third round of dev

src/controls/heading.rs

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use leptos::View;
 
-use super::{VanityControl, VanityControlBuilder, VanityControlData};
+use super::{ControlRenderData, VanityControlBuilder, VanityControlData};
 use crate::{
     form::{FormBuilder, FormData},
     styles::FormStyle,
@@ -12,10 +12,7 @@ pub struct HeadingData {
 }
 
 impl VanityControlData for HeadingData {
-    fn build_control<FD: FormData, FS: FormStyle>(
+    fn build_control<FS: FormStyle>(fs: &FS, control: ControlRenderData<FS, Self>) -> View {
-        fs: &FS,
-        control: VanityControl<FS, Self>,
-    ) -> View {
         fs.heading(control)
     }
 }
@@ -23,7 +20,7 @@ impl VanityControlData for HeadingData {
 impl<FD: FormData, FS: FormStyle> FormBuilder<FD, FS> {
     pub fn heading(
         self,
-        builder: impl Fn(VanityControlBuilder<FS, HeadingData>) -> VanityControl<FS, HeadingData>,
+        builder: impl Fn(VanityControlBuilder<FS, HeadingData>) -> VanityControlBuilder<FS, HeadingData>,
     ) -> Self {
         self.new_vanity(builder)
     }

src/controls/mod.rs

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use crate::{form::FormData, styles::FormStyle};
-use leptos::View;
+use leptos::{Signal, View};
 
 pub mod heading;
 pub mod select;
@@ -7,37 +7,50 @@ pub mod submit;
 pub mod text_area;
 pub mod text_input;
 
-pub type ValidationFn<FD> = dyn Fn(&FD) -> Result<(), String> + 'static;
+pub trait ValidationFn<FD: FormData>: Fn(&FD) -> Result<(), String> + 'static {}
-pub type ParseFn<FD, CReturnType> = dyn Fn(CReturnType, &mut FD) -> Result<(), String> + 'static;
+pub trait ParseFn<FD: FormData, C: ControlData>:
+    Fn(C::ReturnType, &mut FD) -> Result<(), String> + 'static
+{
+}
+// implement the trait for all valid types
+impl<FD, T> ValidationFn<FD> for T
+where
+    FD: FormData,
+    T: Fn(&FD) -> Result<(), String> + 'static,
+{
+}
+// implement the trait for all valid types
+impl<FD, C, T> ParseFn<FD, C> for T
+where
+    FD: FormData,
+    C: ControlData,
+    T: Fn(C::ReturnType, &mut FD) -> Result<(), String> + 'static,
+{
+}
 
 pub trait VanityControlData: 'static {
-    fn build_control<FD: FormData, FS: FormStyle>(
+    fn build_control<FS: FormStyle>(fs: &FS, control: ControlRenderData<FS, Self>) -> View;
-        fs: &FS,
-        control: VanityControl<FS, Self>,
-    ) -> View;
 }
 
 pub trait ControlData: 'static {
-    type ReturnType;
+    type ReturnType: Clone;
 
     // TODO: this should also return a getter for the data
-    fn build_control<FD: FormData, FS: FormStyle>(fs: &FS, control: Control<FD, FS, Self>) -> View;
+    fn build_control<FS: FormStyle>(
+        fs: &FS,
+        control: ControlRenderData<FS, Self>,
+        validation_state: Signal<Result<(), String>>,
+    ) -> (View, Signal<Self::ReturnType>);
 }
 
-pub struct VanityControl<FS: FormStyle + ?Sized, C: VanityControlData + ?Sized> {
+pub struct ControlRenderData<FS: FormStyle + ?Sized, C: ?Sized> {
     pub data: Box<C>,
     pub style: Vec<FS::StylingAttributes>,
 }
 
