socketry · pharmac1st · Jul 4, 2021 · Jul 4, 2021 · Jul 4, 2021 · Jul 4, 2021
diff --git a/lib/live.rb b/lib/live.rb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 # THE SOFTWARE.
 
 require_relative "live/version"
-
+require_relative "live/form"
 require_relative 'live/page'
 require_relative 'live/view'
 
diff --git a/lib/live/form.rb b/lib/live/form.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require_relative 'view'
+require 'trenni/builder'
+require 'json'
+
+module Live 
+    # Represents a Form within the view layer
+    # Differs from Live::View because the server sends both the 
+    # details and a serialized form from the view layer.
+    class Form < Live::View 
+
+        # returns [String] javascript code to execute when the form is submitted.
+        def forward_submit
+            "live.handleForm(this.id, event)"
+        end 
+
+        # Render the element
+        def to_html()
+
+            Trenni::Builder.fragment do |builder|
+                builder.tag :form, method: "post", id: @id, class: 'live', onsubmit:forward_submit, data: @data do
+                    render(builder)
+                end
+            end
+        end 
+
+        # Handles an incoming event.
+        def handle(event)
+            self.submit(event[:details][1])
+        end         
+
+        # Processes incoming form data, which can be used through @data[:form]
+        def submit(form_data)
+            @data[:form] = JSON.parse(form_data).to_h
+        end 
+
+    end 
+end