web/src/components/forms/ValidationErrorList.tsx

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-import type { CreateRecipeFormToggles } from "../../pages/Create";
+import type { CreateRecipeFormEntries } from "../../pages/Create";
 
 interface ValidationErrorListProps {
-  validation: CreateRecipeFormToggles;
+  validation: CreateRecipeFormEntries;
 }
 
-const MESSAGES: Record<keyof CreateRecipeFormToggles, string> = {
+const MESSAGES: Record<keyof CreateRecipeFormEntries, string> = {
   title: "Invalid title provided.",
   description: "Invalid description provided.",
   prepTime: "Invalid preparation time provided.",
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export default function ValidationErrorList({ validation }: ValidationErrorListP
       {Object.entries(validation)
         .filter(([, isValid]) => !isValid)
         .map(([name]) => {
-          const key = name as keyof CreateRecipeFormToggles;
+          const key = name as keyof CreateRecipeFormEntries;
           return (
             <p key={name} className="text-sm text-red-500">
               {MESSAGES[key]}

web/src/components/inputs/RecipeCreateFormDropdown.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+import { useEffect, type ChangeEvent, type Dispatch, type SetStateAction } from "react";
+import type { CreateRecipeFormEntries } from "../../pages/Create";
+
+export interface RecipeCreateDropdownOption {
+  value: string;
+  name: string;
+}
+
+interface RecipeCreateFormDropdownProps {
+  label: string;
+  name: string;
+  desc: string;
+  required?: boolean;
+  valid: boolean;
+  value: string;
+  setValue: Dispatch<SetStateAction<string>>;
+  setDirty: Dispatch<SetStateAction<CreateRecipeFormEntries>>;
+  options: RecipeCreateDropdownOption[];
+  error: string;
+  parentClasses?: string;
+  classes: string;
+};
+
+export default function RecipeCreateDropdownInput({ label, name, desc, required = false, valid, value, setDirty, setValue, options, error, parentClasses = "", classes }: RecipeCreateFormDropdownProps) {
+  const handleChange = (e: ChangeEvent<HTMLSelectElement>) => {
+    setDirty(prev => ({ ...prev, [name]: true }));
+    setValue(e.target.value);
+  }
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    console.debug(`@${name}`, value);
+  }, [name, value]);
+
+  return (
+    <div className={`flex flex-col ${parentClasses}`}>
+      <label htmlFor={name} className="text-sm">
+        {label}
+        {required && <span className="text-red-500">*</span>}
+      </label>
+      <p className="text-xs pt-1 pb-2 text-gray-700">
+        {desc}
+      </p>
+      <select
+        className={`${!valid ? "border-red-500" : ""} ${classes}`}
+        name={name}
+        value={value}
+        onChange={handleChange}
+        required={required}
+      >
+        {options?.map(opt => (
+          <option key={opt.value} value={opt.value}>{opt.name}</option>
+        ))}
+      </select>
+      {!valid && (
+        <p className="text-xs text-red-500 my-1">
+          {error}
+        </p>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+

web/src/components/inputs/RecipeCreateFormInput.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+import { useEffect, type ChangeEvent, type Dispatch, type InputHTMLAttributes, type SetStateAction } from "react";
+import type { CreateRecipeFormEntries } from "../../pages/Create";
+
+interface RecipeCreateFormInputProps
+  extends Omit<
+    InputHTMLAttributes<HTMLInputElement>,
+    "value" | "onChange" | "name" | "type" | "placeholder" | "required"
+  > {
+  label: string;
+  name: string; // ENSURE THE NAME MATCHES THE VALUE IN THE ENTRIES TYPE
+  desc: string;
+  placeholder: string;
+  type?: string;
+  required?: boolean;
+  valid: boolean;
+  value: string;
+  setValue: Dispatch<SetStateAction<string>>;
+  setDirty: Dispatch<SetStateAction<CreateRecipeFormEntries>>;
+  error: string;
+  parentClasses?: string;
+  classes: string;
+};
+
+export default function RecipeCreateFormInput({ label, name, desc, placeholder, type = "text", required = false, valid, value, setDirty, setValue, error, parentClasses = "", classes, ...inputProps }: RecipeCreateFormInputProps) {
+
+  const handleChange = (e: ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
+    setDirty(prev => ({...prev, [name]: true}));
+    setValue(e.target.value);
+  }
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    console.debug(`@${name}`, value);
+  }, [name, value]);
+
+  return (
+    <div className={`flex flex-col ${parentClasses}`}>
+      <label htmlFor={name} className="text-sm">
+        {label}
+        {required && <span className="text-red-500">*</span>}
+      </label>
+      <p className="text-xs pt-1 pb-2 text-gray-700">
+        {desc}
+      </p>
+      <input
+        className={`${!valid ? "border-red-500" : ""} ${classes}`}
+        type={type}
+        name={name}
+        value={value}
+        onChange={handleChange}
+        required={required}
+        placeholder={placeholder}
+        {...inputProps}
+      />
+      {!valid && (
+        <p className="text-xs text-red-500 my-1">
+          {error}
+        </p>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+