-pub struct Control<FD: FormData + ?Sized, FS: FormStyle + ?Sized, C: ControlData + ?Sized> {
-    pub data: Box<C>,
-    pub parse_fn: Box<ParseFn<FD, C::ReturnType>>,
-    pub validation: Box<ValidationFn<FD>>,
-    pub style: Vec<FS::StylingAttributes>,
-}
 pub struct VanityControlBuilder<FS: FormStyle, C: VanityControlData> {
-    style_attributes: Vec<FS::StylingAttributes>,
+    pub(crate) style_attributes: Vec<FS::StylingAttributes>,
-    data: C,
+    pub(crate) data: C,
 }
 
 impl<FS: FormStyle, C: VanityControlData> VanityControlBuilder<FS, C> {
@@ -48,15 +61,8 @@ impl<FS: FormStyle, C: VanityControlData> VanityControlBuilder<FS, C> {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn build(self) -> VanityControl<FS, C> {
+    pub(crate) fn build(self) -> ControlRenderData<FS, C> {
-        self.into()
+        ControlRenderData {
-    }
-}
-impl<FS: FormStyle, C: VanityControlData> Into<VanityControl<FS, C>>
-    for VanityControlBuilder<FS, C>
-{
-    fn into(self) -> VanityControl<FS, C> {
-        VanityControl {
             data: Box::new(self.data),
             style: self.style_attributes,
         }
@@ -64,10 +70,10 @@ impl<FS: FormStyle, C: VanityControlData> Into<VanityControl<FS, C>>
 }
 
 pub struct ControlBuilder<FD: FormData, FS: FormStyle, C: ControlData> {
-    parse_fn: Box<ParseFn<FD, C::ReturnType>>,
+    pub(crate) parse_fn: Box<dyn ParseFn<FD, C>>,
-    validation_fn: Box<ValidationFn<FD>>,
+    pub(crate) validation_fn: Box<dyn ValidationFn<FD>>,
-    style_attributes: Vec<FS::StylingAttributes>,
+    pub(crate) style_attributes: Vec<FS::StylingAttributes>,
-    data: C,
+    pub(crate) data: C,
 }
 
 impl<FD: FormData, FS: FormStyle, C: ControlData> ControlBuilder<FD, FS, C> {
@@ -80,15 +86,25 @@ impl<FD: FormData, FS: FormStyle, C: ControlData> ControlBuilder<FD, FS, C> {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn build(self) -> Control<FD, FS, C> {
+    pub(crate) fn build(
-        self.into()
+        self,
+    ) -> (
+        ControlRenderData<FS, C>,
+        impl ParseFn<FD, C>,
+        impl ValidationFn<FD>,
+    ) {
+        (
+            ControlRenderData {
+                data: Box::new(self.data),
+                style: self.style_attributes,
+            },
+            self.parse_fn,
+            self.validation_fn,
+        )
     }
 
-    pub fn parse_fn(
+    pub fn parse_fn(mut self, parse_fn: impl ParseFn<FD, C>) -> Self {
-        mut self,
+        self.parse_fn = Box::new(parse_fn) as Box<dyn ParseFn<FD, C>>;
-        parse_fn: impl Fn(C::ReturnType, &mut FD) -> Result<(), String> + 'static,
-    ) -> Self {
-        self.parse_fn = Box::new(parse_fn) as Box<ParseFn<FD, C::ReturnType>>;
         self
     }
 
@@ -96,7 +112,7 @@ impl<FD: FormData, FS: FormStyle, C: ControlData> ControlBuilder<FD, FS, C> {
         mut self,
         validation_fn: impl Fn(&FD) -> Result<(), String> + 'static,
     ) -> Self {
-        self.validation_fn = Box::new(validation_fn) as Box<ValidationFn<FD>>;
+        self.validation_fn = Box::new(validation_fn) as Box<dyn ValidationFn<FD>>;
         self
     }
 
