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Model form status before fields

Represent form UI states with a clear status model and avoid impossible boolean combinations.

Contradictory UI A signup form can show success and error together because separate booleans stayed true after different requests. The user sees inconsistency; the code sees invalid state combinations. Declarative form state Model visible statuses, then render from that model Start with what the UI can legitimately show, not with a boolean for every message. Flags isLoading, isSuccess, isError, isDisabled The UI cannot show states the model does not allow. Represent mutually exclusive UI states with one mutually exclusive state value. 01 States 02 Transition 03 Render Now you try A password reset form can be idle, submitting, succeeded, or…

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