How to write forms with Jazz

This guide shows you a simple and powerful way to implement forms for creating and updating CoValues.

Updating a CoValue

To update a CoValue, we simply assign the new value directly as changes happen. These changes are synced to the server.

<input
  type="text"
  value={order.name}
  onChange={(e) => order.$jazz.set("name", e.target.value)}
/>

It's that simple!

Creating a CoValue

When creating a CoValue, we can use a partial version that allows us to build up the data before submitting.

Using a Partial CoValue

Let's say we have a CoValue called BubbleTeaOrder. We can create a partial version, PartialBubbleTeaOrder, which has some fields made optional so we can build up the data incrementally.

// schema.ts
export const const BubbleTeaOrder: co.Map<{
    name: z.z.ZodString;
}, unknown, Account | Group>BubbleTeaOrder = import coco.map<{
    name: z.z.ZodString;
}>(shape: {
    name: z.z.ZodString;
}): co.Map<{
    name: z.z.ZodString;
}, unknown, Account | Group>
export mapmap({
  name: z.z.ZodStringname: import zz.function string(params?: string | z.z.core.$ZodStringParams): z.z.ZodString (+1 overload)
export stringstring(),
});
export type type BubbleTeaOrder = {
    readonly name: string;
} & CoMapBubbleTeaOrder = import coco.type loaded<T extends CoValueClassOrSchema, R extends ResolveQuery<T> = true> = R extends boolean | undefined ? NonNullable<InstanceOfSchemaCoValuesNullable<T>> : [NonNullable<InstanceOfSchemaCoValuesNullable<T>>] extends [...] ? Exclude<...> extends CoValue ? R extends {
    ...;
} ? readonly ((CoValue & ... 1 more ... & (ItemDepth extends boolean | undefined ? CoValue & Exclude<...> : [...] extends [...] ? Exclude<...> extends CoValue ? ItemDepth extends {
    ...;
} ? readonly ((CoValue & ... 1 more ... & (ItemDepth extends boolean | undefined ? CoValue & Exclude<...> : [...] extends [...] ? Exclude<...> extends CoValue ? ItemDepth extends {
    ...;
} ? readonly ((CoValue & ... 1 more ... & (ItemDepth extends boolean | undefined ? CoValue & Exclude<...> : [...] extends [...] ? Exclude<...> extends CoValue ? ItemDepth extends {
    ...;
} ? readonly ((CoValue & ... 1 more ... & (ItemDepth extends boolean | undefined ? CoValue & Exclude<...> : [...] extends [...] ? Exclude<...> extends CoValue ? ItemDepth extends {
    ...;
} ? readonly ((CoValue & ... 1 more ... & (ItemDepth extends boolean | undefined ? CoValue & Exclude<...> : [...] extends [...] ? Exclude<...> extends CoValue ? ItemDepth extends {
    ...;
} ? readonly ((CoValue & ... 1 more ... & (ItemDepth extends boolean | undefined ? CoValue & Exclude<...> : [...] extends [...] ? Exclude<...> extends CoValue ? ItemDepth extends {
    ...;
} ? readonly ((CoValue & ... 1 more ... & (ItemDepth extends boolean | undefined ? CoValue & Exclude<...> : [...] extends [...] ? Exclude<...> extends CoValue ? ItemDepth extends {
    ...;
} ? readonly ((CoValue & ... 1 more ... & (ItemDepth extends boolean ...
export loadedloaded<typeof const BubbleTeaOrder: co.Map<{
    name: z.z.ZodString;
}, unknown, Account | Group>BubbleTeaOrder>;

