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/*
 * Copyright 2007-2011 WorldWide Conferencing, LLC
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
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 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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package net.liftweb
package http

import S._
import common._
import util._
import util.Helpers._
import http.js._
import http.js.AjaxInfo
import JE._
import JsCmds._
import scala.xml._
import json._

class SHtmlJBridge {
  def sHtml = SHtml
}

/**
 * The SHtml object defines a suite of XHTML element generator methods
 * to simplify the creation of markup, particularly with forms and AJAX.
 */
object SHtml extends SHtml

/**
 * The SHtml object defines a suite of XHTML element generator methods
 * to simplify the creation of markup, particularly with forms and AJAX.
 */
trait SHtml {

  /**
   * Convert a T to a String for display in Select, MultiSelect,
   * etc.
   */
  trait PairStringPromoter[T] extends Function1[T, String]

  /**
   * A companion object that does implicit conversions
   */
  object PairStringPromoter {
    implicit val strPromot: PairStringPromoter[String] =
      new PairStringPromoter[String]{ def apply(in: String): String = in}

    implicit val intPromot: PairStringPromoter[Int] =
      new PairStringPromoter[Int]{ def apply(in: Int): String = in.toString}

    implicit def funcPromote[T](f: T => String): PairStringPromoter[T] =
      new PairStringPromoter[T]{def apply(in: T): String = f(in)}


    type EnumerationTypeWorkaround = Enumeration#Value

    implicit def enumToStrValPromo[EnumerationTypeWorkaround]: SHtml.PairStringPromoter[EnumerationTypeWorkaround] =
      new SHtml.PairStringPromoter[EnumerationTypeWorkaround]{
        def apply(in: EnumerationTypeWorkaround): String =
          in.toString
      }
  }

  /**
   * An attribute that can be applied to an element.  Typically,
   * this will be a key-value pair, but there is a class of HTML5
   * attributes that should be similated in JavaScript.
   */
  trait ElemAttr extends Function1[Elem, Elem] {
    /**
     * Apply the attribute to the element
     */
    def apply(in: Elem): Elem
  }

  /**
   * The companion object that has some very helpful conversion
   */
  object ElemAttr {
    implicit def pairToBasic(in: (String, String)): ElemAttr =
      new BasicElemAttr(in._1, in._2)

    implicit def funcToElemAttr(f: Elem => Elem): ElemAttr =
      new ElemAttr{def apply(in: Elem): Elem = f(in)}

    implicit def strSeqToElemAttr(in: Seq[(String, String)]):
    Seq[ElemAttr] = in.map(a => a: ElemAttr)

    def applyToAllElems(in: Seq[Node], elemAttrs: Seq[ElemAttr]): Seq[Node] = in map {
      case Group(ns) => Group(applyToAllElems(ns, elemAttrs))
      case e: Elem => val updated = elemAttrs.foldLeft(e)((e, f) => f(e))

        new Elem(updated.prefix, updated.label,
                               updated.attributes, updated.scope,
                               applyToAllElems(updated.child, elemAttrs) :_*)
      case n => n
    }
  }

  class ApplicableElem(in: Elem) {
    def %(attr: ElemAttr): Elem = attr.apply(in)
  }

  implicit def elemToApplicable(e: Elem): ApplicableElem =
    new ApplicableElem(e)

  /**
   * Any old attribute.  You should not explicitly construct one of these,
   * but rather use "name" -> "value" and let the implicit conversion
   * take care of making a BasicElemAttr.
   */
  final case class BasicElemAttr(name: String, value: String) extends ElemAttr {
    /**
     * Apply the attribute to the element
     */
    def apply(in: Elem): Elem = in % (name -> value)
  }

  /**
   * Invokes the Ajax request
   * @param in the JsExp that returns the request data
   */
  def makeAjaxCall(in: JsExp): JsExp = new JsExp {
    def toJsCmd = "liftAjax.lift_ajaxHandler(" + in.toJsCmd + ", null, null, null)"
  }

  /**
   * Invokes the Ajax request
   * @param in the JsExp that returns the request data
   * @param context defines the response callback functions and the response type (JavaScript or JSON)
   */
  def makeAjaxCall(in: JsExp, context: AjaxContext): JsExp = new JsExp {
    def toJsCmd = "liftAjax.lift_ajaxHandler(" + in.toJsCmd + ", " + (context.success openOr "null") +
            ", " + (context.failure openOr "null") +
            ", " + context.responseType.toString.encJs +
            ")"
  }

  /**
   * Build a JavaScript function that will perform an AJAX call based on a value calculated in JavaScript
   *
   * @param jsCalcValue the JavaScript that will be executed on the client to calculate the value to be sent to the server
   * @param func the function to call when the data is sent
   *
   * @return the function ID and JavaScript that makes the call
   */
  def ajaxCall(jsCalcValue: JsExp, func: String => JsCmd): GUIDJsExp = ajaxCall_*(jsCalcValue, SFuncHolder(func))

  /**
   * Build a JavaScript function that will perform an AJAX call based on a value calculated in JavaScript
   *
   * @param jsCalcValue the JavaScript that will be executed on the client to calculate the value to be sent to the server
   * @param jsContext the context instance that defines JavaScript to be executed on call success or failure
   * @param func the function to call when the data is sent
   *
   * @return the function ID and JavaScript that makes the call
   */
  def ajaxCall(jsCalcValue: JsExp, jsContext: JsContext, func: String => JsCmd): GUIDJsExp =
    ajaxCall_*(jsCalcValue, jsContext, SFuncHolder(func))

  /**
   * Build a JavaScript function that will perform a JSON call based on a value calculated in JavaScript.
   * This method uses the Lift-JSON package rather than the old, slow, not-typed JSONParser.  This is the preferred
   * way to do client to server JSON calls.
   *
   * @param jsCalcValue the JavaScript to calculate the value to be sent to the server
   * @param func the function to call when the data is sent
   *
   * @return the function ID and JavaScript that makes the call
   */
  def jsonCall(jsCalcValue: JsExp, func: JsonAST.JValue => JsCmd): GUIDJsExp =
    jsonCall_*(jsCalcValue, SFuncHolder(s => parseOpt(s).map(func) getOrElse Noop))

  /**
   * Build a JavaScript function that will perform a JSON call based on a value calculated in JavaScript.
   * This method uses the Lift-JSON package rather than the old, slow, not-typed JSONParser.  This is the preferred
   * way to do client to server JSON calls.
   *
   * @param jsCalcValue the JavaScript to calculate the value to be sent to the server
   * @param jsContext the context instance that defines JavaScript to be executed on call success or failure
   * @param func the function to call when the data is sent
   *
   * @return the function ID and JavaScript that makes the call
   */
  def jsonCall(jsCalcValue: JsExp, jsContext: JsContext, func: JsonAST.JValue => JsCmd): GUIDJsExp =
    jsonCall_*(jsCalcValue, jsContext, SFuncHolder(s => parseOpt(s).map(func) getOrElse Noop))


  /**
   * Build a JavaScript function that will perform a JSON call based on a value calculated in JavaScript.
   * 
   * The JSON generated by func will be returned to the client and passed as argument to the javascript function specified in 
   * jsonContext.success
   *
   * @param jsCalcValue the JavaScript to calculate the value to be sent to the server
   * @param jsonContext the context instance that defines JavaScript to be executed on call success or failure
   * @param func the function to call when the JSON data is sent. The returned JSON is sent back to the client
   *
   * @return the function ID and JavaScript that makes the call
   */
  def jsonCall(jsCalcValue: JsExp, jsonContext: JsonContext, func: JsonAST.JValue => JsonAST.JValue): GUIDJsExp =
    jsonCall_*(jsCalcValue, jsonContext, S.SFuncHolder(s => parseOpt(s).map(func) getOrElse JsonAST.JNothing))

  /**
   * Build a JavaScript function that will perform a JSON call based on a value calculated in JavaScript
   *
   * @param jsCalcValue the JavaScript to calculate the value to be sent to the server
   * @param func the function to call when the data is sent
   *
   * @return the function ID and JavaScript that makes the call
   */
  @deprecated("Use jsonCall with a function that takes JValue => JsCmd", "2.5")
  def jsonCall(jsCalcValue: JsExp, func: Any => JsCmd)(implicit d: AvoidTypeErasureIssues1): GUIDJsExp =
    jsonCall_*(jsCalcValue, SFuncHolder(s => JSONParser.parse(s).map(func) openOr Noop))

  /**
   * Build a JavaScript function that will perform a JSON call based on a value calculated in JavaScript
   *
   * @param jsCalcValue the JavaScript to calculate the value to be sent to the server
   * @param jsContext the context instance that defines JavaScript to be executed on call success or failure
   * @param func the function to call when the data is sent
   *
   * @return the function ID and JavaScript that makes the call
   */
  @deprecated("Use jsonCall with a function that takes JValue => JsCmd", "2.5")
  def jsonCall(jsCalcValue: JsExp, jsContext: JsContext, func: Any => JsCmd)(implicit d: AvoidTypeErasureIssues1): GUIDJsExp =
    jsonCall_*(jsCalcValue, jsContext, SFuncHolder(s => JSONParser.parse(s).map(func) openOr Noop))


  /**
   * Build a JavaScript function that will perform an AJAX call based on a value calculated in JavaScript
   * @param jsCalcValue -- the JavaScript to calculate the value to be sent to the server
   * @param func -- the function to call when the data is sent
   *
   * @return the function ID and JavaScript that makes the call
   */
  private def jsonCall_*(jsCalcValue: JsExp, func: AFuncHolder): (String, JsExp) =
    fmapFunc((func))(name =>
            (name, makeAjaxCall(JsRaw("'" + name + "=' + encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify(" + jsCalcValue.toJsCmd + "))"))))

  /**
   * Build a JavaScript function that will perform an AJAX call based on a value calculated in JavaScript
   * @param jsCalcValue -- the JavaScript to calculate the value to be sent to the server
   * @param ajaxContext -- the context defining the javascript callback functions and the response type
   * @param func -- the function to call when the data is sent
   *
   * @return the function ID and JavaScript that makes the call
   */
  private def jsonCall_*(jsCalcValue: JsExp,
                         ajaxContext: AjaxContext,
                         func: AFuncHolder): (String, JsExp) =
    fmapFunc((func))(name =>
            (name, makeAjaxCall(JsRaw("'" + name + "=' + encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify(" + jsCalcValue.toJsCmd + "))"), ajaxContext)))

  def fajaxCall[T](jsCalcValue: JsExp, func: String => JsCmd)(f: (String, JsExp) => T): T = {
    val (name, js) = ajaxCall(jsCalcValue, func).product
    f(name, js)
  }

  @deprecated("Use jsonCall with a function that takes JValue => JsCmd", "2.5")
  def jsonCall(jsCalcValue: JsExp, jsonContext: JsonContext, func: String => JsObj)(implicit d: AvoidTypeErasureIssues1): GUIDJsExp = 
    ajaxCall_*(jsCalcValue, jsonContext, SFuncHolder(func))

