Merge pull request 'Various improvements' (#26) from feature/separate_validation_builder into main

Reviewed-on: #26

src/controls/button.rs

@@ -1,48 +1,67 @@
-use super::{ControlRenderData, VanityControlBuilder, VanityControlData};
+use super::ControlRenderData;
 use crate::{form::FormToolData, form_builder::FormBuilder, styles::FormStyle};
-use leptos::{RwSignal, Signal, View};
+use leptos::RwSignal;
 use std::rc::Rc;
 use web_sys::MouseEvent;
 
+type ButtonAction<FD> = dyn Fn(MouseEvent, &mut FD);
+
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct ButtonData<FD: FormToolData> {
     pub(crate) text: String,
-    pub(crate) action: Option<Rc<dyn Fn(MouseEvent, &mut FD)>>,
-
-    // this will need to be set before calling the build method
-    pub(crate) fd_signal: RwSignal<FD>,
+    pub(crate) action: Option<Rc<ButtonAction<FD>>>,
+}
+impl<FD: FormToolData> Default for ButtonData<FD> {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        ButtonData {
+            text: String::default(),
+            action: None,
         }
-
-impl<FD: FormToolData> VanityControlData for ButtonData<FD> {
-    fn build_control<FS: FormStyle>(
-        fs: &FS,
-        control: ControlRenderData<FS, Self>,
-        _value_getter: Option<Signal<String>>,
-    ) -> View {
-        fs.button(control)
     }
 }
 
 impl<FD: FormToolData, FS: FormStyle> FormBuilder<FD, FS> {
     pub fn button(
         mut self,
-        builder: impl Fn(
-            VanityControlBuilder<FD, FS, ButtonData<FD>>,
-        ) -> VanityControlBuilder<FD, FS, ButtonData<FD>>,
+        builder: impl Fn(ButtonBuilder<FD, FS>) -> ButtonBuilder<FD, FS>,
     ) -> Self {
-        let data = ButtonData {
-            text: String::default(),
-            action: None,
-            fd_signal: self.fd,
+        let button_builder = ButtonBuilder::new();
+        let control = builder(button_builder);
+
+        let render_data = ControlRenderData {
+            data: control.data,
+            styles: control.styles,
         };
-        let vanity_builder = VanityControlBuilder::new(data);
-        let control = builder(vanity_builder);
-        self.add_vanity(control);
+
+        let render_fn = move |fs: &FS, fd: RwSignal<FD>| {
+            let view = fs.button(render_data, fd);
+            (view, None)
+        };
+        self.render_fns.push(Box::new(render_fn));
+
         self
     }
 }
 
-impl<FD: FormToolData, FS: FormStyle> VanityControlBuilder<FD, FS, ButtonData<FD>> {
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct ButtonBuilder<FD: FormToolData, FS: FormStyle> {
+    pub(crate) styles: Vec<FS::StylingAttributes>,
+    pub(crate) data: ButtonData<FD>,
+}
+
+impl<FD: FormToolData, FS: FormStyle> ButtonBuilder<FD, FS> {
+    fn new() -> Self {
+        ButtonBuilder {
+            styles: Vec::default(),
+            data: ButtonData::default(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn style(mut self, style: FS::StylingAttributes) -> Self {
+        self.styles.push(style);
+        self
+    }
+
     pub fn text(mut self, text: impl ToString) -> Self {
         self.data.text = text.to_string();
         self

src/controls/group.rs

@@ -4,9 +4,8 @@ use leptos::{CollectView, RwSignal};
 
 impl<FD: FormToolData, FS: FormStyle> FormBuilder<FD, FS> {
     pub fn group(mut self, builder: impl Fn(FormBuilder<FD, FS>) -> FormBuilder<FD, FS>) -> Self {
-        let mut group_builder = FormBuilder::new_group(self.fd, self.fs);
+        let mut group_builder = FormBuilder::new();
         group_builder = builder(group_builder);
-        self.fs = group_builder.fs; // take the style back
 
         for validation in group_builder.validations {
             self.validations.push(validation);
@@ -16,10 +15,13 @@ impl<FD: FormToolData, FS: FormStyle> FormBuilder<FD, FS> {
             let (views, validation_cbs): (Vec<_>, Vec<_>) = group_builder
                 .render_fns
                 .into_iter()
-                .map(|r_fn| r_fn(&fs, fd))
+                .map(|r_fn| r_fn(fs, fd))
                 .unzip();
 