export const const PartialBubbleTeaOrder: co.Map<{
    name: z.ZodOptional<z.z.ZodString>;
}, unknown, Account | Group>PartialBubbleTeaOrder = const BubbleTeaOrder: co.Map<{
    name: z.z.ZodString;
}, unknown, Account | Group>BubbleTeaOrder.CoMapSchema<{ name: ZodString; }, unknown, Account | Group>.partial<"name">(keys?: {
    name: true;
} | undefined): co.Map<{
    name: z.ZodOptional<z.z.ZodString>;
}, unknown, Account | Group>Creates a new CoMap schema by making all fields optional.
@returnsA new CoMap schema with all fields optional.partial();
export type type PartialBubbleTeaOrder = {
    readonly name: string | undefined;
} & CoMapPartialBubbleTeaOrder = import coco.type loaded<T extends CoValueClassOrSchema, R extends ResolveQuery<T> = true> = R extends boolean | undefined ? NonNullable<InstanceOfSchemaCoValuesNullable<T>> : [NonNullable<InstanceOfSchemaCoValuesNullable<T>>] extends [...] ? Exclude<...> extends CoValue ? R extends {
    ...;
} ? readonly ((CoValue & ... 1 more ... & (ItemDepth extends boolean | undefined ? CoValue & Exclude<...> : [...] extends [...] ? Exclude<...> extends CoValue ? ItemDepth extends {
    ...;
} ? readonly ((CoValue & ... 1 more ... & (ItemDepth extends boolean | undefined ? CoValue & Exclude<...> : [...] extends [...] ? Exclude<...> extends CoValue ? ItemDepth extends {
    ...;
} ? readonly ((CoValue & ... 1 more ... & (ItemDepth extends boolean | undefined ? CoValue & Exclude<...> : [...] extends [...] ? Exclude<...> extends CoValue ? ItemDepth extends {
    ...;
} ? readonly ((CoValue & ... 1 more ... & (ItemDepth extends boolean | undefined ? CoValue & Exclude<...> : [...] extends [...] ? Exclude<...> extends CoValue ? ItemDepth extends {
    ...;
} ? readonly ((CoValue & ... 1 more ... & (ItemDepth extends boolean | undefined ? CoValue & Exclude<...> : [...] extends [...] ? Exclude<...> extends CoValue ? ItemDepth extends {
    ...;
} ? readonly ((CoValue & ... 1 more ... & (ItemDepth extends boolean | undefined ? CoValue & Exclude<...> : [...] extends [...] ? Exclude<...> extends CoValue ? ItemDepth extends {
    ...;
} ? readonly ((CoValue & ... 1 more ... & (ItemDepth extends boolean | undefined ? CoValue & Exclude<...> : [...] extends [...] ? Exclude<...> extends CoValue ? ItemDepth extends {
    ...;
} ? readonly ((CoValue & ... 1 more ... & (ItemDepth extends boolean ...
export loadedloaded<typeof const PartialBubbleTeaOrder: co.Map<{
    name: z.ZodOptional<z.z.ZodString>;
}, unknown, Account | Group>PartialBubbleTeaOrder>;

Writing the components in React

Let's write the form component that will be used for both create and update.

// OrderForm.tsx
export function function OrderForm({ order, onSave }: {
    order: BubbleTeaOrder | PartialBubbleTeaOrder;
    onSave?: (e: React.FormEvent<HTMLFormElement>) => void;
}): React.JSX.ElementOrderForm({
  order: ({
    readonly name: string;
} & CoMap) | ({
    readonly name: string | undefined;
} & CoMap)order,
  onSave: ((e: React.FormEvent<HTMLFormElement>) => void) | undefinedonSave
}: {
  order: ({
    readonly name: string;
} & CoMap) | ({
    readonly name: string | undefined;
} & CoMap)order: type BubbleTeaOrder = {
    readonly name: string;
} & CoMapBubbleTeaOrder | type PartialBubbleTeaOrder = {
    readonly name: string | undefined;
} & CoMapPartialBubbleTeaOrder;
  onSave?: ((e: React.FormEvent<HTMLFormElement>) => void) | undefinedonSave?: (e: React.FormEvent<HTMLFormElement>e: React.interface React.FormEvent<T = Element>FormEvent<HTMLFormElement>) => void;
}) {
  return (
    <React.JSX.IntrinsicElements.form: React.DetailedHTMLProps<React.FormHTMLAttributes<HTMLFormElement>, HTMLFormElement>form React.DOMAttributes<HTMLFormElement>.onSubmit?: React.FormEventHandler<HTMLFormElement> | undefinedonSubmit={onSave: ((e: React.FormEvent<HTMLFormElement>) => void) | undefinedonSave || (e: React.FormEvent<HTMLFormElement>e => e: React.FormEvent<HTMLFormElement>e.React.BaseSyntheticEvent<Event, EventTarget & HTMLFormElement, EventTarget>.preventDefault(): voidpreventDefault())}>
      <React.JSX.IntrinsicElements.label: React.DetailedHTMLProps<React.LabelHTMLAttributes<HTMLLabelElement>, HTMLLabelElement>label>
        Name
        <React.JSX.IntrinsicElements.input: React.DetailedHTMLProps<React.InputHTMLAttributes<HTMLInputElement>, HTMLInputElement>input
          React.InputHTMLAttributes<HTMLInputElement>.type?: React.HTMLInputTypeAttribute | undefinedtype="text"
          React.InputHTMLAttributes<HTMLInputElement>.value?: string | number | readonly string[] | undefinedvalue={order: ({
    readonly name: string;
} & CoMap) | ({
    readonly name: string | undefined;
} & CoMap)order.name: string | undefinedname || ""}
          React.InputHTMLAttributes<HTMLInputElement>.onChange?: React.ChangeEventHandler<HTMLInputElement> | undefinedonChange={(e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>e) => order: ({
    readonly name: string;
} & CoMap) | ({
    readonly name: string | undefined;
} & CoMap)order.CoMap.$jazz: CoMapJazzApi<{
    readonly name: string;
} & CoMap> | CoMapJazzApi<{
    readonly name: string | undefined;
} & CoMap>Jazz methods for CoMaps are inside this property.