  @deprecated("Use jsonCall with a function that takes JValue => JValue and its GUIDJsExp to manipulate the guid and JsExp it produces. This function will go away altogether in Lift 3.", "2.6")
  def fjsonCall[T](jsCalcValue: JsExp, jsonContext: JsonContext, func: String => JsObj)(f: (String, JsExp) => T): T = {
    val (name, js) = jsonCall(jsCalcValue, jsonContext, func).product
    f(name, js)
  }

  /**
   * Build a JavaScript function that will perform an AJAX call based on a value calculated in JavaScript
   * @param jsCalcValue -- the JavaScript to calculate the value to be sent to the server
   * @param func -- the function to call when the data is sent
   *
   * @return the JavaScript that makes the call
   */
  private def ajaxCall_*(jsCalcValue: JsExp, func: AFuncHolder): (String, JsExp) =
    fmapFunc((func))(name =>
            (name, makeAjaxCall(JsRaw("'" + name + "=' + encodeURIComponent(" + jsCalcValue.toJsCmd + ")"))))

  /**
   * Build a JavaScript function that will perform an AJAX call based on a value calculated in JavaScript
   * @param jsCalcValue -- the JavaScript to calculate the value to be sent to the server
   * @param ajaxContext -- the context defining the javascript callback functions and the response type
   * @param func -- the function to call when the data is sent
   *
   * @return the JavaScript that makes the call
   */
  private def ajaxCall_*(jsCalcValue: JsExp,
                         ajaxContext: AjaxContext,
                         func: AFuncHolder): (String, JsExp) =
    fmapFunc((func))(name =>
            (name, makeAjaxCall(JsRaw("'" + name + "=' + encodeURIComponent(" + jsCalcValue.toJsCmd + ")"), ajaxContext)))


  private def deferCall(data: JsExp, jsFunc: Call): Call =
    Call(jsFunc.function, (jsFunc.params ++ List(AnonFunc(makeAjaxCall(data)))): _*)

  /**
   * Create an Ajax button. When it's pressed, the function is executed
   *
   * @param text -- the name/text of the button
   * @param func -- the function to execute when the button is pushed.  Return Noop if nothing changes on the browser.
   * @param attrs -- the list of node attributes
   *
   * @return a button to put on your page
   */
  def ajaxButton(text: NodeSeq, func: () => JsCmd, attrs: ElemAttr*): Elem = {
    attrs.foldLeft(fmapFunc((func))(name =>
            {text}))((e, f) => f(e))
  }

  /**
   * Memoize the NodeSeq used in apply() and then call
   * applyAgain() in an Ajax call and you don't have to
   * explicitly capture the template
   */
  def memoize(f: => NodeSeq => NodeSeq): MemoizeTransform = {
    new MemoizeTransform {
      private var lastNodeSeq: NodeSeq = NodeSeq.Empty

     def apply(ns: NodeSeq): NodeSeq = {
        lastNodeSeq = ns
        f(ns)
      }

      def applyAgain(): NodeSeq = f(lastNodeSeq)
    }
  }

  /**
   * Memoize the NodeSeq used in apply() and then call
   * applyAgain() in an Ajax call and you don't have to
   * explicitly capture the template
   */
  def idMemoize(f: IdMemoizeTransform => NodeSeqFuncOrSeqNodeSeqFunc): IdMemoizeTransform = {
    new IdMemoizeTransform {
      var latestElem: Elem = 

      var latestKids: NodeSeq = NodeSeq.Empty

      var latestId = Helpers.nextFuncName

      private def fixElem(e: Elem): Elem = {
        e.attribute("id") match {
          case Some(id) => latestId = id.text ; e
          case None => e % ("id" -> latestId)
        }
      }

      def apply(ns: NodeSeq): NodeSeq =
        Helpers.findBox(ns){e => latestElem = fixElem(e);
                            latestKids = e.child; Full(e)}.
      map(ignore => applyAgain()).openOr(NodeSeq.Empty)

      def applyAgain(): NodeSeq =
        new Elem(latestElem.prefix,
                 latestElem.label,
                 latestElem.attributes,
                 latestElem.scope,
                 f(this)(latestKids) :_*)

      def setHtml(): JsCmd = SetHtml(latestId, f(this)(latestKids))
    }
  }

  /**
   * Create an Ajax button that when pressed, submits an Ajax request and expects back a JSON
   * construct which will be passed to the success function
   *
   * @param text -- the name/text of the button
   * @param func -- the function to execute when the button is pushed.  Return Noop if nothing changes on the browser.
   * @param ajaxContext -- defines the callback functions and the JSON response type
   * @param attrs -- the list of node attributes
   *
   * @return a button to put on your page
   *
   */
  def jsonButton(text: NodeSeq, func: () => JsObj, ajaxContext: JsonContext, attrs: ElemAttr*): Elem = {
    attrs.foldLeft(fmapFunc((func))(name =>
            {text}))((e, f) => f(e))
  }

  /**
   * Create an Ajax button that when pressed, executes the function
   *
   * @param text -- the name/text of the button
   * @param func -- the function to execute when the button is pushed.  Return Noop if nothing changes on the browser.
   * @param attrs -- the list of node attributes
   *
   * @return a button to put on your page
   */
  def ajaxButton(text: NodeSeq, jsExp: JsExp, func: String => JsCmd, attrs: ElemAttr*): Elem = {
    attrs.foldLeft(fmapFunc((SFuncHolder(func)))(name =>
            {text}))(_ % _)
  }

  /**
   * Create an Ajax button that when pressed, submits an Ajax request and expects back a JSON
   * construct which will be passed to the success function
   *
   * @param text -- the name/text of the button
   * @param func -- the function to execute when the button is pushed.  Return Noop if nothing changes on the browser.
   * @param ajaxContext -- defines the callback functions and the JSON response type
   * @param attrs -- the list of node attributes
   *
   * @return a button to put on your page
   *
   */
  def jsonButton(text: NodeSeq, jsExp: JsExp, func: JValue => JsCmd, ajaxContext: JsonContext, attrs: ElemAttr*)(implicit dummy: AvoidTypeErasureIssues1): Elem = {
    attrs.foldLeft(jsonFmapFunc(func)(name =>
            JE.JsRaw("this.value").
   * This function is called by the overloaded version of jsonText.
   *
   * @param value - the initial value of the text field
   * @param ignoreBlur - ignore the onblur event and only do the event if the enter key is pressed
   * @param json - takes a JsExp which describes how to recover the
   * value of the text field and returns a JsExp containing the thing
   * to execute on blur/return
   *
   * @return a text field
   */
  def jsonText(value: String, ignoreBlur: Boolean, json: JsExp => JsCmd, attrs: ElemAttr*): Elem =
  (attrs.foldLeft( "" case s => s}}/>)(_ % _)) %
  ("onkeypress" -> """liftUtils.lift_blurIfReturn(event)""") %
  (if (ignoreBlur) Null else ("onblur" -> (json(JE.JsRaw("this.value")))))



  /**
   * This function does not really submit a JSON request to the server. Instead, json is a function
   * that allows you to build a more complex JsCmd based on the JsExp JE.JsRaw("this.value").
   * This function is called by the overloaded version of jsonText.
   *
   * @param value - the initial value of the text field
   * @param json - takes a JsExp which describes how to recover the
   * value of the text field and returns a JsExp containing the thing
   * to execute on blur/return
   *
   * @return a text field
   */
  def jsonText(value: String, json: JsExp => JsCmd, attrs: ElemAttr*): Elem = jsonText(value, false, json, attrs :_*)

  /**
   * Create a JSON text widget that makes a JSON call on blur or "return".
   *
   * @param value - the initial value of the text field
   * @param cmd - the json command name
   * @param json - the JsonCall returned from S.createJsonFunc
   *
   * @return a text field
   */
  def jsonText(value: String, cmd: String, json: JsonCall, attrs: ElemAttr*): Elem =
  jsonText(value, exp => json(cmd, exp), attrs: _*)

  def ajaxTextElem(settable: Settable{type ValueType = String}, attrs: ElemAttr*): Elem =
    ajaxText(settable.get, (b: String) => {settable.set(b); Noop}, attrs :_*)

  def ajaxText(value: String, func: String => JsCmd, attrs: ElemAttr*): Elem =
  ajaxText_*(value, false, Empty, SFuncHolder(func), attrs: _*)

  def ajaxText(value: String, jsFunc: Call, func: String => JsCmd, attrs: ElemAttr*): Elem =
  ajaxText_*(value, false, Full(jsFunc), SFuncHolder(func), attrs: _*)

  def ajaxText(value: String, ignoreBlur: Boolean, func: String => JsCmd, attrs: ElemAttr*): Elem =
  ajaxText_*(value, ignoreBlur, Empty, SFuncHolder(func), attrs: _*)

  def ajaxText(value: String, ignoreBlur: Boolean, jsFunc: Call, func: String => JsCmd, attrs: ElemAttr*): Elem =
  ajaxText_*(value, ignoreBlur, Full(jsFunc), SFuncHolder(func), attrs: _*)

  private def ajaxText_*(valuePreNull: String, ignoreBlur: Boolean, jsFunc: Box[Call], func: AFuncHolder, attrs: ElemAttr*): Elem = {
    val value = (Box !! valuePreNull).openOr("")

    val raw = (funcName: String, value: String) => JsRaw("'" + funcName + "=' + encodeURIComponent(" + value + ".value)")
    val key = formFuncName

    fmapFunc((func)) {
      funcName =>
      (attrs.foldLeft()(_ % _)) %
      ("onkeypress" -> """liftUtils.lift_blurIfReturn(event)""") %
      (if (ignoreBlur) Null else
       ("onblur" -> (jsFunc match {
              case Full(f) => JsCrVar(key, JsRaw("this")) & deferCall(raw(funcName, key), f)
              case _ => makeAjaxCall(raw(funcName, "this"))
            })
        ))
    }
  }

  /**
   * This function does not really submit a JSON request to the server. Instead, json is a function
   * that allows you to build a more complex JsCmd based on the JsExp JE.JsRaw("this.value").
   * This function is called by the overloaded version of jsonTextarea.
   *
   * @param value - the initial value of the text area field
   * @param json - takes a JsExp which describes how to recover the
   * value of the text area field and returns a JsExp containing the thing
   * to execute on blur
   *
   * @return a text area field
   */
  def jsonTextarea(value: String, json: JsExp => JsCmd, attrs: ElemAttr*): Elem =
  (attrs.foldLeft({value})(_ % _)) %
  ("onblur" -> (json(JE.JsRaw("this.value"))))