-            let view = fs.group(views.collect_view(), group_builder.styles);
+            let view = fs.group(super::ControlRenderData {
+                data: views.collect_view(),
+                styles: group_builder.styles,
+            });
             let validation_cb = move || {
                 let mut success = true;
                 for validation in validation_cbs.iter().flatten() {

src/controls/heading.rs

@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ impl VanityControlData for HeadingData {
         fs.heading(control)
     }
 }
-// TODO: impl GetterVanityControl
 
 impl<FD: FormToolData, FS: FormStyle> FormBuilder<FD, FS> {
     pub fn heading(

src/controls/mod.rs

@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ pub trait ValidatedControlData: ControlData {}
 
 /// The data needed to render a interactive control of type `C`.
 pub struct ControlRenderData<FS: FormStyle + ?Sized, C: ?Sized> {
-    pub data: Box<C>,
-    pub style: Vec<FS::StylingAttributes>,
+    pub styles: Vec<FS::StylingAttributes>,
+    pub data: C,
 }
 
 /// The data needed to render a read-only control of type `C`.
@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@ impl<FD: FormToolData, FS: FormStyle, C: VanityControlData> VanityControlBuilder
     pub(crate) fn build(self) -> BuiltVanityControlData<FD, FS, C> {
         BuiltVanityControlData {
             render_data: ControlRenderData {
-                data: Box::new(self.data),
-                style: self.style_attributes,
+                data: self.data,
+                styles: self.style_attributes,
             },
             getter: self.getter,
         }
@@ -208,8 +208,8 @@ impl<FD: FormToolData, FS: FormStyle, C: ControlData, FDT> ControlBuilder<FD, FS
 
         Ok(BuiltControlData {
             render_data: ControlRenderData {
-                data: Box::new(self.data),
-                style: self.style_attributes,
+                data: self.data,
+                styles: self.style_attributes,
             },
             getter,
             setter,

src/controls/select.rs

@@ -1,15 +1,12 @@
-use leptos::{Signal, View};
-
 use super::{ControlBuilder, ControlData, ControlRenderData, ValidatedControlData};
 use crate::{form::FormToolData, form_builder::FormBuilder, styles::FormStyle};
-
-// TODO: have an option to have a display string and a value string in the options field
+use leptos::{Signal, View};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord, Hash, Default)]
 pub struct SelectData {
     pub(crate) name: String,
     pub(crate) label: Option<String>,
-    pub(crate) options: Vec<String>,
+    pub(crate) options: Vec<(String, String)>,
 }
 
 impl ControlData for SelectData {
@@ -50,13 +47,36 @@ impl<FD: FormToolData, FS: FormStyle, FDT> ControlBuilder<FD, FS, SelectData, FD
     }
 
     pub fn with_option(mut self, option: impl ToString) -> Self {
-        self.data.options.push(option.to_string());
+        self.data
+            .options
+            .push((option.to_string(), option.to_string()));
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn with_option_valued(mut self, display: impl ToString, value: impl ToString) -> Self {
+        self.data
+            .options
+            .push((display.to_string(), value.to_string()));
         self
     }
 