web/src/components/inputs/RecipeCreateFormTagsInput.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+import { useState, type ChangeEvent, type Dispatch, type FormEvent, type SetStateAction } from "react";
+
+interface RecipeCreateFormTagsInputsProps {
+  tags: string[];
+  setTags: Dispatch<SetStateAction<string[]>>;
+  classes: string;
+}
+
+export default function RecipeCreateFormTagsInputs({ tags, setTags, classes }: RecipeCreateFormTagsInputsProps) {
+  const [input, setInput] = useState<string>("");
+
+  const changeHandler = (e: ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => setInput(e.target.value);
+
+  const tagCreationHandler = (e: FormEvent<HTMLFormElement>) => {
+    e.preventDefault();
+
+    // why would anyone try this lol
+    if (input.trim() === "") return;
+
+    // Tag already exists, clear input and exit
+    if (tags.includes(input.toLowerCase())) {
+      setInput("");
+      return;
+    }
+
+    setInput("");
+    setTags(prev => [...prev, input.toLowerCase()]);
+  }
+
+  const tagDeletionHandler = (tag: string) => {
+    if (!tag) return;
+    setTags(prev => prev.filter(t => t !== tag));
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <form onSubmit={tagCreationHandler} className="my-4 flex flex-col gap-x-2">
+      <div className="flex flex-col flex-grow">
+        <label htmlFor="tags" className="text-sm">
+          Recipe Tags
+        </label>
+        <p className="text-xs pt-1 pb-2 text-gray-700">
+          Please provide a list of tags. <span className="italic">e.g., easy, dairy-free, gluten-free, high protein.</span>
+        </p>
+        <input
+          type="text"
+          value={input}
+          onChange={changeHandler}
+          name="tagInput"
+          maxLength={32}
+          enterKeyHint="done"
+          placeholder="e.g., Healthy"
+          className={classes}
+        />
+        <input type="hidden" name="tags" id="tags" value="" />
+      </div>
+      <ul id="tag-list" className="my-2 flex gap-1 flex-wrap">
+        {tags?.map(tag =>
+          <li
+            className="flex text-xs items-center bg-blue-100 w-fit px-2 py-1 rounded-full gap-x-1 select-none cursor-pointer hover:bg-blue-200 duration-300"
+            key={tag}
+          >
+            <button tabIndex={-1} type="button" onClick={() => tagDeletionHandler(tag)}>
+              &times; {tag}
+            </button>
+          </li>
+        )}
+      </ul>
+    </form>
+  );
+}