  /**
   * Create a JSON text area widget that makes a JSON call on blur
   *
   * @param value - the initial value of the text field
   * @param cmd - the json command name
   * @param json - the JsonCall returned from S.createJsonFunc
   *
   * @return a text field
   */
  def jsonTextarea(value: String, cmd: String, json: JsonCall, attrs: ElemAttr*): Elem =
  jsonTextarea(value, exp => json(cmd, exp), attrs: _*)

  def ajaxTextarea(value: String, func: String => JsCmd, attrs: ElemAttr*): Elem =
  ajaxTextarea_*(value, Empty, SFuncHolder(func), attrs: _*)

  def ajaxTextarea(value: String, jsFunc: Call, func: String => JsCmd, attrs: ElemAttr*): Elem =
  ajaxTextarea_*(value, Full(jsFunc), SFuncHolder(func), attrs: _*)

  private def ajaxTextarea_*(value: String, jsFunc: Box[Call], func: AFuncHolder, attrs: ElemAttr*): Elem = {
    val raw = (funcName: String, value: String) => JsRaw("'" + funcName + "=' + encodeURIComponent(" + value + ".value)")
    val key = formFuncName

    fmapFunc((func)) {
      funcName =>
      (attrs.foldLeft({value})(_ % _)) %
      ("onblur" -> (jsFunc match {
              case Full(f) => JsCrVar(key, JsRaw("this")) & deferCall(raw(funcName, key), f)
              case _ => makeAjaxCall(raw(funcName, "this"))
            })
        )
    }
  }


  trait AreaShape {
    def shape: String
    def coords: String
  }
  case class RectShape(left: Int, top: Int, right: Int, bottom: Int) extends AreaShape {
    def shape: String = "rect"
    def coords: String = ""+left+", "+top+", "+right+", "+bottom
  }
  case class CircleShape(centerX: Int, centerY: Int, radius: Int) extends AreaShape  {
    def shape: String = "circle"
    def coords: String = ""+centerX+", "+centerY+", "+radius
  }
  case class CirclePercentShape(centerX: Int, centerY: Int, radiusPercent: Int) extends AreaShape  {
    def shape: String = "circle"
    def coords: String = ""+centerX+", "+centerY+", "+radiusPercent+"%"
  }
  case class PolyShape(polyCoords: (Int, Int)*) extends AreaShape {
    def shape: String = "poly"
    def coords: String = polyCoords.map{ case (x, y) => ""+x+", "+y}.mkString(", ")
  }

  /**
   * Generate an Area tag
   *
   * @param shape - the shape of the area (RectShape, CircleShape, CirclePercentShape, PolyShape)
   * @param alt - the contents of the alt attribute
   * @param attrs - the balance of the attributes for the tag
   */
  def area(shape: AreaShape, alt: String, attrs: ElemAttr*): Elem =
  attrs.foldLeft()(_ % _)

  /**
   * Generate an Area tag
   *
   * @param shape - the shape of the area (RectShape, CircleShape, CirclePercentShape, PolyShape)
   * @param jsCmd - the JavaScript to execute on the client when the area is clicked
   * @param alt - the contents of the alt attribute
   * @param attrs - the balance of the attributes for the tag
   */
  def area(shape: AreaShape, jsCmd: JsCmd, alt: String, attrs: ElemAttr*): Elem =
  area(shape, alt, (("onclick" -> jsCmd.toJsCmd): ElemAttr) :: attrs.toList :_*)

  /**
   * Generate an Area tag
   *
   * @param shape - the shape of the area (RectShape, CircleShape, CirclePercentShape, PolyShape)
   * @param func - The server side function to execute when the area is clicked on.
   * @param alt - the contents of the alt attribute
   * @param attrs - the balance of the attributes for the tag
   */
  def area(shape: AreaShape, func: () => JsCmd, alt: String, attrs: ElemAttr*): Elem = {
    fmapFunc((func)) {
      funcName =>
      area(shape, alt, (("onclick" -> (makeAjaxCall(Str(funcName + "=true")).toJsCmd +
                                      "; return false;")): ElemAttr) :: attrs.toList :_*)
    }
  }

  def ajaxCheckboxElem(settable: Settable{type ValueType = Boolean}, attrs: ElemAttr*): Elem =
    ajaxCheckbox(settable.get, (b: Boolean) => {settable.set(b); Noop}, attrs :_*)

  def ajaxCheckbox(value: Boolean, func: Boolean => JsCmd, attrs: ElemAttr*): Elem =
    ajaxCheckbox_*(value, Empty, LFuncHolder(in => func(in.exists(toBoolean(_)))), attrs: _*)

  def ajaxCheckboxElem(settable: Settable{type ValueType = Boolean}, jsFunc: Call, attrs: ElemAttr*): Elem =
    ajaxCheckbox_*(settable.get, Full(jsFunc),
                   LFuncHolder(in => {settable.set(in.exists(toBoolean( _)));
                                      Noop}), attrs: _*)

  def ajaxCheckbox(value: Boolean, jsFunc: Call, func: Boolean => JsCmd, attrs: ElemAttr*): Elem =
    ajaxCheckbox_*(value, Full(jsFunc), LFuncHolder(in => func(in.exists(toBoolean(_)))), attrs: _*)

  private def ajaxCheckbox_*(value: Boolean, jsFunc: Box[Call], func: AFuncHolder, attrs: ElemAttr*): Elem = {
    val raw = (funcName: String, value: String) => JsRaw("'" + funcName + "=' + " + value + ".checked")
    val key = formFuncName

    fmapFunc((func)) {
      funcName =>
              (attrs.foldLeft()(_ % _)) %
                      checked(value) %
                      ("onclick" -> (jsFunc match {
                        case Full(f) => JsCrVar(key, JsRaw("this")) & deferCall(raw(funcName, key), f)
                        case _ => makeAjaxCall(raw(funcName, "this"))
                      }))
    }
  }

  /**
   * Make a set of Ajax radio buttons.  When the buttons are pressed,
   * the function is called
   *
   * @param opts -- The possible values.  These are not revealed to the browser
   * @param deflt -- the default button
   * @param ajaxFunc -- the function to invoke when the button is pressed
   */
  def ajaxRadio[T](opts: Seq[T], deflt: Box[T], ajaxFunc: T => JsCmd, attrs: ElemAttr*): ChoiceHolder[T] = {
    val groupName = Helpers.nextFuncName
    val itemList = opts.map{
      v => {
        ChoiceItem(v, attrs.foldLeft()(_ % _) %
                   checked(deflt == Full(v)) %
                   ("onclick" -> ajaxCall(Str(""),
                                          ignore => ajaxFunc(v))._2.toJsCmd))
      }
    }
    ChoiceHolder(itemList)
  }

  /**
   * Create a select box based on the list with a default value and the function
   * to be executed on form submission
   *
   * @param options -- a list of value and text pairs (value, text to display)
   * @param default -- the default value (or Empty if no default value)
   * @param onSubmit -- the function to execute on form submission
   */
  def ajaxSelectElem[T](options: Seq[T], default: Box[T], attrs: ElemAttr*)
  (onSubmit: T => JsCmd)(implicit f: PairStringPromoter[T]):
  Elem = {
    ajaxSelectObj[T](options.map(v => (v -> f(v))),
                     default, onSubmit, attrs :_*)
  }


  /**
   * Create a select box based on the list with a default value and the function
   * to be executed on form submission
   *
   * @param options -- a list of value and text pairs (value, text to display)
   * @param default -- the default value (or Empty if no default value)
   * @param onSubmit -- the function to execute on form submission
   */
  def ajaxSelectObj[T](options: Seq[SelectableOption[T]], default: Box[T],
                       onSubmit: T => JsCmd, attrs: ElemAttr*): Elem = {

    val secure = options.map { selectableOption =>
      SelectableOptionWithNonce(selectableOption.value, randomString(20), selectableOption.label, selectableOption.attrs: _*)
    }

    val defaultNonce = default.flatMap { d =>
      secure.find(_.value == d).map(_.nonce)
    }

    val nonces = secure.map { selectableOptionWithNonce =>
      SelectableOption(selectableOptionWithNonce.nonce, selectableOptionWithNonce.label, selectableOptionWithNonce.attrs: _*)
    }

    def process(nonce: String): JsCmd =
      secure.find(_.nonce == nonce).map(x => onSubmit(x.value)) getOrElse Noop
    //  (nonces, defaultNonce, SFuncHolder(process))

    ajaxSelect_*(nonces,
      defaultNonce,
      Empty,
      SFuncHolder(process _),
      attrs: _*)
  }

  /**
   * Create a select box based on the list with a default value and the function
   * to be executed on form submission
   *
   * @param options -- a list of value and text pairs (value, text to display)
   * @param default -- the default value (or Empty if no default value)
   * @param onSubmit -- the function to execute on form submission
   */
  def ajaxSelectElem[T](options: Seq[T], default: Box[T],
                        jsFunc: Call,
                        attrs: ElemAttr*)
  (onSubmit: T => JsCmd)
  (implicit f: PairStringPromoter[T]): Elem =
      {
        ajaxSelectObj[T](options.map(v => (v, f(v))), default,
                         jsFunc, onSubmit)
      }


  /**
   * Create a select box based on the list with a default value and the function
   * to be executed on form submission
   *
   * @param options -- a list of value and text pairs (value, text to display)
   * @param default -- the default value (or Empty if no default value)
   * @param onSubmit -- the function to execute on form submission
   */
  def ajaxSelectObj[T](options: Seq[SelectableOption[T]], default: Box[T],
                       jsFunc: Call,
                       onSubmit: T => JsCmd, attrs: ElemAttr*): Elem = {

    val secure = options.map { selectableOption =>
      SelectableOptionWithNonce(selectableOption.value, randomString(20), selectableOption.label, selectableOption.attrs: _*)
    }

    val defaultNonce = default.flatMap { d =>
      secure.find(_.value == d).map(_.nonce)
    }

    val nonces = secure.map { selectableOptionWithNonce =>
        SelectableOption(selectableOptionWithNonce.nonce, selectableOptionWithNonce.label, selectableOptionWithNonce.attrs: _*)
    }

    def process(nonce: String): JsCmd =
      secure.find(_.nonce == nonce).map(x => onSubmit(x.value)) getOrElse Noop
    //  (nonces, defaultNonce, SFuncHolder(process))

    ajaxSelect_*(nonces,
      defaultNonce,
      Full(jsFunc),
      SFuncHolder(process _),
      attrs: _*)
  }

  /**
   * Create a select box based on the list with a default value and the function
   * to be executed on form submission with an additional selection that 
   * transforms select into an ajaxText allowing the user to add a new select option 
   *
   * @param options -- a list of value and text pairs (value, text to display)
   * @param default -- the default value (or Empty if no default value)
   * @param func -- the function to execute when a new selection is made 
   */
  def ajaxEditableSelect(opts: Seq[SelectableOption[String]], deflt: Box[String],
                         f: String => JsCmd, attrs: ElemAttr*): Elem = {

    val id = attrs.collectFirst { case BasicElemAttr(name, value) if name == "id" => value } getOrElse nextFuncName
    val attributes = if(attrs.contains(BasicElemAttr("id", id))) attrs else BasicElemAttr("id", id) +: attrs
    val textOpt = nextFuncName
    val options = opts :+ SelectableOption(textOpt , "New Element")
    var _options = options

    lazy val func: (String) => JsCmd = (select: String) => {
      def text(in: String): JsCmd = {
        _options = SelectableOption(in, in) +: _options
        Replace(id, ajaxSelect(_options, Some(in), func, attributes: _*))
      }
      if (select == textOpt) Replace(id, ajaxText("", text(_), attributes: _*)) & Focus(id) else f(select)
    }

    ajaxSelect(options, deflt, func, attributes: _*)
  }

  def ajaxSelect(opts: Seq[SelectableOption[String]], deflt: Box[String],
                 func: String => JsCmd, attrs: ElemAttr*): Elem =
    ajaxSelect_*(opts, deflt, Empty, SFuncHolder(func), attrs: _*)

  def ajaxSelect(opts: Seq[SelectableOption[String]], deflt: Box[String],
                 jsFunc: Call, func: String => JsCmd, attrs: ElemAttr*): Elem =
    ajaxSelect_*(opts, deflt, Full(jsFunc), SFuncHolder(func), attrs: _*)

  private def ajaxSelect_*(opts: Seq[SelectableOption[String]], deflt: Box[String],
                           jsFunc: Box[Call], func: AFuncHolder, attrs: ElemAttr*): Elem = {
    val raw = (funcName: String, value: String) => JsRaw("'" + funcName + "=' + encodeURIComponent(" + value + ".options[" + value + ".selectedIndex].value)")
    val key = formFuncName

    val vals = opts.map(_.value)
    val testFunc = LFuncHolder(in => in.filter(v => vals.contains(v)) match {case Nil => false case xs => func(xs)}, func.owner)
    fmapFunc((testFunc)) { funcName =>
      (attrs.foldLeft({opts.flatMap {
        case option =>
          optionToElem(option) % selected(deflt.exists(_ == option.value))
      }})(_ % _)) %
      ("onchange" -> (jsFunc match {
        case Full(f) => JsCrVar(key, JsRaw("this")) & deferCall(raw(funcName, key), f)
        case _ => makeAjaxCall(raw(funcName, "this"))
      }))
    }
  }

  def ajaxInvoke(func: () => JsCmd): GUIDJsExp =
    fmapFunc((NFuncHolder(func)))(name => (name, makeAjaxCall(name + "=true")))

