Wizard Forms

Build multi-page wizard-style forms with built-in navigation and validation.

Overview

When a Forma specification includes a pages array, the form automatically becomes a wizard with:

• Page-by-page navigation
• Per-page validation
• Progress tracking
• Conditional page visibility

Using FormRenderer

The FormRenderer handles wizard navigation automatically:

RegistrationWizard.tsx

import { FormRenderer } from "@fogpipe/forma-react";

const wizardSpec: Forma = {
  version: "1.0",
  meta: { id: "wizard", title: "Registration Wizard" },
  schema: {
    /* ... */
  },
  fields: {
    /* ... */
  },
  fieldOrder: ["firstName", "lastName", "email", "password"],
  pages: [
    {
      id: "personal",
      title: "Personal Info",
      fields: ["firstName", "lastName"],
    },
    {
      id: "account",
      title: "Account Setup",
      fields: ["email", "password"],
    },
  ],
};

function RegistrationWizard() {
  return (
    <FormRenderer
      spec={wizardSpec}
      components={components}
      onSubmit={(data) => console.log("Complete!", data)}
    />
  );
}

Custom Wizard with useForma

For full control over wizard UI, use the useForma hook:

CustomWizard.tsx

import { useForma } from "@fogpipe/forma-react";

function CustomWizard({ spec }: { spec: Forma }) {
  const forma = useForma({
    spec,
    onSubmit: (data) => console.log("Submitted:", data),
  });

  const { wizard } = forma;

  if (!wizard) {
    return <div>This form doesn't have pages</div>;
  }

  return (
    <div>
      {/* Progress indicator */}
      <div className="progress">
        {wizard.pages.map((page, index) => (
          <div
            key={page.id}
            className={`step ${index === wizard.currentPageIndex ? "active" : ""}`}
          >
            {page.title}
          </div>
        ))}
      </div>

      {/* Current page */}
      <div className="page">
        <h2>{wizard.currentPage?.title}</h2>
        <p>{wizard.currentPage?.description}</p>

        {/* Render fields for current page */}
        {wizard.currentPage?.fields.map((fieldId) => {
          if (!forma.visibility[fieldId]) return null;

          const fieldDef = spec.fields[fieldId];
          return (
            <div key={fieldId}>
              <label>{fieldDef?.label}</label>
              <input
                value={String(forma.data[fieldId] || "")}
                onChange={(e) => forma.setFieldValue(fieldId, e.target.value)}
                onBlur={() => forma.setFieldTouched(fieldId)}
              />
            </div>
          );
        })}
      </div>

      {/* Navigation — use separate Next and Submit buttons */}
      <div className="navigation">
        <button
          onClick={wizard.previousPage}
          disabled={!wizard.hasPreviousPage}
        >
          Previous
        </button>

        {!wizard.isLastPage && (
          <button onClick={wizard.handleNext} disabled={!wizard.canProceed}>
            Next
          </button>
        )}

        {wizard.isLastPage && (
          <button onClick={() => forma.submitForm()} disabled={!forma.isValid}>
            Submit
          </button>
        )}
      </div>
    </div>
  );
}

Wizard Helpers

The wizard object from useForma provides:

Properties

Property	Type	Description
pages	PageState[]	All pages (each has a visible boolean)
currentPage	PageState | null	Current page definition
currentPageIndex	number	Zero-based page index
hasPreviousPage	boolean	Can navigate back
hasNextPage	boolean	Has more pages
isLastPage	boolean	On last page
canProceed	boolean	Current page is valid

Methods

Method	Description
nextPage()	Go to next visible page (no-op on last page)
previousPage()	Go to previous page
handleNext()	Safe "Next" button handler — advances page, never triggers submission
goToPage(index)	Jump to specific page
touchCurrentPageFields()	Mark all fields on the current page as touched
validateCurrentPage()	Check if current page has validation errors; returns boolean

Page Validation

You can validate the current page before navigating:

const handleNext = () => {
  // Touch fields and check validation before proceeding
  wizard.touchCurrentPageFields();
  if (wizard.validateCurrentPage()) {
    wizard.nextPage();
  }
};

// Or use canProceed which reflects current validation state
if (wizard.canProceed) {
  wizard.nextPage();
}

Progress Indicator

Build a progress bar by computing progress from wizard state:

ProgressBar.tsx

function ProgressBar({ wizard }) {
  const visiblePages = wizard.pages.filter((p) => p.visible);
  const progress = ((wizard.currentPageIndex + 1) / visiblePages.length) * 100;

  return (
    <div className="progress-bar">
      <div className="progress-fill" style={{ width: `${progress}%` }} />
      <span>{Math.round(progress)}% complete</span>
    </div>
  );
}

Step Indicator

Show steps with completion status:

StepIndicator.tsx

function StepIndicator({ wizard }) {
  return (
    <div className="steps">
      {wizard.pages.map((page, index) => {
        const isComplete = index < wizard.currentPageIndex;
        const isCurrent = index === wizard.currentPageIndex;

        return (
          <div
            key={page.id}
            className={`
              step
              ${isComplete ? "complete" : ""}
              ${isCurrent ? "current" : ""}
            `}
          >
            <div className="step-number">{index + 1}</div>
            <div className="step-title">{page.title}</div>
          </div>
        );
      })}
    </div>
  );
}

Conditional Pages

Pages with visibleWhen are automatically shown/hidden:

const spec: Forma = {
  // ...
  pages: [
    {
      id: "type",
      title: "Select Type",
      fields: ["accountType"],
    },
    {
      id: "business",
      title: "Business Details",
      visibleWhen: 'accountType = "business"',
      fields: ["companyName", "taxId"],
    },
    {
      id: "individual",
      title: "Personal Details",
      visibleWhen: 'accountType = "individual"',
      fields: ["ssn", "dateOfBirth"],
    },
    {
      id: "complete",
      title: "Complete",
      fields: ["agreeToTerms"],
    },
  ],
};

The wizard automatically:

• Skips hidden pages during navigation
• Updates wizard.pages with visible flags for each page