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This Thursday, we ae going to build a login form using Tailwind CSS and JavaScript just like we did in the tutorial with Tailwind CSS and Alpine.js.
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Here’s a list of how authentication forms can be used across different scenarios:
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Understanding the markup
ìd="loginFormContainer"
: This is the HTML structure that will be used to create the form container.form id="loginForm"
: This is the HTML structure that will be used to create the form.id="login_email"
: This is the input field that will be used to store the email of the user.id="emailError"
: This is the Error message that will be displayed if the email is not filled in.id="login_email"
: This is the input field that will be used to store the password of the user.id="togglePassword"
: This is the button that will be used to toggle the visibility of the password input field.id="passwordError"
: This is the Error message that will be displayed if the password is not filled in or does not meet the requirements.Classes are omited for brevity and clarity.
<div id="loginFormContainer">
<form id="loginForm">
<div>
<label for="login_email">Email</label>
<input type="email" id="login_email" placeholder="Enter your email" required />
<p id="emailError"> Email is required </p>
</div>
<div>
<label for="login_password">Password</label>
<div class="relative">
<input type="password" id="login_password" placeholder="Enter your password" required />
<span id="togglePassword">Show</span>
</div>
<p> Password must contain at least one capital letter and a special character. </p>
<p id="passwordError"> Password does not meet requirements </p>
</div>
<div>
<button type="submit">Login</button>
</div>
</form>
</div>
document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => {
: This is the event listener that will be triggered when the DOM is fully loaded.const loginForm = document.getElementById("loginForm");
: This is the variable that will be used to target the login form element.const loginEmail = document.getElementById("login_email");
: This is the variable that will be used to target the login email input field.const loginPassword = document.getElementById("login_password");
: This is the variable that will be used to target the login password input field.const emailError = document.getElementById("emailError");
: This is the variable that will be used to target the email error message.const passwordError = document.getElementById("passwordError");
: This is the variable that will be used to target the password error message.const togglePassword = document.getElementById("togglePassword");
: This is the variable that will be used to target the toggle password button. const loginForm = document.getElementById("loginForm");
const loginEmail = document.getElementById("login_email");
const loginPassword = document.getElementById("login_password");
const emailError = document.getElementById("emailError");
const passwordError = document.getElementById("passwordError");
const togglePassword = document.getElementById("togglePassword");
const passwordPattern = /^(?=.*[A-Z])(?=.*\W).+$/;
: This is the regular expression that will be used to validate the password.let showPassword = false;
: This is the variable that will be used to store the state of the password input field.const passwordPattern = /^(?=.*[A-Z])(?=.*\W).+$/;
let showPassword = false;
togglePassword.addEventListener("click", () => {
: This is the event listener that will be triggered when the toggle password button is clicked.showPassword = !showPassword;
: This is the line that will be used to toggle the visibility of the password input field.loginPassword.type = showPassword ? "text" : "password";
: This is the line that will be used to change the type of the password input field.togglePassword.textContent = showPassword ? "Hide" : "Show";
: This is the line that will be used to update the text content of the toggle password button.togglePassword.addEventListener("click", () => {
showPassword = !showPassword;
loginPassword.type = showPassword ? "text" : "password";
togglePassword.textContent = showPassword ? "Hide" : "Show";
}); togglePassword.textContent
loginForm.addEventListener("submit", (event) => {
: This is the event listener that will be triggered when the login form is submitted.event.preventDefault();
: This is the line that will be used to prevent the default form submission behavior.if (!loginEmail.value) {
: This is the line that will be used to check if the email input field is empty.emailError.classList.remove("hidden");
: This is the line that will be used to remove the hidden class from the email error message.} else {
: This is the line that will be used to check if the email input field is not empty.emailError.classList.add("hidden");
: This is the line that will be used to add the hidden class to the email error message.if (!loginEmail.value) {
emailError.classList.remove("hidden");
} else {
emailError.classList.add("hidden");
}
if (!passwordPattern.test(loginPassword.value)) {
: This is the line that will be used to check if the password input field does not meet the requirements.passwordError.classList.remove("hidden");
: This is the line that will be used to remove the hidden class from the password error message.} else {
: This is the line that will be used to check if the password input field meets the requirements.passwordError.classList.add("hidden");
: This is the line that will be used to add the hidden class to the password error message.if (!passwordPattern.test(loginPassword.value)) {
passwordError.classList.remove("hidden");
} else {
passwordError.classList.add("hidden");
}
if (loginEmail.value && passwordPattern.test(loginPassword.value)) {
: This is the line that will be used to check if the email input field is not empty and the password input field meets the requirements. alert("Login successful");
: This is the line that will be used to display an alert message when the login form is submitted.if (loginEmail.value && passwordPattern.test(loginPassword.value)) {
// Perform login action here
alert("Login successful");
}
document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => {
const loginForm = document.getElementById("loginForm");
const loginEmail = document.getElementById("login_email");
const loginPassword = document.getElementById("login_password");
const emailError = document.getElementById("emailError");
const passwordError = document.getElementById("passwordError");
const togglePassword = document.getElementById("togglePassword");
const passwordPattern = /^(?=.*[A-Z])(?=.*\W).+$/;
let showPassword = false;
togglePassword.addEventListener("click", () => {
showPassword = !showPassword;
loginPassword.type = showPassword ? "text" : "password";
togglePassword.textContent = showPassword ? "Hide" : "Show";
});
loginForm.addEventListener("submit", (event) => {
event.preventDefault();
if (!loginEmail.value) {
emailError.classList.remove("hidden");
} else {
emailError.classList.add("hidden");
}
if (!passwordPattern.test(loginPassword.value)) {
passwordError.classList.remove("hidden");
} else {
passwordError.classList.add("hidden");
}
if (loginEmail.value && passwordPattern.test(loginPassword.value)) {
// Perform login action here
alert("Login successful");
}
});
});
In this tutorial, we learned how to create a login form using Tailwind CSS and JavaScript. We covered topics such as creating a login form, handling form submissions, validating user input, and displaying error messages using Tailwind CSS. We also explored how to use Tailwind CSS to style the form and add animations to the login button. Remember to make your login form responsive and user-friendly, secure and to test it thoroughly to ensure it works as expected.
Hope you enjoyed this tutorial and have a great day!
/Michael Andreuzza
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