@oat-sa/tao-core-ui 1.60.2 → 1.62.0

package/src/form/form.js

@@ -1,688 +1,688 @@
-/**
- * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
- * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
- * as published by the Free Software Foundation; under version 2
- * of the License (non-upgradable).
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- * GNU General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
- * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
- *
- * Copyright (c) 2019 Open Assessment Technologies SA ;
- */
-/**
- * Defines a form component factory.
- * @see formFactory
- * @author Jean-Sébastien Conan <jean-sebastien@taotesting.com>
- */
-
-import _ from 'lodash';
-import componentFactory from 'ui/component';
-import buttonFactory from 'ui/button';
-import hider from 'ui/hider';
-import widgetDefinitions from 'ui/form/widget/definitions';
-import widgetFactory from 'ui/form/widget/loader';
-import formTpl from 'ui/form/tpl/form';
-import 'ui/form/css/form.css';
-
-/**
- * @typedef {Object} formConfig Defines the config entries available to setup a form
- * @property {String} [title] - An optional title for the form (default none)
- * @property {String} [formAction] - The url the form is targeting (default '')
- * @property {String} [formMethod] - The HTTP method the form should use (default '')
- * @property {widgetConfig[]} [widgets] - The list of widgets to set in the form (default none)
- * @property {buttonConfig[]} [buttons] - The list of buttons to set in the form (default none)
- * @property {Object} [values] - Initial values for the widgets
- * @property {Object} [ranges] - An optional list of ranges for the widgets (@see widgetConfig.range)
- */
-
-/**
- * @typedef {Object} widgetValue Defines the value serialized from a widget
- * @property {String} name - The identifier of the widget
- * @property {String} value - The value of the widget
- */
-
-/**
- * Some default config
- * @type {formConfig}
- */
-const defaults = {
-    formAction: '',
-    formMethod: ''
-};
-
-/**
- * Enables all components from the list
- * @param {Map} collection
- */
-function enableComponents(collection) {
-    for (let component of collection.values()) {
-        component.enable();
-    }
-}
-
-/**
- * Disables all components from the list
- * @param {Map} collection
- */
-function disableComponents(collection) {
-    for (let component of collection.values()) {
-        component.disable();
-    }
-}
-
-/**
- * Remove and destroy a component from a collection.
- * @param {Map} collection
- * @param {String} key
- */
-function removeComponent(collection, key) {
-    collection.get(key)
-        .off('.form')
-        .destroy();
-    collection.delete(key);
-}
-
-/**
- * Gets indexed components from a collection.
- * @param {Map} collection
- * @returns {Object}
- */
-function getComponents(collection) {
-    const components = {};
-    for (let [id, component] of collection) {
-        components[id] = component;
-    }
-    return components;
-}
-
-/**
- * Wait for a component to be ready
- * @param {component} component - The target component
- * @returns {Promise<component>}
- */
-function waitForRender(component) {
-    return new Promise(function renderPromise(resolve) {
-        const resolveRender = () => resolve(component);
-
-        if (component.is('rendered')) {
-            resolveRender();
-        } else {
-            component.on('ready', resolveRender);
-        }
-    });
-}
-
-/**
- * Validates a widget/button definition, then returns a promise
- * @param {component} component - The target component
- * @param {Object} definition - The definition to check
- * @param {String} key - The key name for the identifier within the definition object
- * @returns {Promise<component>}
- */
-function validateDefinition(component, definition, key) {
-    if (!_.isPlainObject(definition)) {
-        return Promise.reject(new TypeError('The definition must be an object'));
-    }
-    if (!definition[key] || !_.isString(definition[key])) {
-        return Promise.reject(new TypeError('The definition must contain an identifier'));
-    }
-
-    return waitForRender(component);
-}
-
-/**
- * Builds a form component.
- *
- * @example
- *  const container = $('.my-container', $container);
- *
- *  const config = {
- *      title: 'My fancy form',
- *      widgets: [{
- *          widget: widgetDefinitions.TEXTBOX
- *          uri: 'nickname',
- *          label: 'Name',
- *          required: true
- *      }, {
- *          widget: widgetDefinitions.TEXTAREA
- *          uri: 'comment',
- *          label: 'Comment',
- *          required: true
- *      }],
- *      buttons = [{
- *          id: 'publish',
- *          label: 'Publish',
- *          icon: 'save
- *      }]
- *  };
- *
- *  const form = formFactory(container, config)
- *      .on('button-publish', () => {
- *          this.submit()
- *              .then(values => dataProvider('comment').send(values))
- *              .catch(reason => feedback().error('Invalid input!'))