     pub fn with_options(mut self, options: impl Iterator<Item = impl ToString>) -> Self {
         for option in options {
-            self.data.options.push(option.to_string());
+            self.data
+                .options
+                .push((option.to_string(), option.to_string()));
+        }
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn with_options_valued(
+        mut self,
+        options: impl Iterator<Item = (impl ToString, impl ToString)>,
+    ) -> Self {
+        for option in options {
+            self.data
+                .options
+                .push((option.0.to_string(), option.1.to_string()));
         }
         self
     }

src/form.rs

@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ impl<FD: FormToolData> IntoView for Form<FD> {
 ///
 /// This trait defines a function that can be used to build all the data needed
 /// to physically lay out a form, and how that data should be parsed and validated.
-pub trait FormToolData: Default + Clone + 'static {
+pub trait FormToolData: Clone + 'static {
     type Style: FormStyle;
 
     /// Defines how the form should be layed out and how the data should be parsed and validated.
@@ -97,9 +97,9 @@ pub trait FormToolData: Default + Clone + 'static {
     /// component. Call [`get_action_form`]\() to get the
     /// [`ActionForm`](leptos_router::ActionForm) version.
     fn get_form(self, action: impl ToString, style: Self::Style) -> Form<Self> {
-        let builder = FormBuilder::new(self, style);
+        let builder = FormBuilder::new();
         let builder = Self::build_form(builder);
-        builder.build_plain_form(action.to_string())
+        builder.build_plain_form(action.to_string(), self, style)
     }
 
     /// Constructs a [`Form`] for this [`FormToolData`] type.
@@ -118,9 +118,9 @@ pub trait FormToolData: Default + Clone + 'static {
         <<ServFn::Client as Client<ServFn::Error>>::Request as ClientReq<ServFn::Error>>::FormData:
             From<FormData>,
     {
-        let builder = FormBuilder::new(self, style);
+        let builder = FormBuilder::new();
         let builder = Self::build_form(builder);
-        builder.build_action_form(action)
+        builder.build_action_form(action, self, style)
     }
 
     /// Gets a [`Validator`] for this [`ToolFormData`].
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ pub trait FormToolData: Default + Clone + 'static {
     /// However, the code to render the views are not configured out, it
     /// simply doesn't run, so the view needs to compile even on the server.
     fn get_validator() -> FormValidator<Self> {
-        let builder = FormBuilder::new(Self::default(), Self::Style::default());
+        let builder = FormBuilder::new();
         let builder = Self::build_form(builder);
         builder.validator()
     }

src/form_builder.rs

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 use crate::{
     controls::{
-        BuiltControlData, BuiltVanityControlData, ControlBuilder, ControlData, FieldGetter,
-        FieldSetter, ParseFn, RenderFn, UnparseFn, ValidationCb, ValidationFn,
-        VanityControlBuilder, VanityControlData,
+        BuiltControlData, BuiltVanityControlData, ControlBuilder, ControlData, ControlRenderData,
+        FieldSetter, ParseFn, RenderFn, ValidationCb, ValidationFn, VanityControlBuilder,
+        VanityControlData,
     },
     form::{Form, FormToolData, FormValidator},
     styles::FormStyle,
@@ -20,10 +20,6 @@ use web_sys::{FormData, SubmitEvent};
 ///
 /// This builder allows you to specify what components should make up the form.
 pub struct FormBuilder<FD: FormToolData, FS: FormStyle> {
-    /// The [`ToolFormData`] signal.
-    pub(crate) fd: RwSignal<FD>,
-    /// The [`FormStyle`].
-    pub(crate) fs: FS,
     /// The list of [`ValidationFn`]s.
     pub(crate) validations: Vec<Rc<dyn ValidationFn<FD>>>,
     /// The list of functions that will render the form.
@@ -34,21 +30,8 @@ pub struct FormBuilder<FD: FormToolData, FS: FormStyle> {
 
