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Migrates all remaining FormInputType components out of the deprecated formGenerators.tsx and into the new plugin-hrm-form/src/components/forms/components/ structure — each with a stateless *UI component and a stateful wrapper that owns RHF bindings. Adds unit tests for each migrated component with parity tests against the old getInputType to assert behavioral equivalence.

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New components

  • SearchInput/ — search input with icon + visually-hidden accessible label
  • FormInput/NumericInput.tsx — reuses FormInputUI; overrides registerOptions.pattern with /^[0-9]+$/g
  • FormInput/Email.tsx — reuses FormInputUI; overrides registerOptions.pattern with /\S+@\S+\.\S+/
  • RadioInput/ — radio group with defaultOption reset support
  • ListboxMultiselect/ — multi-select listbox with keyboard navigation (Arrow keys) and focus roving
  • MixedCheckbox/ — three-state checkbox (true / false / 'mixed') using setValue directly
  • DateInput/DateInput and TimeInput share a single DateTimeInputUI (same structure, different styled component + type attribute)
  • FileUpload/ — thin wrapper delegating to the existing UploadFileInput

Modified

  • FormInput/FormInput.tsx — exports FormInputUI so NumericInput and Email can reuse the UI without duplication (mirrors the FormSelectUI pattern)
  • inputGenerator.tsx — adds case branches for all 9 newly migrated types; removes the default fallback to getInputType; removes eslint-disable sonarjs/no-small-switch (no longer needed)

New tests

Each migrated component has a test file under its directory in plugin-hrm-form/src/components/forms/components/, following the existing FormInput.test.tsx pattern:

  • SearchInput/SearchInput.test.tsx
  • FormInput/NumericInput.test.tsx — includes assertion that register is called with the numeric pattern
  • FormInput/Email.test.tsx — includes assertion that register is called with the email pattern
  • RadioInput/RadioInput.test.tsx
  • ListboxMultiselect/ListboxMultiselect.test.tsx
  • MixedCheckbox/MixedCheckbox.test.tsx — includes assertion of the mixed → true → false → mixed state cycle
  • DateInput/DateInput.test.tsx — covers both DateInput and TimeInput; parity tests are parameterized via jest-each to avoid duplication
  • FileUpload/FileUpload.test.tsx

Each test file contains two describe blocks:

  1. Behavior tests for the new component (render accessibility, updateCallback invocation, required/disabled/error UI states)
  2. Parity tests using the old getInputType to assert identical behavior

Note: jest.mock('hrm-form-definitions', ...) is used in all test files to work around a pre-existing @babel/runtime resolution issue in loadDefinition.js (same root cause as the existing failing listbox-multiselect.test.tsx and inputGenerator.test.tsx). One documented behavioral difference: the old SearchInput via getInputType does not render error message text — the new component adds this as an improvement.

Checklist

  • Corresponding issue has been opened
  • New tests added
  • Feature flags added
  • Strings are localized
  • Tested for chat contacts
  • Tested for call contacts

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Verification steps

Each input type should render and behave identically to its predecessor in formGenerators.tsx. Spot-check by opening a contact form that exercises each input type (search, numeric, email, radio, multiselect, mixed checkbox, date, time, file upload).

Run the new tests with:

cd plugin-hrm-form && npm run test -- --testPathPattern="forms/components/(SearchInput|FormInput/(Numeric|Email)|RadioInput|ListboxMultiselect|MixedCheckbox|DateInput|FileUpload)"

AFTER YOU MERGE

  1. Cut a release tag using the Github workflow. Wait for it to complete and notify in the #aselo-deploys Slack channel.
  2. Comment on the ticket with the release tag version AND any additional instructions required to configure an environment to test the changes.
  3. Only then move the ticket into the QA column in JIRA

You are responsible for ensuring the above steps are completed. If you move a ticket into QA without advising what version to test, the QA team will assume the latest tag has the changes. If it does not, the following confusion is on you! :-P

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<issue_title>refactor: migrate remaining form components to new standard</issue_title>
<issue_description>In this PR (and https://github.com/techmatters/flex-plugins/pull/3053/changes, among some other commits), we started a migration to move "form input components" out from the older plugin-hrm-form/src/components/common/forms/formGenerators.tsx, and into the newer and better scoped plugin-hrm-form/src/components/forms/components/.