web/src/components/inputs/RecipeCreateFormTextArea.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+import { useEffect, type ChangeEvent, type Dispatch, type InputHTMLAttributes, type SetStateAction, type TextareaHTMLAttributes } from "react";
+import type { CreateRecipeFormEntries } from "../../pages/Create";
+
+interface RecipeCreateFormInputProps
+  extends Omit<
+    TextareaHTMLAttributes<HTMLTextAreaElement>,
+    "value" | "onChange" | "name" | "type" | "placeholder" | "required"
+  > {
+  label: string;
+  name: string;
+  desc: string;
+  placeholder: string;
+  required?: boolean;
+  valid: boolean;
+  value: string;
+  setValue: Dispatch<SetStateAction<string>>;
+  setDirty: Dispatch<SetStateAction<CreateRecipeFormEntries>>;
+  error: string;
+  parentClasses?: string;
+  classes: string;
+};
+
+export default function RecipeCreateFormTextArea({ label, name, desc, placeholder, required = false, valid, value, setDirty, setValue, error, parentClasses = "", classes, ...inputProps }: RecipeCreateFormInputProps) {
+  const handleChange = (e: ChangeEvent<HTMLTextAreaElement>) => {
+    setDirty(prev => ({...prev, [name]: true}));
+    setValue(e.target.value);
+  }
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    console.debug(`@${name}`, value);
+  }, [name, value]);
+
+  return (
+    <div className={`flex flex-col ${parentClasses}`}>
+      <label htmlFor={name} className="text-sm">
+        {label}
+        {required && <span className="text-red-500">*</span>}
+      </label>
+      <p className="text-xs pt-1 pb-2 text-gray-700">
+        {desc}
+      </p>
+      <textarea
+        className={`${!valid ? "border-red-500" : ""} ${classes}`}
+        name={name}
+        value={value}
+        onChange={handleChange}
+        required={required}
+        placeholder={placeholder}
+        {...inputProps}
+      />
+      {!valid && (
+        <p className="text-xs text-red-500 my-1">
+          {error}
+        </p>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+

web/src/components/inputs/RecipeCreateFormWrapper.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import type { ReactNode } from "react";
+
+interface RecipeCreateFormWrapperProps {
+  label: string;
+  name: string;
+  desc: string;
+  required: boolean;
+  parentClasses: string;
+  children: ReactNode;
+}
+
+export default function RecipeCreateFormWrapper({label, name, desc, required = false, parentClasses, children }: RecipeCreateFormWrapperProps) {
+  const normalized_name = name.toLowerCase().replaceAll(" ", "-");
+
+  return (
+    <div className={`flex flex-col ${parentClasses}`}>
+      <label htmlFor={normalized_name} className="text-sm">
+        {label}
+        {required && <span className="text-red-500">*</span>}
+      </label>
+      <p className="text-xs py-1 text-gray-700">
+        {desc}
+      </p>
+      {children}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+

web/src/pages/Create.tsx

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useEffect, useState, type ChangeEvent, type FormEvent } from "react";
+import { useEffect, useState, type FormEvent } from "react";
 import Banner from "../components/Banner";
 import { isRecipeMeal, type RecipeIngredient, type RecipeIngredientSection, type RecipeIngredientUnit, type RecipeInstruction } from "../types/recipe";
 import InstructionList from "../components/forms/InstructionList";
@@ -6,25 +6,14 @@ import ValidationErrorList from "../components/forms/ValidationErrorList";
 import IngredientSection from "../components/forms/IngredientSection";
 import { Reorder } from "motion/react";
 import IngredientList from "../components/forms/IngredientList";
+import RecipeCreateFormInput from "../components/inputs/RecipeCreateFormInput";
+import RecipeCreateDropdownInput, { type RecipeCreateDropdownOption } from "../components/inputs/RecipeCreateFormDropdown";
+import RecipeCreateFormTextArea from "../components/inputs/RecipeCreateFormTextArea";
+import RecipeCreateFormWrapper from "../components/inputs/RecipeCreateFormWrapper";
+import RecipeCreateFormTagsInputs from "../components/inputs/RecipeCreateFormTagsInput";
 
 // TODO: Move this
-interface CreateRecipeForm {
-  title: string;
-  description: string;
-  tagInput: string;      // current tag being typed
-  tags: string[];        // all tags
-  prepTime: number | "";
-  cookTime: number | "";
-  servingSize: number | "";
-  category: string;
-  difficulty: string; // We use this as a number...
-  ingredients: { name: string; quantity: string }[];
-  // Instructions are stored elsewhere
-  image: File | null;
-};
-
-// TODO: Move this
-export interface CreateRecipeFormToggles {
+export interface CreateRecipeFormEntries {
   title: boolean;
   description: boolean;
   prepTime: boolean;
@@ -42,36 +31,54 @@ export interface CreateRecipeFormToggles {
  */
 const INPUT_CLASSES = "border border-gray-300 px-4 py-2 rounded-lg focus:outline-none focus:ring-blue-500 focus:ring-2 duration-200 ease-in-out transition-all shadow-sm";
 
