@webiny/app-admin 6.3.0-beta.1 → 6.3.0-beta.3

package/features/formModel/FormModel.test.js

@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 import { describe, it, expect, vi } from "vitest";
 import { z } from "zod";
-import { FormModel } from "./FormModel.js";
+import { Container } from "@webiny/di";
+import { FormModelFeature } from "./feature.js";
+import { FormModelFactory } from "./abstractions.js";
+function createForm(config) {
+  const container = new Container();
+  FormModelFeature.register(container);
+  return container.resolve(FormModelFactory).create(config);
+}
 function asRow(node) {
   if (node.type !== "row") {
     throw new Error(`Expected row node, got "${node.type}"`);
@@ -8,7 +15,7 @@ function asRow(node) {
   return node;
 }
 function createBasicForm() {
-  return new FormModel({
+  return createForm({
     fields: fields => ({
       title: fields.text().label("Title").required("Title is required"),
       path: fields.text().label("Path").required("Path is required")
@@ -38,7 +45,7 @@ describe("FormModel", () => {
       expect(form.field("title").getValue()).toBeNull();
     });
     it("should use defaultValue when provided", () => {
-      const form = new FormModel({
+      const form = createForm({
         fields: fields => ({
           status: fields.text().defaultValue("draft")
         })
@@ -48,7 +55,7 @@ describe("FormModel", () => {
   });
   describe("getData / setData", () => {
     it("should return all field values including hidden", () => {
-      const form = new FormModel({
+      const form = createForm({
         fields: fields => ({
           title: fields.text().label("Title"),
           pageType: fields.text().hidden().defaultValue("static")
@@ -152,7 +159,7 @@ describe("FormModel", () => {
       expect(form.errors).toHaveLength(0);
     });
     it("should validate zod schemas", async () => {
-      const form = new FormModel({
+      const form = createForm({
         fields: fields => ({
           email: fields.text().label("Email").schema(z.string().email("Invalid email"))
         })
@@ -163,7 +170,7 @@ describe("FormModel", () => {
       expect(form.errors[0].message).toBe("Invalid email");
     });
     it("should run required check before zod schema", async () => {
-      const form = new FormModel({
+      const form = createForm({
         fields: fields => ({
           email: fields.text().label("Email").required("Email is required").schema(z.string().email("Invalid email"))
         })
@@ -211,7 +218,7 @@ describe("FormModel", () => {
       expect(asRow(vm.layout[1]).fields[0].name).toBe("path");
     });
     it("should exclude hidden fields from layout", () => {
-      const form = new FormModel({
+      const form = createForm({
         fields: fields => ({
           title: fields.text().label("Title"),
           pageType: fields.text().hidden().defaultValue("static")
@@ -239,7 +246,7 @@ describe("FormModel", () => {
       expect(form.vm.layout).toHaveLength(2);
     });
     it("should use explicit layout when provided", () => {
-      const form = new FormModel({
+      const form = createForm({
         fields: fields => ({
           title: fields.text().label("Title"),
           path: fields.text().label("Path")
@@ -251,7 +258,7 @@ describe("FormModel", () => {
     });
     it("should warn about orphan fields in explicit layout", () => {
       const warnSpy = vi.spyOn(console, "warn").mockImplementation(() => {});
-      new FormModel({
+      createForm({
         fields: fields => ({
           title: fields.text().label("Title"),
           path: fields.text().label("Path")
@@ -263,7 +270,7 @@ describe("FormModel", () => {
     });
     it("should not warn about hidden orphan fields", () => {
       const warnSpy = vi.spyOn(console, "warn").mockImplementation(() => {});
-      new FormModel({
+      createForm({
         fields: fields => ({
           title: fields.text().label("Title"),
           pageType: fields.text().hidden().defaultValue("static")
@@ -276,7 +283,7 @@ describe("FormModel", () => {
   });
   describe("beforeChange / afterChange", () => {
     it("should run beforeChange pipeline in order, transforming value", () => {
-      const form = new FormModel({
+      const form = createForm({
         fields: fields => ({
           path: fields.text().label("Path").beforeChange(value => String(value).trim()).beforeChange(value => String(value).toLowerCase())
         })
@@ -286,7 +293,7 @@ describe("FormModel", () => {
     });
     it("should run afterChange after value is stored", () => {
       const received = [];
-      const form = new FormModel({
+      const form = createForm({
         fields: fields => ({
           title: fields.text().label("Title").afterChange(value => {
             received.push(value);
@@ -298,7 +305,7 @@ describe("FormModel", () => {
     });
     it("should pass transformed value to afterChange", () => {
       const received = [];
-      const form = new FormModel({
+      const form = createForm({
         fields: fields => ({
           path: fields.text().label("Path").beforeChange(value => String(value).toLowerCase()).afterChange(value => {
             received.push(value);
@@ -311,7 +318,7 @@ describe("FormModel", () => {
     });
     it("should not fire afterChange when value does not change (recursion guard)", () => {
       const calls = [];
-      const form = new FormModel({
+      const form = createForm({
         fields: fields => ({
           title: fields.text().label("Title").beforeChange(() => "constant").afterChange(() => {
             calls.push("afterChange");
@@ -329,7 +336,7 @@ describe("FormModel", () => {
     });
     it("should not trigger beforeChange or afterChange on setData", () => {
       const calls = [];
-      const form = new FormModel({
+      const form = createForm({
         fields: fields => ({
           title: fields.text().label("Title").beforeChange(value => {
             calls.push("before");
@@ -346,7 +353,7 @@ describe("FormModel", () => {
       expect(form.field("title").getValue()).toBe("Loaded");
     });
     it("should support cross-field afterChange triggering target field pipeline", () => {
-      const form = new FormModel({
+      const form = createForm({
         fields: fields => ({
           title: fields.text().label("Title").afterChange((value, f) => {
             // Auto-generate path from title
@@ -364,7 +371,7 @@ describe("FormModel", () => {
       expect(form.field("path").getValue()).toBe("/hello-world");
     });
     it("should allow appending callbacks to existing fields at runtime", () => {
-      const form = new FormModel({
+      const form = createForm({
         fields: fields => ({
           title: fields.text().label("Title")
         })
@@ -375,7 +382,7 @@ describe("FormModel", () => {
       expect(field.getValue()).toBe("HELLO");
     });
     it("should chain builder callbacks with runtime-appended callbacks", () => {
-      const form = new FormModel({
+      const form = createForm({
         fields: fields => ({
           path: fields.text().label("Path").beforeChange(value => String(value).trim())
         })
@@ -387,7 +394,7 @@ describe("FormModel", () => {
       expect(form.field("path").getValue()).toBe("hello");
     });
     it("should demonstrate title→path with path-dirty tracking", () => {
-      const form = new FormModel({
+      const form = createForm({
         fields: fields => ({
           title: fields.text().label("Title").required("Title is required").afterChange((value, f) => {
             // Only auto-generate if path is empty
@@ -417,11 +424,11 @@ describe("FormModel", () => {
       expect(form.field("path").getValue()).toBe("/custom-path");
     });
   });
-  describe("select field with options", () => {
+  describe("field with options", () => {
     it("should resolve static options in field VM", () => {
-      const form = new FormModel({
+      const form = createForm({
         fields: fields => ({
-          lang: fields.select().label("Language").options([{
+          lang: fields.text().label("Language").options([{
             label: "English",
             value: "en"
           }, {
@@ -440,9 +447,9 @@ describe("FormModel", () => {
       }]);
     });
     it("should resolve reactive options function in field VM", () => {
-      const form = new FormModel({
+      const form = createForm({
         fields: fields => ({
-          lang: fields.select().label("Language").options(() => {
+          lang: fields.text().label("Language").options(() => {
             // Dynamic options based on form state
             return [{
               label: "Dynamic",
@@ -463,7 +470,7 @@ describe("FormModel", () => {
       it("should add a new field via form.fields()", () => {
         const form = createBasicForm();
         form.fields(fields => ({
-          language: fields.select().label("Language").options([{
+          language: fields.text().label("Language").options([{
             label: "English",
             value: "en"
           }, {
@@ -472,11 +479,11 @@ describe("FormModel", () => {
           }])
         }));
         expect(form.field("language")).toBeDefined();
-        expect(form.field("language").type).toBe("select");
+        expect(form.field("language").type).toBe("text");
         expect(form.getData()).toHaveProperty("language");
       });
       it("should add a field that appears in getData but not layout until positioned", () => {
-        const form = new FormModel({
+        const form = createForm({
           fields: fields => ({
             title: fields.text().label("Title")
           })
@@ -555,25 +562,25 @@ describe("FormModel", () => {
     });
     describe("form.field().as() — type narrowing", () => {
       it("should return the field when type matches", () => {
-        const form = new FormModel({
+        const form = createForm({
           fields: fields => ({
-            lang: fields.select().label("Language").options([{
+            lang: fields.text().label("Language").options([{
               label: "English",
               value: "en"
             }])
           })
         });
-        const selectField = form.field("lang").as("select");
-        expect(selectField).toBe(form.field("lang"));
+        const textField = form.field("lang").as("text");
+        expect(textField).toBe(form.field("lang"));
       });
       it("should throw when type does not match", () => {
         const form = createBasicForm();
-        expect(() => form.field("title").as("select")).toThrow('Field "title" is type "text", not "select".');
+        expect(() => form.field("title").as("boolean")).toThrow('Field "title" is type "text", not "boolean".');
       });
     });
     describe("modifier appends callbacks to existing fields", () => {
       it("should append beforeChange to an existing field", () => {
-        const form = new FormModel({
+        const form = createForm({
           fields: fields => ({
             path: fields.text().label("Path").beforeChange(value => String(value).trim())
           })
@@ -586,7 +593,7 @@ describe("FormModel", () => {
       });
       it("should append afterChange to an existing field", () => {
         const received = [];
-        const form = new FormModel({
+        const form = createForm({
           fields: fields => ({
             title: fields.text().label("Title"),
             path: fields.text().label("Path")
@@ -605,7 +612,7 @@ describe("FormModel", () => {
     });
     describe("layout positional modifiers", () => {
       function createFormWithLayout() {
-        return new FormModel({
+        return createForm({
           fields: fields => ({
             title: fields.text().label("Title"),
             path: fields.text().label("Path"),
@@ -617,7 +624,7 @@ describe("FormModel", () => {
       it("should insert a row before a target", () => {
         const form = createFormWithLayout();
         form.fields(fields => ({
-          language: fields.select().label("Language").options([])
+          language: fields.text().label("Language").options([])
         }));
         form.layout(layout => [layout.row("language").before("path")]);
         const names = form.vm.layout.map(row => asRow(row).fields[0].name);
@@ -626,7 +633,7 @@ describe("FormModel", () => {
       it("should insert a row after a target", () => {
         const form = createFormWithLayout();
         form.fields(fields => ({
-          language: fields.select().label("Language").options([])
+          language: fields.text().label("Language").options([])
         }));
         form.layout(layout => [layout.row("language").after("path")]);
         const names = form.vm.layout.map(row => asRow(row).fields[0].name);
@@ -653,7 +660,7 @@ describe("FormModel", () => {
       it("should append when no position is specified", () => {
         const form = createFormWithLayout();
         form.fields(fields => ({
-          language: fields.select().label("Language").options([])
+          language: fields.text().label("Language").options([])
         }));
         form.layout(layout => [layout.row("language")]);
         const names = form.vm.layout.map(row => asRow(row).fields[0].name);
@@ -662,7 +669,7 @@ describe("FormModel", () => {
       it("should append when target is not found", () => {
         const form = createFormWithLayout();
         form.fields(fields => ({
-          language: fields.select().label("Language").options([])
+          language: fields.text().label("Language").options([])
         }));
         form.layout(layout => [layout.row("language").after("nonexistent")]);
         const names = form.vm.layout.map(row => asRow(row).fields[0].name);
@@ -671,7 +678,7 @@ describe("FormModel", () => {
     });
     describe("IFormModifier integration", () => {
       it("should support a full modifier workflow: add field + position in layout + append callbacks", () => {
-        const form = new FormModel({
+        const form = createForm({
           fields: fields => ({
             title: fields.text().label("Title").required("Title is required"),
             path: fields.text().label("Path").required("Path is required").beforeChange(value => {
@@ -687,7 +694,7 @@ describe("FormModel", () => {
           modify(form) {
             // Add language field
             form.fields(fields => ({
-              language: fields.select().label("Language").options([{
