Validate vue-select with vee-validate - vue.js

Question

I'm new to VueJS.
I'm trying to validate vue-select using vee-validate.
I've tried to validate it manually but of course its not a good approach.
So, I tried to use vuelidate but couldn't get the desired result.
Now i'm trying to use vee-validate. Validation works fine as desired
but the issue is v-model.
I created a global variable product, to calculate the length of array, and passed it in v-model. So that when Its empty product's value will be zero and i can return desired result from vee-validation.
Here's the .vue html part.
<ValidationObserver>
<form #submit.prevent="add">
<div class="row row-xs mx-0">
<label class="col-sm-4 form-control-label">
<span class="tx-danger">*</span> Add product(s):
</label>
<div class="col-sm-8 mg-t-10 mg-sm-t-0">
<ValidationProvider rules="required" v-slot="{ errors }">
<v-select
name="product"
placeholder="Add product(s)"
:options="availableProducts" <-- here is the options array
:reduce="name => name"
label="name"
#input="setSelected"
v-model="product" <-- this calculates length and pass it to vee **extends**
>
</v-select>
<div v-for="error in errors" :key="error"> {{ error }} </div>
</ValidationProvider>
</div>
<!-- col-8 -->
</div>
</form>
</ValidationObserver>
Here's validation.js file
import { extend } from 'vee-validate';
extend('required', value => {
console.log(value);
return value > 0;
});
I don't want this product value there. I know its not a good approach as well. I can't pass whole array to v-model because then I can't push options in it. I can't pass a single option to v-model as well then I won't get desired result.
All I want to validate v-select when options array is empty. Any suggestions?

Answer 1

Veevalidate doesn't validate directly on select elements. This is my workaround.
You should create a v-field "hidden" input and a visible select v-model element. The veevalidate will take place on the v-field.
Here is an example.
<v-field type="text" class="form-control disabled" name="expirationMonth" v-model="expirationMonth" :rules="isRequired" style="display:none;"></v-field>
<select v-model="expirationMonthUI" class="form-control" #click="synchExpirationMonthUI">
<option value="January">January</option>
<option value="February">February</option>
<option value="March">March</option>
<option value="April">April</option>
<option value="May">May</option>
<option value="June">June</option>
<option value="July">July</option>
<option value="August">August</option>
<option value="September">September</option>
<option value="October">October</option>
<option value="November">November</option>
<option value="December">December</option>
</select>
<error-message name="expirationMonth"></error-message>
Then add this to your methods to synch both together.
synchExpirationMonthUI() {
this.expirationMonth = this.expirationMonthUI;
}

Answer 2

I have found a way of doing this, with the Rendering Complex Fields with Scoped Slots from the Vee-Validate documentation. And using the bindings from Vue Select, it looks something like this:
<Field name="supportType" v-slot="{ field }" v-model="supportType">
<v-select :options="mediaTypes" label="name" :reduce="mediaType => mediaType.id" v-bind="field">
</v-select>
</Field>
As you can see, I am using here the name, v-slot and v-model for the Field from Vee-Validate, as normal. But the v-slot is very important as it carries the information from Vue Select to Vee-Validate, or at least I think so.
On the other hand I use the options, label, reduce and v-bind from Vue Select, these I use to handle the information. So with the :options I select my dataset, with label I tell Vue Select which label to select and show from the dataset, with :reduce I tell Vue Select what will be the value of the select tag and finally use v-bind to bind the value of the select to the Vee-Validate field. So the information used on the :reduce property will be displayed on the v-model="supportType".
I tested it with a button and it worked. And I liked this way so it is not that messy and I can use the validation and other things as usual.
Hope this helps anyone.
PD: I am using Vue 3, and the latest package of both Vee-Validate and Vue Select, as of today.