Your task is to migrate the rest of the FormInputTypes from plugin-hrm-form/src/components/common/forms/formGenerators.tsx to the newer plugin-hrm-form/src/components/forms/components/ version.
The entire list of components that need to be migrated are:

  • FormInputType.SearchInput
  • FormInputType.NumericInput
  • FormInputType.Email
  • FormInputType.RadioInput
  • FormInputType.ListboxMultiselect
  • FormInputType.MixedCheckbox
  • FormInputType.TimeInput
  • FormInputType.DateInput
  • FormInputType.FileUpload

Here are the specs you must comply with:

  • Each input type must be refactored in a separate PR. The PRs should compose a chain of PRs, to avoid merge conflicts. This means that the PR that refactors FormInputType.SearchInput should base off of master, then FormInputType.NumericInput should base off of the one where FormInputType.SearchInput is refactored, and so on.
  • Each input type that is migrated should live in it's own folder under plugin-hrm-form/src/components/forms/components/, where (using RadioInput as example, but analogous to the rest of the components):
    • A folder named after the input type (e.g. RadioInput/) is where the different files will be placed.
    • A .tsx file named after the input type (e.g. RadioInput/RadioInput.tsx) is the file where the component is defined. This file should contain two React components:
      • One named after the input type, with a UI suffix (e.g. RadioInput). This is a stateless components, that receives all the necessary information as props and renders the information accordingly.
      • One named after the input type (e.g. RadioInput). This is a stateful component, that only renders the above one, passing the necessary props. All of the state and hooks needed for the "UI" component is handled here.
    • A styles.tsx file (e.g. RadioInput/styles.tsx), where all the styles specific for this UI component is placed.
      • If the styles were previously part of a file like plugin-hrm-form/src/styles/HrmStyles.tsx and there are no other references to it, then remove it from the original location.
      • If the styles are still used by other components, keep them where they are.
      • If in the process, is obvious that a style is shared between different components in plugin-hrm-form/src/components/forms/components/, move the style to the shared plugin-hrm-form/src/components/forms/components/styles.tsx`.
    • If it's obvious that one particular input type is a "variant" of another one (e.g. NumericInput and EmailInput are variants of the plain FormInput but with extra pattern rules), avoid duplicating the "UI" component, instead follow the pattern used in the plugin-hrm-form/src/components/forms/components/FormSelect/ directory: FormSelect.tsx and DependentFormSelect.tsx, both share the same FormSelectUI.tsx component.
  • The resulting component should be used in createInput (plugin-hrm-form/src/components/forms/inputGenerator.tsx), in the corresponding case statement.</issue_description>

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Copilot AI changed the title [WIP] Refactor: Migrate remaining form components to new standard refactor: migrate remaining form components to new standard Mar 3, 2026
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gpaoloni commented Mar 4, 2026

@copilot fix the lint errors (and tests if any). This can be run from plugin-hrm-form/ like npm run lint and npm run test.

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Copilot AI commented Mar 4, 2026

@copilot fix the lint errors (and tests if any). This can be run from plugin-hrm-form/ like npm run lint and npm run test.

Fixed in 40178a1. The lint error was FormInputUIProps being exported but not imported by any other module. Removed the export keyword — the type is still used internally within FormInput.tsx by FormInputUI. The only remaining lint error is the pre-existing ../private/secret unresolved module in setUp.ts which isn't related to these changes.

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gpaoloni commented Mar 4, 2026

@copilot In a new PR, write unit tests for each input type (they are defined here

) that asserts the behavior. Follow the already existing test suite plugin-hrm-form/src/components/forms/components/FormInput/FormInput.test.tsx as a guideline.

  • Tests should live under the corresponding directory in plugin-hrm-form/src/components/forms/components/.
  • Tests should assert the behavior, not the implementation details.
  • Skip tests for FormInput since those already exist.
    Once the tests are in place, replicate the exact same test suites but calling the soon-to-remove getInputType.

The goal of this new PR is to assert that behavior remains EXACTLY the same between the old and the new behavior.

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Copilot AI commented Mar 4, 2026

@copilot In a new PR, write unit tests for each input type (they are defined here https://github.com/techmatters/flex-plugins/blob/b6c2f6ddb1f4207e4ecd0588a9a550c543cc6949/lambdas/packages/hrm-form-de...

Done in 317e6a9. Added unit tests for all 8 remaining input types, each with:

  • A behavior test suite for the new component (describe('ComponentName', ...))
  • A parity test suite using the old getInputType (describe('ComponentName via getInputType (parity)', ...))

Tests cover: render accessibility, updateCallback invocation, and required/disabled/error UI states. NumericInput and Email also assert register is called with the correct pattern.

A few notes on what was discovered during testing:

  • SearchInput: the old getInputType doesn't render error message text — the new component adds this as an improvement. The parity test documents this difference with a comment.
  • DateInput/TimeInput: parity tests are parameterized via jest-each's describe.each since both share the same DateTimeInputUI.
  • Infrastructure gap: jest.mock('hrm-form-definitions', ...) is required in all test files to avoid a pre-existing @babel/runtime resolution issue in loadDefinition.js (same root cause that makes listbox-multiselect.test.tsx and inputGenerator.test.tsx fail).

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