This allows CoMaps to be used as plain objects while still having
access to Jazz methods, and also doesn't limit which key names can be
used inside CoMaps.$jazz.CoMapJazzApi<M extends CoMap>.set<"name">(key: "name", value: string): voidSet a value on the CoMap
@paramkey The key to set@paramvalue The value to set@categoryContentset("name", e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>e.React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>.target: EventTarget & HTMLInputElementtarget.HTMLInputElement.value: stringReturns the value of the data at the cursor's current position.value)}
          React.InputHTMLAttributes<HTMLInputElement>.required?: boolean | undefinedrequired
        />
      </React.JSX.IntrinsicElements.label: React.DetailedHTMLProps<React.LabelHTMLAttributes<HTMLLabelElement>, HTMLLabelElement>label>

      {onSave: ((e: React.FormEvent<HTMLFormElement>) => void) | undefinedonSave && <React.JSX.IntrinsicElements.button: React.DetailedHTMLProps<React.ButtonHTMLAttributes<HTMLButtonElement>, HTMLButtonElement>button React.ButtonHTMLAttributes<HTMLButtonElement>.type?: "button" | "reset" | "submit" | undefinedtype="submit">Submit</React.JSX.IntrinsicElements.button: React.DetailedHTMLProps<React.ButtonHTMLAttributes<HTMLButtonElement>, HTMLButtonElement>button>}
    </React.JSX.IntrinsicElements.form: React.DetailedHTMLProps<React.FormHTMLAttributes<HTMLFormElement>, HTMLFormElement>form>
  );
}

Writing the edit form

To make the edit form, simply pass the BubbleTeaOrder. Changes are automatically saved as you type.

// EditOrder.tsx
export function function EditOrder(props: {
    id: string;
}): React.JSX.Element | undefinedEditOrder(props: {
    id: string;
}props: { id: stringid: string }) {
  const const order: ({
    readonly name: string;
} & CoMap) | null | undefinedorder = useCoState<co.Map<{
    name: z.z.ZodString;
}, unknown, Account | Group>, true>(Schema: co.Map<{
    name: z.z.ZodString;
}, unknown, Account | Group>, id: string | undefined, options?: {
    ...;
} | undefined): ({
    ...;
} & CoMap) | ... 1 more ... | undefinedReact hook for subscribing to CoValues and handling loading states.

This hook provides a convenient way to subscribe to CoValues and automatically
handles the subscription lifecycle (subscribe on mount, unsubscribe on unmount).
It also supports deep loading of nested CoValues through resolve queries.
@returnsThe loaded CoValue, or `undefined` if loading, or `null` if not found/not accessible@example```tsx
// Deep loading with resolve queries
const Project = co.map({
  name: z.string(),
  tasks: co.list(Task),
  owner: TeamMember,
});

function ProjectView({ projectId }: { projectId: string }) {
  const project = useCoState(Project, projectId, {
    resolve: {
      tasks: { $each: true },
      owner: true,
    },
  });

  if (!project) {
    return project === null
      ? "Project not found or not accessible"
      : "Loading project...";
  }