+/**
+ * Options passed to the category dropdown.
+ */
+const CATEGORY_OPTIONS: RecipeCreateDropdownOption[] = [
+  { value: "", name: "Select a category" },
+  { value: "breakfast", name: "Breakfast" },
+  { value: "lunch", name: "Lunch" },
+  { value: "dinner", name: "Dinner" },
+  { value: "dessert", name: "Dessert" },
+  { value: "snack", name: "Snack" },
+  { value: "side", name: "Side" },
+  { value: "other", name: "Other" },
+];
+
+/**
+ * Options passed to the difficulty dropdown.
+ */
+const DIFFICULTY_OPTIONS: RecipeCreateDropdownOption[] = [
+  { value: "", name: "Select a difficulty" },
+  { value: "1", name: "Beginner" },
+  { value: "2", name: "Easy" },
+  { value: "3", name: "Intermediate" },
+  { value: "4", name: "Challenging" },
+  { value: "5", name: "Extreme" },
+];
+
 export default function Create() {
-  // FORM STATE
-  const [inputs, setInputs] = useState<CreateRecipeForm>({
-    title: "",
-    description: "",
-    tagInput: "",
-    tags: [],
-    prepTime: "",
-    cookTime: "",
-    servingSize: "",
-    category: "",
-    difficulty: "",
-    ingredients: [{ name: "", quantity: "" }],
-    image: null,
-  });
-  // Store complex values elsewhere
+  // Inputs
+  const [title, setTitle] = useState<string>("");
+  const [description, setDescription] = useState<string>("");
+  const [tags, setTags] = useState<string[]>([]);
+  const [prepTime, setPrepTime] = useState<string>("");
+  const [cookTime, setCookTime] = useState<string>("");
+  const [servingSize, setServingSize] = useState<string>("");
+  const [category, setCategory] = useState<string>("");
+  const [difficulty, setDifficulty] = useState<string>("");
   const [instructions, setInstructions] = useState<RecipeInstruction[]>([
     { Id: crypto.randomUUID(), Content: "" }
   ]);
-
   const [sections, setSections] = useState<RecipeIngredientSection[]>([
     { Id: "initial-section", Name: "Unnamed group" },
   ]);
-
   const [ingredients, setIngredients] = useState<RecipeIngredient[]>([
     { Id: crypto.randomUUID(), SectionId: "initial-section", Name: "", Amount: 0, Unit: "" },
   ]);
 
-  // VALIDATION STATE
-  const [validation, setValidation] = useState<CreateRecipeFormToggles>({
+  // Validation State
+  const [validation, setValidation] = useState<CreateRecipeFormEntries>({
     title: true,
     description: true,
     prepTime: true,
@@ -82,7 +89,10 @@ export default function Create() {
     ingredients: true,
     instructions: true,
   });
-  const [dirty, setDirty] = useState<CreateRecipeFormToggles>({
+  const [isFormValid, setIsFormValid] = useState<boolean>(false);
+
+  // Dirty State
+  const [dirty, setDirty] = useState<CreateRecipeFormEntries>({
     title: false,
     description: false,
     prepTime: false,
@@ -93,74 +103,31 @@ export default function Create() {
     ingredients: true, // This can be ignored since they're self contained
     instructions: true, // This we can ignore since they're self contained
   });
-  const [isFormValid, setIsFormValid] = useState<boolean>(false);
 
   // Validate the dirty inputs, one at a time
   const validate = () => {
     const state = { ...validation };
-    state.title = dirty.title ? (inputs.title.length >= 1 && inputs.title.length <= 128) : true;
-    state.description = dirty.description ? (inputs.description.length >= 1 && inputs.description.length <= 1000) : true;
+    state.title = dirty.title ? (title.length >= 1 && title.length <= 128) : true;
+    state.description = dirty.description ? (description.length >= 1 && description.length <= 1000) : true;
 