  /**
   * Build a swappable visual element.  If the shown element is clicked on, it turns into the hidden element and when
   * the hidden element blurs, it swaps into the shown element.
   */
  def swappable(shown: Elem, hidden: Elem): Elem = {
    val (rs, sid) = findOrAddId(shown)
    val (rh, hid) = findOrAddId(hidden)
    val ui = LiftRules.jsArtifacts
    ({rs % ("onclick" -> (ui.hide(sid).cmd &
            ui.showAndFocus(hid).cmd & JsRaw("return false;")))}{dealWithBlur(rh % ("style" -> "display: none"), (ui.show(sid).cmd & ui.hide(hid).cmd))})
  }

  def swappable(shown: Elem, hidden: String => Elem): Elem = {
    val (rs, sid) = findOrAddId(shown)
    val hid = formFuncName
    val ui = LiftRules.jsArtifacts

    val rh = {hidden(ui.show(sid).toJsCmd + ";" + ui.hide(hid).toJsCmd + ";")}
    ({rs % ("onclick" -> (ui.hide(sid).toJsCmd + ";" + ui.show(hid).toJsCmd + "; return false;"))}{(rh % ("style" -> "display: none"))})
  }

  private def dealWithBlur(elem: Elem, blurCmd: String): Elem = {
    (elem \ "@onblur").toList match {
      case Nil => elem % ("onblur" -> blurCmd)
      case x :: xs => val attrs = elem.attributes.filter(_.key != "onblur")
      Elem(elem.prefix, elem.label, new UnprefixedAttribute("onblur", Text(blurCmd + x.text), attrs), elem.scope, elem.child: _*)
    }
  }


  /**
   * create an anchor tag around a body
   *
   * @to - the target
   * @param func - the function to invoke when the link is clicked
   * @param body - the NodeSeq to wrap in the anchor tag
   * @attrs - the (optional) attributes for the HTML element
   */
  def link(to: String, func: () => Any, body: NodeSeq,
           attrs: ElemAttr*): Elem = {
    fmapFunc((a: List[String]) => {func(); true})(key =>
            attrs.foldLeft({body})(_ % _))
  }

  private def makeFormElement(name: String, func: AFuncHolder,
                              attrs: ElemAttr*): Elem =
    fmapFunc(func)(funcName =>
            attrs.foldLeft()(_ % _))

  def text_*(value: String, func: AFuncHolder, attrs: ElemAttr*): Elem =
    text_*(value, func, Empty, attrs: _*)

  def text_*(value: String, func: AFuncHolder, ajaxTest: String => JsCmd, attrs: ElemAttr*): Elem =
    text_*(value, func, Full(ajaxTest), attrs: _*)

  private def buildOnBlur(bf: Box[String => JsCmd]): MetaData = bf match {
    case Full(func) =>
      new UnprefixedAttribute("onblur", Text(ajaxCall(JsRaw("this.value"), func)._2.toJsCmd), Null)

    case _ => Null
  }


  def text_*(value: String, ignoreBlur: Boolean, func: AFuncHolder, ajaxTest: Box[String => JsCmd], attrs: ElemAttr*): Elem =
    makeFormElement("text", func, attrs: _*) % new UnprefixedAttribute("value", Text(value match {case null => "" case s => s}), Null) % (
      if (ignoreBlur) Null else buildOnBlur(ajaxTest))

  def text_*(value: String, func: AFuncHolder, ajaxTest: Box[String => JsCmd], attrs: ElemAttr*): Elem =
    text_*(value, false, func, ajaxTest, attrs :_*)

  def password_*(value: String, func: AFuncHolder, attrs: ElemAttr*): Elem =
    makeFormElement("password", func, attrs: _*) % ("value" -> value)

  def hidden_*(func: AFuncHolder, attrs: ElemAttr*): Elem =
    makeFormElement("hidden", func, attrs: _*) % ("value" -> "true")

  def submit_*(value: String, func: AFuncHolder, attrs: ElemAttr*): Elem =
    {
      def doit = makeFormElement("submit", func, attrs: _*) % ("value" -> value)

      _formGroup.is match {
        case Empty => formGroup(1)(doit)
        case _ => doit
      }
    }

  private def dupWithName(elem: Elem, name: String): Elem = {
    new Elem(elem.prefix,
             elem.label,
             new UnprefixedAttribute("name", name,
                                     elem.attributes.filter {
                                       case up: UnprefixedAttribute =>
                                         up.key != "name"
                                       case _ => true
                                     }),
             elem.scope,
             elem.child :_*)
  }

  private def isRadio(in: MetaData): Boolean =
    in.get("type").map(_.text equalsIgnoreCase "radio") getOrElse false

  private def isCheckbox(in: MetaData): Boolean =
    in.get("type").map(_.text equalsIgnoreCase "checkbox") getOrElse false


  /**
   * If you want to update the href of an <a> tag,
   * this method returns a function that mutates the href
   * by adding a function that will be executed when the link
   * is clicked:
   * 
   * "#my_link" #> SHtml.hrefFunc(() => println("howdy"))
   * 
   */
  def hrefFunc(func: () => Any): NodeSeq => NodeSeq = {
    val allEvent = List("href")

    ns => {
      def runNodes(in: NodeSeq): NodeSeq =
        in.flatMap {
          case Group(g) => runNodes(g)
          // button
          case e: Elem => {
            val oldAttr: Map[String, String] =
              Map(allEvent.
                  flatMap(a => e.attribute(a).
                          map(v => a -> (v.text))) :_*)

            val newAttr = e.attributes.filter{
              case up: UnprefixedAttribute => !oldAttr.contains(up.key)
              case _ => true
            }

            fmapFunc(func) {
              funcName =>
                new Elem(e.prefix, e.label,
                         allEvent.foldLeft(newAttr){
                           case (meta, attr) =>
                             new UnprefixedAttribute(attr,
                                                     Helpers.
                                                     appendFuncToURL(oldAttr.
                                                                     getOrElse(attr, ""),
                                                                     funcName+"=_"),
                                                     meta)

                         }, e.scope, e.child :_*)
            }
          }


          case x => x
        }

      runNodes(ns)
    }
  }

  /**
   * Create something that's bindable to an event attribute
   * and when the event happens, the command will fire:
   * 
   * "input [onblur]" #> SHtml.onEvent(s => Alert("Thanks: "+s))
   * 
   */
  def onEvent(func: String => JsCmd): GUIDJsExp =
    ajaxCall(JsRaw("this.value"), func)

  /**
   * Create something that's bindable to an event attribute and
   * guarded by a confirm dialog. The fn passed in will only execute if
   * the user clicks the "OK" button in the confirm dialog. Useful for
   * things like delete buttons that you want a confirmation on.
   *
   * 
   * ".deleteBtn [onclick]" #> SHtml.onEventIf("Are you sure you want to do that?", s => deleteUser())
   * 
   */
  def onEventIf(question:String, fn:(String)=>JsCmd) : GUIDJsExp = {
    val eventExp = onEvent(fn)

    new GUIDJsExp(eventExp.guid, JsRaw(Confirm(question, eventExp.exp).toJsCmd))
  }

  /**
   * Specify the events (e.g., onblur, onchange, etc.)
   * and the function to execute on those events.  Returns
   * a NodeSeq => NodeSeq that will add the events to all
   * the Elements
   * 
   * ":text" #> SHtml.onEvents("onchange", "onblur")(s => Alert("yikes "+s))
   * 
   */
  def onEvents(event: String, events: String*)(func: String => JsCmd):
  NodeSeq => NodeSeq = {
    val allEvent = event :: events.toList
    ns => {
      def runNodes(in: NodeSeq): NodeSeq =
        in.flatMap {
          case Group(g) => runNodes(g)
          // button
          case e: Elem => {
            val oldAttr: Map[String, String] =
              Map(allEvent.
                  flatMap(a => e.attribute(a).
                          map(v => a -> (v.text+"; "))) :_*)

            val newAttr = e.attributes.filter{
              case up: UnprefixedAttribute => !oldAttr.contains(up.key)
                case _ => true
            }

            val cmd = ajaxCall(JsRaw("this.value"), func)._2.toJsCmd

            new Elem(e.prefix, e.label,
                     allEvent.foldLeft(newAttr){
                       case (meta, attr) =>
                         new UnprefixedAttribute(attr,
                                                 oldAttr.getOrElse(attr, "") +
                                                 cmd,
                                                 meta)

                     }, e.scope, e.child :_*)
          }


          case x => x
        }

      runNodes(ns)
    }
  }

  /**
   * Execute the function when the form is submitted.
   * This method returns a function that can be applied to
   * form fields (input, button, textarea, select) and the
   * function is executed when the form containing the field is submitted.
   */
  def onSubmitUnit(func: () => Any): NodeSeq => NodeSeq =
    onSubmitImpl(func: AFuncHolder)

  /**
   * Execute the String function when the form is submitted.
   * This method returns a function that can be applied to
   * form fields (input, button, textarea, select) and the
   * function is executed when the form containing the field is submitted.
   */
  def onSubmit(func: String => Any): NodeSeq => NodeSeq = {
    onSubmitImpl(func: AFuncHolder)
  }

  /**
   * Execute the List[String] function when the form is submitted.
   * This method returns a function that can be applied to
   * form fields (input, button, textarea, select) and the
   * function is executed when the form containing the field is submitted.
   */
  def onSubmitList(func: List[String] => Any): NodeSeq => NodeSeq =
    onSubmitImpl(func: AFuncHolder)

  /**
   * Execute the Boolean function when the form is submitted.
   * This method returns a function that can be applied to
   * form fields (input, button, textarea, select) and the
   * function is executed when the form containing the field is submitted.
   */
  def onSubmitBoolean(func: Boolean => Any): NodeSeq => NodeSeq =
    onSubmitImpl(func: AFuncHolder)

