Glossary

Each term on this page has one meaning in these docs. Each entry links to the section that explains the term.

Managed update

A managed update is a value change that goes through the managed update hooks and value middleware. Generated controls, generated array actions, form.update, history, and persistence restore make managed updates. Direct form.api calls and resets do not. Read Know which changes enter middleware.

Proposal

A proposal is the value change that a managed update suggests before it commits. Middleware can forward the proposal, add dependent patches, or cancel it. Read Cancel a managed update.

Publication

A publication is one value notification that React Hook Form (RHF) sends to its subscribers. Generated controls and form.update make one publication for each managed update. Read Keep dependent values atomic.

React Hook Form (RHF)

RHF is the form library that owns the live values, form state, and validation runs. Form, Please does not create another form store. Read Ownership.

Schema input

The schema input is the value that the schema accepts before it parses. RHF stores the schema input, and each field path points into it. The schema output can be different when the schema transforms data. Read Schema input and output.

Transaction

A transaction is the ValueTransaction object that each middleware receives. It contains the previous values, the next values, the patches, the source, and the context of one proposal or of the final committed update. Read Read a transaction.