && this._shouldSubmit(char, key)) {
 			if (this.opts.validate) {
-				const problem = runValidation(this.opts.validate, this.value);
+				const problemResult = runValidation(this.opts.validate, this.value);
+				let problem: string | Error | undefined;
+				// Only if it is not a string or an Error, we assume
+				// it is a Promise and await it.
+				if (
+					problemResult !== undefined &&
+					typeof problemResult !== 'string' &&
+					!(problemResult instanceof Error)
+				) {
+					this.state = 'validating';
+					this.render();
+					problem = await problemResult;
+				} else {
+					problem = problemResult;
+				}
 				if (problem) {
 					this.error = problem instanceof Error ? problem.message : problem;
 					this.state = 'error';

packages/core/src/types.ts

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import type { Action } from './utils/settings.js';
 /**
  * The state of the prompt
  */
-export type ClackState = 'initial' | 'active' | 'cancel' | 'submit' | 'error';
+export type ClackState = 'initial' | 'active' | 'cancel' | 'submit' | 'error' | 'validating';
 
 /**
  * Typed event emitter for clack
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export interface ClackEvents<TValue> {
 	cancel: (value?: any) => void;
 	submit: (value?: any) => void;
 	error: (value?: any) => void;
+	validating: (value?: any) => void;
 	cursor: (key?: Action) => void;
 	key: (key: string | undefined, info: Key) => void;
 	value: (value?: TValue) => void;

packages/core/src/utils/validation.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import type { StandardSchemaV1 } from './standard-schema.js';
 