-    state.prepTime = dirty.prepTime ? (inputs.prepTime !== "" && Number(inputs.prepTime) >= 0 && Number(inputs.prepTime) <= 120) : true;
-    state.cookTime = dirty.cookTime ? (inputs.cookTime !== "" && Number(inputs.cookTime) >= 0 && Number(inputs.cookTime) <= 120) : true;
-    state.servingSize = dirty.servingSize ? (inputs.servingSize !== "" && Number(inputs.servingSize) >= 1 && Number(inputs.servingSize) <= 16) : true;
+    state.prepTime = dirty.prepTime ? (prepTime !== "" && Number(prepTime) >= 0 && Number(prepTime) <= 300) : true;
+    state.cookTime = dirty.cookTime ? (cookTime !== "" && Number(cookTime) >= 0 && Number(cookTime) <= 300) : true;
+    state.servingSize = dirty.servingSize ? (servingSize !== "" && Number(servingSize) >= 1 && Number(servingSize) <= 16) : true;
 
-    state.category = dirty.category ? (inputs.category !== "" && isRecipeMeal(inputs.category)) : true;
-    state.difficulty = dirty.difficulty ? (inputs.difficulty !== "" && Number(inputs.difficulty) >= 1 && Number(inputs.difficulty) <= 5) : true;
-    // state.instructions = instructions?.filter(x => x.content === "").length === 0; // All of them are not empty
+    state.category = dirty.category ? (category !== "" && isRecipeMeal(category)) : true;
+    state.difficulty = dirty.difficulty ? (difficulty !== "" && Number(difficulty) >= 1 && Number(difficulty) <= 5) : true;
+
+    // TODO: How do I validate the instructions and ingredients
 
     setValidation(state);
   }
 
-  // HANDLERS
-  const changeHandler = (e: ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement | HTMLTextAreaElement | HTMLSelectElement>) => {
-    const { name, value } = e.target;
-    setInputs(prev => ({
-      ...prev,
-      [name]: value,
-    }));
-    setDirty(prev => ({
-      ...prev,
-      [name]: true,
-    }));
-  };
-
-  const tagCreationHandler = (e: FormEvent<HTMLFormElement>) => {
-    e.preventDefault();
-
-    // why would anyone try this lol
-    if (inputs.tagInput.trim() === "") return;
-
-    // Tag already exists, clear input and exit
-    if (inputs.tags.includes(inputs.tagInput.toLowerCase())) {
-      setInputs(prev => ({
-        ...prev,
-        tagInput: "",
-      }));
-
-      return;
-    }
-
-    setInputs(prev => ({
-      ...prev,
-      tags: [...prev.tags, inputs.tagInput.toLowerCase()],
-      tagInput: "",
-    }));
-  }
-
-  const tagDeletionHandler = (tag: string) => {
-    if (!tag) return;
-
-    setInputs(prev => ({
-      ...prev,
-      tags: prev.tags.filter(t => t !== tag)
-    }));
-  }
-
+  // Instruction handlers
   const addInstructionHandler = () => {
     setInstructions([...instructions, { Id: crypto.randomUUID(), Content: "" }]);
   }
 
+  // Ingredient Handlers
   const sectionChangeHandler = (id: string, name: string) => {
     setSections(prev =>
       prev.map(section =>
@@ -230,7 +197,7 @@ export default function Create() {
   useEffect(() => {
     // Execute validation every time inputs change
     validate();
-  }, [inputs, instructions, ingredients]);
+  }, [title, description, prepTime, cookTime, servingSize, category, difficulty, instructions, ingredients]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     // The form is only valid when every item has been touched, and every item is valid!
@@ -239,6 +206,14 @@ export default function Create() {
     setIsFormValid(allValid && allDirty);
   }, [validation, dirty]);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    console.debug("@validation", validation);
+  }, [validation]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    console.debug("@dirty", dirty);
+  }, [dirty]);
+
   return (
     <>
       <Banner content="Create Your Masterpiece" />
@@ -254,235 +229,145 @@ export default function Create() {
         </p>
         <div>
           {/* Title Input */}
-          <div className="flex flex-col">
-            <label htmlFor="title" className="text-sm">
-              Recipe Title
-              <span className="text-red-500">*</span>
-            </label>
-            <p className="text-xs pt-1 pb-2 text-gray-700">
-              Please provide a unique title for your recipe. This is the most important part!
-            </p>
-            <input
-              className={`${!validation.title ? "border-red-500" : ""} ${INPUT_CLASSES}`}
-              type="text"
+          <RecipeCreateFormInput
+            label="Recipe Title"
             name="title"
-              value={inputs.title}
-              onChange={changeHandler}
-              required
-              maxLength={128}
-              minLength={1}
+            desc="Please provide a unique title for your recipe. This is the most important part!"
             placeholder="e.g., Classic Chicken Curry"
+            required
+            valid={validation.title}
+            value={title}
+            setValue={setTitle}
+            setDirty={setDirty}
+            maxLength={128}
+            error="Please enter a title. Between 1-128 characters."
+            classes={INPUT_CLASSES}
           />
-            {!validation.title && (
-              <p className="text-xs text-red-500 my-1">Please enter a title. Between 1-128 characters.</p>
-            )}
-          </div>
 