  /**
   * Execute the function when the form is submitted.
   * This method returns a function that can be applied to
   * form fields (input, button, textarea, select) and the
   * function is executed when the form containing the field is submitted.
   */
  def onSubmitImpl(func: AFuncHolder): NodeSeq => NodeSeq = {
    val fgSnap = S._formGroup.get

    (in: NodeSeq) => S._formGroup.doWith(fgSnap){
      var radioName: Box[String] = Empty
      var checkBoxName: Box[String] = Empty
      var checkBoxCnt = 0

      def runNodes(in: NodeSeq): NodeSeq =
        in.flatMap {
          case Group(g) => runNodes(g)
          // button
          case e: Elem if e.label == "button" =>
            _formGroup.is match {
              case Empty =>
                formGroup(1)(fmapFunc(func) {dupWithName(e, _)})
              case _ => fmapFunc(func) {dupWithName(e, _)}
            }

          // textarea
          case e: Elem if e.label == "textarea" =>
            fmapFunc(func) {dupWithName(e, _)}

          // select
          case e: Elem if e.label == "select" =>
            fmapFunc(func) {dupWithName(e, _)}

          // radio
          case e: Elem if e.label == "input" && isRadio(e.attributes) =>
            radioName match {
              case Full(name) => dupWithName(e, name)
              case _ =>
                fmapFunc(func) {
                  name => {
                    radioName = Full(name)
                    dupWithName(e, name)
                  }
                }
            }

          // checkbox
          case e: Elem if e.label == "input" && isCheckbox(e.attributes) =>
            checkBoxName match {
              case Full(name) =>
                checkBoxCnt += 1
                dupWithName(e, name)
              case _ =>
                fmapFunc(func) {
                  name => {
                    checkBoxName = Full(name)
                    checkBoxCnt += 1
                    dupWithName(e, name)
                  }
                }
            }

          // submit
          case e: Elem if e.label == "input" && e.attribute("type").map(_.text) == Some("submit") =>
            _formGroup.is match {
              case Empty =>
                formGroup(1)(fmapFunc(func) {dupWithName(e, _)})
              case _ => fmapFunc(func) {dupWithName(e, _)}
            }

          // generic input
          case e: Elem if e.label == "input" =>
            fmapFunc(func) {dupWithName(e, _)}

          case x => x
        }

      val ret = runNodes(in)

      checkBoxName match {
        // if we've got a single checkbox, add a hidden false checkbox
        case Full(name) if checkBoxCnt == 1 => {
          ret ++ 
        }

        case _ => ret
      }
    }
  }

  def text(value: String, func: String => Any, attrs: ElemAttr*): Elem =
    text_*(value, SFuncHolder(func), attrs: _*)

  /**
   * Generate an input element for the Settable
   */
  def textElem(settable: Settable{type ValueType = String}, attrs: ElemAttr*): Elem =
    text_*(settable.get, SFuncHolder(s => settable.set(s)), attrs: _*)

  /**
   * Generate an input field with type email.  At some point,
   * there will be graceful fallback for non-HTML5 browsers.  FIXME
   */
  def email(value: String, func: String => Any, attrs: ElemAttr*): Elem =
    email_*(value, SFuncHolder(func), attrs: _*)

  /**
   * Generate an email input element for the Settable. At some point
   * there will be graceful fallback for non-HTML5 browsers. FIXME
   */
  def email(settable: Settable{type ValueType = String},
            attrs: ElemAttr*): Elem =
              email_*(settable.get, SFuncHolder(s => settable.set(s)), attrs: _*)

  private def email_*(value: String, func: AFuncHolder, attrs: ElemAttr*): Elem =
    makeFormElement("email", func, attrs: _*) %
  new UnprefixedAttribute("value", Text(value), Null)

  /**
   * Generate an input field with type url.  At some point,
   * there will be graceful fallback for non-HTML5 browsers.  FIXME
   */
  def url(value: String, func: String => Any, attrs: ElemAttr*): Elem =
    url_*(value, SFuncHolder(func), attrs: _*)

  /**
   * Generate a url input element for the Settable. At some point
   * there will be graceful fallback for non-HTML5 browsers. FIXME
   */
  def url(settable: Settable{type ValueType = String},
          attrs: ElemAttr*): Elem =
            url_*(settable.get, SFuncHolder(s => settable.set(s)), attrs: _*)

  private def url_*(value: String, func: AFuncHolder, attrs: ElemAttr*): Elem =
    makeFormElement("url", func, attrs: _*) %
  new UnprefixedAttribute("value", Text(value), Null)

  /**
   * Generate an input field with type number.  At some point,
   * there will be graceful fallback for non-HTML5 browsers.  FIXME
   */
  def number(value: Int, func: Int => Any,
             min: Int, max: Int, attrs: ElemAttr*): Elem =
    number_*(value,
             min, max,
             SFuncHolder(s => Helpers.asInt(s).map(func)), attrs: _*)

  /**
   * Generate a number input element for the Settable. At some point
   * there will be graceful fallback for non-HTML5 browsers. FIXME
   */
  def number(settable: Settable{type ValueType = Int},
             min: Int, max: Int,
             attrs: ElemAttr*): Elem =
               number_*(settable.get, min, max,
                        SFuncHolder(s => Helpers.asInt(s).map(s => settable.set(s))),
                        attrs: _*)

  private def number_*(value: Int,
                       min: Int, max: Int,
                       func: AFuncHolder, attrs: ElemAttr*): Elem = {
    import Helpers._

    makeFormElement("number",
                    func,
                    attrs: _*) %
    ("value" -> value.toString) %
    ("min" -> min.toString) %
    ("max" -> max.toString)
  }


  /**
   * Generate an input field with type number. It allows for Double if your step is
   * for example: 0.1
   * At some point,
   * there will be graceful fallback for non-HTML5 browsers.  FIXME
   */
  def number(value: Double, func: Double => Any,
             min: Double, max: Double,  step: Double ,
             attrs: ElemAttr*): Elem =
    number_double_*(value,
      min, max, step,
      SFuncHolder(s => Helpers.asDouble(s).map(func)), attrs: _*)

  /**
   * Generate a number input element for the Settable. It allows for Double if your step is
   * for example: 0.1
   * At some point
   * there will be graceful fallback for non-HTML5 browsers. FIXME
   */
  def number(settable: Settable{type ValueType = Double},
             min: Double, max: Double, step: Double,
             attrs: ElemAttr*): Elem =
    number_double_*(settable.get, min, max, step: Double,
      SFuncHolder(s => Helpers.asDouble(s).map(s => settable.set(s))),
      attrs: _*)

  private def number_double_*(value: Double,
                       min: Double, max: Double, step: Double,
                       func: AFuncHolder, attrs: ElemAttr*): Elem = {
    import Helpers._
    import common.Full


    makeFormElement("number",
                    func,
                    attrs: _*) %
    ("value" -> value.toString) %
    ("min" -> min.toString) %
    ("min" -> min.toString) %
    ("step" -> step.toString)
  }

  /**
   * Generate an input field with type range.  At some point,
   * there will be graceful fallback for non-HTML5 browsers.  FIXME
   */
  def range(value: Int, func: Int => Any,
             min: Int, max: Int, attrs: ElemAttr*): Elem =
    range_*(value,
            min, max,
            SFuncHolder(s => Helpers.asInt(s).map(func)), attrs: _*)

  /**
   * Generate a range input element for the Settable. At some point
   * there will be graceful fallback for non-HTML5 browsers. FIXME
   */
  def range(settable: Settable{type ValueType = Int},
            min: Int, max: Int,
             attrs: ElemAttr*): Elem =
               range_*(settable.get, min, max,
                       SFuncHolder(s => Helpers.asInt(s).map(s => settable.set(s))),
                       attrs: _*)

  private def range_*(value: Int,
                      min: Int, max: Int,
                      func: AFuncHolder, attrs: ElemAttr*): Elem = {
    import Helpers._

    makeFormElement("range",
                    func,
                    attrs: _*) %
    ("value" -> value.toString) %
    ("min" -> min.toString) %
    ("max" -> max.toString)
  }




  def textAjaxTest(value: String, func: String => Any, ajaxTest: String => JsCmd, attrs: ElemAttr*): Elem =
    text_*(value, SFuncHolder(func), ajaxTest, attrs: _*)

  def textAjaxTest(value: String, func: String => Any, ajaxTest: Box[String => JsCmd], attrs: ElemAttr*): Elem =
    text_*(value, SFuncHolder(func), ajaxTest, attrs: _*)


  def password(value: String, func: String => Any, attrs: ElemAttr*): Elem =
    makeFormElement("password", SFuncHolder(func), attrs: _*) % new UnprefixedAttribute("value", Text(value), Null)

  def passwordElem(settable: Settable{type ValueType = String}, attrs: ElemAttr*): Elem =
    makeFormElement("password", SFuncHolder(s => settable.set(s)), attrs: _*) % new UnprefixedAttribute("value", Text(settable.get), Null)

  def hidden(func: () => Any, attrs: ElemAttr*): Elem =
    makeFormElement("hidden", NFuncHolder(func), attrs: _*) % ("value" -> "true")

  def hidden(func: (String) => Any, defaultlValue: String, attrs: ElemAttr*): Elem =
    makeFormElement("hidden", SFuncHolder(func), attrs: _*) % ("value" -> defaultlValue)

  /**
   * Create an HTML button with strOrNodeSeq as the body.  The
   * button will be type submit.
   *
   * @param strOrNodeSeq -- the String or NodeSeq (either will work just fine)
   * to put into the body of the button
   * @param func -- the function to execute when the form containing the button
   * is posted
   * @param attrs -- the attributes to append to the button
   * @return a button HTML Element b
   */
  def button(strOrNodeSeq: StringOrNodeSeq, func: () => Any, attrs: ElemAttr*): Elem = {
    def doit: Elem = {
      attrs.foldLeft(fmapFunc((func))(name =>
        {
          strOrNodeSeq.nodeSeq}))(_ % _)
    }

    _formGroup.is match {
      case Empty => formGroup(1)(doit)
      case _ => doit
    }
  }

  /**
   * Generates a form submission button.
   *
   * @param value The label for the button
   * @param func The function that will be executed on form submission
   * @param attrs Optional XHTML element attributes that will be applied to the button
   */
  def submit(value: String, func: () => Any, attrs: ElemAttr*): Elem = {

    def doit = {
      makeFormElement("submit", NFuncHolder(func), attrs: _*) %
              new UnprefixedAttribute("value", Text(value), Null)
    }

    _formGroup.is match {
      case Empty => formGroup(1)(doit)
      case _ => doit
    }
  }

  /**
   * Constructs an Ajax submit button that can be used inside ajax forms.
   * Multiple buttons can be used in the same form.
   *
   * @param value - the button text
   * @param func - the ajax function to be called
   * @param attrs - button attributes
   *
   */
  def ajaxSubmit(value: String, func: () => JsCmd, attrs: ElemAttr*): Elem = {
    val funcName = "z" + Helpers.nextFuncName
    addFunctionMap(funcName, (func))

    (attrs.foldLeft()(_ % _)) %
      new UnprefixedAttribute("value", Text(value), Null) %
      ("onclick" -> ("liftAjax.lift_uriSuffix = '"+funcName+"=_'; return true;"))