@@ -105,15 +121,3 @@ impl<FD: FormData, FS: FormStyle, C: ControlData> ControlBuilder<FD, FS, C> {
         self
     }
 }
-impl<FD: FormData, FS: FormStyle, C: ControlData> Into<Control<FD, FS, C>>
-    for ControlBuilder<FD, FS, C>
-{
-    fn into(self) -> Control<FD, FS, C> {
-        Control {
-            data: Box::new(self.data),
-            style: self.style_attributes,
-            parse_fn: self.parse_fn,
-            validation: self.validation_fn,
-        }
-    }
-}

src/controls/select.rs

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-use leptos::View;
+use leptos::{Signal, View};
 
-use super::{Control, ControlBuilder, ControlData};
+use super::{ControlBuilder, ControlData, ControlRenderData};
 use crate::{
     form::{FormBuilder, FormData},
     styles::FormStyle,
@@ -15,15 +15,19 @@ pub struct SelectData {
 impl ControlData for SelectData {
     type ReturnType = String;
 
-    fn build_control<FD: FormData, FS: FormStyle>(fs: &FS, control: Control<FD, FS, Self>) -> View {
+    fn build_control<FS: FormStyle>(
-        fs.select(control)
+        fs: &FS,
+        control: ControlRenderData<FS, Self>,
+        validation_state: Signal<Result<(), String>>,
+    ) -> (View, Signal<Self::ReturnType>) {
+        fs.select(control, validation_state)
     }
 }
 
 impl<FD: FormData, FS: FormStyle> FormBuilder<FD, FS> {
     pub fn select(
         self,
-        builder: impl Fn(ControlBuilder<FD, FS, SelectData>) -> Control<FD, FS, SelectData>,
+        builder: impl Fn(ControlBuilder<FD, FS, SelectData>) -> ControlBuilder<FD, FS, SelectData>,
     ) -> Self {
         self.new_control(builder)
     }

src/controls/submit.rs

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use leptos::View;
 
-use super::{VanityControl, VanityControlBuilder, VanityControlData};
+use super::{ControlRenderData, VanityControlBuilder, VanityControlData};
 use crate::{
     form::{FormBuilder, FormData},
     styles::FormStyle,
@@ -12,10 +12,7 @@ pub struct SubmitData {
 }
 
 impl VanityControlData for SubmitData {
-    fn build_control<FD: FormData, FS: FormStyle>(
+    fn build_control<FS: FormStyle>(fs: &FS, control: ControlRenderData<FS, Self>) -> View {
-        fs: &FS,
-        control: VanityControl<FS, Self>,
-    ) -> View {
         fs.submit(control)
     }
 }
@@ -23,7 +20,7 @@ impl VanityControlData for SubmitData {
 impl<FD: FormData, FS: FormStyle> FormBuilder<FD, FS> {
     pub fn submit(
         self,
-        builder: impl Fn(VanityControlBuilder<FS, SubmitData>) -> VanityControl<FS, SubmitData>,
+        builder: impl Fn(VanityControlBuilder<FS, SubmitData>) -> VanityControlBuilder<FS, SubmitData>,
     ) -> Self {
         self.new_vanity(builder)
     }

src/controls/text_area.rs

@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
-use leptos::View;
+use super::{ControlBuilder, ControlData, ControlRenderData};
-
-use super::{Control, ControlBuilder, ControlData};
 use crate::{
     form::{FormBuilder, FormData},
     styles::FormStyle,
 };
+use leptos::{Signal, View};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord, Hash, Default)]
 pub struct TextAreaData {
@@ -15,15 +14,19 @@ pub struct TextAreaData {
 impl ControlData for TextAreaData {
     type ReturnType = String;
 