+              language: fields.text().label("Language").options([{
                 label: "English",
                 value: "en"
               }, {
@@ -728,7 +735,7 @@ describe("FormModel", () => {
   describe("layout system expansion (Phase 5)", () => {
     describe("separator", () => {
       it("should include separator nodes in the resolved layout", () => {
-        const form = new FormModel({
+        const form = createForm({
           fields: fields => ({
             title: fields.text().label("Title"),
             description: fields.text().label("Description")
@@ -742,7 +749,7 @@ describe("FormModel", () => {
         expect(vm.layout[2].type).toBe("row");
       });
       it("should support separator via modifier layout API", () => {
-        const form = new FormModel({
+        const form = createForm({
           fields: fields => ({
             title: fields.text().label("Title"),
             description: fields.text().label("Description")
@@ -756,7 +763,7 @@ describe("FormModel", () => {
     });
     describe("tabs", () => {
       function createFormWithTabs() {
-        return new FormModel({
+        return createForm({
           fields: fields => ({
             title: fields.text().label("Title"),
             slug: fields.text().label("Slug"),
@@ -764,18 +771,10 @@ describe("FormModel", () => {
             metaTitle: fields.text().label("Meta Title"),
             metaDescription: fields.text().label("Meta Description")
           }),
-          layout: layout => [layout.row("title", "slug"), layout.tabs({
-            id: "settings",
-            tabs: [{
-              id: "general",
-              label: "General",
-              layout: [layout.row("description")]
-            }, {
-              id: "seo",
-              label: "SEO",
-              description: "Optimize how this page appears in search",
-              layout: [layout.row("metaTitle"), layout.row("metaDescription")]
-            }]
+          layout: layout => [layout.row("title", "slug"), layout.tabs("settings").tab("general", tab => {
+            tab.label("General").layout(layout => [layout.row("description")]);
+          }).tab("seo", tab => {
+            tab.label("SEO").description("Optimize how this page appears in search").layout(layout => [layout.row("metaTitle"), layout.row("metaDescription")]);
           })]
         });
       }
@@ -825,22 +824,15 @@ describe("FormModel", () => {
         expect(tabsNode.activeTabId).toBe("general");
       });
       it("should compute hasErrors for tabs based on referenced fields", async () => {
-        const form = new FormModel({
+        const form = createForm({
           fields: fields => ({
             title: fields.text().label("Title").required("Title is required"),
             metaTitle: fields.text().label("Meta Title").required("Required")
           }),
-          layout: layout => [layout.tabs({
-            id: "settings",
-            tabs: [{
-              id: "general",
-              label: "General",
-              layout: [layout.row("title")]
-            }, {
-              id: "seo",
-              label: "SEO",
-              layout: [layout.row("metaTitle")]
-            }]
+          layout: layout => [layout.tabs("settings").tab("general", tab => {
+            tab.label("General").layout(layout => [layout.row("title")]);
+          }).tab("seo", tab => {
+            tab.label("SEO").layout(layout => [layout.row("metaTitle")]);
           })]
         });
 
@@ -858,32 +850,24 @@ describe("FormModel", () => {
       });
       it("should not warn about fields inside tabs as orphans", () => {
         const warnSpy = vi.spyOn(console, "warn").mockImplementation(() => {});
-        new FormModel({
+        createForm({
           fields: fields => ({
             title: fields.text().label("Title"),
             description: fields.text().label("Description")
           }),
-          layout: layout => [layout.row("title"), layout.tabs({
-            id: "settings",
-            tabs: [{
-              id: "general",
-              label: "General",
-              layout: [layout.row("description")]
-            }]
+          layout: layout => [layout.row("title"), layout.tabs("settings").tab("general", tab => {
+            tab.label("General").layout(layout => [layout.row("description")]);
           })]
         });
         expect(warnSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
         warnSpy.mockRestore();
       });
       it("should return null for tabs with empty tabs array", () => {
-        const form = new FormModel({
+        const form = createForm({
           fields: fields => ({
             title: fields.text().label("Title")
           }),
-          layout: layout => [layout.row("title"), layout.tabs({
-            id: "empty",
-            tabs: []
-          })]
+          layout: layout => [layout.row("title"), layout.tabs("empty")]
         });
         expect(form.vm.layout).toHaveLength(1);
         expect(form.vm.layout[0].type).toBe("row");
@@ -891,7 +875,7 @@ describe("FormModel", () => {
     });
     describe("element", () => {
       it("should include element nodes in the resolved layout", () => {
-        const form = new FormModel({
+        const form = createForm({
           fields: fields => ({
             title: fields.text().label("Title")
           }),
@@ -909,7 +893,7 @@ describe("FormModel", () => {
         });
       });
       it("should support element without props", () => {
-        const form = new FormModel({
+        const form = createForm({
           fields: fields => ({
             title: fields.text().label("Title")
           }),
@@ -922,23 +906,16 @@ describe("FormModel", () => {
     });
     describe("named layout node access — form.layout(nodeId)", () => {
       function createFormWithTabs() {
-        return new FormModel({
+        return createForm({
           fields: fields => ({
             title: fields.text().label("Title"),
             description: fields.text().label("Description"),
             metaTitle: fields.text().label("Meta Title")
           }),
-          layout: layout => [layout.row("title"), layout.tabs({
-            id: "settings",
-            tabs: [{
-              id: "general",
-              label: "General",
-              layout: [layout.row("description")]
-            }, {
-              id: "seo",
-              label: "SEO",
-              layout: [layout.row("metaTitle")]
-            }]
+          layout: layout => [layout.row("title"), layout.tabs("settings").tab("general", tab => {
+            tab.label("General").layout(layout => [layout.row("description")]);
+          }).tab("seo", tab => {
+            tab.label("SEO").layout(layout => [layout.row("metaTitle")]);
           })]
         });
       }
@@ -947,13 +924,8 @@ describe("FormModel", () => {
         form.fields(fields => ({
           trackingId: fields.text().label("Tracking ID")
         }));
-        form.layout("settings").as("tabs").tab({
-          id: "analytics",
-          label: "Analytics",
-          layout: [{
-            type: "row",
-            fieldIds: ["trackingId"]
-          }]
+        form.layout("settings").as("tabs").tab("analytics", tab => {
+          tab.label("Analytics").layout(layout => [layout.row("trackingId")]);
         }).after("seo");
         const tabsNode = form.vm.layout[1];
         expect(tabsNode.tabs).toHaveLength(3);
@@ -965,13 +937,8 @@ describe("FormModel", () => {
         form.fields(fields => ({
           trackingId: fields.text().label("Tracking ID")
         }));
-        form.layout("settings").as("tabs").tab({
-          id: "analytics",
-          label: "Analytics",
-          layout: [{
-            type: "row",
-            fieldIds: ["trackingId"]
-          }]
+        form.layout("settings").as("tabs").tab("analytics", tab => {
+          tab.label("Analytics").layout(layout => [layout.row("trackingId")]);
         }).before("seo");
         const tabsNode = form.vm.layout[1];
         expect(tabsNode.tabs).toHaveLength(3);
@@ -979,42 +946,21 @@ describe("FormModel", () => {
         expect(tabsNode.tabs[1].id).toBe("analytics");
         expect(tabsNode.tabs[2].id).toBe("seo");
       });
-      it("should append to an existing tab's layout", () => {
-        const form = createFormWithTabs();
-        form.fields(fields => ({
-          ogImage: fields.text().label("OG Image")
-        }));
-        form.layout("settings").as("tabs").tab("seo").layout(layout => [layout.row("ogImage")]);
-        const tabsNode = form.vm.layout[1];
-        const seoTab = tabsNode.tabs.find(t => t.id === "seo");
-        expect(seoTab.layout).toHaveLength(2);
-        const lastRow = seoTab.layout[1];
-        expect(lastRow.fields[0].name).toBe("ogImage");
-      });
       it("should throw when accessing a non-existent node ID", () => {
         const form = createFormWithTabs();
         expect(() => form.layout("nonexistent").as("tabs")).toThrow('Layout node "nonexistent" not found.');
       });
-      it("should throw when accessing a non-existent tab ID", () => {
-        const form = createFormWithTabs();
-        expect(() => form.layout("settings").as("tabs").tab("nonexistent")).toThrow('Tab "nonexistent" not found in tabs node "settings".');
-      });
     });
     describe("positional modifiers targeting tabs/element nodes", () => {
       it("should insert a row before a tabs node by ID", () => {
-        const form = new FormModel({
+        const form = createForm({
           fields: fields => ({
             title: fields.text().label("Title"),
             subtitle: fields.text().label("Subtitle"),
             description: fields.text().label("Description")
           }),
-          layout: layout => [layout.row("title"), layout.tabs({
-            id: "settings",
-            tabs: [{
-              id: "general",
-              label: "General",
-              layout: [layout.row("description")]
-            }]
+          layout: layout => [layout.row("title"), layout.tabs("settings").tab("general", tab => {
+            tab.label("General").layout(layout => [layout.row("description")]);
           })]
         });
         form.layout(layout => [layout.row("subtitle").before("settings")]);
@@ -1026,18 +972,13 @@ describe("FormModel", () => {
         expect(row.fields[0].name).toBe("subtitle");
       });
       it("should remove a tabs node by ID", () => {
-        const form = new FormModel({
+        const form = createForm({
           fields: fields => ({
             title: fields.text().label("Title"),
             description: fields.text().label("Description")
           }),
-          layout: layout => [layout.row("title"), layout.tabs({
-            id: "settings",
-            tabs: [{
-              id: "general",
-              label: "General",
-              layout: [layout.row("description")]
-            }]
+          layout: layout => [layout.row("title"), layout.tabs("settings").tab("general", tab => {
+            tab.label("General").layout(layout => [layout.row("description")]);
           })]
         });
         form.layout(layout => {
@@ -1048,19 +989,14 @@ describe("FormModel", () => {
         expect(form.vm.layout[0].type).toBe("row");
       });
       it("should replace a tabs node by ID", () => {
-        const form = new FormModel({
+        const form = createForm({
           fields: fields => ({
             title: fields.text().label("Title"),
             description: fields.text().label("Description"),
             metaTitle: fields.text().label("Meta Title")
           }),
-          layout: layout => [layout.row("title"), layout.tabs({
-            id: "settings",
-            tabs: [{
-              id: "general",
-              label: "General",
-              layout: [layout.row("description")]
-            }]
+          layout: layout => [layout.row("title"), layout.tabs("settings").tab("general", tab => {
+            tab.label("General").layout(layout => [layout.row("description")]);
           })]
         });
         form.layout(layout => [layout.row("metaTitle").replace("settings")]);
@@ -1073,23 +1009,16 @@ describe("FormModel", () => {
     });
     describe("modifier integration with tabs", () => {
       it("should support a full modifier workflow: base form with tabs + modifier adds tab + modifier appends to existing tab", () => {
-        const form = new FormModel({
+        const form = createForm({
           fields: fields => ({
             title: fields.text().label("Title"),
             description: fields.text().label("Description"),
             metaTitle: fields.text().label("Meta Title")
           }),
-          layout: layout => [layout.row("title"), layout.separator(), layout.tabs({
-            id: "settings",
-            tabs: [{
-              id: "general",
-              label: "General",
-              layout: [layout.row("description")]
-            }, {
-              id: "seo",
-              label: "SEO",
-              layout: [layout.row("metaTitle")]
-            }]
+          layout: layout => [layout.row("title"), layout.separator(), layout.tabs("settings").tab("general", tab => {
+            tab.label("General").layout(layout => [layout.row("description")]);
+          }).tab("seo", tab => {
+            tab.label("SEO").layout(layout => [layout.row("metaTitle")]);
           })]
         });
 
@@ -1097,21 +1026,10 @@ describe("FormModel", () => {
         form.fields(fields => ({
           trackingId: fields.text().label("Tracking ID")
         }));
-        form.layout("settings").as("tabs").tab({
-          id: "analytics",
-          label: "Analytics",
-          layout: [{
-            type: "row",
-            fieldIds: ["trackingId"]
-          }]
+        form.layout("settings").as("tabs").tab("analytics", tab => {
+          tab.label("Analytics").layout(layout => [layout.row("trackingId")]);
         }).after("seo");
 
-        // Modifier B: append OG Image to SEO tab
-        form.fields(fields => ({
-          ogImage: fields.text().label("OG Image")
-        }));
-        form.layout("settings").as("tabs").tab("seo").layout(layout => [layout.row("ogImage")]);
-
         // Verify full layout
         const vm = form.vm;
         expect(vm.layout).toHaveLength(3); // row, separator, tabs
@@ -1124,21 +1042,20 @@ describe("FormModel", () => {