           {/* Description Input */}
-          <div className="flex flex-col my-4">
-            <label htmlFor="description" className="text-sm">
-              Description
-              <span className="text-red-500">*</span>
-            </label>
-            <p className="text-xs pt-1 pb-2 text-gray-700">
-              Please provide a description for your recipe. This can be short and sweet or long and detailed!
-            </p>
-            <textarea
-              className={`${!validation.description ? "border-red-500" : ""} ${INPUT_CLASSES} min-h-32`}
+          <RecipeCreateFormTextArea
+            label="Description"
             name="description"
-              value={inputs.description}
-              onChange={changeHandler}
-              rows={4}
+            desc="Please provide a description for your recipe. This can be short and sweet or long and detailed!"
+            placeholder="A brief description of your delicious recipe..."
             required
+            valid={validation.description}
+            value={description}
+            setValue={setDescription}
+            setDirty={setDirty}
+            error="Please enter a description. Between 1-1000 characters."
+            rows={4}
             maxLength={1024}
             minLength={1}
-              placeholder="A brief description of your delicious recipe..."
-            ></textarea>
-            {!validation.description && (
-              <p className="text-xs text-red-500 my-1">
-                Please enter a description. Between 1-1000 characters.
-              </p>
-            )}
-          </div>
+            parentClasses="my-4"
+            classes={INPUT_CLASSES}
+          />
 
           {/* Tag Input */}
-          <form onSubmit={tagCreationHandler} className="my-4 flex flex-col gap-x-2">
-            <div className="flex flex-col flex-grow">
-              <label htmlFor="tags" className="text-sm">
-                Recipe Tags
-              </label>
-              <p className="text-xs pt-1 pb-2 text-gray-700">
-                Please provide a list of tags. <span className="italic">e.g., easy, dairy-free, gluten-free, high protein.</span>
-              </p>
-              <input
-                type="text"
-                value={inputs.tagInput}
-                onChange={changeHandler}
-                name="tagInput"
-                maxLength={32}
-                enterKeyHint="done"
-                placeholder="e.g., Healthy"
-                className="border border-gray-300 px-4 py-2 rounded-lg focus:outline-none focus:ring-blue-500 focus:ring-2 duration-200 ease-in-out transition-all shadow-sm"
+          <RecipeCreateFormTagsInputs
+            tags={tags}
+            setTags={setTags}
+            classes={INPUT_CLASSES}
           />
-              <input type="hidden" name="tags" id="tags" value="" />
-            </div>
-            <ul id="tag-list" className="my-2 flex gap-1 flex-wrap">
-              {inputs.tags.map(tag =>
-                <li
-                  className="flex text-xs items-center bg-blue-100 w-fit px-2 py-1 rounded-full gap-x-1 select-none cursor-pointer hover:bg-blue-200 duration-300"
-                  key={tag}
-                >
-                  <button tabIndex={-1} type="button" onClick={() => tagDeletionHandler(tag)}>
-                    &times; {tag}
-                  </button>
-                </li>
-              )}
-            </ul>
-          </form>
 