- *      });
- *
- * @param {HTMLElement|String} container
- * @param {formConfig} config
- * @param {String} [config.title] - An optional title for the form (default none)
- * @param {String} [config.formAction] - The url the form is targeting (default '')
- * @param {String} [config.formMethod] - The HTTP method the form should use (default '')
- * @param {widgetConfig[]} [config.widgets] - The list of widgets to set in the form (default none)
- * @param {buttonConfig[]} [config.buttons] - The list of buttons to set in the form (default none)
- * @param {Object} [config.values] - Initial values for the widgets
- * @param {Object} [config.ranges] - An optional list of ranges for the widgets (@see widgetConfig.range)
- * @returns {form}
- * @fires ready - When the component is ready to work
- */
-function formFactory(container, config) {
-    const widgets = new Map();
-    const buttons = new Map();
-    let controls = null;
-
-    const api = {
-        /**
-         * Gets the url the form is targeting.
-         * @returns {String}
-         */
-        getFormAction() {
-            return this.getConfig().formAction;
-        },
-        /**
-         * Gets the HTTP method the form should use.
-         * @returns {String}
-         */
-        getFormMethod() {
-            return this.getConfig().formMethod;
-        },
-
-        /**
-         * Gets access to the ranges set for the widgets (generis related)
-         * @returns {Object}
-         */
-        getRanges() {
-            return this.getConfig().ranges || {};
-        },
-
-        /**
-         * Gets the title set to the form.
-         * @returns {String}
-         */
-        getTitle() {
-            return this.getConfig().title;
-        },
-
-        /**
-         * Change the title of the form
-         * @param {String} title
-         * @returns {form}
-         * @fires titlechange after the title has been changed
-         */
-        setTitle(title) {
-            this.getConfig().title = title;
-
-            if (this.is('rendered')) {
-                controls.$title.text(title);
-                hider.toggle(controls.$title, !!title);
-            }
-
-            /**
-             * @event titlechange
-             * @param {String} title
-             */
-            this.trigger('titlechange', title);
-
-            return this;
-        },
-
-        /**
-         * Gets a widget by its uri
-         * @param {String} uri
-         * @returns {widgetForm}
-         */
-        getWidget(uri) {
-            return widgets.get(uri) || null;
-        },
-
-        /**
-         * Adds a widget to the form
-         * @param {widgetConfig} definition
-         * @returns {Promise<widgetForm>}
-         * @throws TypeError if the widget definition is invalid
-         * @fires change when the widget's value changes
-         * @fires change-<uri> when the widget's value changes
-         * @fires widgetadd after the widget has been added
-         */
-        addWidget(definition) {
-            return validateDefinition(this, definition, 'uri')
-                .then(() => {
-                    const ranges = this.getRanges();
-                    if (definition.range && 'string' === typeof definition.range) {
-                        definition.range = ranges[definition.range];
-                    }
-
-                    if (!definition.widget) {
-                        definition.widget = widgetDefinitions.DEFAULT;
-                    }
-
-                    return new Promise(resolve => {
-                        const widget = widgetFactory(controls.$widgets, definition);
-                        widgets.set(definition.uri, widget);
-                        widget
-                            .on('change.form', value => {
-                                /**
-                                 * @event change
-                                 * @param {String} uri
-                                 * @param {String} value
-                                 */
-                                this.trigger('change', definition.uri, value);
-
-                                /**
-                                 * @event change-<uri>
-                                 * @param {String} value
-                                 */
-                                this.trigger(`change-${definition.uri}`, value);
-                            })
-                            .on('ready.form', () => {
-                                /**
-                                 * @event widgetadd
-                                 * @param {String} uri
-                                 * @param {widgetForm} widget
-                                 */
-                                this.trigger('widgetadd', definition.uri, widget);
-
-                                resolve(widget);
-                            });
-                    });
-                });
-        },
-
-        /**
-         * Removes a widget
-         * @param {String} uri
-         * @returns {form}
-         * @fires widgetremove after the widget has been removed
-         */
-        removeWidget(uri) {
-            if (widgets.has(uri)) {
-                removeComponent(widgets, uri);
-
-                /**
-                 * @event widgetremove
-                 * @param {String} uri
-                 */
-                this.trigger('widgetremove', uri);
-            }
-            return this;
-        },
-
-        /**
-         * Gets the list of widgets.