         expect(tabsNode.tabs[1].id).toBe("seo");
         expect(tabsNode.tabs[2].id).toBe("analytics");
 
-        // SEO tab now has metaTitle + ogImage
+        // SEO tab has metaTitle
         const seoTab = tabsNode.tabs[1];
-        expect(seoTab.layout).toHaveLength(2);
+        expect(seoTab.layout).toHaveLength(1);
 
         // Verify all fields are in getData
         const data = form.getData();
         expect(data).toHaveProperty("trackingId");
-        expect(data).toHaveProperty("ogImage");
       });
     });
   });
   describe("object fields (Phase 6)", () => {
     describe("non-list object field", () => {
       function createFormWithObject() {
-        return new FormModel({
+        return createForm({
           fields: fields => ({
             title: fields.text().label("Title"),
             address: fields.object().label("Address").fields(f => ({
@@ -1240,7 +1157,7 @@ describe("FormModel", () => {
         expect(vm.items).toHaveLength(0);
       });
       it("should render object field in a row via default layout", () => {
-        const form = new FormModel({
+        const form = createForm({
           fields: fields => ({
             address: fields.object().label("Address").fields(f => ({
               street: f.text().label("Street"),
@@ -1287,7 +1204,7 @@ describe("FormModel", () => {
     });
     describe("list object field", () => {
       function createFormWithList() {
-        return new FormModel({
+        return createForm({
           fields: fields => ({
             presets: fields.object().label("Presets").fields(f => ({
               name: f.text().label("Name").required("Name is required"),
@@ -1424,7 +1341,7 @@ describe("FormModel", () => {
         expect(valid).toBe(true);
       });
       it("should validate with listSchema", async () => {
-        const form = new FormModel({
+        const form = createForm({
           fields: fields => ({
             presets: fields.object().label("Presets").fields(f => ({
               name: f.text().label("Name")
@@ -1490,24 +1407,17 @@ describe("FormModel", () => {
     });
     describe("hasErrors rollup through tabs", () => {
       it("should report hasErrors in tabs containing object fields", async () => {
-        const form = new FormModel({
+        const form = createForm({
           fields: fields => ({
             title: fields.text().label("Title"),
             address: fields.object().label("Address").fields(f => ({
               street: f.text().label("Street").required("Required")
             }))
           }),
-          layout: layout => [layout.tabs({
-            id: "settings",
-            tabs: [{
-              id: "general",
-              label: "General",
-              layout: [layout.row("title")]
-            }, {
-              id: "details",
-              label: "Details",
-              layout: [layout.row("address")]
-            }]
+          layout: layout => [layout.tabs("settings").tab("general", tab => {
+            tab.label("General").layout(layout => [layout.row("title")]);
+          }).tab("details", tab => {
+            tab.label("Details").layout(layout => [layout.row("address")]);
           })]
         });
         form.field("title").setValue("Hello");
@@ -1518,6 +1428,1947 @@ describe("FormModel", () => {
       });
     });
   });
+  describe("templated object fields (Phase 8a)", () => {
+    function createFormWithTemplatedObject() {
+      return createForm({
+        fields: fields => ({
+          content: fields.object().label("Content").template("hero", t => {
+            t.label("Hero Banner").fields(f => ({
+              heading: f.text().label("Heading").required("Required"),
+              image: f.text().label("Image")
+            }));
+          }).template("text", t => {
+            t.label("Rich Text").fields(f => ({
+              body: f.text().label("Body").required("Required")
+            }));
+          })
+        })
+      });
+    }
+    describe("shape", () => {
+      it("starts with no active template and empty children", () => {
+        const form = createFormWithTemplatedObject();
+        const field = form.field("content");
+        expect(field.isTemplated).toBe(true);
+        expect(field.activeTemplateId).toBeNull();
+        expect(field.children.size).toBe(0);
+      });
+      it("exposes available templates via VM", () => {
+        const form = createFormWithTemplatedObject();
+        const vm = form.field("content").vm;
+        expect(vm.isTemplated).toBe(true);
+        expect(vm.availableTemplates).toEqual([{
+          id: "hero",
+          label: "Hero Banner"
+        }, {
+          id: "text",
+          label: "Rich Text"
+        }]);
+        expect(vm.activeTemplateId).toBeNull();
+        expect(vm.fields).toEqual([]);
+      });
+      it("rejects .fields() alongside .template() at build time", () => {
+        expect(() => createForm({
+          fields: fields => ({
+            content: fields.object().fields(f => ({
+              x: f.text()
+            })).template("a", t => {
+              t.label("A").fields(f => ({
+                y: f.text()
+              }));
+            })
+          })
+        })).toThrow(/both .fields\(\) and .template\(\)/);
+      });
+      it("rejects duplicate template ids", () => {
+        expect(() => createForm({
+          fields: fields => ({
+            content: fields.object().template("a", t => {
+              t.label("A1").fields(f => ({
+                x: f.text()
+              }));
+            }).template("a", t => {
+              t.label("A2").fields(f => ({
+                y: f.text()
+              }));
+            })
+          })
+        })).toThrow(/Duplicate template id "a"/);
+      });
+      it("rejects reserved _templateId as template id", () => {
+        expect(() => createForm({
+          fields: fields => ({
+            content: fields.object().template("_templateId", t => {
+              t.label("X").fields(f => ({
+                x: f.text()
+              }));
+            })
+          })
+        })).toThrow(/reserved/);
+      });
+      it("rejects _templateId as a child field name in a template", () => {
+        expect(() => createForm({
+          fields: fields => ({
+            content: fields.object().template("hero", t => {
+              t.label("Hero").fields(f => ({
+                _templateId: f.text()
+              }));
+            })
+          })
+        })).toThrow(/reserved field "_templateId"/);
+      });
+      it("allows combining .list() with .template() (Phase 8b)", () => {
+        expect(() => createForm({
+          fields: fields => ({
+            content: fields.object().list().template("a", t => {
+              t.label("A").fields(f => ({
+                x: f.text()
+              }));
+            })
+          })
+        })).not.toThrow();
+      });
+    });
+    describe("setTemplate / switching", () => {
+      it("builds children when a template is selected", () => {
+        const form = createFormWithTemplatedObject();
+        const field = form.field("content");
+        field.setTemplate("hero");
+        expect(field.activeTemplateId).toBe("hero");
+        expect(field.children.size).toBe(2);
+        expect(form.field("content.heading").type).toBe("text");
+        expect(form.field("content.image").type).toBe("text");
+      });
+      it("discards data when switching to a different template", () => {
+        const form = createFormWithTemplatedObject();
+        const field = form.field("content");
+        field.setTemplate("hero");
+        form.field("content.heading").setValue("Hello");
+        field.setTemplate("text");
+        expect(field.activeTemplateId).toBe("text");
+        expect(form.field("content.body")).toBeDefined();
+        expect(() => form.field("content.heading")).toThrow();
+      });
+      it("is a no-op when setting the currently active template", () => {
+        const form = createFormWithTemplatedObject();
+        const field = form.field("content");
+        field.setTemplate("hero");
+        form.field("content.heading").setValue("Preserved");
+        field.setTemplate("hero");
+        expect(form.field("content.heading").getValue()).toBe("Preserved");
+      });
+      it("throws when setting an unknown template id", () => {
+        const form = createFormWithTemplatedObject();
+        const field = form.field("content");
+        expect(() => field.setTemplate("missing")).toThrow(/Template "missing" not found/);
+      });
+      it("wires the form reference on newly created children", () => {
+        const form = createFormWithTemplatedObject();
+        const field = form.field("content");
+        field.setTemplate("hero");
+        // Setting a value on a child requires _form to be wired for pipelines.
+        expect(() => form.field("content.heading").setValue("OK")).not.toThrow();
+      });
+    });
+    describe("getData / setData", () => {
+      it("returns null when no template is active", () => {
+        const form = createFormWithTemplatedObject();
+        expect(form.getData().content).toBeNull();
+      });
+      it("includes _templateId and child values when active", () => {
+        const form = createFormWithTemplatedObject();
+        const field = form.field("content");
+        field.setTemplate("hero");
+        form.field("content.heading").setValue("Welcome");
+        form.field("content.image").setValue("cover.jpg");
+        expect(form.getData().content).toEqual({
+          _templateId: "hero",
+          heading: "Welcome",
+          image: "cover.jpg"
+        });
+      });
+      it("hydrates via setData by reading _templateId", () => {
+        const form = createFormWithTemplatedObject();
+        form.setData({
+          content: {
+            _templateId: "text",
+            body: "Lorem ipsum"
+          }
+        });
+        const field = form.field("content");
+        expect(field.activeTemplateId).toBe("text");
+        expect(form.field("content.body").getValue()).toBe("Lorem ipsum");
+      });
+      it("setData with null clears the active template", () => {
+        const form = createFormWithTemplatedObject();
+        const field = form.field("content");
+        field.setTemplate("hero");
+        form.field("content.heading").setValue("X");
+        form.setData({
+          content: null
+        });
+        expect(field.activeTemplateId).toBeNull();
+        expect(field.children.size).toBe(0);
+      });
+      it("setData ignores unknown template id silently", () => {
+        const form = createFormWithTemplatedObject();
+        form.setData({
+          content: {
+            _templateId: "nope",
+            foo: "bar"
+          }
+        });
+        const field = form.field("content");
+        expect(field.activeTemplateId).toBeNull();
+      });
+    });
+    describe("validation", () => {
+      it("required templated object fails validation when no template active", async () => {
+        const form = createForm({
+          fields: fields => ({
+            content: fields.object().required("Pick a template").template("hero", t => {
+              t.label("Hero").fields(f => ({
+                heading: f.text()
+              }));
+            })
+          })
+        });
+        const valid = await form.validate();
+        expect(valid).toBe(false);
+        expect(form.errors.some(e => e.path === "content")).toBe(true);
+      });
+      it("required templated object passes when template active with valid children", async () => {
+        const form = createForm({
+          fields: fields => ({
+            content: fields.object().required("Pick a template").template("hero", t => {
+              t.label("Hero").fields(f => ({
+                heading: f.text().required("Required")
+              }));
+            })
+          })
+        });
+        const field = form.field("content");
+        field.setTemplate("hero");
+        form.field("content.heading").setValue("Hi");
+        const valid = await form.validate();
+        expect(valid).toBe(true);
+      });
+      it("validates child fields inside active template", async () => {
+        const form = createFormWithTemplatedObject();
+        const field = form.field("content");
+        field.setTemplate("hero");
+        // heading is required; no value set
+        const valid = await form.validate();
+        expect(valid).toBe(false);
+      });
+      it("passes validation when object is optional and no template selected", async () => {
+        const form = createFormWithTemplatedObject();
+        const valid = await form.validate();
+        expect(valid).toBe(true);
+      });
+    });
+    describe("template visibility", () => {
+      it("filters availableTemplates by reactive visible callback", () => {
+        const form = createForm({
+          fields: fields => ({
+            plan: fields.text().defaultValue("free"),
+            content: fields.object().template("basic", t => {
+              t.label("Basic").fields(f => ({
+                x: f.text()
+              }));
+            }).template("premium", t => {
+              t.label("Premium").visible(f => f.field("plan").getValue() === "enterprise").fields(f => ({
+                y: f.text()
+              }));
+            })
+          })
+        });
+        const vm1 = form.field("content").vm;
+        expect(vm1.availableTemplates.map(t => t.id)).toEqual(["basic"]);
+        form.field("plan").setValue("enterprise");
+        const vm2 = form.field("content").vm;
+        expect(vm2.availableTemplates.map(t => t.id)).toEqual(["basic", "premium"]);
+      });
+      it("hiding a template does not clear an already-active selection", () => {
+        const form = createForm({
+          fields: fields => ({
+            plan: fields.text().defaultValue("enterprise"),
+            content: fields.object().template("premium", t => {
+              t.label("Premium").visible(f => f.field("plan").getValue() === "enterprise").fields(f => ({
+                y: f.text()
+              }));
+            })
+          })
+        });
+        const field = form.field("content");
+        field.setTemplate("premium");
+        form.field("content.y").setValue("set");
+        form.field("plan").setValue("free");
+
+        // Template no longer in picker, but active selection + data preserved.
