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# Dirty Submit

> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/-/merge_requests/21115) in GitLab 11.3.

## Summary

Prevent submitting forms with no changes.

Currently handles `input`, `textarea` and `select` elements.

Also, see [the code](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/blob/master/app/assets/javascripts/dirty_submit/)
within the GitLab project.

## Usage

```javascript
import dirtySubmitFactory from './dirty_submit/dirty_submit_form';

new DirtySubmitForm(document.querySelector('form'));
// or
new DirtySubmitForm(document.querySelectorAll('form'));
```