-         * @returns {Object}
-         */
-        getWidgets() {
-            return getComponents(widgets);
-        },
-
-        /**
-         * Replace the widgets
-         * @param {widgetConfig[]} definitions
-         * @returns {Promise<widgetForm[]>}
-         */
-        setWidgets(definitions) {
-            this.removeWidgets();
-            return Promise.all(_.map(definitions, definition => this.addWidget(definition)));
-        },
-
-        /**
-         * Removes all widgets
-         * @returns {form}
-         */
-        removeWidgets() {
-            for (let uri of widgets.keys()) {
-                this.removeWidget(uri);
-            }
-            widgets.clear();
-            return this;
-        },
-
-        /**
-         * Gets a button by its identifier
-         * @param {String} id
-         * @returns {button}
-         */
-        getButton(id) {
-            return buttons.get(id) || null;
-        },
-
-        /**
-         * Adds a button to the form
-         * @param {buttonConfig} definition
-         * @returns {Promise<button>}
-         * @throws TypeError if the button definition is invalid
-         * @fires button when the button is triggered
-         * @fires button-<id> when the button is triggered
-         * @fires buttonadd after the button has been added
-         */
-        addButton(definition) {
-            return validateDefinition(this, definition, 'id')
-                .then(() => new Promise(resolve => {
-                    const button = buttonFactory(definition);
-                    buttons.set(definition.id, button);
-                    button
-                        .on('click.form', () => {
-                            /**
-                             * @event button
-                             * @param {String} id
-                             */
-                            this.trigger('button', definition.id);
-
-                            /**
-                             * @event button-<id>
-                             */
-                            this.trigger(`button-${definition.id}`);
-                        })
-                        .on('ready.form', () => {
-                            /**
-                             * @event buttonadd
-                             * @param {String} id
-                             * @param {button} button
-                             */
-                            this.trigger('buttonadd', definition.id, button);
-
-                            resolve(button);
-                        });
-                    button.render(controls.$buttons);
-                }));
-        },
-
-        /**
-         * Removes a button
-         * @param {String} id
-         * @returns {form}
-         * @fires buttonremove after the button has been removed
-         */
-        removeButton(id) {
-            if (buttons.has(id)) {
-                removeComponent(buttons, id);
-
-                /**
-                 * @event buttonremove
-                 * @param {String} id
-                 */
-                this.trigger('buttonremove', id);
-            }
-            return this;
-        },
-
-        /**
-         * Gets the list of buttons.
-         * @returns {Object}
-         */
-        getButtons() {
-            return getComponents(buttons);
-        },
-
-        /**
-         * Replace the buttons
-         * @param {buttonConfig[]} definitions
-         * @returns {Promise<button[]>}
-         */
-        setButtons(definitions) {
-            this.removeButtons();
-            return Promise.all(_.map(definitions, definition => this.addButton(definition)));
-        },
-
-        /**
-         * Removes all buttons
-         * @returns {form}
-         */
-        removeButtons() {
-            for (let id of buttons.keys()) {
-                this.removeButton(id);
-            }
-            buttons.clear();
-            return this;
-        },
-
-        /**
-         * Gets the value of a widget
-         * @param {String} uri
-         * @returns {String}
-         */
-        getValue(uri) {
-            if (widgets.has(uri)) {
-                return widgets.get(uri).getValue();
-            }
-            return '';
-        },
-
-        /**
-         * Sets the value of a widget
-         * @param {String} uri
-         * @param {String} value
-         * @returns {form}
-         */
-        setValue(uri, value) {
-            if (widgets.has(uri)) {
-                widgets.get(uri).setValue(value);
-            }
-            return this;
-        },
-
-        /**
-         * Gets the values from all the form widgets
-         * @returns {Object}
-         */
-        getValues() {
-            const values = {};
-            for (let [uri, widget] of widgets) {
-                values[uri] = widget.getValue();
-            }
-            return values;
-        },
-
-        /**
-         * Sets the values for the form widgets
-         * @param {Object} values
-         * @returns {form}
-         */
-        setValues(values) {
-            _.forEach(values, (value, uri) => {
-                if (widgets.has(uri)) {
-                    widgets.get(uri).setValue(value);
-                }
-            });
-            return this;
-        },
-
-        /**
-         * Serializes form values to an array of name/value objects
-         * @returns {widgetValue[]}
-         */
-        serializeValues() {
-            const values = [];
-            for (let widget of widgets.values()) {
-                values.push({