+        const vm = form.field("content").vm;
+        expect(vm.availableTemplates).toEqual([]);
+        expect(vm.activeTemplateId).toBe("premium");
+        expect(form.field("content.y").getValue()).toBe("set");
+      });
+    });
+    describe("isDirty", () => {
+      it("is not dirty after setData with template", () => {
+        const form = createFormWithTemplatedObject();
+        form.setData({
+          content: {
+            _templateId: "hero",
+            heading: "Hello",
+            image: ""
+          }
+        });
+        expect(form.isDirty).toBe(false);
+      });
+      it("becomes dirty after switching template", () => {
+        const form = createFormWithTemplatedObject();
+        form.setData({
+          content: {
+            _templateId: "hero",
+            heading: "Hello",
+            image: ""
+          }
+        });
+        form.field("content").setTemplate("text");
+        expect(form.isDirty).toBe(true);
+      });
+    });
+  });
+  describe("templated list fields (Phase 8b)", () => {
+    function createFormWithTemplatedList() {
+      return createForm({
+        fields: fields => ({
+          sections: fields.object().label("Sections").list().template("hero", t => {
+            t.label("Hero").fields(f => ({
+              heading: f.text().required("Required"),
+              image: f.text()
+            }));
+          }).template("text", t => {
+            t.label("Text").fields(f => ({
+              body: f.text().required("Required")
+            }));
+          })
+        })
+      });
+    }
+    describe("addItem / templateId", () => {
+      it("requires a template id when adding to a templated list", () => {
+        const form = createFormWithTemplatedList();
+        const field = form.field("sections");
+        expect(() => field.addItem()).toThrow(/require a template id/);
+      });
+      it("rejects unknown template ids", () => {
+        const form = createFormWithTemplatedList();
+        const field = form.field("sections");
+        expect(() => field.addItem("missing")).toThrow(/Template "missing" not found/);
+      });
+      it("adds an item with the picked template's children", () => {
+        const form = createFormWithTemplatedList();
+        const field = form.field("sections");
+        field.addItem("hero");
+        expect(field.items.length).toBe(1);
+        expect(field.items[0].templateId).toBe("hero");
+        expect(field.items[0].children.has("heading")).toBe(true);
+        expect(field.items[0].children.has("image")).toBe(true);
+      });
+      it("allows mixing different templates across items", () => {
+        const form = createFormWithTemplatedList();
+        const field = form.field("sections");
+        field.addItem("hero");
+        field.addItem("text");
+        field.addItem("hero");
+        expect(field.items.map(i => i.templateId)).toEqual(["hero", "text", "hero"]);
+      });
+    });
+    describe("getData", () => {
+      it("includes _templateId per item", () => {
+        const form = createFormWithTemplatedList();
+        const field = form.field("sections");
+        field.addItem("hero");
+        field.items[0].children.get("heading").setValue("Welcome");
+        field.addItem("text");
+        field.items[1].children.get("body").setValue("Lorem");
+        expect(form.getData().sections).toEqual([{
+          _templateId: "hero",
+          heading: "Welcome",
+          image: null
+        }, {
+          _templateId: "text",
+          body: "Lorem"
+        }]);
+      });
+    });
+    describe("setData", () => {
+      it("hydrates items by reading each item's _templateId", () => {
+        const form = createFormWithTemplatedList();
+        form.setData({
+          sections: [{
+            _templateId: "hero",
+            heading: "H1",
+            image: "img.jpg"
+          }, {
+            _templateId: "text",
+            body: "Body copy"
+          }]
+        });
+        const field = form.field("sections");
+        expect(field.items.length).toBe(2);
+        expect(field.items[0].templateId).toBe("hero");
+        expect(field.items[0].children.get("heading").getValue()).toBe("H1");
+        expect(field.items[1].templateId).toBe("text");
+        expect(field.items[1].children.get("body").getValue()).toBe("Body copy");
+      });
+      it("silently drops items with invalid or missing _templateId", () => {
+        const form = createFormWithTemplatedList();
+        form.setData({
+          sections: [{
+            _templateId: "hero",
+            heading: "Keep"
+          }, {
+            _templateId: "nope",
+            x: 1
+          }, {
+            heading: "no-id"
+          }, null, {
+            _templateId: "text",
+            body: "Also keep"
+          }]
+        });
+        const field = form.field("sections");
+        expect(field.items.length).toBe(2);
+        expect(field.items.map(i => i.templateId)).toEqual(["hero", "text"]);
+      });
+    });
+    describe("duplicate / move / remove", () => {
+      it("duplicates an item preserving templateId and values", () => {
+        const form = createFormWithTemplatedList();
+        const field = form.field("sections");
+        field.addItem("hero");
+        field.items[0].children.get("heading").setValue("Original");
+        field.items[0].children.get("image").setValue("pic.jpg");
+        field.duplicateItem(0);
+        expect(field.items.length).toBe(2);
+        expect(field.items[1].templateId).toBe("hero");
+        expect(field.items[1].children.get("heading").getValue()).toBe("Original");
+        expect(field.items[1].children.get("image").getValue()).toBe("pic.jpg");
+        expect(field.items[0].key).not.toBe(field.items[1].key);
+      });
+      it("moves items while preserving templateId", () => {
+        const form = createFormWithTemplatedList();
+        const field = form.field("sections");
+        field.addItem("hero");
+        field.addItem("text");
+        field.moveItem(0, 1);
+        expect(field.items.map(i => i.templateId)).toEqual(["text", "hero"]);
+      });
+      it("removes items by index", () => {
+        const form = createFormWithTemplatedList();
+        const field = form.field("sections");
+        field.addItem("hero");
+        field.addItem("text");
+        field.removeItem(0);
+        expect(field.items.length).toBe(1);
+        expect(field.items[0].templateId).toBe("text");
+      });
+    });
+    describe("VM", () => {
+      it("exposes templateId and duplicate on each item VM", () => {
+        const form = createFormWithTemplatedList();
+        const field = form.field("sections");
+        field.addItem("hero");
+        const vm = form.field("sections").vm;
+        expect(vm.items.length).toBe(1);
+        expect(vm.items[0].templateId).toBe("hero");
+        expect(typeof vm.items[0].duplicate).toBe("function");
+      });
+      it("VM addItem(templateId) appends an item", () => {
+        const form = createFormWithTemplatedList();
+        const vm = form.field("sections").vm;
+        vm.addItem("hero");
+        vm.addItem("text");
+        const field = form.field("sections");
+        expect(field.items.map(i => i.templateId)).toEqual(["hero", "text"]);
+      });
+      it("availableTemplates respects reactive visible() on templated lists", () => {
+        const form = createForm({
+          fields: fields => ({
+            plan: fields.text().defaultValue("free"),
+            sections: fields.object().list().template("basic", t => {
+              t.label("Basic").fields(f => ({
+                x: f.text()
+              }));
+            }).template("premium", t => {
+              t.label("Premium").visible(f => f.field("plan").getValue() === "enterprise").fields(f => ({
+                y: f.text()
+              }));
+            })
+          })
+        });
+        const vm1 = form.field("sections").vm;
+        expect(vm1.availableTemplates.map(t => t.id)).toEqual(["basic"]);
+        form.field("plan").setValue("enterprise");
+        const vm2 = form.field("sections").vm;
+        expect(vm2.availableTemplates.map(t => t.id)).toEqual(["basic", "premium"]);
+      });
+    });
+    describe("validation", () => {
+      it("validates each item's children under its template", async () => {
+        const form = createFormWithTemplatedList();
+        const field = form.field("sections");
+        field.addItem("hero"); // heading is required, not set
+        field.addItem("text");
+        field.items[1].children.get("body").setValue("ok");
+        const valid = await form.validate();
+        expect(valid).toBe(false);
+        expect(form.errors.some(e => e.path.startsWith("sections"))).toBe(true);
+      });
+      it("passes when every item's required fields are filled", async () => {
+        const form = createFormWithTemplatedList();
+        const field = form.field("sections");
+        field.addItem("hero");
+        field.items[0].children.get("heading").setValue("H");
+        field.addItem("text");
+        field.items[1].children.get("body").setValue("B");
+        const valid = await form.validate();
+        expect(valid).toBe(true);
+      });
+    });
+    describe("isDirty", () => {
+      it("is not dirty after setData with templated list", () => {
+        const form = createFormWithTemplatedList();
+        form.setData({
+          sections: [{
+            _templateId: "hero",
+            heading: "H",
+            image: ""
+          }, {
+            _templateId: "text",
+            body: "B"
+          }]
+        });
+        expect(form.isDirty).toBe(false);
+      });
+      it("becomes dirty after adding an item", () => {
+        const form = createFormWithTemplatedList();
+        form.setData({
+          sections: [{
+            _templateId: "hero",
+            heading: "H",
+            image: ""
+          }]
+        });
+        form.field("sections").addItem("text");
+        expect(form.isDirty).toBe(true);
+      });
+    });
+  });
+  describe("per-template / inner object layouts (Phase 8c)", () => {
+    describe("non-templated single object", () => {
+      it("defaults to one row per visible child when no layout.object() is registered", () => {
+        const form = createForm({
+          fields: fields => ({
+            meta: fields.object().fields(f => ({
+              a: f.text().label("A"),
+              b: f.text().label("B")
+            }))
+          })
+        });
+        const vm = form.field("meta").vm;
+        expect(vm.layout.length).toBe(2);
+        expect(asRow(vm.layout[0]).fields.map(f => f.name)).toEqual(["a"]);
+        expect(asRow(vm.layout[1]).fields.map(f => f.name)).toEqual(["b"]);
+      });
+      it("resolves the registered inner layout against the children", () => {
+        const form = createForm({
+          fields: fields => ({
+            meta: fields.object().fields(f => ({
+              a: f.text().label("A"),
+              b: f.text().label("B")
+            }))
+          }),
+          layout: layout => [layout.object("meta", l => [l.row("a", "b")])]
+        });
+        const vm = form.field("meta").vm;
+        expect(vm.layout.length).toBe(1);
+        expect(asRow(vm.layout[0]).fields.map(f => f.name)).toEqual(["a", "b"]);
+      });
+      it("throws when a per-template map is passed to a non-templated field", () => {
+        expect(() => createForm({
+          fields: fields => ({
+            meta: fields.object().fields(f => ({
+              a: f.text()
+            }))
+          }),
+          layout: layout => [layout.object("meta", {
+            tplA: l => [l.row("a")]
+          })]
+        })).toThrow(/not templated/);
+      });
+    });
+    describe("non-templated list", () => {
+      it("applies the inner layout to every list item", () => {
+        const form = createForm({
+          fields: fields => ({
+            rows: fields.object().list().fields(f => ({
+              a: f.text(),
+              b: f.text()
+            }))
+          }),
+          layout: layout => [layout.object("rows", l => [l.row("a", "b")])]
+        });
+        const field = form.field("rows");
+        field.addItem();
+        field.addItem();
+        const vm = field.vm;
+        expect(vm.items.length).toBe(2);
+        for (const item of vm.items) {
+          expect(item.layout.length).toBe(1);
+          expect(asRow(item.layout[0]).fields.map(f => f.name)).toEqual(["a", "b"]);
+        }
+      });
+    });
+    describe("templated single object", () => {
+      function buildTemplatedForm(layoutFactory) {
+        return createForm({
+          fields: fields => ({
+            content: fields.object().template("hero", t => {
+              t.label("Hero").fields(f => ({
+                heading: f.text().label("Heading"),
+                subheading: f.text().label("Subheading")
+              }));
+            }).template("cta", t => {
+              t.label("CTA").fields(f => ({
+                text: f.text().label("Text"),
+                url: f.text().label("URL")
+              }));
+            })
+          }),
+          layout: layoutFactory
+        });
+      }
+      it("uses the active template's per-template layout", () => {
+        const form = buildTemplatedForm(layout => [layout.object("content", {
+          hero: l => [l.row("heading", "subheading")],
+          cta: l => [l.row("text"), l.row("url")]
+        })]);
+        const field = form.field("content");
+        field.setTemplate("hero");
+        let vm = form.field("content").vm;
+        expect(vm.layout.length).toBe(1);
+        expect(asRow(vm.layout[0]).fields.map(f => f.name)).toEqual(["heading", "subheading"]);
+        field.setTemplate("cta");
+        vm = form.field("content").vm;
+        expect(vm.layout.length).toBe(2);
+        expect(asRow(vm.layout[0]).fields.map(f => f.name)).toEqual(["text"]);
+        expect(asRow(vm.layout[1]).fields.map(f => f.name)).toEqual(["url"]);
+      });
+      it("falls back to default one-row-per-child when active template has no entry", () => {
+        const form = buildTemplatedForm(layout => [layout.object("content", {
+          hero: l => [l.row("heading", "subheading")]
+          // no entry for "cta"
+        })]);
+        const field = form.field("content");
+        field.setTemplate("cta");
+        const vm = form.field("content").vm;
+        expect(vm.layout.length).toBe(2);
+        expect(asRow(vm.layout[0]).fields.map(f => f.name)).toEqual(["text"]);
+        expect(asRow(vm.layout[1]).fields.map(f => f.name)).toEqual(["url"]);
+      });
+      it("returns an empty layout when no template is active", () => {
+        const form = buildTemplatedForm(layout => [layout.object("content", {
+          hero: l => [l.row("heading", "subheading")]
+        })]);
+        const vm = form.field("content").vm;
+        expect(vm.activeTemplateId).toBeNull();
+        expect(vm.layout).toEqual([]);
+      });
+      it("silently ignores an unknown template id in the layout map", () => {
+        const form = buildTemplatedForm(layout => [layout.object("content", {
+          hero: l => [l.row("heading", "subheading")],
+          unknown: l => [l.row("xxx")]
+        })]);
+        // Should not throw at build time; the unknown entry is dead until referenced.