  }

  /**
   * Add appropriate attributes to an input type="submit" or button
   * element to make it submit an ajaxForm correctly and return a JsCmd
   * to the client. Note that the key difference between this and ajaxSubmit
   * is that ajaxSubmit returns a complete input type="submit" element, while
   * ajaxOnSubmit applies the right attributes to any input type="submit" *or*
   * button element.
   *
   * Example:
   *
   *  
"type=submit" #> ajaxOnSubmit(() => Alert("Done!"))
   */
  def ajaxOnSubmit(func: () => JsCmd): (NodeSeq)=>NodeSeq = {
    val fgSnap = S._formGroup.get

    (in: NodeSeq) => S._formGroup.doWith(fgSnap) {
      def runNodes(ns: NodeSeq): NodeSeq = {
        def addAttributes(elem: Elem, name: String) = {
          val clickJs = "liftAjax.lift_uriSuffix = '" + name + "=_'; return true;"

          elem % ("name" -> name) % ("onclick" -> clickJs)
        }

        ns.flatMap {
          case Group(nodes) => runNodes(nodes)

          case e: Elem if (e.label == "button") ||
                          (e.label == "input" && e.attribute("type").map(_.text) == Some("submit")) =>
            _formGroup.is match {
              case Empty =>
                formGroup(1)(fmapFunc(func)(addAttributes(e, _)))
              case _ => fmapFunc(func)(addAttributes(e, _))
            }
        }
      }

      runNodes(in)
    }
  }

  /**
   * Generates a form submission button with a default label.
   *
   * @param func The function that will be executed on form submission
   * @param attrs Optional XHTML element attributes that will be applied to the button
   */
  def submitButton(func: () => Any, attrs: ElemAttr*): Elem = makeFormElement("submit", NFuncHolder(func), attrs: _*)

  /**
   * Takes a form and wraps it so that it will be submitted via AJAX.
   *
   * @param body The form body. This should not include the <form> tag.
   */
  def ajaxForm(body: NodeSeq) = ({body})

  /**
   * Takes a form and wraps it so that it will be submitted via AJAX.
   *
   * @param body The form body. This should not include the <form> tag.
   * @param onSubmit JavaScript code to execute on the client prior to submission
   *
   * @deprecated Use ajaxForm(NodeSeq,JsCmd) instead
   */
  @deprecated("Use ajaxForm(NodeSeq, JsCmd) instead.", "2.6")
  def ajaxForm(onSubmit: JsCmd, body: NodeSeq) = ({body})

  /**
   * Takes a form and wraps it so that it will be submitted via AJAX.
   *
   * @param body The form body. This should not include the <form> tag.
   * @param onSubmit JavaScript code to execute on the client prior to submission
   */
  def ajaxForm(body: NodeSeq, onSubmit: JsCmd) = ({body})

  /**
   * Takes a form and wraps it so that it will be submitted via AJAX. This also
   * takes a parameter for script code that will be executed after the form has been submitted.
   *
   * @param body The form body. This should not include the <form> tag.
   * @param postSubmit Code that should be executed after a successful submission
   */
  def ajaxForm(body : NodeSeq, onSubmit : JsCmd, postSubmit : JsCmd) = ({body})

  /**
   * Takes a form and wraps it so that it will be submitted via AJAX and processed by
   * a JSON handler. This can be useful if you may have dynamic client-side modification
   * of the form (addition or removal).
   *
   * @param jsonHandler The handler that will process the form
   * @param body The form body. This should not include the <form> tag.
   */
  @deprecated("Use JValue=>JsCmd bindings in SHtml (such as jsonCall) and SHtml.makeFormsAjax instead of this.", "2.6")
  def jsonForm(jsonHandler: JsonHandler, body: NodeSeq): NodeSeq = jsonForm(jsonHandler, Noop, body)

  /**
   * Takes a form and wraps it so that it will be submitted via AJAX and processed by
   * a JSON handler. This can be useful if you may have dynamic client-side modification
   * of the form (addition or removal).
   *
   * @param jsonHandler The handler that will process the form
   * @param onSubmit JavaScript code that will be executed on the client prior to submitting
   * the form
   * @param body The form body. This should not include the <form> tag.
   */
  @deprecated("Use JValue=>JsCmd bindings in SHtml (such as jsonCall) and SHtml.makeFormsAjax instead of this.", "2.6")
  def jsonForm(jsonHandler: JsonHandler, onSubmit: JsCmd, body: NodeSeq): NodeSeq = {
    val id = formFuncName
    
{body}
  }

  /**
   * Having a regular form, this method can be used to send the content of the form as JSON.
   * the request will be processed by the jsonHandler
   *
   * @param jsonHandler - the handler that process this request
   * @param formId - the id of the form
   */
  @deprecated("Use JValue=>JsCmd bindings in SHtml (such as jsonCall) and SHtml.submitAjaxForm instead of this.", "2.6")
  def submitJsonForm(jsonHandler: JsonHandler, formId: String):JsCmd = jsonHandler.call("processForm", FormToJSON(formId))

  /**
   * Having a regular form, this method can be used to send the serialized content of the form.
   *
   * @param formId - the id of the form
   */
  def submitAjaxForm(formId: String):JsCmd = SHtml.makeAjaxCall(LiftRules.jsArtifacts.serialize(formId))

  /**
   * Vend a function that will take all of the form elements and turns them
   * into Ajax forms
   */
  def makeFormsAjax: NodeSeq => NodeSeq = "form" #> ((ns: NodeSeq) =>
    (ns match {
      case e: Elem => {
        val id: String = e.attribute("id").map(_.text) getOrElse
        Helpers.nextFuncName

        val newMeta = e.attributes.filter{
          case up: UnprefixedAttribute =>
            up.key match {
              case "id" => false
              case "action" => false
              case "onsubmit" => false
              case "method" => false
              case _ => true
            }
          case _ => true
        }

        new Elem(e.prefix, e.label,
                 newMeta, e.scope, e.child :_*) % ("id" -> id) %
        ("action" -> "javascript://") %
        ("onsubmit" ->
         (SHtml.makeAjaxCall(LiftRules.jsArtifacts.serialize(id)).toJsCmd +
          "; return false;"))
      }
      case x => x
  }): NodeSeq)

  /**
   * Submits a form denominated by a formId and execute the func function
   * after form fields functions are executed.
   */
  def submitAjaxForm(formId: String, func: () => JsCmd): JsCmd = {
    val funcName = "Z" + Helpers.nextFuncName
    addFunctionMap(funcName, (func))

    makeAjaxCall(JsRaw(
       LiftRules.jsArtifacts.serialize(formId).toJsCmd + " + " +
       Str("&" + funcName + "=true").toJsCmd))
  }

  /**
   * Having a regular form, this method can be used to send the serialized content of the form.
   *
   * @param formId - the id of the form
   * @param postSubmit - the function that needs to be called after a successfull request
   */
  def submitAjaxForm(formId: String, postSubmit: Call):JsCmd =
    SHtml.makeAjaxCall(LiftRules.jsArtifacts.serialize(formId), AjaxContext.js(Full(postSubmit.toJsCmd)))


  private def secureOptions[T](options: Seq[SelectableOption[T]], default: Box[T],
                               onSubmit: T => Any): (Seq[SelectableOption[String]], Box[String], AFuncHolder) = {
    val secure = options.map { selectableOption =>
      SelectableOptionWithNonce(selectableOption.value, randomString(20), selectableOption.label, selectableOption.attrs: _*)
    }

    val defaultNonce = default.flatMap { default =>
      secure.find(_.value == default).map(_.nonce)
    }

    val nonces = secure.map { selectableOptionWithNonce =>
      SelectableOption(selectableOptionWithNonce.nonce, selectableOptionWithNonce.label, selectableOptionWithNonce.attrs: _*)
    }

    def process(nonce: String): Unit = secure.find(_.nonce == nonce).map(x => onSubmit(x.value))

    (nonces, defaultNonce, SFuncHolder(process))
  }

  final case class SelectableOption[+T](value: T, label: String, attrs: ElemAttr*)
  object SelectableOption {
    implicit def tupleSeqToSelectableOptionSeq[T](seq: Seq[(T, String)]): Seq[SelectableOption[T]] =
      seq.collect {
        case (value, label) => SelectableOption(value, label)
      }
    implicit def tupleToSelectableOption[T](tuple: (T, String)): SelectableOption[T] =
      SelectableOption(tuple._1, tuple._2)
  }

  private def optionToElem(option: SelectableOption[String]): Elem =
    option.attrs.foldLeft({option.label})(_ % _)


  private final case class SelectableOptionWithNonce[+T](value: T, nonce: String, label: String, attrs: ElemAttr*)

  /**
   * Create a select box based on the list with a default value and the function to be executed on
   * form submission
   *
   * @param opts -- the options.  A list of value and text pairs (value, text to display)
   * @param deflt -- the default value (or Empty if no default value)
   * @param func -- the function to execute on form submission
   */
  def select(opts: Seq[SelectableOption[String]], deflt: Box[String], func: String => Any, attrs: ElemAttr*): Elem =
    select_*(opts, deflt, SFuncHolder(func), attrs: _*)

  /**
   * Create a select box based on the list with a default value and the function
   * to be executed on form submission
   *
   * @param options -- a list of values
   * @param default -- the default value (or Empty if no default value)
   * @param attrs -- the attributes to append to the resulting Elem,
   * these may be name-value pairs (static attributes) or special
   * HTML5 ElemAtts
   * @param onSubmit -- the function to execute on form submission
   * @param f -- the function that converts a T to a Display String.
   */
  def selectElem[T](options: Seq[T], default: Box[T], attrs: ElemAttr*)
  (onSubmit: T => Any)
  (implicit f: PairStringPromoter[T]):
  Elem = {
    selectObj[T](options.map(v => SelectableOption(v, f(v))), default, onSubmit, attrs :_*)
  }

  /**
   * Create a select box based on the list with a default value and the function
   * to be executed on form submission
   *
   * @param options -- a list of values
   * @param default -- the default value (or Empty if no default value)
   * @param attrs -- the attributes to append to the resulting Elem,
   * these may be name-value pairs (static attributes) or special
   * HTML5 ElemAtts
   * @param onSubmit -- the function to execute on form submission
   * @param f -- the function that converts a T to a Display String.
   */
  def selectElem[T](options: Seq[T],
                    settable: LiftValue[T],
                    attrs: ElemAttr*)
  (implicit f: PairStringPromoter[T]):
  Elem = {
    selectObj[T](options.map(v => SelectableOption(v, f(v))), Full(settable.get),
                 s => settable.set(s), attrs :_*)
  }