-    fn build_control<FD: FormData, FS: FormStyle>(fs: &FS, control: Control<FD, FS, Self>) -> View {
+    fn build_control<FS: FormStyle>(
-        fs.text_area(control)
+        fs: &FS,
+        control: ControlRenderData<FS, Self>,
+        validation_state: Signal<Result<(), String>>,
+    ) -> (View, Signal<Self::ReturnType>) {
+        fs.text_area(control, validation_state)
     }
 }
 
 impl<FD: FormData, FS: FormStyle> FormBuilder<FD, FS> {
     pub fn text_area(
         self,
-        builder: impl Fn(ControlBuilder<FD, FS, TextAreaData>) -> Control<FD, FS, TextAreaData>,
+        builder: impl Fn(ControlBuilder<FD, FS, TextAreaData>) -> ControlBuilder<FD, FS, TextAreaData>,
     ) -> Self {
         self.new_control(builder)
     }

src/controls/text_input.rs

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-use leptos::View;
+use leptos::{Signal, View};
 
-use super::{Control, ControlBuilder, ControlData};
+use super::{ControlBuilder, ControlData, ControlRenderData};
 use crate::{
     form::{FormBuilder, FormData},
     styles::FormStyle,
@@ -30,15 +30,19 @@ impl Default for TextInputData {
 impl ControlData for TextInputData {
     type ReturnType = String;
 
-    fn build_control<FD: FormData, FS: FormStyle>(fs: &FS, control: Control<FD, FS, Self>) -> View {
+    fn build_control<FS: FormStyle>(
-        fs.text_input(control)
+        fs: &FS,
+        control: ControlRenderData<FS, Self>,
+        validation_state: Signal<Result<(), String>>,
+    ) -> (View, Signal<Self::ReturnType>) {
+        fs.text_input(control, validation_state)
     }
 }
 
 impl<FD: FormData, FS: FormStyle> FormBuilder<FD, FS> {
     pub fn text_input(
         self,
-        builder: impl Fn(ControlBuilder<FD, FS, TextInputData>) -> Control<FD, FS, TextInputData>,
+        builder: impl Fn(ControlBuilder<FD, FS, TextInputData>) -> ControlBuilder<FD, FS, TextInputData>,
     ) -> Self {
         self.new_control(builder)
     }

src/form.rs

@@ -1,33 +1,143 @@
 use crate::{
     controls::{
-        Control, ControlBuilder, ControlData, ValidationFn, VanityControl, VanityControlBuilder,
+        ControlBuilder, ControlData, ValidationFn, VanityControlBuilder, VanityControlData,
-        VanityControlData,
     },
     styles::FormStyle,
 };
-use leptos::{IntoView, View};
+use leptos::{
-use std::marker::PhantomData;
+    create_effect, create_signal, IntoView, ReadSignal, SignalGet, SignalSet, SignalUpdate, View,
+    WriteSignal,
+};
+
+pub struct Validator<FD: FormData> {
+    validations: Vec<Box<dyn ValidationFn<FD>>>,
+}
+
+impl<FD: FormData> Validator<FD> {
+    pub fn validate(&self, form_data: &FD) -> Result<(), String> {
+        for v in self.validations.iter() {
+            (*v)(form_data)?;
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+/// A constructed form object.
+///
+/// With this, you can render the form, get the form data, or get
+/// a validator for the data.
+pub struct Form<FD: FormData> {
+    pub fd: ReadSignal<FD>,
+    validations: Vec<Box<dyn ValidationFn<FD>>>,
+    view: View,
+}
+
+impl<FD: FormData> Form<FD> {
+    pub fn validator(self) -> Validator<FD> {
+        Validator {
+            validations: self.validations,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn validate(&self, form_data: &FD) -> Result<(), String> {
+        for v in self.validations.iter() {
+            (*v)(form_data)?;
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    pub fn view(&self) -> View {
+        self.view.clone()
+    }
+
+    pub fn to_parts(self) -> (ReadSignal<FD>, Validator<FD>, View) {
+        (
+            self.fd,
+            Validator {
+                validations: self.validations,
+            },
+            self.view,
+        )
+    }
+}
+
+impl<FD: FormData> IntoView for Form<FD> {
+    fn into_view(self) -> View {
+        self.view
+    }
+}
+
+/// A version of the [`FormBuilder`] that contains all the data
+/// needed for full building of a [`Form`].
+struct FullFormBuilder<FD: FormData, FS: FormStyle> {
+    fd_get: ReadSignal<FD>,
+    fd_set: WriteSignal<FD>,
+    fs: FS,
+    validations: Vec<Box<dyn ValidationFn<FD>>>,
+    views: Vec<View>,
+}
+/// The internal type for building forms
+///
+/// This allows us to build either the full form
+/// with views, validation and data. Or we can just
+/// build the validation functions.
+///
+/// This is useful in the context of a server that
+/// cannot or should not render the form. You can
+/// still get all the validation functions from the
+/// form data.
+enum FormBuilderInner<FD: FormData, FS: FormStyle> {
+    /// For building the form with views
+    FullBuilder(FullFormBuilder<FD, FS>),
+    /// For building only the validations for the form
+    ValidationBuilder {
+        validations: Vec<Box<dyn ValidationFn<FD>>>,
+    },
+}
 
