⚛️ Post Editing Form
Use react-hook-forms to create a form to edit posts in markdown
React Hook Form Package
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npm install react-hook-form
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Post Editing Form
import styles from '../../styles/Admin.module.css';
import AuthCheck from '../../components/AuthCheck';
import { firestore, auth, serverTimestamp } from '../../lib/firebase';
import { useState } from 'react';
import { useRouter } from 'next/router';
import { useDocumentData } from 'react-firebase-hooks/firestore';
import { useForm } from 'react-hook-form';
import ReactMarkdown from 'react-markdown';
import Link from 'next/link';
import toast from 'react-hot-toast';
export default function AdminPostEdit(props) {
return (
<AuthCheck>
<PostManager />
</AuthCheck>
);
}
function PostManager() {
const [preview, setPreview] = useState(false);
const router = useRouter();
const { slug } = router.query;
const postRef = firestore.collection('users').doc(auth.currentUser.uid).collection('posts').doc(slug);
const [post] = useDocumentData(postRef);
return (
<main className={styles.container}>
{post && (
<>
<section>
<h1>{post.title}</h1>
<p>ID: {post.slug}</p>
<PostForm postRef={postRef} defaultValues={post} preview={preview} />
</section>
<aside>
<h3>Tools</h3>
<button onClick={() => setPreview(!preview)}>{preview ? 'Edit' : 'Preview'}</button>
<Link href={`/${post.username}/${post.slug}`}>
<button className="btn-blue">Live view</button>
</Link>
</aside>
</>
)}
</main>
);
}
function PostForm({ defaultValues, postRef, preview }) {
const { register, handleSubmit, reset, watch } = useForm({ defaultValues, mode: 'onChange' });
const updatePost = async ({ content, published }) => {
await postRef.update({
content,
published,
updatedAt: serverTimestamp(),
});
reset({ content, published });
toast.success('Post updated successfully!')
};
return (
<form onSubmit={handleSubmit(updatePost)}>
{preview && (
<div className="card">
<ReactMarkdown>{watch('content')}</ReactMarkdown>
</div>
)}
<div className={preview ? styles.hidden : styles.controls}>
<textarea name="content" ref={register}></textarea>
<fieldset>
<input className={styles.checkbox} name="published" type="checkbox" ref={register} />
<label>Published</label>
</fieldset>
<button type="submit" className="btn-green">
Save Changes
</button>
</div>
</form>
);
}