  /**
   * Create a select box based on the list with a default value and the function
   * to be executed on form submission
   *
   * @param options -- a list of value and text pairs (value, text to display)
   * @param default -- the default value (or Empty if no default value)
   * @param onSubmit -- the function to execute on form submission
   */
  def selectObj[T](options: Seq[SelectableOption[T]], default: Box[T],
                   onSubmit: T => Any, attrs: ElemAttr*): Elem = {
    val (nonces, defaultNonce, secureOnSubmit) = secureOptions(options, default, onSubmit)

    select_*(nonces, defaultNonce, secureOnSubmit, attrs: _*)
  }

  /**
   * Create a select box based on the list with a default value and the function to be executed on
   * form submission
   *
   * @param opts -- the options.  A list of value and text pairs
   * @param deflt -- the default value (or Empty if no default value)
   * @param func -- the function to execute on form submission
   */
  def select_*(opts: Seq[SelectableOption[String]], deflt: Box[String],
               func: AFuncHolder, attrs: ElemAttr*): Elem = {
    val vals = opts.map(_.value)
    val testFunc = LFuncHolder(in => in.filter(v => vals.contains(v)) match {case Nil => false case xs => func(xs)}, func.owner)

    attrs.foldLeft(fmapFunc(testFunc) { fn =>
      {opts.flatMap {
        case option =>
          optionToElem(option) % selected(deflt.exists(_ == option.value))
      }}
    })(_ % _)
  }

  /**
   * Create a select box based on the list with a default value and the function to be executed on
   * form submission.  No check is made to see if the resulting value was in the original list.
   * For use with DHTML form updating.
   *
   * @param opts -- the options.  A list of value and text pairs
   * @param deflt -- the default value (or Empty if no default value)
   * @param func -- the function to execute on form submission
   */
  def untrustedSelect(opts: Seq[SelectableOption[String]], deflt: Box[String],
                      func: String => Any, attrs: ElemAttr*): Elem =
    untrustedSelect_*(opts, deflt, SFuncHolder(func), attrs: _*)

  /**
   * Create a select box based on the list with a default value and the function to be executed on
   * form submission.  No check is made to see if the resulting value was in the original list.
   * For use with DHTML form updating.
   *
   * @param opts -- the options.  A list of value and text pairs
   * @param deflt -- the default value (or Empty if no default value)
   * @param func -- the function to execute on form submission
   */
  def untrustedSelect_*(opts: Seq[SelectableOption[String]], deflt: Box[String],
                        func: AFuncHolder, attrs: ElemAttr*): Elem =
    fmapFunc(func) { funcName =>
      attrs.foldLeft({opts.flatMap {
        case option =>
          optionToElem(option) % selected(deflt.exists(_ == option.value))
      }})(_ % _)
    }

  /**
   * Create a multiple select box based on the list with a default value and the function to be executed on
   * form submission.  No check is made to see if the resulting value was in the original list.
   * For use with DHTML form updating.
   *
   * @param opts -- the options.  A list of value and text pairs
   * @param deflt -- the default value (or Empty if no default value)
   * @param func -- the function to execute on form submission
   */
  def untrustedMultiSelect(opts: Seq[SelectableOption[String]], deflt: Seq[String],
                      func: List[String] => Any, attrs: ElemAttr*): NodeSeq =
    untrustedMultiSelect_*(opts, deflt, LFuncHolder(func), attrs: _*)

  /**
   * Create a multiple select box based on the list with a default value and the function to be executed on
   * form submission.  No check is made to see if the resulting value was in the original list.
   * For use with DHTML form updating.
   *
   * @param opts -- the options.  A list of value and text pairs
   * @param deflt -- the default value (or Empty if no default value)
   * @param func -- the function to execute on form submission
   */
  def untrustedMultiSelect_*(opts: Seq[SelectableOption[String]], deflt: Seq[String],
                        lf: AFuncHolder, attrs: ElemAttr*): NodeSeq = {
    val hiddenId = Helpers.nextFuncName
    fmapFunc(LFuncHolder(l => lf(l.filter(_ != hiddenId)))) {
      funcName => NodeSeq.fromSeq(
        List(
          attrs.foldLeft({opts.flatMap {
            case option =>
              optionToElem(option) % selected(deflt.contains(option.value))
          }})(_ % _),
          
        )
      )
    }
  }

    /**
   * Create a select box based on the list with a default value and the function to be executed on
   * form submission.  No check is made to see if the resulting value was in the original list.
   * For use with DHTML form updating.
   *
   * @param opts -- the options.  A list of value and text pairs
   * @param deflt -- the default value (or Empty if no default value)
   * @param func -- the function to execute on form submission
   * @param attrs -- select box attributes
   */
  def ajaxUntrustedSelect(opts: Seq[SelectableOption[String]],
    deflt: Box[String],
    func: String => JsCmd,
    attrs: (String, String)*): Elem =
    ajaxUntrustedSelect_*(opts, deflt, Empty, SFuncHolder(func), attrs: _*)

   /**
   * Create a select box based on the list with a default value and the function to be executed on
   * form submission.  No check is made to see if the resulting value was in the original list.
   * For use with DHTML form updating.
   *
   * @param opts -- the options.  A list of value and text pairs
   * @param jsFunc -- user provided function
   * @param deflt -- the default value (or Empty if no default value)
   * @param func -- the function to execute on form submission
   * @param attrs -- select box attributes
   */
  def ajaxUntrustedSelect(opts: Seq[SelectableOption[String]],
    deflt: Box[String],
    jsFunc: Call,
    func: String => JsCmd,
    attrs: (String, String)*): Elem =
    ajaxUntrustedSelect_*(opts, deflt, Full(jsFunc), SFuncHolder(func), attrs: _*)

   /**
   * Create a select box based on the list with a default value and the function to be executed on
   * form submission.  No check is made to see if the resulting value was in the original list.
   * For use with DHTML form updating.
   *
   * @param opts -- the options.  A list of value and text pairs
   * @param deflt -- the default value (or Empty if no default value)
   * @param jsFunc -- user provided function
   * @param func -- the function to execute on form submission
   * @param attrs -- select box attributes
   */
  private def ajaxUntrustedSelect_*(opts: Seq[SelectableOption[String]],
    deflt: Box[String],
    jsFunc: Box[Call],
    func: AFuncHolder,
    attrs: (String, String)*): Elem =
    {
      val raw = (funcName: String, value: String) => JsRaw("'" + funcName + "=' + this.options[" + value + ".selectedIndex].value")
      val key = formFuncName

      val vals = opts.map(_.value)

      val testFunc = LFuncHolder(in => in match { case Nil => false case xs => func(xs) }, func.owner)
      fmapFunc(contextFuncBuilder(testFunc)) {
        import net.liftweb.http.js.JsCmds.JsCrVar
        funcName =>
          (attrs.foldLeft({ opts.flatMap {
            case option =>
              optionToElem(option) % selected(deflt.exists(_ == option.value))
          } })(_ % _)) %
          ("onchange" -> (jsFunc match {
            case Full(f) => JsCrVar(key, JsRaw("this")) & deferCall(raw(funcName, key), f)
            case _ => makeAjaxCall(raw(funcName, "this"))
          }))
      }
    }

  private def selected(in: Boolean) = if (in) new UnprefixedAttribute("selected", "selected", Null) else Null

  def multiSelect(opts: Seq[SelectableOption[String]], deflt: Seq[String],
                  func: List[String] => Any, attrs: ElemAttr*): Elem =
    multiSelect_*(opts, deflt, LFuncHolder(func), attrs: _*)

  /**
   * Create a select box based on the list with a default value and the function
   * to be executed on form submission
   *
   * @param options -- a list of value and text pairs (value, text to display)
   * @param default -- the default value (or Empty if no default value)
   * @param onSubmit -- the function to execute on form submission
   */
  def multiSelectElem[T](options: Seq[T], default: Seq[T], attrs: ElemAttr*)
  (onSubmit: List[T] => Any)
  (implicit f: PairStringPromoter[T]): Elem = {
    multiSelectObj[T](options.map(v => SelectableOption(v, f(v))), default,
                      onSubmit, attrs :_*)
  }

  /**
   * Create a select box based on the list with a default value and the function
   * to be executed on form submission
   *
   * @param options -- a list of value and text pairs (value, text to display)
   * @param default -- the default value (or Empty if no default value)
   * @param onSubmit -- the function to execute on form submission
   */
  def multiSelectObj[T](options: Seq[SelectableOption[T]], default: Seq[T],
                        onSubmit: List[T] => Any, attrs: ElemAttr*): Elem = {
    val (nonces, defaultNonce, secureOnSubmit) =
    secureMultiOptions(options, default, onSubmit)

    multiSelect_*(nonces, defaultNonce, secureOnSubmit, attrs: _*)
  }

  private[http] def secureMultiOptions[T](options: Seq[SelectableOption[T]], default: Seq[T],
                                          onSubmit: List[T] => Any): (Seq[SelectableOption[String]], Seq[String], AFuncHolder) = {
      val o2 = options.toList

      val secure: List[SelectableOptionWithNonce[T]] = o2.map { selectableOption =>
        SelectableOptionWithNonce(selectableOption.value, randomString(20), selectableOption.label, selectableOption.attrs: _*)
      }

      val sm: Map[String, T] = Map(secure.map(v => (v.nonce, v.value)): _*)

      val defaultNonce: Seq[String] = default.flatMap { defaultOption =>
        secure.find(_.value == defaultOption).map(_.nonce)
      }

      val nonces: List[SelectableOption[String]] = secure.map { selectableOptionWithNonce =>
        SelectableOption(selectableOptionWithNonce.nonce, selectableOptionWithNonce.label, selectableOptionWithNonce.attrs: _*)
      }.toList

      def process(info: List[String]): Unit = onSubmit(info.flatMap(sm.get))


      (nonces, defaultNonce, LFuncHolder(process))
    }

  def multiSelect_*(opts: Seq[SelectableOption[String]],
                    deflt: Seq[String],
                    func: AFuncHolder, attrs: ElemAttr*): Elem =
    fmapFunc(func)(funcName =>
            attrs.foldLeft({opts.flatMap(o => optionToElem(o) % selected(deflt.contains(o.value)))})(_ % _))


  def textarea(value: String, func: String => Any, attrs: ElemAttr*): Elem =
    textarea_*(value, SFuncHolder(func), attrs: _*)

  def textareaElem(settable: Settable{type ValueType = String},
                   attrs: ElemAttr*):
  Elem = textarea_*(settable.get, SFuncHolder(s => settable.set(s)), attrs: _*)

  def textarea_*(value: String, func: AFuncHolder, attrs: ElemAttr*): Elem =
    fmapFunc(func)(funcName =>
            attrs.foldLeft({value match {case null => "" case s => s}})(_ % _))

  def radio(opts: Seq[String], deflt: Box[String], func: String => Any,
            attrs: ElemAttr*): ChoiceHolder[String] =
    radio_*(opts, deflt, SFuncHolder(func), attrs: _*)

  /**
   * Generate a collection or radio box items from a sequence of
   * things
   */
  def radioElem[T](opts: Seq[T], deflt: Box[T], attrs: ElemAttr*)
  (onSubmit: Box[T] => Any): ChoiceHolder[T] = {
    val possible = opts.map(v => Helpers.nextFuncName -> v).toList

    val hiddenId = Helpers.nextFuncName

    fmapFunc(LFuncHolder(lst => lst.filter(_ != hiddenId) match {
      case Nil => onSubmit(Empty)
      case x :: _ => onSubmit(possible.filter(_._1 == x).
                              headOption.map(_._2))
    })) {
      name => {
        val items = possible.zipWithIndex.map {
          case ((id, value), idx) => {
            val radio =
              attrs.foldLeft()(_ % _) %
            checked(deflt.filter(_ == value).isDefined)

            val elem = if (idx == 0) {
              radio ++ 
            } else {
              radio
            }