 pub struct FormBuilder<FD: FormData, FS: FormStyle> {
-    _fd: PhantomData<FD>,
+    inner: FormBuilderInner<FD, FS>,
-    fs: FS,
-    validations: Vec<Box<ValidationFn<FD>>>,
-    views: Vec<View>,
 }
 
 impl<FD: FormData, FS: FormStyle> FormBuilder<FD, FS> {
-    pub fn new(form_style: FS) -> FormBuilder<FD, FS> {
+    // TODO: remove the Default trait bound and bind it to this function only
+    fn new_full_builder(form_style: FS) -> FormBuilder<FD, FS> {
+        let (fd_get, fd_set) = create_signal(FD::default());
         FormBuilder {
-            _fd: PhantomData::default(),
+            inner: FormBuilderInner::FullBuilder(FullFormBuilder {
+                fd_get,
+                fd_set,
                 fs: form_style,
                 validations: Vec::new(),
                 views: Vec::new(),
+            }),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn new_full_builder_with(starting_data: FD, form_style: FS) -> FormBuilder<FD, FS> {
+        let (fd_get, fd_set) = create_signal(starting_data);
+        FormBuilder {
+            inner: FormBuilderInner::FullBuilder(FullFormBuilder {
+                fd_get,
+                fd_set,
+                fs: form_style,
+                validations: Vec::new(),
+                views: Vec::new(),
+            }),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn new_validation_builder() -> FormBuilder<FD, FS> {
+        FormBuilder {
+            inner: FormBuilderInner::ValidationBuilder {
+                validations: Vec::new(),
+            },
         }
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn new_vanity<C: VanityControlData + Default>(
         mut self,
-        builder: impl Fn(VanityControlBuilder<FS, C>) -> VanityControl<FS, C>,
+        builder: impl Fn(VanityControlBuilder<FS, C>) -> VanityControlBuilder<FS, C>,
     ) -> Self {
         let vanity_builder = VanityControlBuilder::new(C::default());
         let control = builder(vanity_builder);
@@ -37,7 +147,7 @@ impl<FD: FormData, FS: FormStyle> FormBuilder<FD, FS> {
 
     pub(crate) fn new_control<C: ControlData + Default>(
         mut self,
-        builder: impl Fn(ControlBuilder<FD, FS, C>) -> Control<FD, FS, C>,
+        builder: impl Fn(ControlBuilder<FD, FS, C>) -> ControlBuilder<FD, FS, C>,
     ) -> Self {
         let control_builder = ControlBuilder::new(C::default());
         let control = builder(control_builder);
@@ -45,24 +155,102 @@ impl<FD: FormData, FS: FormStyle> FormBuilder<FD, FS> {
         self
     }
 