+        const field = form.field("content");
+        field.setTemplate("hero");
+        const vm = form.field("content").vm;
+        expect(asRow(vm.layout[0]).fields.map(f => f.name)).toEqual(["heading", "subheading"]);
+      });
+      it("throws when a single LayoutNode[] is passed to a templated field", () => {
+        expect(() => buildTemplatedForm(layout => [layout.object("content", l => [l.row("x")])])).toThrow(/is templated/);
+      });
+      it("falls back to default when no layout.object() is registered", () => {
+        const form = buildTemplatedForm();
+        const field = form.field("content");
+        field.setTemplate("hero");
+        const vm = form.field("content").vm;
+        expect(vm.layout.length).toBe(2);
+        expect(asRow(vm.layout[0]).fields.map(f => f.name)).toEqual(["heading"]);
+        expect(asRow(vm.layout[1]).fields.map(f => f.name)).toEqual(["subheading"]);
+      });
+    });
+    describe("templated list", () => {
+      function buildTemplatedListForm() {
+        return createForm({
+          fields: fields => ({
+            sections: fields.object().list().template("hero", t => {
+              t.label("Hero").fields(f => ({
+                heading: f.text().label("Heading"),
+                subheading: f.text().label("Subheading")
+              }));
+            }).template("cta", t => {
+              t.label("CTA").fields(f => ({
+                text: f.text().label("Text"),
+                url: f.text().label("URL")
+              }));
+            })
+          }),
+          layout: layout => [layout.object("sections", {
+            hero: l => [l.row("heading", "subheading")],
+            cta: l => [l.row("text"), l.row("url")]
+          })]
+        });
+      }
+      it("each item resolves layout against its own template", () => {
+        const form = buildTemplatedListForm();
+        const field = form.field("sections");
+        field.addItem("hero");
+        field.addItem("cta");
+        const vm = form.field("sections").vm;
+        expect(vm.items.length).toBe(2);
+        expect(asRow(vm.items[0].layout[0]).fields.map(f => f.name)).toEqual(["heading", "subheading"]);
+        expect(asRow(vm.items[1].layout[0]).fields.map(f => f.name)).toEqual(["text"]);
+        expect(asRow(vm.items[1].layout[1]).fields.map(f => f.name)).toEqual(["url"]);
+      });
+      it("hides hidden child fields from the resolved layout row", () => {
+        const form = createForm({
+          fields: fields => ({
+            content: fields.object().template("hero", t => {
+              t.label("Hero").fields(f => ({
+                heading: f.text(),
+                secret: f.text().hidden()
+              }));
+            })
+          }),
+          layout: layout => [layout.object("content", {
+            hero: l => [l.row("heading", "secret")]
+          })]
+        });
+        const field = form.field("content");
+        field.setTemplate("hero");
+        const vm = form.field("content").vm;
+        expect(asRow(vm.layout[0]).fields.map(f => f.name)).toEqual(["heading"]);
+      });
+    });
+    describe("interaction with form.vm.layout", () => {
+      it("the form layout exposes a single-field row for the object", () => {
+        const form = createForm({
+          fields: fields => ({
+            content: fields.object().template("hero", t => {
+              t.label("Hero").fields(f => ({
+                heading: f.text()
+              }));
+            })
+          }),
+          layout: layout => [layout.object("content", {
+            hero: l => [l.row("heading")]
+          })]
+        });
+        const layout = form.vm.layout;
+        expect(layout.length).toBe(1);
+        const row = asRow(layout[0]);
+        expect(row.fields.map(f => f.name)).toEqual(["content"]);
+      });
+      it("hides the object node from form.vm.layout when the field is not visible", () => {
+        const form = createForm({
+          fields: fields => ({
+            content: fields.object().hidden().template("hero", t => {
+              t.label("Hero").fields(f => ({
+                heading: f.text()
+              }));
+            })
+          }),
+          layout: layout => [layout.object("content", {
+            hero: l => [l.row("heading")]
+          })]
+        });
+        expect(form.vm.layout).toEqual([]);
+      });
+    });
+  });
+  describe("nested object layouts (Phase 8c.1)", () => {
+    it("registers layout.object() nested inside another object's inner layout (non-templated)", () => {
+      const form = createForm({
+        fields: fields => ({
+          page: fields.object().fields(f => ({
+            title: f.text(),
+            seo: f.object().fields(g => ({
+              metaTitle: g.text(),
+              metaDescription: g.text()
+            }))
+          }))
+        }),
+        layout: layout => [layout.object("page", l => [l.row("title"), l.object("seo", inner => [inner.row("metaTitle", "metaDescription")])])]
+      });
+      const pageVm = form.field("page").vm;
+      const seoRow = asRow(pageVm.layout[1]);
+      const seoVm = seoRow.fields[0];
+      expect(seoVm.layout.length).toBe(1);
+      expect(asRow(seoVm.layout[0]).fields.map(f => f.name)).toEqual(["metaTitle", "metaDescription"]);
+    });
+    it("supports three levels of nesting", () => {
+      const form = createForm({
+        fields: fields => ({
+          a: fields.object().fields(f => ({
+            b: f.object().fields(g => ({
+              c: g.object().fields(h => ({
+                x: h.text(),
+                y: h.text()
+              }))
+            }))
+          }))
+        }),
+        layout: layout => [layout.object("a", l1 => [l1.object("b", l2 => [l2.object("c", l3 => [l3.row("x", "y")])])])]
+      });
+      const aVm = form.field("a").vm;
+      const bVm = asRow(aVm.layout[0]).fields[0];
+      const cVm = asRow(bVm.layout[0]).fields[0];
+      expect(cVm.layout.length).toBe(1);
+      expect(asRow(cVm.layout[0]).fields.map(f => f.name)).toEqual(["x", "y"]);
+    });
+    it("registers nested layouts on a templated single object when its template activates", () => {
+      const form = createForm({
+        fields: fields => ({
+          block: fields.object().template("hero", t => {
+            t.label("Hero").fields(f => ({
+              heading: f.text(),
+              seo: f.object().fields(g => ({
+                metaTitle: g.text(),
+                metaDescription: g.text()
+              }))
+            }));
+          })
+        }),
+        layout: layout => [layout.object("block", {
+          hero: l => [l.row("heading"), l.object("seo", inner => [inner.row("metaTitle", "metaDescription")])]
+        })]
+      });
+      const field = form.field("block");
+      field.setTemplate("hero");
+      const vm = form.field("block").vm;
+      const seoRow = asRow(vm.layout[1]);
+      const seoVm = seoRow.fields[0];
+      expect(asRow(seoVm.layout[0]).fields.map(f => f.name)).toEqual(["metaTitle", "metaDescription"]);
+    });
+    it("registers nested layouts on a templated list — each item gets its own", () => {
+      const form = createForm({
+        fields: fields => ({
+          sections: fields.object().list().template("hero", t => {
+            t.label("Hero").fields(f => ({
+              heading: f.text(),
+              seo: f.object().fields(g => ({
+                metaTitle: g.text(),
+                metaDescription: g.text()
+              }))
+            }));
+          })
+        }),
+        layout: layout => [layout.object("sections", {
+          hero: l => [l.row("heading"), l.object("seo", inner => [inner.row("metaTitle", "metaDescription")])]
+        })]
+      });
+      const field = form.field("sections");
+      field.addItem("hero");
+      field.addItem("hero");
+      const vm = form.field("sections").vm;
+      expect(vm.items.length).toBe(2);
+      for (const item of vm.items) {
+        const seoVm = asRow(item.layout[1]).fields[0];
+        expect(asRow(seoVm.layout[0]).fields.map(f => f.name)).toEqual(["metaTitle", "metaDescription"]);
+      }
+    });
+    it("registers nested layouts on a non-templated list item upon creation", () => {
+      const form = createForm({
+        fields: fields => ({
+          rows: fields.object().list().fields(f => ({
+            label: f.text(),
+            seo: f.object().fields(g => ({
+              metaTitle: g.text(),
+              metaDescription: g.text()
+            }))
+          }))
+        }),
+        layout: layout => [layout.object("rows", l => [l.row("label"), l.object("seo", inner => [inner.row("metaTitle", "metaDescription")])])]
+      });
+      const field = form.field("rows");
+      field.addItem();
+      const vm = form.field("rows").vm;
+      const seoVm = asRow(vm.items[0].layout[1]).fields[0];
+      expect(asRow(seoVm.layout[0]).fields.map(f => f.name)).toEqual(["metaTitle", "metaDescription"]);
+    });
+    it("registers nested layouts on children added via field.as('object').fields() at runtime", () => {
+      const form = createForm({
+        fields: fields => ({
+          page: fields.object().fields(f => ({
+            title: f.text()
+          }))
+        }),
+        layout: layout => [layout.object("page", l => [l.row("title"), l.object("seo", inner => [inner.row("metaTitle", "metaDescription")])])]
+      });
+      // seo doesn't exist yet; the layout entry is a no-op until we add it.