 impl<FD: FormToolData, FS: FormStyle> FormBuilder<FD, FS> {
     /// Creates a new [`FormBuilder`]
-    pub(crate) fn new(starting_data: FD, form_style: FS) -> FormBuilder<FD, FS> {
-        let fd = create_rw_signal(starting_data);
+    pub(crate) fn new() -> FormBuilder<FD, FS> {
         FormBuilder {
-            fd,
-            fs: form_style,
-            validations: Vec::new(),
-            render_fns: Vec::new(),
-            styles: Vec::new(),
-        }
-    }
-
-    pub(crate) fn new_group(fd: RwSignal<FD>, fs: FS) -> FormBuilder<FD, FS> {
-        FormBuilder {
-            fd,
-            fs,
             validations: Vec::new(),
             render_fns: Vec::new(),
             styles: Vec::new(),
@@ -104,33 +87,17 @@ impl<FD: FormToolData, FS: FormStyle> FormBuilder<FD, FS> {
         &mut self,
         control: ControlBuilder<FD, FS, C, FDT>,
     ) {
-        let BuiltControlData {
-            render_data,
-            getter,
-            setter,
-            parse_fn,
-            unparse_fn,
-            validation_fn,
-        } = match control.build() {
+        let built_control_data = match control.build() {
             Ok(c) => c,
             Err(e) => panic!("Invalid Component: {}", e),
         };
 
-        if let Some(ref validation_fn) = validation_fn {
+        if let Some(ref validation_fn) = built_control_data.validation_fn {
             self.validations.push(validation_fn.clone());
         }
 
         let render_fn = move |fs: &FS, fd: RwSignal<FD>| {
-            let (view, cb) = Self::build_control_view(
-                fd,
-                fs,
-                getter,
-                setter,
-                unparse_fn,
-                parse_fn,
-                validation_fn,
-                render_data,
-            );
+            let (view, cb) = Self::build_control_view(fd, fs, built_control_data);
             (view, Some(cb))
         };
 
@@ -140,13 +107,17 @@ impl<FD: FormToolData, FS: FormStyle> FormBuilder<FD, FS> {
     fn build_control_view<C: ControlData, FDT: 'static>(
         fd: RwSignal<FD>,
         fs: &FS,
-        getter: Rc<dyn FieldGetter<FD, FDT>>,
-        setter: Rc<dyn FieldSetter<FD, FDT>>,
-        unparse_fn: Box<dyn UnparseFn<<C as ControlData>::ReturnType, FDT>>,
-        parse_fn: Box<dyn ParseFn<<C as ControlData>::ReturnType, FDT>>,
-        validation_fn: Option<Rc<dyn ValidationFn<FD>>>,
-        render_data: crate::controls::ControlRenderData<FS, C>,
+        control_data: BuiltControlData<FD, FS, C, FDT>,
     ) -> (View, Box<dyn ValidationCb>) {
+        let BuiltControlData {
+            render_data,
+            getter,
+            setter,
+            parse_fn,
+            unparse_fn,
+            validation_fn,
+        } = control_data;
+
         let (validation_signal, validation_signal_set) = create_signal(Ok(()));
         let validation_fn_clone = validation_fn.clone();
         let value_getter = move || {
@@ -232,19 +203,26 @@ impl<FD: FormToolData, FS: FormStyle> FormBuilder<FD, FS> {
     pub(crate) fn build_action_form<ServFn>(
         self,
         action: Action<ServFn, Result<ServFn::Output, ServerFnError<ServFn::Error>>>,
+        fd: FD,
+        fs: FS,
     ) -> Form<FD>
     where
         ServFn: DeserializeOwned + ServerFn<InputEncoding = PostUrl> + 'static,
         <<ServFn::Client as Client<ServFn::Error>>::Request as ClientReq<ServFn::Error>>::FormData:
             From<FormData>,
     {
+        let fd = create_rw_signal(fd);
+
         let (views, validation_cbs): (Vec<_>, Vec<_>) = self
             .render_fns
             .into_iter()
-            .map(|r_fn| r_fn(&self.fs, self.fd))
+            .map(|r_fn| r_fn(&fs, fd))
             .unzip();
 