-                    name: widget.getUri(),
-                    value: widget.getValue()
-                });
-            }
-            return values;
-        },
-
-        /**
-         * Validate the form widgets
-         * @returns {Promise}
-         */
-        validate() {
-            const promises = [];
-            for (let [uri, widget] of widgets) {
-                promises.push(
-                    widget.validate()
-                        .catch(messages => Promise.resolve({uri, messages}))
-                );
-            }
-
-            return Promise.all(promises)
-                .then(result => {
-                    let invalid = false;
-
-                    result = _.compact(result);
-
-                    if (result.length) {
-                        result = Promise.reject(result);
-                        invalid = true;
-                    }
-
-                    this.setState('invalid', invalid);
-                    return result;
-                });
-        },
-
-        /**
-         * Submits the form
-         * @returns {form}
-         * @fires submit in case of successful validation
-         * @fires invalid in case of failed validation
-         * @fires error when an error is raised
-         */
-        submit() {
-            this.validate()
-                .then(() => {
-                    /**
-                     * @event submit
-                     * @param {widgetValue[]} values
-                     */
-                    this.trigger('submit', this.serializeValues());
-                })
-                .catch(reason => {
-                    /**
-                     * @event invalid
-                     * @param {Object} reason
-                     */
-                    this.trigger('invalid', reason);
-
-                    if (reason instanceof Error) {
-                        /**
-                         * @event error
-                         * @param {Error} err
-                         */
-                        this.trigger('error', reason);
-                    }
-                });
-
-            return this;
-        },
-
-        /**
-         * Resets the form
-         * @returns {form}
-         * @fires reset
-         */
-        reset() {
-            for (let widget of widgets.values()) {
-                widget.reset();
-            }
-
-            /**
-             * @event reset
-             */
-            this.trigger('reset');
-
-            return this;
-        }
-    };
-
-    const form = componentFactory(api, defaults)
-    // set the component's layout
-        .setTemplate(formTpl)
-
-        // auto render on init
-        .on('init', function onFormInit() {
-            // auto render on init (defer the call to give a chance to the init event to be completed before)
-            _.defer(() => this.render(container));
-        })
-
-        // renders the component
-        .on('render', function onFormRender() {
-            const $element = this.getElement();
-            const initConfig = this.getConfig();
-            const initPromises = [];
-
-            controls = {
-                $title: $element.find('.form-title'),
-                $form: $element.find('form'),
-                $widgets: $element.find('fieldset'),
-                $buttons: $element.find('.form-actions')
-            };
-
-            // prevent the default behavior of the form for submitting
-            controls.$form.on('submit', e => {
-                e.preventDefault();
-                this.submit();
-            });
-            controls.$form.on('reset', e => {
-                e.preventDefault();
-                this.reset();
-            });
-
-            // hide the title if empty
-            hider.toggle(controls.$title, !!initConfig.title);
-
-            // initial widgets and buttons
-            if (_.size(initConfig.widgets)) {
-                initPromises.push(this.setWidgets(initConfig.widgets));
-            }
-            if (_.size(initConfig.buttons)) {
-                initPromises.push(this.setButtons(initConfig.buttons));
-            }
-
-            Promise.all(initPromises)
-                .then(() => {
-                    if (_.size(initConfig.values)) {
-                        this.setValues(initConfig.values);
-                    }
-                })
-                .catch(err => {
-                    this.trigger('error', err);
-                })
-                .then(() => {
-                    /**
-                     * @event ready
-                     */
-                    this.trigger('ready');
-                });
-        })
-
-        // take care of the disable state
-        .on('disable', () => {
-            disableComponents(widgets);
-            disableComponents(buttons);
-        })
-        .on('enable', () => {
-            enableComponents(widgets);
-            enableComponents(buttons);
-        })
-
-        // cleanup the place
-        .on('destroy', function onFormDestroy() {
-            this.removeButtons();
-            this.removeWidgets();
-            controls = null;
-        });
-
-    // initialize the component with the provided config
-    // defer the call to allow to listen to the init event
-    _.defer(() => form.init(config));
-
-    return form;
-}
-
-export default formFactory;
+/**
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation; under version 2
+ * of the License (non-upgradable).
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2019 Open Assessment Technologies SA ;
+ */
+/**
+ * Defines a form component factory.