  return (
    <div>
      <h1>{project.name}</h1>
      <p>Owner: {project.owner.name}</p>
      <ul>
        {project.tasks.map((task) => (
          <li key={task.id}>{task.title}</li>
        ))}
      </ul>
    </div>
  );
}
```@example```tsx
// Using with optional references and error handling
const Task = co.map({
  title: z.string(),
  assignee: co.optional(TeamMember),
  subtasks: co.list(Task),
});

function TaskDetail({ taskId }: { taskId: string }) {
  const task = useCoState(Task, taskId, {
    resolve: {
      assignee: true,
      subtasks: { $each: { $onError: null } },
    },
  });

  if (!task) {
    return task === null
      ? "Task not found or not accessible"
      : "Loading task...";
  }

  return (
    <div>
      <h2>{task.title}</h2>
      {task.assignee && <p>Assigned to: {task.assignee.name}</p>}
      <ul>
        {task.subtasks.map((subtask, index) => (
          subtask ? <li key={subtask.id}>{subtask.title}</li> : <li key={index}>Inaccessible subtask</li>
        ))}
      </ul>
    </div>
  );
}
```

For more examples, see the [subscription and deep loading](https://jazz.tools/docs/react/using-covalues/subscription-and-loading) documentation.useCoState(const BubbleTeaOrder: co.Map<{
    name: z.z.ZodString;
}, unknown, Account | Group>BubbleTeaOrder, props: {
    id: string;
}props.id: stringid);

  if (!const order: ({
    readonly name: string;
} & CoMap) | null | undefinedorder) return;

  return <function OrderForm({ order, }: {
    order: PartialBubbleTeaOrder;
}): React.JSX.ElementOrderForm order: {
    readonly name: string | undefined;
} & CoMaporder={const order: {
    readonly name: string;
} & CoMaporder} />;
}

Writing the create form

For the create form, we need to:

Create a partial order.
Edit the partial order.
Convert the partial order to a "real" order on submit.

Here's how that looks like:

// CreateOrder.tsx
export function function CreateOrder(props: {
    id: string;
}): React.JSX.Element | undefinedCreateOrder(props: {
    id: string;
}props: { id: stringid: string }) {
  const const orders: CoList<({
    readonly name: string;
} & CoMap) | null> | undefinedorders = useAccountWithSelector<co.Account<{
    root: co.Map<{
        orders: co.List<co.Map<{
            name: z.z.ZodString;
        }, unknown, Account | Group>>;
    }, unknown, Account | Group>;
    profile: co.Profile<BaseProfileShape>;
}>, CoList<...> | undefined, {
    ...;
}>(AccountSchema: co.Account<...> | undefined, options: {
    ...;
}): CoList<...> | undefinedReact hook for accessing the current user's account with selective data extraction and custom equality checking.

This hook extends `useAccount` by allowing you to select only specific parts of the account data
through a selector function, which helps reduce unnecessary re-renders by narrowing down the
returned data. Additionally, you can provide a custom equality function to further optimize
performance by controlling when the component should re-render based on the selected data.

The hook automatically handles the subscription lifecycle and supports deep loading of nested
CoValues through resolve queries, just like `useAccount`.
@returnsThe result of the selector function applied to the loaded account data@example```tsx
// Select only specific fields to reduce re-renders
const MyAppAccount = co.account({
  profile: co.profile(),
  root: co.map({
    name: z.string(),
    email: z.string(),
    lastLogin: z.date(),
  }),
});

function UserProfile({ accountId }: { accountId: string }) {
  // Only re-render when the profile name changes, not other fields
  const profileName = useAccountWithSelector(
    MyAppAccount,
    {
      resolve: {
        profile: true,
        root: true,
      },
      select: (account) => account?.profile?.name ?? "Loading...",
    }
  );