-        let elements = self.fs.form_frame(views.into_view(), self.styles);
+        let elements = fs.form_frame(ControlRenderData {
+            data: views.into_view(),
+            styles: self.styles,
+        });
 
         let on_submit = move |ev: SubmitEvent| {
             let mut failed = false;
@@ -265,20 +243,25 @@ impl<FD: FormToolData, FS: FormStyle> FormBuilder<FD, FS> {
         };
 
         Form {
-            fd: self.fd,
+            fd,
             validations: self.validations,
             view,
         }
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn build_plain_form(self, url: String) -> Form<FD> {
+    pub(crate) fn build_plain_form(self, url: String, fd: FD, fs: FS) -> Form<FD> {
+        let fd = create_rw_signal(fd);
+
         let (views, validation_cbs): (Vec<_>, Vec<_>) = self
             .render_fns
             .into_iter()
-            .map(|r_fn| r_fn(&self.fs, self.fd))
+            .map(|r_fn| r_fn(&fs, fd))
             .unzip();
 
-        let elements = self.fs.form_frame(views.into_view(), self.styles);
+        let elements = fs.form_frame(ControlRenderData {
+            data: views.into_view(),
+            styles: self.styles,
+        });
 
         let on_submit = move |ev: SubmitEvent| {
             let mut failed = false;
@@ -299,7 +282,7 @@ impl<FD: FormToolData, FS: FormStyle> FormBuilder<FD, FS> {
         };
 
         Form {
-            fd: self.fd,
+            fd,
             validations: self.validations,
             view,
         }

src/styles/grid_form.rs

@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 use super::FormStyle;
-use crate::controls::{
-    checkbox::CheckboxData, heading::HeadingData, hidden::HiddenData, output::OutputData,
-    select::SelectData, spacer::SpacerData, submit::SubmitData, text_area::TextAreaData,
-    text_input::TextInputData, ControlData, ControlRenderData,
+use crate::{
+    controls::{
+        button::ButtonData, checkbox::CheckboxData, heading::HeadingData, hidden::HiddenData,
+        output::OutputData, select::SelectData, spacer::SpacerData, submit::SubmitData,
+        text_area::TextAreaData, text_input::TextInputData, ControlData, ControlRenderData,
+    },
+    FormToolData,
 };
 use leptos::*;
 use std::rc::Rc;
@@ -18,8 +21,8 @@ pub struct GridFormStyle;
 impl FormStyle for GridFormStyle {
     type StylingAttributes = GridFormStylingAttributes;
 
-    fn form_frame(&self, children: View, _styles: Vec<Self::StylingAttributes>) -> View {
-        view! { <div class="form_grid">{children}</div> }.into_view()
+    fn form_frame(&self, form: ControlRenderData<Self, View>) -> View {
+        view! { <div class="form_grid">{form.data}</div> }.into_view()
     }
 
     fn heading(&self, control: ControlRenderData<Self, HeadingData>) -> View {
@@ -35,7 +38,7 @@ impl FormStyle for GridFormStyle {
     ) -> View {
         // TODO: extract this to a common thing
         let mut width = 1;
-        for style in control.style {
+        for style in control.styles {
             match style {
                 GridFormStylingAttributes::Width(w) => width = w,
             }
@@ -78,14 +81,10 @@ impl FormStyle for GridFormStyle {
             .data
             .options
             .into_iter()
-            .map(|value| {
-                let cloned_value = value.clone();
+            .map(|(display, value)| {
                 view! {
-                    <option
-                        value=value.clone()
-                        selected=move || {value_getter.get() == *cloned_value}
-                    >
-                        {value.clone()}
+                    <option value=value.clone() selected=move || { value_getter.get() == *value }>
+                        {display.clone()}
                     </option>
                 }
             })
@@ -112,10 +111,7 @@ impl FormStyle for GridFormStyle {
     }
 