+ * @see formFactory
+ * @author Jean-Sébastien Conan <jean-sebastien@taotesting.com>
+ */
+
+import _ from 'lodash';
+import componentFactory from 'ui/component';
+import buttonFactory from 'ui/button';
+import hider from 'ui/hider';
+import widgetDefinitions from 'ui/form/widget/definitions';
+import widgetFactory from 'ui/form/widget/loader';
+import formTpl from 'ui/form/tpl/form';
+import 'ui/form/css/form.css';
+
+/**
+ * @typedef {Object} formConfig Defines the config entries available to setup a form
+ * @property {String} [title] - An optional title for the form (default none)
+ * @property {String} [formAction] - The url the form is targeting (default '')
+ * @property {String} [formMethod] - The HTTP method the form should use (default '')
+ * @property {widgetConfig[]} [widgets] - The list of widgets to set in the form (default none)
+ * @property {buttonConfig[]} [buttons] - The list of buttons to set in the form (default none)
+ * @property {Object} [values] - Initial values for the widgets
+ * @property {Object} [ranges] - An optional list of ranges for the widgets (@see widgetConfig.range)
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @typedef {Object} widgetValue Defines the value serialized from a widget
+ * @property {String} name - The identifier of the widget
+ * @property {String} value - The value of the widget
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Some default config
+ * @type {formConfig}
+ */
+const defaults = {
+    formAction: '',
+    formMethod: ''
+};
+
+/**
+ * Enables all components from the list
+ * @param {Map} collection
+ */
+function enableComponents(collection) {
+    for (let component of collection.values()) {
+        component.enable();
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Disables all components from the list
+ * @param {Map} collection
+ */
+function disableComponents(collection) {
+    for (let component of collection.values()) {
+        component.disable();
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Remove and destroy a component from a collection.
+ * @param {Map} collection
+ * @param {String} key
+ */
+function removeComponent(collection, key) {
+    collection.get(key)
+        .off('.form')
+        .destroy();
+    collection.delete(key);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Gets indexed components from a collection.
+ * @param {Map} collection
+ * @returns {Object}
+ */
+function getComponents(collection) {
+    const components = {};
+    for (let [id, component] of collection) {
+        components[id] = component;
+    }
+    return components;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Wait for a component to be ready
+ * @param {component} component - The target component
+ * @returns {Promise<component>}
+ */
+function waitForRender(component) {
+    return new Promise(function renderPromise(resolve) {
+        const resolveRender = () => resolve(component);
+
+        if (component.is('rendered')) {
+            resolveRender();
+        } else {
+            component.on('ready', resolveRender);
+        }
+    });
+}
+
+/**
+ * Validates a widget/button definition, then returns a promise
+ * @param {component} component - The target component
+ * @param {Object} definition - The definition to check
+ * @param {String} key - The key name for the identifier within the definition object
+ * @returns {Promise<component>}
+ */
+function validateDefinition(component, definition, key) {
+    if (!_.isPlainObject(definition)) {
+        return Promise.reject(new TypeError('The definition must be an object'));
+    }
+    if (!definition[key] || !_.isString(definition[key])) {
+        return Promise.reject(new TypeError('The definition must contain an identifier'));
+    }
+
+    return waitForRender(component);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Builds a form component.
+ *
+ * @example
+ *  const container = $('.my-container', $container);
+ *
+ *  const config = {
+ *      title: 'My fancy form',
+ *      widgets: [{
+ *          widget: widgetDefinitions.TEXTBOX
+ *          uri: 'nickname',
+ *          label: 'Name',
+ *          required: true
+ *      }, {
+ *          widget: widgetDefinitions.TEXTAREA
+ *          uri: 'comment',
+ *          label: 'Comment',
+ *          required: true
+ *      }],
+ *      buttons = [{
+ *          id: 'publish',
+ *          label: 'Publish',
+ *          icon: 'save
+ *      }]
+ *  };
+ *
+ *  const form = formFactory(container, config)
+ *      .on('button-publish', () => {
+ *          this.submit()
+ *              .then(values => dataProvider('comment').send(values))
+ *              .catch(reason => feedback().error('Invalid input!'))
