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A Laravel Nova date field built as a thin wrapper around @vuepic/vue-datepicker.

Installation

composer require adtention/nova-datepicker-field

Usage

Use Datepicker like any other Nova field in your resource:

<?php

use Adtention\DatepickerField\Datepicker;
use Laravel\Nova\Http\Requests\NovaRequest;

public function fields(NovaRequest $request): array
{
    return [
        Datepicker::make('Start Date', 'start_date')
            ->rules(['nullable', 'date']),

        Datepicker::make('End Date', 'end_date')
            ->rules(['required', 'date'])
            ->readonly(fn (NovaRequest $request): bool => $request->isUpdateOrUpdateAttachedRequest()),
    ];
}

The field is a Nova-friendly wrapper around @vuepic/vue-datepicker and is designed for date-only values.

Datepicker extends Laravel\Nova\Fields\Date, so core Nova Date field features are supported.

More examples

Date-range validation:

<?php

use Adtention\DatepickerField\Datepicker;
use Laravel\Nova\Http\Requests\NovaRequest;

public function fields(NovaRequest $request): array
{
    return [
        Datepicker::make('Start Date')
            ->rules(['required', 'date']),

        Datepicker::make('End Date')
            ->rules(['required', 'date', 'after_or_equal:start_date']),
    ];
}

Using regular Nova field APIs on top of the datepicker:

Datepicker::make('Optional Date')
    ->rules(['nullable', 'date'])
    ->help('Leave empty if this date is not applicable.')
    ->readonly(fn (NovaRequest $request): bool => $request->isUpdateOrUpdateAttachedRequest());

Using inherited Nova Date features:

Datepicker::make('Travel Date')
    ->min(now()->toDateString())
    ->max(now()->addYear()->toDateString())
    ->step(1)
    ->locale('da');

Enable multiple date selection with multiple():

use Adtention\DatepickerField\Datepicker;

Datepicker::make('Available Dates', 'available_dates')
    ->multiple();

Supported scope

This package is intentionally lightweight for public package use: it wraps @vuepic/vue-datepicker for Nova, but does not expose the full upstream prop/slot API.

• Input is normalized to YYYY-MM-DD before submission.
• The UI automatically follows Nova light/dark mode styling.
• Since the field extends Nova Date, inherited Date-field behavior (for example min, max, and step) remains available.
• Advanced vue-datepicker features (for example custom slots, full range/time presets, and all component props) are not guaranteed to be configurable via PHP at this time.

If you need additional functionality, pull requests are welcome as long as the API stays Nova-friendly.

Development

Build for local environment:

git clone https://github.com/adtention/nova-datepicker-field.git
cd nova-datepicker-field
composer install
npm install
npm run dev

Build for release:

npm run prod

Run tests:

php vendor/bin/phpunit

Run a specific test:

php vendor/bin/phpunit --filter=it_defaults_locale_meta_to_the_application_locale

License

MIT

Credits

Developed by Adtention A/S