JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<script src="http://ajax.aspnetcdn.com/ajax/jquery.validate/1.12.0/jquery.validate.js"></script>
<form id="myForm">
    <div class="formPanel">
        <label>Display Name</label>
        <input type="text" name="test" required="required" /><br/>
        <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary" id="addCustomer">Save</button>
    </div>
</form>

JavaScript

$(document).ready(function () {  // DOM ready

    $("#myForm").validate({  // initialize the plugin
        submitHandler: function(form) {  // fires on valid form
            alert('yes valid - ajax here');
            // $.post(...post my data using ajax..)
            return false;
        }
    });  

});