#197 - Multi-step Form Submission Handling v0.1

Build a simple multi-step form with progress tracking, step validation, and form navigation.

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<!-- 💙 MEMBERSCRIPT #197 v.01 💙 - MULTI-STEP FORM FORM SUBMISSION HANDLING -->
<script>
(function() {
  'use strict';
  
  document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function() {
    try {
      // Find the multi-step form container
      const formContainer = document.querySelector('[data-ms-code="multi-step-form"]');
      
      if (!formContainer) {
        console.warn('MemberScript #197: Form container with data-ms-code="multi-step-form" not found.');
        return;
      }
      
      // Find all form steps (can be divs, sections, or actual form elements)
      const formSteps = formContainer.querySelectorAll('[data-ms-code="form-step"]');
      
      if (formSteps.length === 0) {
        console.warn('MemberScript #197: No form steps found. Add data-ms-code="form-step" to each step container.');
        return;
      }
      
      // Find navigation buttons
      const nextButtons = formContainer.querySelectorAll('[data-ms-code="next-step"]');
      const prevButtons = formContainer.querySelectorAll('[data-ms-code="prev-step"]');
      // Find submit button for visibility management only
      const submitButton = formContainer.querySelector('[data-ms-code="submit-form"]') || 
                          formContainer.querySelector('input[type="submit"], button[type="submit"]');
      
      // Find progress indicators (optional)
      const progressBars = formContainer.querySelectorAll('[data-ms-code="progress-bar"]');
      const progressIndicators = formContainer.querySelectorAll('[data-ms-code="progress-indicator"]');
      
      let currentStep = 0;
      
      // Initialize: Show first step, hide others
      function initializeSteps() {
        formSteps.forEach((step, index) => {
          if (index === 0) {
            step.style.display = '';
            step.classList.add('ms-step-active');
          } else {
            step.style.display = 'none';
            step.classList.remove('ms-step-active');
          }
        });
        updateProgress();
        updateButtonVisibility();
      }
      
      // Update progress indicators
      function updateProgress() {
        const progress = ((currentStep + 1) / formSteps.length) * 100;
        
        // Update progress bars (width-based)
        progressBars.forEach(bar => {
          bar.style.width = progress + '%';
          bar.setAttribute('aria-valuenow', progress);
          bar.setAttribute('aria-valuemin', 0);
          bar.setAttribute('aria-valuemax', 100);
        });
        
        // Update progress indicators (step-based)
        progressIndicators.forEach((indicator, index) => {
          // Remove all state classes first
          indicator.classList.remove('ms-progress-complete', 'ms-progress-active', 'ms-progress-pending');
          
          // Also update step number elements if they exist
          const stepNumber = indicator.querySelector('.ms-step-number, .step-number');
          if (stepNumber) {
            // Remove all progress state classes from step number
            stepNumber.classList.remove('ms-progress-active', 'ms-progress-complete', 'ms-progress-pending');
          }
          
          // Apply classes based on step position relative to current step
          if (index < currentStep) {
            // Past steps - already completed (user moved past them)
            // Has both active and complete (in that order)
            indicator.classList.add('ms-progress-active', 'ms-progress-complete');
            if (stepNumber) {
              stepNumber.classList.add('ms-progress-active', 'ms-progress-complete');
            }
          } else if (index === currentStep) {
            // Current step - only active, not complete yet
            indicator.classList.add('ms-progress-active');
            if (stepNumber) {
              stepNumber.classList.add('ms-progress-active');
            }
          } else {
            // Future steps - not yet reached
            indicator.classList.add('ms-progress-pending');
            if (stepNumber) {
              stepNumber.classList.add('ms-progress-pending');
            }
          }
        });
      }
      
      // Update button visibility
      function updateButtonVisibility() {
        // Show/hide previous buttons
        prevButtons.forEach(button => {
          if (currentStep === 0) {
            button.style.display = 'none';
          } else {
            button.style.display = '';
          }
        });
        
        // Show/hide next buttons
        nextButtons.forEach(button => {
          if (currentStep === formSteps.length - 1) {
            button.style.display = 'none';
          } else {
            button.style.display = '';
          }
        });
        
        // Show/hide submit button
        if (submitButton) {
          if (currentStep === formSteps.length - 1) {
            submitButton.style.display = '';
          } else {
            submitButton.style.display = 'none';
          }
        }
      }
      
      // Validate current step
      function validateCurrentStep() {
        const currentStepElement = formSteps[currentStep];
        const inputs = currentStepElement.querySelectorAll('input[required], select[required], textarea[required]');
        
        let isValid = true;
        
        inputs.forEach(input => {
          // Check HTML5 validation
          if (!input.checkValidity()) {
            isValid = false;
            input.reportValidity();
          }
          
          // Check if empty (for required fields)
          if (input.hasAttribute('required') && !input.value.trim()) {
            isValid = false;
            input.setCustomValidity('This field is required.');
            input.reportValidity();
          } else {
            input.setCustomValidity('');
          }
        });
        
        return isValid;
      }
      
      // Show specific step
      function showStep(stepIndex) {
        if (stepIndex < 0 || stepIndex >= formSteps.length) {
          return false;
        }
        
        // Validate before moving forward
        if (stepIndex > currentStep && !validateCurrentStep()) {
          return false;
        }
        
        // Hide current step
        formSteps[currentStep].style.display = 'none';
        formSteps[currentStep].classList.remove('ms-step-active');
        
        // Show new step
        currentStep = stepIndex;
        formSteps[currentStep].style.display = '';
        formSteps[currentStep].classList.add('ms-step-active');
        
        // Scroll to top of form (optional, helps with long forms)
        formContainer.scrollIntoView({ behavior: 'smooth', block: 'start' });
        
        // Update progress and buttons
        updateProgress();
        updateButtonVisibility();
        
        // Focus first input in new step
        const firstInput = formSteps[currentStep].querySelector('input, select, textarea');
        if (firstInput) {
          setTimeout(() => firstInput.focus(), 100);
        }
        
        return true;
      }
      
      // Set up event listeners
      nextButtons.forEach(button => {
        button.addEventListener('click', function(event) {
          event.preventDefault();
          showStep(currentStep + 1);
        });
      });
      
      prevButtons.forEach(button => {
        button.addEventListener('click', function(event) {
          event.preventDefault();
          showStep(currentStep - 1);
        });
      });
      
      // Initialize the form
      initializeSteps();
      
      // Optional: Handle keyboard navigation (Enter to go to next step)
      // On the last step, let Webflow handle form submission naturally
      formContainer.addEventListener('keydown', function(event) {
        if (event.key === 'Enter' && event.target.tagName !== 'TEXTAREA') {
          if (currentStep < formSteps.length - 1) {
            event.preventDefault();
            showStep(currentStep + 1);
          }
          // On last step, don't prevent default - let Webflow handle form submission
        }
      });
      
    } catch (error) {
      console.error('MemberScript #197: Error setting up multi-step form:', error);
    }
  });
})();
</script>


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