  return <h1>{profileName}</h1>;
}
```

For more examples, see the [subscription and deep loading](https://jazz.tools/docs/react/using-covalues/subscription-and-loading) documentation.useAccountWithSelector(const JazzAccount: co.Account<{
    root: co.Map<{
        orders: co.List<co.Map<{
            name: z.z.ZodString;
        }, unknown, Account | Group>>;
    }, unknown, Account | Group>;
    profile: co.Profile<BaseProfileShape>;
}>JazzAccount, {
    resolve?: RefsToResolve<{
    readonly root: ({
        readonly orders: CoList<({
            readonly name: string;
        } & CoMap) | null> | null;
    } & CoMap) | null;
    readonly profile: ({
        readonly name: string;
        readonly inbox: string | undefined;
        readonly inboxInvite: string | undefined;
    } & CoMap) | null;
} & Account, 10, []> | undefinedResolve query to specify which nested CoValues to load from the accountresolve: { root?: RefsToResolve<{
    readonly orders: CoList<({
        readonly name: string;
    } & CoMap) | null> | null;
} & CoMap, 10, [0]> | undefinedroot: { orders?: RefsToResolve<CoList<({
    readonly name: string;
} & CoMap) | null>, 10, [0, 0]> | undefinedorders: true } },
    select: (account: CoMapLikeLoaded<{
    readonly root: ({
        readonly orders: CoList<({
            readonly name: string;
        } & CoMap) | null> | null;
    } & CoMap) | null;
    readonly profile: ({
        readonly name: string;
        readonly inbox: string | undefined;
        readonly inboxInvite: string | undefined;
    } & CoMap) | null;
} & Account, {
    ...;
}, 10, []> | null | undefined) => CoList<...> | undefinedSelect which value to return from the account dataselect: (account: CoMapLikeLoaded<{
    readonly root: ({
        readonly orders: CoList<({
            readonly name: string;
        } & CoMap) | null> | null;
    } & CoMap) | null;
    readonly profile: ({
        readonly name: string;
        readonly inbox: string | undefined;
        readonly inboxInvite: string | undefined;
    } & CoMap) | null;
} & Account, {
    ...;
}, 10, []> | null | undefinedaccount) => account: CoMapLikeLoaded<{
    readonly root: ({
        readonly orders: CoList<({
            readonly name: string;
        } & CoMap) | null> | null;
    } & CoMap) | null;
    readonly profile: ({
        readonly name: string;
        readonly inbox: string | undefined;
        readonly inboxInvite: string | undefined;
    } & CoMap) | null;
} & Account, {
    ...;
}, 10, []> | null | undefinedaccount?.Account.root: {
    readonly orders: CoList<({
        readonly name: string;
    } & CoMap) | null>;
} & {
    readonly orders: CoList<({
        readonly name: string;
    } & CoMap) | null> | null;
} & CoMaproot.orders: CoList<({
    readonly name: string;
} & CoMap) | null> | undefinedorders,
  });

const const newOrder: ({
    readonly name: string | undefined;
} & CoMap) | null | undefinednewOrder = useCoState<co.Map<{
    name: z.ZodOptional<z.z.ZodString>;
}, unknown, Account | Group>, true>(Schema: co.Map<{
    name: z.ZodOptional<z.z.ZodString>;
}, unknown, Account | Group>, id: string | undefined, options?: {
    ...;
} | undefined): ({
    ...;
} & CoMap) | ... 1 more ... | undefinedReact hook for subscribing to CoValues and handling loading states.

This hook provides a convenient way to subscribe to CoValues and automatically
handles the subscription lifecycle (subscribe on mount, unsubscribe on unmount).
It also supports deep loading of nested CoValues through resolve queries.
@returnsThe loaded CoValue, or `undefined` if loading, or `null` if not found/not accessible@example```tsx
// Deep loading with resolve queries
const Project = co.map({
  name: z.string(),
  tasks: co.list(Task),
  owner: TeamMember,
});

function ProjectView({ projectId }: { projectId: string }) {
  const project = useCoState(Project, projectId, {
    resolve: {
      tasks: { $each: true },
      owner: true,
    },
  });

  if (!project) {
    return project === null
      ? "Project not found or not accessible"
      : "Loading project...";
  }

  return (
    <div>
      <h1>{project.name}</h1>
      <p>Owner: {project.owner.name}</p>
      <ul>
        {project.tasks.map((task) => (
          <li key={task.id}>{task.title}</li>
        ))}
      </ul>
    </div>
  );
}
```@example```tsx
// Using with optional references and error handling
const Task = co.map({
  title: z.string(),
  assignee: co.optional(TeamMember),
  subtasks: co.list(Task),
});

function TaskDetail({ taskId }: { taskId: string }) {
  const task = useCoState(Task, taskId, {
    resolve: {
      assignee: true,
      subtasks: { $each: { $onError: null } },
    },
  });

  if (!task) {
    return task === null
      ? "Task not found or not accessible"
      : "Loading task...";
  }