+      form.field("page").as("object").fields(f => ({
+        seo: f.object().fields(g => ({
+          metaTitle: g.text(),
+          metaDescription: g.text()
+        }))
+      }));
+      const pageVm = form.field("page").vm;
+      const seoRow = asRow(pageVm.layout[1]);
+      const seoVm = seoRow.fields[0];
+      expect(asRow(seoVm.layout[0]).fields.map(f => f.name)).toEqual(["metaTitle", "metaDescription"]);
+    });
+    it("recurses through tabs nested inside an inner layout", () => {
+      const form = createForm({
+        fields: fields => ({
+          page: fields.object().fields(f => ({
+            title: f.text(),
+            seo: f.object().fields(g => ({
+              metaTitle: g.text(),
+              metaDescription: g.text()
+            }))
+          }))
+        }),
+        layout: layout => [layout.object("page", l => [l.tabs().tab("main", tab => {
+          tab.label("Main").layout(l => [l.row("title")]);
+        }).tab("seoTab", tab => {
+          tab.label("SEO").layout(l => [l.object("seo", inner => [inner.row("metaTitle", "metaDescription")])]);
+        })])]
+      });
+      const seoVm = form.field("page.seo").vm;
+      expect(asRow(seoVm.layout[0]).fields.map(f => f.name)).toEqual(["metaTitle", "metaDescription"]);
+    });
+    it("resolves tabs inside an inner layout against the children scope", () => {
+      const form = createForm({
+        fields: fields => ({
+          page: fields.object().fields(f => ({
+            title: f.text(),
+            body: f.text(),
+            seo: f.object().fields(g => ({
+              metaTitle: g.text(),
+              metaDescription: g.text()
+            }))
+          }))
+        }),
+        layout: layout => [layout.object("page", l => [l.tabs("pageTabs").tab("general", tab => {
+          tab.label("General").layout(l => [l.row("title"), l.row("body")]);
+        }).tab("seo", tab => {
+          tab.label("SEO").layout(l => [l.object("seo", inner => [inner.row("metaTitle", "metaDescription")])]);
+        })])]
+      });
+      const pageVm = form.field("page").vm;
+      expect(pageVm.layout.length).toBe(1);
+      const tabs = pageVm.layout[0];
+      expect(tabs.type).toBe("tabs");
+      expect(tabs.tabs.map(t => t.id)).toEqual(["general", "seo"]);
+      const generalTab = tabs.tabs[0];
+      expect(asRow(generalTab.layout[0]).fields.map(f => f.name)).toEqual(["title"]);
+      expect(asRow(generalTab.layout[1]).fields.map(f => f.name)).toEqual(["body"]);
+      const seoTab = tabs.tabs[1];
+      const seoVm = asRow(seoTab.layout[0]).fields[0];
+      expect(asRow(seoVm.layout[0]).fields.map(f => f.name)).toEqual(["metaTitle", "metaDescription"]);
+    });
+  });
+  describe("runtime template modification (Phase 8d)", () => {
+    function createSingleTemplatedForm() {
+      return createForm({
+        fields: fields => ({
+          content: fields.object().template("hero", t => {
+            t.label("Hero").fields(f => ({
+              heading: f.text()
+            }));
+          })
+        })
+      });
+    }
+    function createListTemplatedForm() {
+      return createForm({
+        fields: fields => ({
+          blocks: fields.object().list().template("hero", t => {
+            t.label("Hero").fields(f => ({
+              heading: f.text()
+            }));
+          }).template("text", t => {
+            t.label("Text").fields(f => ({
+              body: f.text()
+            }));
+          })
+        })
+      });
+    }
+    it("templates.add appends a template and the picker lists it", () => {
+      const form = createSingleTemplatedForm();
+      const field = form.field("content").as("object");
+      field.templates.add("text", t => {
+        t.label("Text").fields(f => ({
+          body: f.text()
+        }));
+      });
+      const vm = form.field("content").vm;
+      expect(vm.availableTemplates.map(t => t.id)).toEqual(["hero", "text"]);
+    });
+    it("templates.add throws on duplicate id", () => {
+      const form = createSingleTemplatedForm();
+      const field = form.field("content").as("object");
+      expect(() => field.templates.add("hero", t => {
+        t.label("Other").fields(f => ({
+          x: f.text()
+        }));
+      })).toThrow(/Duplicate template id "hero"/);
+    });
+    it("templates.add throws on reserved _templateId", () => {
+      const form = createSingleTemplatedForm();
+      const field = form.field("content").as("object");
+      expect(() => field.templates.add("_templateId", t => {
+        t.label("Reserved").fields(f => ({
+          x: f.text()
+        }));
+      })).toThrow(/reserved/);
+    });
+    it("templates.add throws when the template defines a reserved _templateId field", () => {
+      const form = createSingleTemplatedForm();
+      const field = form.field("content").as("object");
+      expect(() => field.templates.add("bad", t => {
+        t.label("Bad").fields(f => ({
+          _templateId: f.text()
+        }));
+      })).toThrow(/reserved field "_templateId"/);
+    });
+    it("templates.remove removes the template from the picker", () => {
+      const form = createListTemplatedForm();
+      const field = form.field("blocks").as("object");
+      field.templates.remove("text");
+      const vm = form.field("blocks").vm;
+      expect(vm.availableTemplates.map(t => t.id)).toEqual(["hero"]);
+    });
+    it("templates.remove silently no-ops on unknown id", () => {
+      const form = createListTemplatedForm();
+      const field = form.field("blocks").as("object");
+      const before = form.field("blocks").vm.availableTemplates.length;
+      expect(() => field.templates.remove("nonExistent")).not.toThrow();
+      const after = form.field("blocks").vm.availableTemplates.length;
+      expect(after).toBe(before);
+    });
+    it("templates.remove clears active template on a single-object field via onChange(null) semantics", () => {
+      const form = createSingleTemplatedForm();
+      const field = form.field("content").as("object");
+      field.setTemplate("hero");
+      expect(field.activeTemplateId).toBe("hero");
+      field.templates.remove("hero");
+      expect(field.activeTemplateId).toBeNull();
+      expect(field.children.size).toBe(0);
+      expect(form.field("content").getValue()).toBeNull();
+    });
+    it("templates.remove drops list items whose _templateId matches", () => {
+      const form = createListTemplatedForm();
+      const field = form.field("blocks").as("object");
+      field.addItem("hero", {
+        heading: "H1"
+      });
+      field.addItem("text", {
+        body: "B1"
+      });
+      field.addItem("hero", {
+        heading: "H2"
+      });
+      expect(field.items.length).toBe(3);
+      field.templates.remove("hero");
+      expect(field.items.length).toBe(1);
+      expect(field.items[0].templateId).toBe("text");
+    });
+    it("templates.add throws when called on a non-templated object field", () => {
+      const form = createForm({
+        fields: fields => ({
+          plain: fields.object().fields(f => ({
+            x: f.text()
+          }))
+        })
+      });
+      const field = form.field("plain").as("object");
+      expect(() => field.templates.add("x", t => {
+        t.label("X").fields(f => ({
+          y: f.text()
+        }));
+      })).toThrow(/not templated/);
+    });
+    it("templates.remove throws when called on a non-templated object field", () => {
+      const form = createForm({
+        fields: fields => ({
+          plain: fields.object().fields(f => ({
+            x: f.text()
+          }))
+        })
+      });
+      const field = form.field("plain").as("object");
+      expect(() => field.templates.remove("anything")).toThrow(/not templated/);
+    });
+    it("orphan layout entry persists silently and is reused when the same template id is re-added", () => {
+      const form = createForm({
+        fields: fields => ({
+          content: fields.object().template("hero", t => {
+            t.label("Hero").fields(f => ({
+              heading: f.text(),
+              subheading: f.text()
+            }));
+          })
+        }),
+        layout: layout => [layout.object("content", {
+          hero: l => [l.row("heading", "subheading")]
+        })]
+      });
+      const field = form.field("content").as("object");
+      field.setTemplate("hero");
+      const vmBefore = form.field("content").vm;
+      const rowBefore = asRow(vmBefore.layout[0]);
+      expect(rowBefore.fields.map(f => f.name)).toEqual(["heading", "subheading"]);
+      field.templates.remove("hero");
+      field.templates.add("hero", t => {
+        t.label("Hero v2").fields(f => ({
+          heading: f.text(),
+          subheading: f.text()
+        }));
+      });
+      field.setTemplate("hero");
+      const vmAfter = form.field("content").vm;
+      const rowAfter = asRow(vmAfter.layout[0]);
+      expect(rowAfter.fields.map(f => f.name)).toEqual(["heading", "subheading"]);
+    });
+    it("removing all templates does not emit dev warnings (orphan suppression)", () => {
+      const warn = vi.spyOn(console, "warn").mockImplementation(() => {});
+      const form = createSingleTemplatedForm();
+      const field = form.field("content").as("object");
+      field.templates.remove("hero");
+      const vm = form.field("content").vm;
+      expect(vm.availableTemplates).toEqual([]);
+      expect(warn).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      warn.mockRestore();
+    });
+  });
+  describe("requiredWhen (Phase 11)", () => {
+    it("makes a field required when the callback returns true", async () => {
+      const form = createForm({
+        fields: fields => ({
+          plan: fields.text().defaultValue("free"),
+          seats: fields.text().requiredWhen(f => f.field("plan").getValue() === "pro", "Seats required")
+        })
+      });
+
+      // plan = free → not required → validation passes
+      expect(form.field("seats").vm.required).toBe(false);
+      expect(await form.validate()).toBe(true);
+
+      // plan = pro → becomes required → empty value fails validation
+      form.field("plan").setValue("pro");
+      expect(form.field("seats").vm.required).toBe(true);
+      expect(await form.validate()).toBe(false);
+      expect(form.field("seats").vm.validation.message).toBe("Seats required");
+    });
+    it("chains requiredWhen callbacks — first truthy wins", async () => {
+      const form = createForm({
+        fields: fields => ({
+          plan: fields.text().defaultValue("free"),
+          flag: fields.text().defaultValue("off"),
+          seats: fields.text().requiredWhen(f => f.field("plan").getValue() === "pro", "Pro requires it").requiredWhen(f => f.field("flag").getValue() === "on", "Flag requires it")
+        })
+      });
+      form.field("flag").setValue("on");
+      await form.validate();
+      expect(form.field("seats").vm.validation.message).toBe("Flag requires it");
+
+      // First-truthy-wins: enable plan too, plan callback runs first.
+      form.field("plan").setValue("pro");
+      await form.validate();
+      expect(form.field("seats").vm.validation.message).toBe("Pro requires it");
+    });
+    it("hard .required() always wins over requiredWhen messages", async () => {
+      const form = createForm({
+        fields: fields => ({
+          seats: fields.text().required("Always required").requiredWhen(() => true, "Conditional message")
+        })
+      });
+      await form.validate();
+      expect(form.field("seats").vm.required).toBe(true);
+      expect(form.field("seats").vm.validation.message).toBe("Always required");
+    });
+    it("modifier-added requiredWhen chains with builder-defined ones", async () => {
+      const form = createForm({
+        fields: fields => ({
+          plan: fields.text().defaultValue("free"),
+          other: fields.text().defaultValue("off"),
+          seats: fields.text().requiredWhen(f => f.field("plan").getValue() === "pro", "Pro required")
+        })
+      });
+      form.field("seats").addRequiredWhen(f => f.field("other").getValue() === "on", "Other required");
+
+      // Neither truthy → not required.
+      expect(form.field("seats").vm.required).toBe(false);
+
+      // Modifier callback truthy.
+      form.field("other").setValue("on");
+      await form.validate();
+      expect(form.field("seats").vm.validation.message).toBe("Other required");
+    });
+  });
+  describe("computed / computedUntilDirty (Phase 11)", () => {
+    it("computed field exposes derived value reactively", () => {
+      const form = createForm({
+        fields: fields => ({
+          first: fields.text().defaultValue("Ada"),
+          last: fields.text().defaultValue("Lovelace"),
+          full: fields.text().computed(f => `${f.field("first").getValue()} ${f.field("last").getValue()}`)
+        })
+      });
+      expect(form.field("full").getValue()).toBe("Ada Lovelace");
+      form.field("first").setValue("Grace");
+      expect(form.field("full").getValue()).toBe("Grace Lovelace");
+    });
+    it("computed field stays editable but value remains derived", () => {
+      const form = createForm({
+        fields: fields => ({
+          src: fields.text().defaultValue("A"),
+          derived: fields.text().computed(f => f.field("src").getValue())
+        })
+      });
+
+      // Not auto-disabled.
