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A dynamic Laravel package for creating reusable form templates, generating forms using configurable field stubs, previewing forms in real time, and exporting the generated HTML code.

Features

• Manage reusable form templates
• Define custom template stubs
• Create dynamic field definitions
• Support multiple field types
• Live form preview
• Generate HTML form code instantly
• Copy generated code to clipboard
• Bootstrap-based user interface
• Easy integration into Laravel applications
• Package auto-discovery support

Supported Field Types

The package currently supports the following field types:

• Text
• Email
• Password
• Number
• Date
• Textarea
• Select
• Radio
• Checkbox
• File Upload

Additional field types can easily be added using stub reference templates.

Installation

Install the package via Composer:

composer require ganeshk007/form-generator

Publish package assets and migrations:

php artisan vendor:publish --provider="Ganesh\FormGenerator\FormGeneratorServiceProvider"

Run migrations:

php artisan migrate

Accessing the Package

After installation, access the package using the following routes:

Manage Templates

/form-generator/templates

Generate Forms

/form-generator

Workflow

The package follows a simple workflow:

1. Create a Form Template

Define a reusable form layout using a template stub.

Example:

<form method="POST" action="#">
    @csrf

    [[FIELDS]]

    <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">
        Submit
    </button>
</form>

The placeholder [[FIELDS]] will be replaced with generated field HTML.

2. Define Available Fields

Configure field stubs such as:

Example Text Field:

<div class="form-group">
    <label for="{{ $id }}">{{ $name }}</label>

    <input
        type="text"
        id="{{ $id }}"
        name="{{ $name }}"
        class="{{ $class }}"
        {{ $required }}>
</div>

Example Email Field:

<div class="form-group">
    <label for="{{ $id }}">{{ $name }}</label>

    <input
        type="email"
        id="{{ $id }}"
        name="{{ $name }}"
        class="{{ $class }}"
        {{ $required }}>
</div>

3. Generate Forms

Select a template and configure fields by specifying:

• Field Type
• Field Label
• Field ID
• CSS Class
• Required Option

Preview the form instantly before exporting.

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Manage Form Templates

Manage all created templates and perform edit/delete operations.

Features:

• View all templates
• See field count
• Edit templates
• Delete templates
• Navigate to form generation

Create Form Template

Create reusable form layouts and define available field stubs.

Features:

• Template Name
• Template Stub Editor
• Dynamic Field Definitions
• Add Multiple Fields
• Save Templates

Generate Form

Generate forms dynamically using existing templates.

Features:

• Select Template
• Add Fields
• Configure IDs and Classes
• Mark Fields as Required
• Remove Fields
• Live Preview
• Show Generated Code

Generated Code

View and copy the generated HTML.

Features:

• Generated HTML Output
• Copy to Clipboard
• Template Stub Integration
• Field Placeholder Replacement

Example Generated Output

<form method="POST" action="#">

    @csrf

    <div class="form-group">
        <label for="firstname">First Name</label>

        <input
            type="text"
            id="firstname"
            name="First Name"
            class=""
            required>
    </div>

    <div class="form-group">
        <label for="lastname">Last Name</label>

        <input
            type="text"
            id="lastname"
            name="Last Name"
            class=""
            required>
    </div>

    <div class="form-group">
        <label for="email">Email</label>

        <input
            type="email"
            id="email"
            name="Email"
            class="">
    </div>

    <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">
        Submit
    </button>

</form>

Extending the Package

You can create custom field types by adding new stubs.

Examples:

• Color Picker
• Range Slider
• Telephone Input
• URL Input
• DateTime Picker
• Multi-select Dropdown
• Custom Components

Requirements

• PHP 7.3 or higher
• Laravel 8.x and above
• Bootstrap 5

Contributing

Contributions are welcome.

Please fork the repository and submit a pull request for improvements or new features.

License

This package is open-sourced software licensed under the MIT license.

Author

Ganesh Kumar

Laravel Full Stack Developer

GitHub: https://github.com/Ganeshk007 Packagist: https://packagist.org/packages/ganeshk007/form-generator