An Overview of Owl Input Bindings in Odoo 16

An Overview of Owl Input
Bindings in Odoo 16
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Introduction
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The Odoo Javascript framework uses a custom component framework
called Owl(Odoo Web Library). Odoo 16 uses relies on the OWL for web
development. It employs OWL concepts and principles in its POS system,
with JavaScript code.
In Odoo 16, Owl Input Bindings are a powerful feature that streamlines
the development of interactive forms. It makes the Owl framework to
establish a direct connection between data and user interface (UI)
elements. That is, we can bind data from our Odoo models to input fields
(text, numbers, dropdowns, etc.) and buttons within our templates,
enabling real-time updates and a more responsive user experience.

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The requirement to read the value from an HTML input (or textarea,
or select) is extremely typical in order to use it (note: it is not required
to be in a form).
class Form extends owl.Component {
state = useState({ text: "" });
_updateInputValue(event) {
this.state.text = event.target.value;
}
}
<div>
<input t-on-input="_updateInputValue" />
<span t-esc="state.text" />
</div>

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Also in OWL framework, t-model is a powerful directive that provides
two-way data binding between an input element and a component's
state. This means that any changes made to the input element will
automatically update the state, and any changes to the state will
update the input element. We may create shorter code instead the
previous example using the t-model directive.
class Form extends owl.Component {
state = { text: "" };
}
<div>
<input t-model="state.text" />
<span t-esc="state.text" />
</div>

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But, the code differs slightly if you have to use a checkbox, radio
button, or select tags. In this case, OWL uses t-model directive which
binds the input element to the inputValue property in the
component's state.
For example, for a group of radio buttons with same name (Here,
either any of them can be selected at a time)
<div>
<label for="colorRed">Red</label>
<input type="radio" id="colorRed" name="color" value="red" t-model="state.color"/>
<label for="colorBlue">Blue</label>
<input type="radio" id="colorBlue" name="color" value="blue" t-model="state.color"/>
</div>
Here, it binds the t-model to a data property in our component that
holds the selected value, here ‘state.color’

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For another example, in the case of <select> tags,
<select t-model="selectedCountry">
<option value="">Select Country</option>
<option value="US">United States</option> <option
value="UK">United Kingdom</option>
</select>
selectedCountry can be the selected option value. The t-model
binds with the value provided as options for the select tag.

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We can use modifiers with t-model for advanced behaviour such as
lazy updates, debouncing, trimming, etc
● t-model.lazy for Lazy Updates, meaning the data property is
only updated when the user explicitly submits the form. That is,
it updates the value on the change event (when the user
interacts with the UI element)
Additional Considerations:
<input type="text" t-model.lazy="name" />
● t-model.debounce delays the update of the bound data
property by a specified time (in milliseconds) after the user
stops typing.
<input type="text" t-model.debounce="500"="searchTerm" />

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● t-model.trim for Trimming Input, meaning removes any
leading or trailing whitespace characters from the user's input
before updating the bound data property.
<input type="text" t-model.trim="username" />
<input type="text" t-model.number="quantity" />
● t-model.number for Parsing Numbers. It attempts to convert
the user's input into a numerical value before updating the
bound data property.

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● We can combine multiple modifiers with t-model for even more
control. For instance, t-model.debounce.trim would debounce
user input and then trim any whitespace before updating the
data property.
In short, Owl Input Bindings in Odoo 16 offer a significant boost to
the development experience and the resulting user experience of our
interactive and dynamic forms with real-time updates, automatic
validation, and error handling.

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