+      expect(form.field("derived").vm.disabled).toBe(false);
+
+      // User edit doesn't override the computed value.
+      form.field("derived").vm.onChange("manual override");
+      expect(form.field("derived").getValue()).toBe("A");
+    });
+    it("computedUntilDirty switches to manual after first UI edit", () => {
+      const form = createForm({
+        fields: fields => ({
+          src: fields.text().defaultValue("A"),
+          derived: fields.text().computedUntilDirty(f => `derived-${f.field("src").getValue()}`)
+        })
+      });
+      expect(form.field("derived").getValue()).toBe("derived-A");
+      form.field("derived").vm.onChange("manual");
+      expect(form.field("derived").getValue()).toBe("manual");
+
+      // Source changes no longer overwrite manual edit.
+      form.field("src").setValue("B");
+      expect(form.field("derived").getValue()).toBe("manual");
+    });
+    it("computed field still participates in validation", async () => {
+      const form = createForm({
+        fields: fields => ({
+          src: fields.text().defaultValue(""),
+          derived: fields.text().required("Derived must not be empty").computed(f => f.field("src").getValue())
+        })
+      });
+      const valid = await form.validate();
+      expect(valid).toBe(false);
+      expect(form.field("derived").vm.validation.message).toBe("Derived must not be empty");
+      form.field("src").setValue("hello");
+      expect(await form.validate()).toBe(true);
+    });
+    it("modifier setComputed converts a regular field into a computed one", () => {
+      const form = createForm({
+        fields: fields => ({
+          src: fields.text().defaultValue("X"),
+          derived: fields.text().defaultValue("initial")
+        })
+      });
+      form.field("derived").setComputed(f => `from-${f.field("src").getValue()}`);
+      expect(form.field("derived").getValue()).toBe("from-X");
+      form.field("src").setValue("Y");
+      expect(form.field("derived").getValue()).toBe("from-Y");
+    });
+  });
+  describe('field("...").as("object").fields() (Phase 11)', () => {
+    it("adds new children to an existing object field at runtime", () => {
+      const form = createForm({
+        fields: fields => ({
+          profile: fields.object().fields(f => ({
+            firstName: f.text().label("First")
+          }))
+        })
+      });
+      form.field("profile").as("object").fields(f => ({
+        lastName: f.text().label("Last")
+      }));
+      form.field("profile.firstName").setValue("Ada");
+      form.field("profile.lastName").setValue("Lovelace");
+      expect(form.getData()).toEqual({
+        profile: {
+          firstName: "Ada",
+          lastName: "Lovelace"
+        }
+      });
+    });
+    it("replaces existing children when keys collide", () => {
+      const form = createForm({
+        fields: fields => ({
+          profile: fields.object().fields(f => ({
+            firstName: f.text().label("Old")
+          }))
+        })
+      });
+      form.field("profile").as("object").fields(f => ({
+        firstName: f.text().label("New")
+      }));
+      const profile = form.field("profile").as("object");
+      expect(profile.children.get("firstName")?.config.label).toBe("New");
+    });
+    it("removes children when factory returns undefined", () => {
+      const form = createForm({
+        fields: fields => ({
+          profile: fields.object().fields(f => ({
+            firstName: f.text(),
+            lastName: f.text()
+          }))
+        })
+      });
+      form.field("profile").as("object").fields(() => ({
+        lastName: undefined
+      }));
+      const profile = form.field("profile").as("object");
+      expect(profile.children.has("lastName")).toBe(false);
+      expect(profile.children.has("firstName")).toBe(true);
+    });
+    it("propagates added children to existing list items", () => {
+      const form = createForm({
+        fields: fields => ({
+          contacts: fields.object().list().fields(f => ({
+            name: f.text()
+          }))
+        })
+      });
+      const contacts = form.field("contacts").as("object");
+      contacts.addItem({
+        name: "Ada"
+      });
+      contacts.addItem({
+        name: "Grace"
+      });
+      contacts.fields(f => ({
+        email: f.text()
+      }));
+
+      // Existing items now have the new child.
+      expect(contacts.items[0].children.has("email")).toBe(true);
+      expect(contacts.items[1].children.has("email")).toBe(true);
+
+      // Newly added items pick up the child too.
+      contacts.addItem({
+        name: "Linus",
+        email: "linus@example.com"
+      });
+      expect(contacts.items[2].children.get("email")?.getValue()).toBe("linus@example.com");
+    });
+    it("throws when called on a templated object field", () => {
+      const form = createForm({
+        fields: fields => ({
+          block: fields.object().template("a", t => {
+            t.label("A").fields(f => ({
+              x: f.text()
+            }));
+          })
+        })
+      });
+      expect(() => {
+        form.field("block").as("object").fields(f => ({
+          y: f.text()
+        }));
+      }).toThrow(/templated/);
+    });
+  });
+  describe("form.addRule() (Phase 11)", () => {
+    it("runs a Zod schema against getData() and surfaces issues", async () => {
+      const form = createForm({
+        fields: fields => ({
+          password: fields.text().defaultValue("a"),
+          confirm: fields.text().defaultValue("b")
+        })
+      });
+      form.addRule(z.object({
+        password: z.string(),
+        confirm: z.string()
+      }).refine(d => d.password === d.confirm, {
+        message: "Passwords must match",
+        path: ["confirm"]
+      }));
+      const valid = await form.validate();
+      expect(valid).toBe(false);
+      expect(form.errors.some(e => e.message === "Passwords must match")).toBe(true);
+      // Error surfaced on per-field validation when path matches.
+      expect(form.field("confirm").vm.validation.isValid).toBe(false);
+      expect(form.field("confirm").vm.validation.message).toBe("Passwords must match");
+    });
+    it("runs an imperative function and merges returned errors", async () => {
+      const form = createForm({
+        fields: fields => ({
+          age: fields.text().defaultValue("17")
+        })
+      });
+      form.addRule(f => {
+        if (Number(f.field("age").getValue()) < 18) {
+          return [{
+            path: "age",
+            message: "Must be 18+"
+          }];
+        }
+        return [];
+      });
+      expect(await form.validate()).toBe(false);
+      expect(form.field("age").vm.validation.message).toBe("Must be 18+");
+      form.field("age").setValue("21");
+      expect(await form.validate()).toBe(true);
+    });
+    it("supports async imperative rules", async () => {
+      const form = createForm({
+        fields: fields => ({
+          name: fields.text().defaultValue("taken")
+        })
+      });
+      form.addRule(async f => {
+        await Promise.resolve();
+        if (f.field("name").getValue() === "taken") {
+          return [{
+            path: "name",
+            message: "Already taken"
+          }];
+        }
+        return [];
+      });
+      expect(await form.validate()).toBe(false);
+      expect(form.field("name").vm.validation.message).toBe("Already taken");
+    });
+  });
+  describe("form.setLayout() (Phase 11)", () => {
+    it("replaces the layout entirely", () => {
+      const form = createForm({
+        fields: fields => ({
+          a: fields.text(),
+          b: fields.text(),
+          c: fields.text()
+        }),
+        layout: layout => [layout.row("a"), layout.row("b"), layout.row("c")]
+      });
+      form.setLayout(layout => [layout.row("c", "a")]);
+      const layout = form.vm.layout;
+      expect(layout).toHaveLength(1);
+      const row = asRow(layout[0]);
+      expect(row.fields.map(f => f.name)).toEqual(["c", "a"]);
+    });
+    it("emits orphan warnings for fields not in the new layout", () => {
+      const warn = vi.spyOn(console, "warn").mockImplementation(() => {});
+      const form = createForm({
+        fields: fields => ({
+          a: fields.text(),
+          b: fields.text()
+        })
+      });
+      warn.mockClear();
+      form.setLayout(layout => [layout.row("a")]);
+      expect(warn).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.stringContaining('Field "b" is not in the layout'));
+      warn.mockRestore();
+    });
+  });
+  describe("Phase 10: Advanced Validation", () => {
+    describe("field.vm.validating", () => {
+      it("should be false initially", () => {
+        const form = createBasicForm();
+        expect(form.field("title").vm.validating).toBe(false);
+      });
+      it("should be true while async schema validates", async () => {
+        let resolveValidation;
+        const form = createForm({
+          fields: fields => ({
+            email: fields.text().schema(z.string().refine(async () => {
+              await new Promise(r => {
+                resolveValidation = r;
+              });
+              return true;
+            }))
+          })
+        });
+        form.field("email").setValue("test@test.com");
+        const promise = form.validate();
+        // Allow microtask to enter the async refine
+        await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 0));
+        expect(form.field("email").vm.validating).toBe(true);
+        resolveValidation();
+        await promise;
+        expect(form.field("email").vm.validating).toBe(false);
+      });
+      it("should be false after sync-only validation", async () => {
+        const form = createForm({
+          fields: fields => ({
+            name: fields.text().required()
+          })
+        });
+        form.field("name").setValue("hello");
+        await form.validate();
+        expect(form.field("name").vm.validating).toBe(false);
+      });
+    });
+    describe("form.submitted", () => {
+      it("should be false initially", () => {
+        const form = createBasicForm();
+        expect(form.submitted).toBe(false);
+      });
+      it("should be true after validate()", async () => {
+        const form = createBasicForm();
+        form.field("title").setValue("t");
+        form.field("path").setValue("/p");
+        await form.validate();
+        expect(form.submitted).toBe(true);
+      });
+      it("should be true after failed validate()", async () => {
+        const form = createBasicForm();
+        await form.validate();
+        expect(form.submitted).toBe(true);
+      });
+      it("should reset to false on setData()", async () => {
+        const form = createBasicForm();
+        form.field("title").setValue("t");
+        form.field("path").setValue("/p");
+        await form.validate();
+        expect(form.submitted).toBe(true);
+        form.setData({
+          title: "new",
+          path: "/new"
+        });
+        expect(form.submitted).toBe(false);
+      });
+      it("should reset to false on reset()", async () => {
+        const form = createBasicForm();
+        form.field("title").setValue("t");
+        form.field("path").setValue("/p");
+        await form.validate();
+        expect(form.submitted).toBe(true);
+        form.reset();
+        expect(form.submitted).toBe(false);
+      });
+    });
+    describe("validate-on-blur after submit", () => {
+      it("should not validate on blur before first submit", async () => {
+        const form = createForm({
+          fields: fields => ({
+            email: fields.text().required("Required")
+          })
+        });
+        form.field("email").vm.onBlur();
+        await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 0));
+        expect(form.field("email").vm.validation.isValid).toBeNull();
+      });
+      it("should validate on blur after first submit", async () => {
+        const form = createForm({
+          fields: fields => ({
+            email: fields.text().required("Required").schema(z.string().email("Invalid email"))
+          })
+        });
+        form.field("email").setValue("bad");
+        await form.submit();
+        expect(form.field("email").vm.validation.isValid).toBe(false);
+
+        // Fix the value and blur — should re-validate
+        form.field("email").setValue("valid@email.com");
+        form.field("email").vm.onBlur();
+        await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 0));
+        expect(form.field("email").vm.validation.isValid).toBe(true);
+      });
+      it("should show error on blur for invalid value after submit", async () => {
+        const form = createForm({
+          fields: fields => ({
+            name: fields.text().required("Name is required")
+          })
+        });
+        form.field("name").setValue("hello");
+        await form.submit();
+        expect(form.field("name").vm.validation.isValid).toBe(true);
+
+        // Clear the value and blur — should fail required check
+        form.field("name").setValue("");
+        form.field("name").vm.onBlur();
+        await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 0));
+        expect(form.field("name").vm.validation.isValid).toBe(false);
+        expect(form.field("name").vm.validation.message).toBe("Name is required");
+      });
+    });
+    describe("validation memoization", () => {
+      it("should not re-run schema on blur when value unchanged", async () => {
+        const schemaSpy = vi.fn().mockReturnValue(true);
+        const form = createForm({
