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fix(form-core): ignore aborted async form-level validation results - #2350

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Fixes #2346

FieldApi and FormGroupApi already drop in-flight async validation after a newer run aborts the previous AbortController. FormApi only checked the signal before starting the validator, not after it resolved.

That matters for form-level onChangeAsync validators that cannot observe the signal (including Standard Schema / Zod async refinements). A slower previous run can still apply its result and restore an error after a newer validation has already accepted the current value.

The check is the same one those sibling APIs already use: if controller.signal.aborted after the validator settles, resolve without writing errorMap.

Reproduced with a form-level async validator: slow-invalid sleeps 2000ms and returns an error, then the value becomes valid (50ms). After the slow run finishes, the form was left with Stale validation result. With this change it stays valid.

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Local verification: vitest for packages/form-core/tests/FormApi.spec.ts (150/150 passing), including a new regression that fails on main and passes with this change.

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  • Bug Fixes
    • Fixed asynchronous form validation so stale results from slower, previously started validations no longer overwrite newer validation state.
    • Ensured that when a newer validation succeeds, delayed errors from an earlier validation do not reappear in the form or its error indicators.

FieldApi and FormGroupApi already drop in-flight async results after a newer run aborts them. FormApi was missing that check, so a slower previous validator could overwrite newer valid state.
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Form-level async validation now ignores results from aborted validation runs. A regression test verifies that a slower invalid validation cannot restore errors after a newer valid validation succeeds. A patch changeset documents the fix.

Changes: Stale async validation handling

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Abort guard and regression coverage
packages/form-core/src/FormApi.ts, packages/form-core/tests/FormApi.spec.ts, .changeset/quiet-forms-ignore-stale.md
validateAsync skips results when its validator controller is aborted. The regression test covers a slow invalid validation followed by a faster valid validation. The changeset declares a patch release for @tanstack/form-core.

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Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

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Aborted validation results no longer restore stale errors. No merge-blocking issue was identified.

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Title check Passed The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: ignoring aborted async form-level validation results.
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Linked Issues check Passed Issue #2346 requires stale form-level async validation results to be ignored after a newer validation aborts the earlier run. The reviewed change adds an aborted-signal check after async validation se…
Out of Scope Changes check Passed The pull request changes only FormApi, its focused regression test, and a @tanstack/form-core changeset. These changes directly support issue #2346. No unrelated implementation or test changes are…
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Issue #2346 requires stale form-level async validation results to be ignored after a newer validation aborts the earlier run. The reviewed change adds an aborted-signal check after async validation settles in FormApi.validateAsync. The regression test covers a slow invalid run followed by a faster valid run and verifies that the stale error does not update form errors or errorMap.onChange. The changeset declares the required @tanstack/form-core patch release.

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Latest commit: e7272c9

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Aborted async Standard Schema validation can overwrite newer form state

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