            ChoiceItem(value, elem)
          }
        }

        ChoiceHolder(items)
      }
    }
  }

  def radio_*(opts: Seq[String], deflt: Box[String],
              func: AFuncHolder, attrs: ElemAttr*): ChoiceHolder[String] = {
    fmapFunc(func) {
      name =>
              val itemList = opts.map(v => ChoiceItem(v,
                attrs.foldLeft()(_ % _) %
                        checked(deflt.filter((s: String) => s == v).isDefined)))
              ChoiceHolder(itemList)
    }
  }

  /**
   * Defines a form element for a file upload that will call the
   * specified function when the file is uploaded if the file size
   * is greater than zero. Note that in order to use the fileUpload
   * element you need to specify the multipart attribute on your
   * snippet tag:
   *
   * 
   * <lift:Some.snippet form="POST" multipart="true">
   * ...
   * </lift:Some.snippet>
   * 
   */
  def fileUpload(func: FileParamHolder => Any, attrs: ElemAttr*): Elem = {
    val f2: FileParamHolder => Any = fp => if (fp.length > 0) func(fp)
    fmapFunc(BinFuncHolder(f2)) { name =>
      attrs.foldLeft() { _ % _ }
    }
  }

  /** Holds a form control as HTML along with some user defined value */
  final case class ChoiceItem[T](key: T, xhtml: NodeSeq)

  /** Holds a series of choices: HTML for input controls alongside some user defined value */
  final case class ChoiceHolder[T](items: Seq[ChoiceItem[T]]) {
    /** Retrieve the ChoiceItem that has the given key, throwing NoSuchElementException if there is no matching ChoiceItem */
    def apply(in: T): NodeSeq = items.filter(_.key == in).head.xhtml

    /** Retrieve the nth ChoiceItem, 0-based */
    def apply(in: Int): NodeSeq = items(in).xhtml

    /** Apply a function to each ChoiceItem, collecting the results */
    def map[A](f: ChoiceItem[T] => A) = items.map(f)

    /** Apply a function to each ChoiceItem, concatenating the results */
    def flatMap[A](f: ChoiceItem[T] => Iterable[A]) = items.flatMap(f)

    /** Return the ChoiceItems that the given function returns true for */
    def filter(f: ChoiceItem[T] => Boolean) = items.filter(f)

    /** Generate a simple form by calling ChoiceItem.htmlize on each ChoiceItem and concatenating the resulting HTML */
    def toForm: NodeSeq = flatMap(ChoiceHolder.htmlize)
  }


  object ChoiceHolder {
    /** Convert a ChoiceItem into a span containing the control and the toString of the key */
    var htmlize: ChoiceItem[_] => NodeSeq = c => ({c.xhtml} {c.key.toString}
 )
  }

  private def checked(in: Boolean) = if (in) new UnprefixedAttribute("checked", "checked", Null) else Null

  private def setId(in: Box[String]) = in match {case Full(id) => new UnprefixedAttribute("id", Text(id), Null); case _ => Null}

  /**
   * Generate a ChoiceHolder of possible checkbox type inputs that calls back to the given function when the form is submitted.
   *
   * @param possible complete sequence of possible values, each a separate checkbox when rendered
   * @param actual values to be preselected
   * @param func function to receive all values corresponding to the checked boxes
   * @param attrs sequence of attributes to apply to each checkbox input element
   * @return ChoiceHolder containing the checkboxes and values in order
   */
  def checkbox[T](possible: Seq[T], actual: Seq[T], func: Seq[T] => Any, attrs: ElemAttr*): ChoiceHolder[T] = {
    fmapFunc {
      LFuncHolder((selectedChoiceValues: List[String]) => {
        val validSelectedIndicies = selectedChoiceValues.map(_.toInt).filter(possible.isDefinedAt(_))
        val selectedValues = validSelectedIndicies.map(possible(_))

        func(selectedValues)
        true
      })
    } { name =>
      ChoiceHolder(possible.toList.zipWithIndex.map { possibleChoice =>
        ChoiceItem(
          possibleChoice._1,
          attrs.foldLeft()(_ % _) %
          checked(actual.contains(possibleChoice._1)) ++ {
            if (possibleChoice._2 == 0)
              
            else
              Nil
          }
        )
      })
    }
  }

  /**
   * Defines a new checkbox for the Settable
   */
  def checkboxElem(settable: Settable{type ValueType = Boolean}, attrs: ElemAttr*): NodeSeq = {
    checkbox_id(settable.get, s => settable.set(s), Empty, attrs: _*)
  }

  /**
   * Defines a new checkbox set to  { @code value } and running  { @code func } when the
   * checkbox is submitted.
   */
  def checkbox(value: Boolean, func: Boolean => Any, attrs: ElemAttr*): NodeSeq = {
    checkbox_id(value, func, Empty, attrs: _*)
  }

  /**
   * Defines a new checkbox for the Settable
   */
  def checkbox_id(settable: Settable{type ValueType = Boolean},
                  id: Box[String], attrs: ElemAttr*): NodeSeq = {
    def from(f: Boolean => Any): List[String] => Boolean = (in: List[String]) => {
      f(in.exists(toBoolean(_)))
      true
    }
    checkbox_*(settable.get, LFuncHolder(from(s => settable.set(s))), id, attrs: _*)
  }

  /**
   * Defines a new checkbox set to  { @code value } and running  { @code func } when the
   * checkbox is submitted. Has an id of  { @code id }.
   */
  def checkbox_id(value: Boolean, func: Boolean => Any,
                  id: Box[String], attrs: ElemAttr*): NodeSeq = {
    def from(f: Boolean => Any): List[String] => Boolean = (in: List[String]) => {
      f(in.exists(toBoolean(_)))
      true
    }
    checkbox_*(value, LFuncHolder(from(func)), id, attrs: _*)
  }

  def checkbox_*(value: Boolean, func: AFuncHolder, id: Box[String],
                 attrs: ElemAttr*): NodeSeq = {
    fmapFunc(func)(name =>
      (attrs.foldLeft()(_ % _) % checked(value) % setId(id)) ++
                   ()
      )
  }

}

object AjaxType extends Enumeration {
  val JavaScript = Value("javascript")
  val JSON = Value("json")
}

object AjaxContext {
  def js(success: Box[String], failure: Box[String]) = new JsContext(success, failure)

  def js(success: Box[String]) = new JsContext(success, Empty)

  def json(success: Box[String], failure: Box[String]) = new JsonContext(success, failure)

  def json(success: Box[String]) = new JsonContext(success, Empty)
}


case class AjaxContext(success: Box[String], failure: Box[String], responseType: AjaxType.Value)

class JsContext(override val success: Box[String], override val failure: Box[String]) extends AjaxContext(success, failure, AjaxType.JavaScript)

class JsonContext(override val success: Box[String], override val failure: Box[String]) extends AjaxContext(success, failure, AjaxType.JSON)

object Html5ElemAttr {
  /**
   * The autofocus attribute
   */
  final case object Autofocus extends SHtml.ElemAttr {
    // FIXME detect HTML5 browser and do the right thing
    def apply(in: Elem): Elem = in % ("autofocus" -> "true")
  }

  /**
   * The required attribute
   */
  final case object Required extends SHtml.ElemAttr {
    // FIXME detect HTML5 browser and do the right thing
    def apply(in: Elem): Elem = in % ("required" -> "true")
  }

  /**
   * The placeholder attribute for HTML5.
   *
   * @param text - a String or () => String that will be the
   * placeholder property in the attribute
   */
  final case class Placeholder(text: StringFunc) extends SHtml.ElemAttr {
    // FIXME detect HTML5 browser and do the right thing
    def apply(in: Elem): Elem = in % ("placeholder" -> text.func())
  }
}

/**
 * Mix this trait into a snippet class so that you have a convenient
 * value to redirect back to (whence).
 * When you're done with the snippet, S.redirectTo(whence)
 */
trait Whence {
  protected val whence = S.referer openOr "/"
}

/**
 * Memoize the CSS Selector Transform and the most recent
 * NodeSeq sent to the NodeSeq => NodeSeq so that when
 * applyAgain() is called, the NodeSeq most recently used
 * in apply() is used.
 */
trait MemoizeTransform extends Function1[NodeSeq, NodeSeq] {

  def applyAgain(): NodeSeq
}

/**
 * A mechanism to memoize a transformation and then
 * re-use the most recent html and ID to redraw
 * the content or even use an Ajax call to update the content
 */
trait IdMemoizeTransform extends Function1[NodeSeq, NodeSeq] {
  /**
   * The latest ID of the outer
   */
  def latestId: String

  /**
   * The outer Elem
   */
  def latestElem: Elem

  /**
   * The children of the Elem
   */
  def latestKids: NodeSeq


  def applyAgain(): NodeSeq

  def setHtml(): JsCmd
}

sealed trait NodeSeqFuncOrSeqNodeSeqFunc extends Function1[NodeSeq, NodeSeq]

object NodeSeqFuncOrSeqNodeSeqFunc {
  implicit def promoteNodeSeq(in: NodeSeq => NodeSeq): NodeSeqFuncOrSeqNodeSeqFunc =
    NodeSeqFunc(in)

  implicit def promoteSeqNodeSeq(in: Seq[NodeSeq => NodeSeq]): NodeSeqFuncOrSeqNodeSeqFunc = SeqNodeSeqFunc(in)
}

final case class NodeSeqFunc(f: NodeSeq => NodeSeq) extends NodeSeqFuncOrSeqNodeSeqFunc {
  def apply(ns: NodeSeq): NodeSeq = f(ns)
}

final case class SeqNodeSeqFunc(f: Seq[NodeSeq => NodeSeq]) extends NodeSeqFuncOrSeqNodeSeqFunc {
  def apply(ns: NodeSeq): NodeSeq = f.flatMap(_(ns))
}

/**
 * A long time ago, Lift was going to track every function/GUID combination vended to
 * a web page with extreme granularity. This meant that for every function/GUID vended,
 * Lift would put that GUID in an attribute associated with the element on the page.  In
 * order to capture the GUIDs, some methods like SHtml.ajaxCall() returned a Tuple containing
 * the GUID and the JsExp.  This caused confusion and ugly code.  So, the GUIDJsExp
 * came into being.  Basically, it's backward compatible with the Tuple (String, JsExp), but
 * it functions like a JsExp (although you don't even have to call .toJsCmd because
 * the toString method returns the expresion itself).  It should make the ajaxCall()._2.toJsCmd
 * thing into ajaxCall().
 */
class GUIDJsExp(val guid: String,val exp: JsExp) extends JsExp {
  def product: (String, JsExp) = this

  def _1: String = guid
  def _2: JsExp = exp

  def toJsCmd: String = exp.toJsCmd

  override def toString = this.toJsCmd
}

/**
 * The companion object for GUIDJsExp that does helpful implicit conversions.
 */
object GUIDJsExp {
  implicit def guidToTuple(in: GUIDJsExp): (String, JsExp) = (in.guid, in.exp)
  implicit def tupleToGUIDJS(in: (String, JsExp)): GUIDJsExp = new GUIDJsExp(in._1, in._2)

  def unapply(in: GUIDJsExp): Option[(String, JsExp)] = Some(in)
}