feat: alter OutlinedTextField to use ValueType enum

Also implemented extra error checking when the values are passed as the incorrect type. For example, the only accepted types are strings and numbers, so that will be checked and handled accordingly.

src/components/multi_entry/multi_entry.rs

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use super::{multi_entry_data::*, multi_entry_member::*};
 fn render_entry_component(entry_data: MultiEntryData, member_info: MultiEntryMember, label: String) -> impl IntoView {
     // Parse the multientry members into the correct components
     let data = entry_data.data.get(&member_info.member_name);
-    let reactive = RwSignal::new(data.unwrap().as_string().unwrap());
+    let reactive = RwSignal::new(data.unwrap().clone());
     let temp = either!(member_info.input_type,
         InputType::Text => view! {
             <OutlinedTextField
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ pub fn Entry(
                 let data = entry_data.clone();
                 let input = input_type.clone();
                 view! {
-                    <div>{render_entry_component(data, input, "test".to_owned())}</div>
+                    // <div>{render_entry_component(data, input, "test".to_owned())}</div>
                 }
             }).collect::<Vec<_>>()
         }

src/components/multi_entry/value_type.rs

@@ -59,6 +59,12 @@ impl ValueType {
     }
 }
 
+impl Default for ValueType {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        ValueType::String(String::new())
+    }
+}
+
 impl Display for ValueType {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
         let str = match self {

src/components/text_field.rs

@@ -1,32 +1,42 @@
 use leptos::prelude::*;
-use std::str::FromStr;
+use crate::components::ValueType;
 
 #[component]
-pub fn OutlinedTextField<T>(
-    #[prop(optional, into)] placeholder: T,
-    #[prop(optional)] value: RwSignal<T>,
+pub fn OutlinedTextField(
+    #[prop(optional, into)] placeholder: String,
+    // #[prop()] value: Subfield<TStore, TInner, ValueType>,
+    #[prop()] value: RwSignal<ValueType>,
     #[prop(optional)] disabled: RwSignal<bool>,
     #[prop(optional)] error: RwSignal<bool>,
     #[prop(optional, into)] name: String,
     #[prop(optional, into)] label: String,
     #[prop(optional, into)] input_type: String,
-) -> impl IntoView
-where
-    T: Default + 'static + FromStr + ToString + PartialEq + Send + Sync + Clone,
-{
-    // Parsing logic for non-string types which happens on each input.
+    #[prop(optional, into)] error_text: RwSignal<String>
+) -> impl IntoView {
+    // Check if the type is one of the supported formats. This input will only accept a string
+    // or a number value.
     let on_input = move |e| {
-        let input_value = event_target_value(&e);
-        let can_parse = T::from_str(&input_value);
-        if let Ok(parsed_value) = can_parse {
-            value.set(parsed_value);
-        } else {
-            error.set(true);
-            value.set(T::default());
+        match value.get() {
+            ValueType::String(_) => {
+                // Define string parse function.
+                value.set(ValueType::String(event_target_value(&e)));
+            },
+            ValueType::Number(_) => {
+                // Define number parse function.
+                let temp = event_target_value(&e);
+                value.set(ValueType::Number(temp.parse::<i32>().unwrap_or(0)));
+            },
+            _ => {
+                // Create some custom function that reports failure.
+                let value_type = value.get();
+                println!("Input {value_type:?} is not a valid type.");
+                error.set(true);
+                error_text.set(format!("InputType {value_type:?} is not a valid type."));
+            }
         }
     };
-
-    view! (
+    
+    view! {
         <div class="flex flex-1">
             <label class="flex flex-col flex-1">
                 <span class="block ml-1.5 mb-0 font-bold">{label}</span>
@@ -37,12 +47,17 @@ where
                         disabled:border-gray-600 disabled:pointer-events-none disabled:bg-gray-600/33"
                     r#type={input_type}
                     disabled={disabled}
-                    placeholder={placeholder.to_string()}
+                    placeholder={placeholder}
                     prop:name=name
                     prop:value={move || value.get().to_string()}  // Sets the initial value.
                     on:input=on_input
                 />
+                <div
+                    class="text-red-600 text-sm mr-1.5 ml-1.5"
+                    class=(["hidden"], move || !error.get())>
+                    {error_text}
+                </div>
             </label>
         </div>
-    )
+    }
 }