           {/* Time Input */}
           <div className="my-4 flex gap-x-2">
-            <div className="flex flex-col flex-grow w-1/3">
-              <label htmlFor="prepTime" className="text-sm">
-                Prep Time
-                <span className="text-red-500">*</span>
-              </label>
-              <p className="text-xs pt-1 pb-2 text-gray-700">
-                Please provide the estimated prep time (minutes).
-              </p>
-              <input
-                className={`${!validation.prepTime ? "border-red-500" : ""} ${INPUT_CLASSES}`}
-                type="number"
+            <RecipeCreateFormInput
+              label="Prep Time"
               name="prepTime"
-                value={inputs.prepTime}
-                onChange={changeHandler}
-                required
-                min="0"
-                max="120"
+              type="number"
+              desc="Please provide the estimated prep time (minutes)."
               placeholder="e.g., 20"
-              />
-              {!validation.prepTime && (
-                <p className="text-xs text-red-500 my-1"> Please enter a time (minutes). </p>
-              )}
-            </div>
-            <div className="flex flex-col flex-grow w-1/3">
-              <label htmlFor="cookTime" className="text-sm">
-                Cook Time
-                <span className="text-red-500">*</span>
-              </label>
-              <p className="text-xs pt-1 pb-2 text-gray-700">
-                Please provide the estimated cook time (minutes).
-              </p>
-              <input
-                className={`${!validation.cookTime ? "border-red-500" : ""} ${INPUT_CLASSES}`}
-                type="number"
-                name="cookTime"
-                value={inputs.cookTime}
-                onChange={changeHandler}
               required
+              valid={validation.prepTime}
+              value={prepTime}
+              setValue={setPrepTime}
+              setDirty={setDirty}
+              error="Please enter a time (minutes)."
+              parentClasses="flex-grow w-1/3"
               min="0"
-                max="120"
-                placeholder="e.g., 45"
+              max="300"
+              classes={INPUT_CLASSES}
             />
-              {!validation.cookTime && (
-                <p className="text-xs text-red-500 my-1"> Please enter a time (minutes). </p>
-              )}
-            </div>
-            <div className="flex flex-col flex-grow w-1/3">
-              <label htmlFor="servingSize" className="text-sm">
-                Serving Size
-                <span className="text-red-500">*</span>
-              </label>
-              <p className="text-xs pt-1 pb-2 text-gray-700">
-                Please provide the estimated serving size.
-              </p>
-              <input
-                className={`${!validation.servingSize ? "border-red-500" : ""} ${INPUT_CLASSES}`}
+
+            <RecipeCreateFormInput
+              label="Cook Time"
+              name="cookTime"
               type="number"
-                name="servingSize"
-                value={inputs.servingSize}
-                onChange={changeHandler}
-                max="16"
-                min="1"
+              desc="Please provide the estimated cook time (minutes)."
+              placeholder="e.g., 45"
               required
-                placeholder="e.g., 4"
+              valid={validation.cookTime}
+              value={cookTime}
+              setValue={setCookTime}
+              setDirty={setDirty}
+              error="Please enter a time (minutes)."
+              parentClasses="flex-grow w-1/3"
+              min="0"
+              max="300"
+              classes={INPUT_CLASSES}
+            />
+
+            <RecipeCreateFormInput
+              label="Serving Size"
+              name="servingSize"
+              type="number"
+              desc="Please provide the estimated serving size."
+              placeholder="e.g., 4"
+              required
+              valid={validation.servingSize}
+              value={servingSize}
+              setValue={setServingSize}
+              setDirty={setDirty}
+              error="Please enter a serving size."
+              parentClasses="flex-grow w-1/3"
+              min="1"
+              max="16"
+              classes={INPUT_CLASSES}
             />
-              {!validation.servingSize && (
-                <p className="text-xs text-red-500 my-1"> Please enter a serving size. </p>
-              )}
-            </div>
           </div>
 