     fn submit(&self, control: ControlRenderData<Self, SubmitData>) -> View {
-        view! {
-            <input type="submit" value=control.data.text class="form_submit"/>
-        }
-        .into_view()
+        view! { <input type="submit" value=control.data.text class="form_submit"/> }.into_view()
     }
 
     fn text_area(
@@ -137,7 +133,8 @@ impl FormStyle for GridFormStyle {
                     on:change=move |ev| {
                         value_setter(event_target_value(&ev));
                     }
-                ></textarea>
+                >
+                </textarea>
 
             </div>
         }
@@ -168,7 +165,7 @@ impl FormStyle for GridFormStyle {
         validation_state: Signal<Result<(), String>>,
     ) -> View {
         let mut width = 1;
-        for style in control.style {
+        for style in control.styles {
             match style {
                 GridFormStylingAttributes::Width(w) => width = w,
             }
@@ -198,6 +195,7 @@ impl FormStyle for GridFormStyle {
                             }
                         }
                     />
+
                     <label for=&o>{&o}</label>
                     <br/>
                 }
@@ -230,7 +228,7 @@ impl FormStyle for GridFormStyle {
         value_setter: Box<dyn Fn(<CheckboxData as ControlData>::ReturnType)>,
     ) -> View {
         let mut width = 1;
-        for style in control.style {
+        for style in control.styles {
             match style {
                 GridFormStylingAttributes::Width(w) => width = w,
             }
@@ -270,7 +268,7 @@ impl FormStyle for GridFormStyle {
         validation_state: Signal<Result<(), String>>,
     ) -> View {
         let mut width = 1;
-        for style in control.style {
+        for style in control.styles {
             match style {
                 GridFormStylingAttributes::Width(w) => width = w,
             }
@@ -317,7 +315,7 @@ impl FormStyle for GridFormStyle {
         validation_state: Signal<Result<(), String>>,
     ) -> View {
         let mut width = 1;
-        for style in control.style {
+        for style in control.styles {
             match style {
                 GridFormStylingAttributes::Width(w) => width = w,
             }
@@ -352,37 +350,41 @@ impl FormStyle for GridFormStyle {
         .into_view()
     }
 
-    fn button<FD: crate::FormToolData>(
+    fn button<FD: FormToolData>(
         &self,
-        control: ControlRenderData<Self, crate::controls::button::ButtonData<FD>>,
+        control: ControlRenderData<Self, ButtonData<FD>>,
+        data_signal: RwSignal<FD>,
     ) -> View {
         let mut width = 1;
-        for style in control.style {
+        for style in control.styles {
             match style {
                 GridFormStylingAttributes::Width(w) => width = w,
             }
         }
 
         let action = control.data.action.clone();
-        let signal = control.data.fd_signal.clone();
         let on_click = move |ev: MouseEvent| {
             if let Some(action) = action.clone() {
-                signal.update(|fd| action(ev, fd));
+                data_signal.update(|fd| action(ev, fd));
             }
         };
 
         view! {
-            <button type="button" class="form_button" on:click=on_click style:grid-column=format!("span {}", width)>
+            <button
+                type="button"
+                class="form_button"
+                on:click=on_click
+                style:grid-column=format!("span {}", width)
+            >
                 {control.data.text}
             </button>
         }
         .into_view()
     }
 
-    // TODO: change this and form frame to use ControlRenderData
-    fn group(&self, inner: View, styles: Vec<Self::StylingAttributes>) -> View {
+    fn group(&self, group: ControlRenderData<Self, View>) -> View {
         let mut width = 12;
-        for style in styles {
+        for style in group.styles {
             match style {
                 GridFormStylingAttributes::Width(w) => width = w,
             }
@@ -390,7 +392,7 @@ impl FormStyle for GridFormStyle {
 
         view! {
             <div class="form_group form_grid" style:grid-column=format!("span {}", width)>
-                {inner}
+                {group.data}
             </div>
         }
         .into_view()
@@ -398,15 +400,13 @@ impl FormStyle for GridFormStyle {
 
     fn spacer(&self, control: ControlRenderData<Self, SpacerData>) -> View {
         let mut width = 12;
-        for style in control.style {
+        for style in control.styles {
             match style {
                 GridFormStylingAttributes::Width(w) => width = w,
             }
         }
 