  return (
    <div>
      <h2>{task.title}</h2>
      {task.assignee && <p>Assigned to: {task.assignee.name}</p>}
      <ul>
        {task.subtasks.map((subtask, index) => (
          subtask ? <li key={subtask.id}>{subtask.title}</li> : <li key={index}>Inaccessible subtask</li>
        ))}
      </ul>
    </div>
  );
}
```

For more examples, see the [subscription and deep loading](https://jazz.tools/docs/react/using-covalues/subscription-and-loading) documentation.useCoState(const PartialBubbleTeaOrder: co.Map<{
    name: z.ZodOptional<z.z.ZodString>;
}, unknown, Account | Group>PartialBubbleTeaOrder, props: {
    id: string;
}props.id: stringid);

  if (!const newOrder: ({
    readonly name: string | undefined;
} & CoMap) | null | undefinednewOrder || !const orders: CoList<({
    readonly name: string;
} & CoMap) | null> | undefinedorders) return;

  const const handleSave: (e: React.FormEvent<HTMLFormElement>) => voidhandleSave = (e: React.FormEvent<HTMLFormElement>e: React.interface React.FormEvent<T = Element>FormEvent<HTMLFormElement>) => {
    e: React.FormEvent<HTMLFormElement>e.React.BaseSyntheticEvent<Event, EventTarget & HTMLFormElement, EventTarget>.preventDefault(): voidpreventDefault();

    // Convert to real order and add to the list
    // Note: the name field is marked as required in the form, so we can assume that has been set in this case
    // In a more complex form, you would need to validate the partial value before storing it
    const orders: CoList<({
    readonly name: string;
} & CoMap) | null>orders.CoList<({ readonly name: string; } & CoMap) | null>.$jazz: CoListJazzApi<CoList<({
    readonly name: string;
} & CoMap) | null>>$jazz.CoListJazzApi<CoList<({ readonly name: string; } & CoMap) | null>>.push(...items: (({
    readonly name: string;
} & CoMap) | CoMapInit<{
    readonly name: string;
} & CoMap> | null)[]): numberAppends new elements to the end of an array, and returns the new length of the array.
@paramitems New elements to add to the array.@categoryContentpush(const newOrder: {
    readonly name: string | undefined;
} & CoMapnewOrder as type BubbleTeaOrder = {
    readonly name: string;
} & CoMapBubbleTeaOrder);
  };

  return (
    <function OrderForm({ order, onSave, }: {
    order: BubbleTeaOrder | PartialBubbleTeaOrder;
    onSave?: (e: React.FormEvent<HTMLFormElement>) => void;
}): React.JSX.ElementOrderForm order: ({
    readonly name: string;
} & CoMap) | ({
    readonly name: string | undefined;
} & CoMap)order={const newOrder: {
    readonly name: string | undefined;
} & CoMapnewOrder} onSave?: ((e: React.FormEvent<HTMLFormElement>) => void) | undefinedonSave={const handleSave: (e: React.FormEvent<HTMLFormElement>) => voidhandleSave} />
  );
}

Editing with a save button

If you need a save button for editing (rather than automatic saving), you can use Jazz's branching feature. The example app shows how to create a private branch for editing that can be merged back when the user saves:

import { useCoState } from "jazz-tools/react";
import { Group } from "jazz-tools";
import { useState, useMemo } from "react";

export function EditOrderWithSave(props: { id: string }) {
  // Create a new group for the branch, so that every time we open the edit page,
  // we create a new private branch
  const owner = useMemo(() => Group.create(), []);

  const order = useCoState(BubbleTeaOrder, props.id, {
    resolve: {
      addOns: { $each: true },
      instructions: true,
    },
    unstable_branch: {
      name: "edit-order",
      owner,
    },
  });

  function handleSave(e: React.FormEvent<HTMLFormElement>) {
    e.preventDefault();
    if (!order) return;

    // Merge the branch back to the original
    order.$jazz.unstable_merge();
    // Navigate away or show success message
  }

  function handleCancel() {
    // Navigate away without saving - the branch will be discarded
  }

  if (!order) return;

  return <OrderForm order={order} onSave={handleSave} onCancel={handleCancel} />;
}

This approach creates a private branch using unstable_branch with a unique owner group. The user can edit the branch without affecting the original data, and changes are only persisted when they click save via unstable_merge().

Important: Version control is currently unstable and we may ship breaking changes in patch releases.

Handling different types of data

Forms can be more complex than just a single string field, so we've put together an example app that shows you how to handle single-select, multi-select, date, boolean inputs, and rich text.

See the full example here.

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How to write forms with Jazz

#Updating a CoValue

#Creating a CoValue

#Using a Partial CoValue

#Writing the components in React

#Writing the edit form

#Writing the create form

#Editing with a save button

#Handling different types of data