-    fn add_vanity<C: VanityControlData>(&mut self, vanity_control: VanityControl<FS, C>) {
+    fn add_vanity<C: VanityControlData>(&mut self, vanity_control: VanityControlBuilder<FS, C>) {
-        let view = VanityControlData::build_control::<FD, FS>(&self.fs, vanity_control);
+        let full_builder = match &mut self.inner {
-        self.views.push(view);
+            FormBuilderInner::ValidationBuilder { validations: _ } => return,
+            FormBuilderInner::FullBuilder(full_builder) => full_builder,
+        };
+        let render_data = vanity_control.build();
+        let view = VanityControlData::build_control(&full_builder.fs, render_data);
+        full_builder.views.push(view);
     }
 
-    fn add_control<C: ControlData>(&mut self, control: Control<FD, FS, C>) {
+    fn add_control<C: ControlData>(&mut self, control: ControlBuilder<FD, FS, C>) {
-        let view = ControlData::build_control(&self.fs, control);
+        let full_builder = match &mut self.inner {
-        self.views.push(view);
+            FormBuilderInner::ValidationBuilder { validations } => {
+                validations.push(control.validation_fn);
+                return;
+            }
+            FormBuilderInner::FullBuilder(full_builder) => full_builder,
+        };
+        let (render_data, parse_fn, validation_fn) = control.build();
+        let (validation_signal, validation_signal_set) = create_signal(Ok(()));
+        let (view, control_value) =
+            ControlData::build_control(&full_builder.fs, render_data, validation_signal.into());
+        // TODO: add a signal that triggers on submit to refresh the validation on_submit
+        let fd_setter = full_builder.fd_set;
+        create_effect(move |last_value| {
+            let control_value = control_value.get();
+            let mut validation_result = Ok(());
+            fd_setter.update(|v| {
+                validation_result = (parse_fn)(control_value, v).and_then(|_| (validation_fn)(v));
+            });
+            // TODO: or this happened on a submit
+            if last_value.is_some_and(|last_value| last_value != validation_result) {
+                validation_signal_set.set(validation_result.clone());
+            }
+            validation_result
+        });
+        full_builder.views.push(view);
     }
 
-    // TODO: this should return a Form object
+    fn build(self) -> Form<FD> {
-    // The Form should have `form_view()`, and `validate(&FD)` functions.
+        match self.inner {
-    pub fn build(self) -> View {
+            FormBuilderInner::FullBuilder(full_builder) => Form {
-        self.views.into_view()
+                fd: full_builder.fd_get,
+                validations: full_builder.validations,
+                view: full_builder.views.into_view(),
+            },
+            FormBuilderInner::ValidationBuilder { validations } => Form {
+                fd: create_signal(FD::default()).0,
+                validations,
+                view: ().into_view(),
+            },
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn validator(self) -> Validator<FD> {
+        match self.inner {
+            FormBuilderInner::FullBuilder(full_builder) => Validator {
+                validations: full_builder.validations,
+            },
+            FormBuilderInner::ValidationBuilder { validations } => Validator { validations },
+        }
     }
 }
 
-pub trait FormData: Default {
+/// A trait allowing a form to be built around its containing data.
-    // TODO: this should return a Form Object
+///
-    fn create_form() -> View;
+/// 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 FormData: Default + Clone + 'static {
+    type Style: FormStyle;
+
+    /// Defines how the form should be layed out and how the data should be parsed and validated.
+    ///
+    /// Uses the given form builder to specify what fields should be present
+    /// in the form, what properties those fields should have, and how that
+    /// data should be parsed and checked.
+    fn build_form(fb: FormBuilder<Self, Self::Style>) -> FormBuilder<Self, Self::Style>;
+
+    /// Gets the [`Form`] for this FormData type.
+    ///
+    /// The [`Form`] provides the way to render the form
+    fn get_form(style: Self::Style) -> Form<Self> {
+        let builder = FormBuilder::new_full_builder(style);
+        let builder = Self::build_form(builder);
+        builder.build()
+    }
+
+    fn get_form_with_starting_data(self, style: Self::Style) -> Form<Self> {
+        let builder = FormBuilder::new_full_builder_with(self, style);
+        let builder = Self::build_form(builder);
+        builder.build()
+    }
+
+    fn get_validator() -> Validator<Self> {
+        let builder = FormBuilder::new_validation_builder();
+        let builder = Self::build_form(builder);
+        builder.validator()
+    }
 }

src/styles/mod.rs

@@ -2,24 +2,36 @@ mod tw_grid;
 
 pub use tw_grid::{TailwindGridFormStyle, TailwindGridStylingAttributes};
 