-        view! {
-            <div style:grid-column=format!("span {}", width) style:height=control.data.height/>
-        }
+        view! { <div style:grid-column=format!("span {}", width) style:height=control.data.height></div> }
         .into_view()
     }
 }

src/styles/mod.rs

@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ use crate::{
     },
     FormToolData,
 };
-use leptos::{Signal, View};
+use leptos::{RwSignal, Signal, View};
 
 pub use grid_form::{GridFormStyle, GridFormStylingAttributes};
 
-pub trait FormStyle: Default + 'static {
+pub trait FormStyle: 'static {
     type StylingAttributes;
 
     /// Render any containing components for the form.
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ pub trait FormStyle: Default + 'static {
     ///
     /// Do NOT wrap it in an actual `form` element; any
     /// wrapping should be done with `div` or similar elements.
-    fn form_frame(&self, children: View, style: Vec<Self::StylingAttributes>) -> View;
+    fn form_frame(&self, form: ControlRenderData<Self, View>) -> View;
     fn heading(&self, control: ControlRenderData<Self, HeadingData>) -> View;
     fn hidden(
         &self,
@@ -58,7 +58,11 @@ pub trait FormStyle: Default + 'static {
         value_setter: Box<dyn Fn(<SelectData as ControlData>::ReturnType)>,
         validation_state: Signal<Result<(), String>>,
     ) -> View;
-    fn button<FD: FormToolData>(&self, control: ControlRenderData<Self, ButtonData<FD>>) -> View;
+    fn button<FD: FormToolData>(
+        &self,
+        control: ControlRenderData<Self, ButtonData<FD>>,
+        data_signal: RwSignal<FD>,
+    ) -> View;
     fn checkbox(
         &self,
         control: ControlRenderData<Self, CheckboxData>,
@@ -85,8 +89,7 @@ pub trait FormStyle: Default + 'static {
         validation_state: Signal<Result<(), String>>,
     ) -> View;
     fn submit(&self, control: ControlRenderData<Self, SubmitData>) -> View;
-    // TODO: test custom component
     fn custom_component(&self, view: View) -> View;
-    fn group(&self, inner: View, style: Vec<Self::StylingAttributes>) -> View;
+    fn group(&self, group: ControlRenderData<Self, View>) -> View;
     fn spacer(&self, control: ControlRenderData<Self, SpacerData>) -> View;
 }

src/validation_builder.rs

@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 use crate::{controls::ValidationFn, FormToolData};
 use std::fmt::Display;
 
+/// A function that validates a field.
+///
+/// This is similar to [`ValidationFn`](crate::controls::ValidationFn)
+/// but takes a &str for the name of the field for improved error messages.
+type ValidationBuilderFn<T> = dyn Fn(&str, &T) -> Result<(), String> + 'static;
+
 /// A helper builder that allows you to specify a validation function
 /// declaritivly
 ///
@@ -14,7 +20,7 @@ pub struct ValidationBuilder<FD: FormToolData, T: 'static> {
     /// The getter function for the field to validate.
     field_fn: Box<dyn Fn(&FD) -> &T + 'static>,
     /// The functions to be called when validating.
-    functions: Vec<Box<dyn Fn(&str, &T) -> Result<(), String> + 'static>>,
+    functions: Vec<Box<ValidationBuilderFn<T>>>,
 }
 
 impl<FD: FormToolData, T: 'static> ValidationBuilder<FD, T> {