+type MaybePromise<T> = T | Promise<T>;
+
 /**
  * A function or [Standard Schema](https://github.com/standard-schema/standard-schema)
  * that validates user input. If a custom function is given, you should return a
@@ -33,7 +35,7 @@ import type { StandardSchemaV1 } from './standard-schema.js';
  * ```
  */
 export type Validate<TValue> =
-	| ((value: TValue | undefined) => string | Error | undefined)
+	| ((value: TValue | undefined) => MaybePromise<string | Error | undefined>)
 	| StandardSchemaV1<TValue | undefined, unknown>;
 
 /**
@@ -45,15 +47,13 @@ export type Validate<TValue> =
 export function runValidation<TValue>(
 	validate: Validate<TValue>,
 	value: TValue | undefined
-): string | Error | undefined {
+): MaybePromise<string | Error | undefined> {
 	if ('~standard' in validate) {
 		const result = validate['~standard'].validate(value);
 		// https://standardschema.dev/schema#how-to-only-allow-synchronous-validation
 		// TODO: https://github.com/bombshell-dev/clack/issues/92
 		if (result instanceof Promise) {
-			throw new TypeError(
-				'Schema validation must be synchronous. Update `validate()` and remove any asynchronous logic.'
-			);
+			return result.then((res) => res.issues?.at(0)?.message);
 		}
 		return result.issues?.at(0)?.message;
 	}

packages/core/test/prompts/prompt.test.ts

@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import { isCancel } from '../../src/utils/index.js';
 import { MockReadable } from '../mock-readable.js';
 import { MockWritable } from '../mock-writable.js';
 
+const waitForTick = () => new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 0));
+
 describe('Prompt', () => {
 	let input: MockReadable;
 	let output: MockWritable;
@@ -347,4 +349,46 @@ describe('Prompt', () => {
 			expect(instance.error).to.equal('must be "valid" (was "invalid")');
 		});
 	});
+
+	test('validates value with async validation', async () => {
+		const instance = new Prompt<string>({
+			input,
+			output,
+			render: () => 'foo',
+			validate: async (value) => {
+				await waitForTick();
+				return value === 'valid' ? undefined : 'Invalid value';
+			},
+		});
+		instance.prompt();
+
+		instance.value = 'invalid';
+		input.emit('keypress', '', { name: 'return' });
+
+		expect(instance.state).to.equal('validating');
+		await waitForTick(); // Wait for the validation to complete
+		expect(instance.state).to.equal('error');
+		expect(instance.error).to.equal('Invalid value');
+	});
+
+	test('accepts valid value with async validation', async () => {
+		const instance = new Prompt<string>({
+			input,
+			output,
+			render: () => 'foo',
+			validate: async (value) => {
+				await waitForTick();
+				return value === 'valid' ? undefined : 'Invalid value';
+			},
+		});
+		instance.prompt();
+
+		instance.value = 'valid';
+		input.emit('keypress', '', { name: 'return' });
+
+		expect(instance.state).to.equal('validating');
+		await waitForTick(); // Wait for the validation to complete
+		expect(instance.state).to.equal('submit');
+		expect(instance.error).to.equal('');
+	});
 });

packages/prompts/src/common.ts

@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ export const symbol = (state: State) => {
 			return styleText('yellow', S_STEP_ERROR);
 		case 'submit':
 			return styleText('green', S_STEP_SUBMIT);
+		case 'validating':
+			return styleText('dim', S_STEP_ACTIVE);
 	}
 };
 

packages/prompts/src/text.ts

@@ -75,6 +75,13 @@ export const text = (opts: TextOptions) => {
 			const value = this.value ?? '';
 
 			switch (this.state) {
+				case 'validating': {
+					const validatePrefix = hasGuide ? `${styleText('cyan', S_BAR)}  ` : '';
+					const validatePrefixEnd = hasGuide ? styleText('cyan', S_BAR_END) : '';
+					const userInputText = styleText('dim', userInput);
+					const validateText = styleText('dim', 'Validating...');
+					return `${title}${validatePrefix}${userInputText}\n${validatePrefixEnd}  ${validateText}\n`;
+				}
 				case 'error': {
 					const errorText = this.error ? `  ${styleText('yellow', this.error)}` : '';
 					const errorPrefix = hasGuide ? `${styleText('yellow', S_BAR)}  ` : '';

packages/prompts/test/__snapshots__/text.test.ts.snap

@@ -52,6 +52,58 @@ exports[`text (isCI = false) > defaultValue sets the value but does not render 1
 ]
 `;
 
+exports[`text (isCI = false) > displays a validating message with async validation 1`] = `
+[
+  "<cursor.hide>",
+  "│
+◆  foo
+│  _
+└
+",
+  "<cursor.backward count=999><cursor.up count=4>",
+  "<cursor.down count=2>",
+  "<erase.line><cursor.left count=1>",
+  "│  x█",
+  "<cursor.down count=2>",
+  "<cursor.backward count=999><cursor.up count=4>",
+  "<cursor.down count=1>",
+  "<erase.down>",
+  "◆  foo
+│  x█
+└  Validating...
+",
+  "<cursor.backward count=999><cursor.up count=4>",
+  "<cursor.down count=1>",
+  "<erase.down>",
+  "▲  foo
+│  x█
+└  should be xy
+",
+  "<cursor.backward count=999><cursor.up count=4>",
+  "<cursor.down count=1>",
+  "<erase.down>",
+  "◆  foo
+│  xy█
+└
+",
+  "<cursor.backward count=999><cursor.up count=4>",
+  "<cursor.down count=1>",
+  "<erase.down>",
+  "◆  foo
+│  xy█
+└  Validating...
+",
+  "<cursor.backward count=999><cursor.up count=4>",
+  "<cursor.down count=1>",
+  "<erase.down>",
+  "◇  foo
+│  xy",
+  "
+",
+  "<cursor.show>",
+]
+`;
+
 exports[`text (isCI = false) > empty string when no value and no default 1`] = `
 [
   "<cursor.hide>",
@@ -349,6 +401,58 @@ exports[`text (isCI = true) > defaultValue sets the value but does not render 1`
 ]
 `;
 
+exports[`text (isCI = true) > displays a validating message with async validation 1`] = `
+[
+  "<cursor.hide>",
+  "│
+◆  foo
+│  _
+└
+",
+  "<cursor.backward count=999><cursor.up count=4>",
+  "<cursor.down count=2>",
+  "<erase.line><cursor.left count=1>",
+  "│  x█",
+  "<cursor.down count=2>",
+  "<cursor.backward count=999><cursor.up count=4>",
+  "<cursor.down count=1>",
+  "<erase.down>",
+  "◆  foo
+│  x█
+└  Validating...
+",
+  "<cursor.backward count=999><cursor.up count=4>",
+  "<cursor.down count=1>",
+  "<erase.down>",
+  "▲  foo
+│  x█
+└  should be xy
+",
+  "<cursor.backward count=999><cursor.up count=4>",
+  "<cursor.down count=1>",
+  "<erase.down>",
+  "◆  foo
+│  xy█
+└
+",
+  "<cursor.backward count=999><cursor.up count=4>",
+  "<cursor.down count=1>",
+  "<erase.down>",
+  "◆  foo
+│  xy█
+└  Validating...
+",
+  "<cursor.backward count=999><cursor.up count=4>",
+  "<cursor.down count=1>",
+  "<erase.down>",
+  "◇  foo
+│  xy",
+  "
+",
+  "<cursor.show>",
+]
+`;
+
 exports[`text (isCI = true) > empty string when no value and no default 1`] = `
 [
   "<cursor.hide>",

packages/prompts/test/text.test.ts

@@ -238,4 +238,27 @@ describe.each(['true', 'false'])('text (isCI = %s)', (isCI) => {
 
 		expect(output.buffer).toMatchSnapshot();
 	});
+
+	test('displays a validating message with async validation', async () => {
+		const result = prompts.text({
+			message: 'foo',
+			validate: async (val) => {
+				await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 10));
+				return val !== 'xy' ? 'should be xy' : undefined;
+			},
+			input,
+			output,
+		});
+
+		input.emit('keypress', 'x', { name: 'x' });
+		input.emit('keypress', '', { name: 'return' });
+		await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 20));
+		input.emit('keypress', 'y', { name: 'y' });
+		input.emit('keypress', '', { name: 'return' });
+
+		const value = await result;
+
+		expect(value).toBe('xy');
+		expect(output.buffer).toMatchSnapshot();
+	});
 });