-use crate::{
+use crate::controls::{
-    controls::{
     heading::HeadingData, select::SelectData, submit::SubmitData, text_area::TextAreaData,
-        text_input::TextInputData, Control, VanityControl,
+    text_input::TextInputData, ControlData, ControlRenderData,
-    },
-    form::FormData,
 };
-use leptos::View;
+use leptos::{Signal, View};
 
 pub trait FormStyle: 'static {
     type StylingAttributes;
 
     // TODO: add form frame
-    fn heading(&self, control: VanityControl<Self, HeadingData>) -> View;
+    // TODO: perhaps we don't want to send the full control type anymore.
-    fn text_input<FD: FormData>(&self, control: Control<FD, Self, TextInputData>) -> View;
+    //       as the rendering shouldn't depend on parse or validate anymore.
-    fn select<FD: FormData>(&self, control: Control<FD, Self, SelectData>) -> View;
+    fn heading(&self, control: ControlRenderData<Self, HeadingData>) -> View;
-    fn submit(&self, control: VanityControl<Self, SubmitData>) -> View;
+    fn text_input(
-    fn text_area<FD: FormData>(&self, control: Control<FD, Self, TextAreaData>) -> View;
+        &self,
+        control: ControlRenderData<Self, TextInputData>,
+        validation_state: Signal<Result<(), String>>,
+    ) -> (View, Signal<<TextInputData as ControlData>::ReturnType>);
+    fn select(
+        &self,
+        control: ControlRenderData<Self, SelectData>,
+        validation_state: Signal<Result<(), String>>,
+    ) -> (View, Signal<<SelectData as ControlData>::ReturnType>);
+    fn submit(&self, control: ControlRenderData<Self, SubmitData>) -> View;
+    fn text_area(
+        &self,
+        control: ControlRenderData<Self, TextAreaData>,
+        validation_state: Signal<Result<(), String>>,
+    ) -> (View, Signal<<TextAreaData as ControlData>::ReturnType>);
+    // TODO: test custom component
     fn custom_component(&self, view: View) -> View;
     // TODO: add group
 }

src/styles/tw_grid.rs

@@ -1,13 +1,9 @@
 use super::FormStyle;
-use crate::{
+use crate::controls::{
-    controls::{
     heading::HeadingData, select::SelectData, submit::SubmitData, text_area::TextAreaData,
-        text_input::TextInputData, Control, VanityControl,
+    text_input::TextInputData, ControlRenderData,
-    },
-    form::FormData,
 };
-use leptos::CollectView;
+use leptos::*;
-use leptos::{view, IntoView, View};
 
 pub enum TailwindGridStylingAttributes {
     Width(u32),
@@ -18,7 +14,7 @@ pub struct TailwindGridFormStyle;
 impl FormStyle for TailwindGridFormStyle {
     type StylingAttributes = TailwindGridStylingAttributes;
 
-    fn heading(&self, control: VanityControl<Self, HeadingData>) -> View {
+    fn heading(&self, control: ControlRenderData<Self, HeadingData>) -> View {
         view! {
             <h2 class="text-xl py-2 text-center font-bold text-gray-700 border-b-2 border-gray-800/60 mb-8">
                 {&control.data.title}
@@ -27,9 +23,17 @@ impl FormStyle for TailwindGridFormStyle {
         .into_view()
     }
 
