JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<script src="http://ajax.microsoft.com/ajax/jquery.validate/1.7/jquery.validate.js"></script>
<form id="testForm">
<input id="field1" name="field1" type="text" class="required" />
<input id="field2" name="field2" type="text" class="required" />
<button>Query</button>
</form>
JavaScript
$("#testForm").validate();