           {/* Dropdown Inputs */}
           <div className="my-4 flex gap-x-2">
-            <div className="flex flex-col flex-grow w-1/3">
-              <label htmlFor="category" className="text-sm">
-                Category
-                <span className="text-red-500">*</span>
-              </label>
-              <p className="text-xs pt-1 pb-2 text-gray-700">
-                Please provide the meal category.
-              </p>
-              <select
-                className={`${!validation.category ? "border-red-500" : ""} ${INPUT_CLASSES}`}
+            <RecipeCreateDropdownInput
+              label="Category"
               name="category"
-                value={inputs.category}
-                onChange={changeHandler}
+              desc="Please provide the meal category."
               required
-              >
-                <option value="">Select a category</option>
-                <option value="breakfast">Breakfast</option>
-                <option value="lunch">Lunch</option>
-                <option value="dinner">Dinner</option>
-                <option value="dessert">Dessert</option>
-                <option value="snack">Snack</option>
-                <option value="side">Side</option>
-                <option value="other">Other</option>
-              </select>
-              {!validation.category && (
-                <p className="text-xs text-red-500 my-1"> Please select a category. </p>
-              )}
-            </div>
-            <div className="flex flex-col flex-grow w-1/3">
-              <label htmlFor="difficulty" className="text-sm">
-                Difficulty
-                <span className="text-red-500">*</span>
-              </label>
-              <p className="text-xs pt-1 pb-2 text-gray-700">
-                Please provide a baseline difficulty.
-              </p>
-              <select
-                className={`${!validation.category ? "border-red-500" : ""} ${INPUT_CLASSES}`}
+              valid={validation.category}
+              value={category}
+              setValue={setCategory}
+              setDirty={setDirty}
+              options={CATEGORY_OPTIONS}
+              error="Please select a category."
+              parentClasses="flex-grow w-1/3"
+              classes={INPUT_CLASSES}
+            />
+
+            <RecipeCreateDropdownInput
+              label="Difficulty"
               name="difficulty"
-                value={inputs.difficulty}
-                onChange={changeHandler}
+              desc="Please provide a baseline difficulty."
               required
-              >
-                <option value="">Select a difficulty</option>
-                <option value="1">Beginner</option>
-                <option value="2">Easy</option>
-                <option value="3">Intermediate</option>
-                <option value="4">Challenging</option>
-                <option value="5">Extreme</option>
-              </select>
-              {!validation.difficulty && (
-                <p className="text-xs text-red-500 my-1"> Please select a difficulty. </p>
-              )}
-            </div>
+              valid={validation.difficulty}
+              value={difficulty}
+              setValue={setDifficulty}
+              setDirty={setDirty}
+              options={DIFFICULTY_OPTIONS}
+              error="Please select a difficulty."
+              parentClasses="flex-grow w-1/3"
+              classes={INPUT_CLASSES}
+            />
           </div>
 
           {/* TODO: Ingredient Inputs */}
-          <div className="flex flex-col my-4">
-            <label htmlFor="ingredients" className="text-sm">
-              Ingredients
-              <span className="text-red-500">*</span>
-            </label>
-            <p className="text-xs py-1 text-gray-700">
-              Please provide a list of ingredients and their quantities. Ingredients can be added into
-              groups. If only a single group exists, the group will be ignored when the recipe is created
-              and the ingredients will appear as a single list.
-            </p>
-
+          <RecipeCreateFormWrapper
+            label="Ingredients"
+            name="ingredients"
+            desc="Please provide a list of ingredients and their quantities."
+            required
+            parentClasses="my-4"
+          >
             <Reorder.Group
               axis="y"
               values={sections}
@@ -497,7 +382,6 @@ export default function Create() {
                   removeIngredientSectionHandler={removeIngredientSectionHandler}
                   allowDelete={sections.length > 1}
                 >
-
                   <IngredientList
                     classes={INPUT_CLASSES}
                     section={section}
@@ -521,28 +405,29 @@ export default function Create() {
                 </IngredientSection>
               ))}
             </Reorder.Group>
-
-          </div>
+          </RecipeCreateFormWrapper>
 
           {/* Instruction Inputs */}
-          <div className="flex flex-col my-4">
-            <label htmlFor="instructions" className="text-sm">
-              Instructions
-              <span className="text-red-500">*</span>
-            </label>
-            <p className="text-xs py-1 text-gray-700">
-              Please provide a list of instructions. You do not need to include step number, they will be added automatically!
-            </p>
-
-            <InstructionList instructions={instructions} setInstructions={setInstructions} />
-
+          <RecipeCreateFormWrapper
+            label="Instructions"
+            name="instructions"
+            desc="Please provide a list of instructions. You do not need to include step number, they will be added automatically!"
+            required
+            parentClasses="my-4"
+          >
+            <>
+              <InstructionList
+                instructions={instructions}
+                setInstructions={setInstructions}
+              />
               <button
                 onClick={addInstructionHandler}
                 className="w-fit px-3 py-1.5 text-blue-800 font-semibold text-xs md:text-sm rounded-lg hover:bg-gray-100 duration-300 cursor-pointer"
               >
                 Add Instruction Step
               </button>
-          </div>
+            </>
+          </RecipeCreateFormWrapper>
 
           {/* TODO: Images Input */}
           <div className="flex flex-col my-4">