From ce03c27aa2d9fc1d28296d468920ad7f26a869fa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Mauro=20Ferr=C3=A3o?= <maurofmferrao@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2024 12:23:27 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Fix validation for hidden inputs (#2726)

relates to xibosignageltd/xibo-private#835
---
 ui/src/core/xibo-cms.js      | 5 +++--
 views/notification-page.twig | 4 ++--
 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/ui/src/core/xibo-cms.js b/ui/src/core/xibo-cms.js
index 68797ffb50..0a51266797 100644
--- a/ui/src/core/xibo-cms.js
+++ b/ui/src/core/xibo-cms.js
@@ -277,8 +277,9 @@ function XiboInitialise(scope, options) {
     $(scope + ' .XiboForm').validate({
         submitHandler: XiboFormSubmit,
         // Ignore the date picker helpers
-        ignore: '.datePickerHelper',
-        errorElement: "span",
+        // and input groups that are hidden
+        ignore: '.datePickerHelper, :hidden>*:not(.flatpickr-input)',
+        errorElement: 'span',
         errorPlacement: function(error, element) {
             if($(element).hasClass('dateControl')) {
                 // Places the error label date controller
diff --git a/views/notification-page.twig b/views/notification-page.twig
index f0de0fb5af..2dfa1edfa3 100644
--- a/views/notification-page.twig
+++ b/views/notification-page.twig
@@ -211,9 +211,9 @@
         // NOTE: The validation plugin does not like binding to multiple forms at once.
         dialog.find("#notificationForm").validate({
           submitHandler: attachmentFormSubmit,
-          errorElement: "span",
+          errorElement: 'span',
           // Ignore the date picker helpers
-          ignore: '.datePickerHelper',
+          ignore: '.datePickerHelper, :hidden>*:not(.flatpickr-input)',
           errorPlacement: function(error, element) {
               if($(element).hasClass('dateControl')) {
                   // Places the error label date controller