Validation
Custom nodes need to have at least one Handle
component to be connectable. You can pass a validation function isValidConnection
to the ReactFlow component in order to check if a new connection is valid and should be added.
import React, { useCallback } from 'react';
import {
ReactFlow,
useNodesState,
useEdgesState,
addEdge,
Handle,
Position,
Background
} from '@xyflow/react';
import '@xyflow/react/dist/style.css';
const initialNodes = [
{ id: '0', type: 'custominput', position: { x: 0, y: 150 } },
{ id: 'A', type: 'customnode', position: { x: 250, y: 0 } },
{ id: 'B', type: 'customnode', position: { x: 250, y: 150 } },
{ id: 'C', type: 'customnode', position: { x: 250, y: 300 } },
];
const isValidConnection = (connection) => connection.target === 'B';
const onConnectStart = (_, { nodeId, handleType }) =>
console.log('on connect start', { nodeId, handleType });
const onConnectEnd = (event) => console.log('on connect end', event);
const CustomInput = () => (
<>
<div>Only connectable with B</div>
<Handle type="source" position={Position.Right} />
</>
);
const CustomNode = ({ id }) => (
<>
<Handle type="target" position={Position.Left} />
<div>{id}</div>
<Handle type="source" position={Position.Right} />
</>
);
const nodeTypes = {
custominput: CustomInput,
customnode: CustomNode,
};
const ValidationFlow = () => {
const [nodes, setNodes, onNodesChange] = useNodesState(initialNodes);
const [edges, setEdges, onEdgesChange] = useEdgesState([]);
const onConnect = useCallback(
(params) => setEdges((els) => addEdge(params, els)),
[],
);
return (
<ReactFlow
nodes={nodes}
edges={edges}
onNodesChange={onNodesChange}
onEdgesChange={onEdgesChange}
onConnect={onConnect}
isValidConnection={isValidConnection}
selectNodesOnDrag={false}
className="validationflow"
nodeTypes={nodeTypes}
onConnectStart={onConnectStart}
onConnectEnd={onConnectEnd}
fitView
attributionPosition="bottom-left"
style={{ backgroundColor: "#F7F9FB" }}
>
<Background />
</ReactFlow>
);
};
export default ValidationFlow;