-    fn text_input<FD: FormData>(&self, control: Control<FD, Self, TextInputData>) -> View {
+    fn text_input(
-        view! {
+        &self,
+        control: ControlRenderData<Self, TextInputData>,
+        validation_state: Signal<Result<(), String>>,
+    ) -> (View, Signal<String>) {
+        let (read, write) = create_signal(String::new());
+
+        leptos::logging::log!("Rendering text input");
+        let view = view! {
             <div>
+            {move || format!("{:?}", validation_state.get())}
             <label
                 for={&control.data.name}
                 class="block uppercase tracking-wide text-left text-gray-700 text-md font-bold ml-2 mb-1"
@@ -43,25 +47,61 @@ impl FormStyle for TailwindGridFormStyle {
                 name=control.data.name
                 placeholder=control.data.placeholder
                 value=control.data.initial_text
+                on:change=move |ev| {
+                    write.set(event_target_value(&ev));
+                }
                 class="block w-full bg-gray-100 border-2 border-gray-300 text-gray-700 py-2 px-4 rounded-lg leading-tight focus:outline-none focus:bg-white focus:border-sky-400"
             />
             </div>
-        }.into_view()
+        }.into_view();
+        (view, read.into())
     }
 
-    fn select<FD: FormData>(&self, control: Control<FD, Self, SelectData>) -> View {
+    fn select(
+        &self,
+        control: ControlRenderData<Self, SelectData>,
+        validation_state: Signal<Result<(), String>>,
+    ) -> (View, Signal<String>) {
+        let (read, write) = create_signal(String::new());
+
+        let options_view = control
+            .data
+            .options
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|value| {
+                // let value = value;
+                let cloned_value = value.clone();
                 view! {
+                    <option
+                        value={value}
+                        selected=move || read.get() == *cloned_value
+                    >
+                    *value
+                    </option>
+                }
+            })
+            .collect_view();
+
+        let view = view! {
+            <div>
+            {move || format!("{:?}", validation_state.get())}
             <select
                 id=&control.data.name
                 name=control.data.name
                 class="block w-full bg-gray-100 border-2 border-gray-300 text-gray-700 py-2 px-4 rounded-lg leading-tight focus:outline-none focus:bg-white focus:border-sky-400"
+                on:change=move |ev| {
+                    write.set(event_target_value(&ev));
+                }
             >
-                {control.data.options.iter().map(|option| view!{<option>{option}</option>}).collect_view()}
+                {options_view}
             </select>
-        }.into_view()
+            </div>
+        }.into_view();
+
+        (view, read.into())
     }
 
-    fn submit(&self, control: VanityControl<Self, SubmitData>) -> View {
+    fn submit(&self, control: ControlRenderData<Self, SubmitData>) -> View {
         view! {
             <input
                 type="submit"
@@ -72,15 +112,29 @@ impl FormStyle for TailwindGridFormStyle {
         .into_view()
     }
 
-    fn text_area<FD: FormData>(&self, control: Control<FD, Self, TextAreaData>) -> View {
+    fn text_area(
-        view! {
+        &self,
+        control: ControlRenderData<Self, TextAreaData>,
+        validation_state: Signal<Result<(), String>>,
+    ) -> (View, Signal<String>) {
+        let (read, write) = create_signal(String::new());
+
+        let view = view! {
+            <div>
+            {move || format!("{:?}", validation_state.get())}
             <textarea
                 id=&control.data.name
                 name=control.data.name
                 placeholder=control.data.placeholder
                 class="block w-full bg-gray-100 border-2 border-gray-300 text-gray-700 py-2 px-4 rounded-lg leading-tight focus:outline-none focus:bg-white focus:border-sky-400"
+                on:change=move |ev| {
+                    write.set(event_target_value(&ev));
+                }
             />
-        }.into_view()
+            </div>
+        }.into_view();
+
+        (view, read.into())
     }
 
     fn custom_component(&self, view: View) -> View {