+          fields: fields => ({
+            slug: fields.text().schema(z.string().refine(schemaSpy, "fail"))
+          })
+        });
+        form.field("slug").setValue("hello");
+        await form.submit();
+        expect(schemaSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+        // Blur with same value — should use cache
+        form.field("slug").vm.onBlur();
+        await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 0));
+        expect(schemaSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      });
+      it("should re-run schema on blur when value changed", async () => {
+        const schemaSpy = vi.fn().mockReturnValue(true);
+        const form = createForm({
+          fields: fields => ({
+            slug: fields.text().schema(z.string().refine(schemaSpy, "fail"))
+          })
+        });
+        form.field("slug").setValue("hello");
+        await form.submit();
+        expect(schemaSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+        // Change value and blur — should re-validate
+        form.field("slug").setValue("world");
+        form.field("slug").vm.onBlur();
+        await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 0));
+        expect(schemaSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+      });
+      it("should always re-run schema on form.validate()", async () => {
+        const schemaSpy = vi.fn().mockReturnValue(true);
+        const form = createForm({
+          fields: fields => ({
+            slug: fields.text().schema(z.string().refine(schemaSpy, "fail"))
+          })
+        });
+        form.field("slug").setValue("hello");
+        await form.validate();
+        expect(schemaSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+        // Same value, but form.validate() forces re-validation
+        await form.validate();
+        expect(schemaSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+      });
+      it("should clear cache on resetValidation()", async () => {
+        const schemaSpy = vi.fn().mockReturnValue(true);
+        const form = createForm({
+          fields: fields => ({
+            slug: fields.text().schema(z.string().refine(schemaSpy, "fail"))
+          })
+        });
+        form.field("slug").setValue("hello");
+        await form.submit();
+        expect(schemaSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+        // Reset validation — clears cache
+        form.field("slug").resetValidation();
+
+        // Blur with same value — should re-validate (cache cleared)
+        form.field("slug").vm.onBlur();
+        await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 0));
+        expect(schemaSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+      });
+    });
+    describe("async validation with z.refine", () => {
+      it("should validate async refine on submit", async () => {
+        const form = createForm({
+          fields: fields => ({
+            slug: fields.text().schema(z.string().refine(async value => {
+              return value !== "taken";
+            }, "This slug is already taken"))
+          })
+        });
+        form.field("slug").setValue("taken");
+        const result = await form.submit();
+        expect(result).toBe(false);
+        expect(form.field("slug").vm.validation.isValid).toBe(false);
+        expect(form.field("slug").vm.validation.message).toBe("This slug is already taken");
+      });
+      it("should pass async refine with valid value", async () => {
+        const form = createForm({
+          fields: fields => ({
+            slug: fields.text().schema(z.string().refine(async value => {
+              return value !== "taken";
+            }, "This slug is already taken"))
+          })
+        });
+        form.field("slug").setValue("available");
+        const result = await form.submit();
+        expect(result).toEqual({
+          slug: "available"
+        });
+        expect(form.field("slug").vm.validation.isValid).toBe(true);
+      });
+    });
+  });
+  describe("normalizeValue", () => {
+    it("should coerce string to number on setValue for number fields", () => {
+      const form = createForm({
+        fields: fields => ({
+          count: fields.number().label("Count")
+        })
+      });
+      form.field("count").setValue("42");
+      expect(form.field("count").getValue()).toBe(42);
+    });
+    it("should normalize invalid values to null for number fields", () => {
+      const form = createForm({
+        fields: fields => ({
+          count: fields.number().label("Count")
+        })
+      });
+      form.field("count").setValue("");
+      expect(form.field("count").getValue()).toBe(null);
+      form.field("count").setValue(null);
+      expect(form.field("count").getValue()).toBe(null);
+      form.field("count").setValue("abc");
+      expect(form.field("count").getValue()).toBe(null);
+    });
+    it("should store number for number field with options", () => {
+      const form = createForm({
+        fields: fields => ({
+          tier: fields.number().label("Tier").options([{
+            label: "Tier 1",
+            value: 100
+          }, {
+            label: "Tier 2",
+            value: 200
+          }])
+        })
+      });
+      form.field("tier").setValue("100");
+      expect(form.field("tier").getValue()).toBe(100);
+      expect(typeof form.field("tier").getValue()).toBe("number");
+    });
+    it("should coerce to boolean on setValue for boolean fields", () => {
+      const form = createForm({
+        fields: fields => ({
+          active: fields.boolean().label("Active")
+        })
+      });
+      form.field("active").setValue(1);
+      expect(form.field("active").getValue()).toBe(true);
+      form.field("active").setValue(0);
+      expect(form.field("active").getValue()).toBe(false);
+    });
+    it("should apply normalizeValue on setData (via setValueSilent)", () => {
+      const form = createForm({
+        fields: fields => ({
+          count: fields.number().label("Count")
+        })
+      });
+      form.setData({
+        count: "42"
+      });
+      expect(form.field("count").getValue()).toBe(42);
+      expect(typeof form.field("count").getValue()).toBe("number");
+    });
+    it("should not alter text field values", () => {
+      const form = createForm({
+        fields: fields => ({
+          name: fields.text().label("Name")
+        })
+      });
+      form.field("name").setValue("hello");
+      expect(form.field("name").getValue()).toBe("hello");
+      form.field("name").setValue(42);
+      expect(form.field("name").getValue()).toBe(42);
+    });
+    it("should run normalizeValue before beforeChange", () => {
+      const log = [];
+      const form = createForm({
+        fields: fields => ({
+          count: fields.number().label("Count").beforeChange(value => {
+            log.push(value);
+            return value;
+          })
+        })
+      });
+      form.field("count").setValue("7");
+      expect(log).toEqual([7]);
+    });
+  });
+  describe("focusField", () => {
+    it("should set focusRequested on the target field", () => {
+      const form = createForm({
+        fields: fields => ({
+          title: fields.text().label("Title"),
+          path: fields.text().label("Path")
+        })
+      });
+      form.focusField("title");
+      expect(form.field("title").vm.focusRequested).toBe(true);
+      expect(form.field("path").vm.focusRequested).toBe(false);
+    });
+    it("should activate the correct tab", () => {
+      const form = createForm({
+        fields: fields => ({
+          title: fields.text().label("Title"),
+          slug: fields.text().label("Slug")
+        }),
+        layout: layout => [layout.tabs("mainTabs").tab("general", tab => {
+          tab.label("General").layout(l => [l.row("title")]);
+        }).tab("seo", tab => {
+          tab.label("SEO").layout(l => [l.row("slug")]);
+        })]
+      });
+
+      // Initially the first tab is active
+      expect(form.vm.layout[0].activeTabId).toBe("general");
+      form.focusField("slug");
+      expect(form.field("slug").vm.focusRequested).toBe(true);
+      expect(form.vm.layout[0].activeTabId).toBe("seo");
+    });
+    it("should activate nested tabs inside object fields", () => {
+      const form = createForm({
+        fields: fields => ({
+          page: fields.object().fields(f => ({
+            title: f.text().label("Title"),
+            metaTitle: f.text().label("Meta Title")
+          }))
+        }),
+        layout: layout => [layout.object("page", l => [l.tabs("pageTabs").tab("general", tab => {
+          tab.label("General").layout(l => [l.row("title")]);
+        }).tab("seo", tab => {
+          tab.label("SEO").layout(l => [l.row("metaTitle")]);
+        })])]
+      });
+      form.focusField("page.metaTitle");
+      expect(form.field("page.metaTitle").vm.focusRequested).toBe(true);
+    });
+    it("should clear previous focus when focusing a new field", () => {
+      const form = createForm({
+        fields: fields => ({
+          title: fields.text().label("Title"),
+          path: fields.text().label("Path")
+        })
+      });
+      form.focusField("title");
+      expect(form.field("title").vm.focusRequested).toBe(true);
+      form.focusField("path");
+      expect(form.field("title").vm.focusRequested).toBe(false);
+      expect(form.field("path").vm.focusRequested).toBe(true);
+    });
+    it("should allow renderer to clear focus via clearFocusRequest", () => {
+      const form = createForm({
+        fields: fields => ({
+          title: fields.text().label("Title")
+        })
+      });
+      form.focusField("title");
+      expect(form.field("title").vm.focusRequested).toBe(true);
+      form.field("title").vm.clearFocusRequest();
+      expect(form.field("title").vm.focusRequested).toBe(false);
+    });
+    it("should not throw on unknown field", () => {
+      const form = createForm({
+        fields: fields => ({
+          title: fields.text().label("Title")
+        })
+      });
+      expect(() => form.focusField("nonexistent")).not.toThrow();
+    });
+    it("should propagate qualifiedName through nested objects", () => {
+      const form = createForm({
+        fields: fields => ({
+          page: fields.object().fields(f => ({
+            seo: f.object().fields(g => ({
+              metaTitle: g.text().label("Meta Title")
+            }))
+          }))
+        })
+      });
+      const meta = form.field("page.seo.metaTitle");
+      expect(meta.qualifiedName).toBe("page.seo.metaTitle");
+    });
+    it("field.focus() should delegate to form.focusField", () => {
+      const form = createForm({
+        fields: fields => ({
+          title: fields.text().label("Title"),
+          path: fields.text().label("Path")
+        }),
+        layout: layout => [layout.tabs("tabs").tab("t1", tab => {
+          tab.label("T1").layout(l => [l.row("title")]);
+        }).tab("t2", tab => {
+          tab.label("T2").layout(l => [l.row("path")]);
+        })]
+      });
+      form.field("path").focus();
+      expect(form.field("path").vm.focusRequested).toBe(true);
+      expect(form.vm.layout[0].activeTabId).toBe("t2");
+    });
+  });
+  describe("primitive list addItem / removeItem", () => {
+    it("addItem appends to empty list", () => {
+      const form = createForm({
+        fields: f => ({
+          tags: f.text().list()
+        }),
+        layout: l => [l.row("tags")]
+      });
+      const vm = form.field("tags").vm;
+      expect(vm.value).toEqual([]);
+      vm.addItem("hello");
+      expect(form.field("tags").vm.value).toEqual(["hello"]);
+    });
+    it("addItem appends with default null when no value given", () => {
+      const form = createForm({
+        fields: f => ({
+          tags: f.text().list()
+        }),
+        layout: l => [l.row("tags")]
+      });
+      form.field("tags").vm.addItem();
+      expect(form.field("tags").vm.value).toEqual([null]);
+    });
+    it("addItem appends to existing values", () => {
+      const form = createForm({
+        fields: f => ({
+          tags: f.text().list().defaultValue(["a", "b"])
+        }),
+        layout: l => [l.row("tags")]
+      });
+      form.field("tags").vm.addItem("c");
+      expect(form.field("tags").vm.value).toEqual(["a", "b", "c"]);
+    });
+    it("removeItem removes at index", () => {
+      const form = createForm({
+        fields: f => ({
+          tags: f.text().list().defaultValue(["a", "b", "c"])
+        }),
+        layout: l => [l.row("tags")]
+      });
+      form.field("tags").vm.removeItem(1);
+      expect(form.field("tags").vm.value).toEqual(["a", "c"]);
+    });
+    it("removeItem from beginning preserves order", () => {
+      const form = createForm({
+        fields: f => ({
+          tags: f.text().list().defaultValue(["a", "b", "c"])
+        }),
+        layout: l => [l.row("tags")]
+      });
+      form.field("tags").vm.removeItem(0);
+      expect(form.field("tags").vm.value).toEqual(["b", "c"]);
+    });
+    it("operations go through beforeChange pipeline", () => {
+      const log = [];
+      const form = createForm({
+        fields: f => ({
+          tags: f.text().list().defaultValue(["a"]).beforeChange((value, _form) => {
+            log.push(value);
+            return value;
+          })
+        }),
+        layout: l => [l.row("tags")]
+      });
+      form.field("tags").vm.addItem("b");
+      form.field("tags").vm.removeItem(0);
+      expect(log).toEqual([["a", "b"], ["b"]]);
+    });
+  });
 });
 
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