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Angular Service to synchronize FormGroup(s) with LocalStorage (get & set)
import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
import { FormGroup, FormControl } from '@angular/forms';
import * as dayjs from 'dayjs'
@Injectable({
providedIn: 'root'
})
export class FormService {
constructor() { }
public assignValueToControl(formControl: FormControl, value: any, validOnly: boolean) {
const oldValue = formControl.value
formControl.setValue(value)
if (validOnly && formControl.invalid) {
formControl.setValue(oldValue)
}
}
public setToLocalStorage(formGroup: FormGroup, id: string, excludeControls?: string[], maxDaysAge?: number, validOnly?: boolean) {
let data = {}
if (maxDaysAge) {
const validUntil = dayjs().add(maxDaysAge, 'day')
data['VALID_UNTIL'] = validUntil.toISOString()
}
for (let name in formGroup.controls) {
if (excludeControls && excludeControls.includes(name)) continue
const control = formGroup.controls[name]
if (validOnly && control.invalid) continue
data[name] = control.value
}
data = JSON.stringify(data)
localStorage.setItem(id, <string>data);
}
public getFromLocalStorage(formGroup: FormGroup, id: string, excludeControls?: string[], maxDaysAge?: number, validOnly?: boolean) {
let data = localStorage.getItem(id)
if (!data) return
try {
data = JSON.parse(data)
// Check if Max-Age is exceeded
const validUntil = dayjs(data['VALID_UNTIL'])
if (data['VALID_UNTIL'] && validUntil.isValid() && validUntil.isBefore(dayjs())) {
localStorage.removeItem(id)
return
}
// Assign items to each accordingcontrol
for (let name in <any>data) {
if (!(name in formGroup.controls)) continue
if (excludeControls && excludeControls.includes(name)) continue
const control = <FormControl>formGroup.controls[name]
this.assignValueToControl(control, data[name], validOnly)
}
} catch (e) {
console.log(`Couldn't parse LocalStorage data for formGroup '${id}'`)
console.log(e)
}
}
public syncWithLocalStorage(formGroup: FormGroup, id: string, excludeControls?: string[], maxDaysAge?: number, validOnly: boolean = true) {
this.getFromLocalStorage(formGroup, id, excludeControls, maxDaysAge, validOnly)
formGroup.valueChanges.subscribe(values => {
this.setToLocalStorage(formGroup, id, excludeControls, maxDaysAge, validOnly)
})
}
}
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wottpal commented Dec 13, 2018

Added:

  • maxAge
  • excludeControls (e.g. password-fields)

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