+ *      });
+ *
+ * @param {HTMLElement|String} container
+ * @param {formConfig} config
+ * @param {String} [config.title] - An optional title for the form (default none)
+ * @param {String} [config.formAction] - The url the form is targeting (default '')
+ * @param {String} [config.formMethod] - The HTTP method the form should use (default '')
+ * @param {widgetConfig[]} [config.widgets] - The list of widgets to set in the form (default none)
+ * @param {buttonConfig[]} [config.buttons] - The list of buttons to set in the form (default none)
+ * @param {Object} [config.values] - Initial values for the widgets
+ * @param {Object} [config.ranges] - An optional list of ranges for the widgets (@see widgetConfig.range)
+ * @returns {form}
+ * @fires ready - When the component is ready to work
+ */
+function formFactory(container, config) {
+    const widgets = new Map();
+    const buttons = new Map();
+    let controls = null;
+
+    const api = {
+        /**
+         * Gets the url the form is targeting.
+         * @returns {String}
+         */
+        getFormAction() {
+            return this.getConfig().formAction;
+        },
+        /**
+         * Gets the HTTP method the form should use.
+         * @returns {String}
+         */
+        getFormMethod() {
+            return this.getConfig().formMethod;
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Gets access to the ranges set for the widgets (generis related)
+         * @returns {Object}
+         */
+        getRanges() {
+            return this.getConfig().ranges || {};
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Gets the title set to the form.
+         * @returns {String}
+         */
+        getTitle() {
+            return this.getConfig().title;
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Change the title of the form
+         * @param {String} title
+         * @returns {form}
+         * @fires titlechange after the title has been changed
+         */
+        setTitle(title) {
+            this.getConfig().title = title;
+
+            if (this.is('rendered')) {
+                controls.$title.text(title);
+                hider.toggle(controls.$title, !!title);
+            }
+
+            /**
+             * @event titlechange
+             * @param {String} title
+             */
+            this.trigger('titlechange', title);
+
+            return this;
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Gets a widget by its uri
+         * @param {String} uri
+         * @returns {widgetForm}
+         */
+        getWidget(uri) {
+            return widgets.get(uri) || null;
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Adds a widget to the form
+         * @param {widgetConfig} definition
+         * @returns {Promise<widgetForm>}
+         * @throws TypeError if the widget definition is invalid
+         * @fires change when the widget's value changes
+         * @fires change-<uri> when the widget's value changes
+         * @fires widgetadd after the widget has been added
+         */
+        addWidget(definition) {
+            return validateDefinition(this, definition, 'uri')
+                .then(() => {
+                    const ranges = this.getRanges();
+                    if (definition.range && 'string' === typeof definition.range) {
+                        definition.range = ranges[definition.range];
+                    }
+
+                    if (!definition.widget) {
+                        definition.widget = widgetDefinitions.DEFAULT;
+                    }
+
+                    return new Promise(resolve => {
+                        const widget = widgetFactory(controls.$widgets, definition);
+                        widgets.set(definition.uri, widget);
+                        widget
+                            .on('change.form', value => {
+                                /**
+                                 * @event change
+                                 * @param {String} uri
+                                 * @param {String} value
+                                 */
+                                this.trigger('change', definition.uri, value);
+
+                                /**
+                                 * @event change-<uri>
+                                 * @param {String} value
+                                 */
+                                this.trigger(`change-${definition.uri}`, value);
+                            })
+                            .on('ready.form', () => {
+                                /**
+                                 * @event widgetadd
+                                 * @param {String} uri
+                                 * @param {widgetForm} widget
+                                 */
+                                this.trigger('widgetadd', definition.uri, widget);
+
+                                resolve(widget);
+                            });
+                    });
+                });
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Removes a widget
+         * @param {String} uri
+         * @returns {form}
+         * @fires widgetremove after the widget has been removed
+         */
+        removeWidget(uri) {
+            if (widgets.has(uri)) {
+                removeComponent(widgets, uri);
+
+                /**
+                 * @event widgetremove
+                 * @param {String} uri
+                 */
+                this.trigger('widgetremove', uri);
+            }
+            return this;
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Gets the list of widgets.
+         * @returns {Object}
+         */
+        getWidgets() {
+            return getComponents(widgets);
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Replace the widgets
+         * @param {widgetConfig[]} definitions
+         * @returns {Promise<widgetForm[]>}
+         */
+        setWidgets(definitions) {
+            this.removeWidgets();
+            return Promise.all(_.map(definitions, definition => this.addWidget(definition)));
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Removes all widgets
+         * @returns {form}
+         */
+        removeWidgets() {
+            for (let uri of widgets.keys()) {
+                this.removeWidget(uri);
+            }
+            widgets.clear();
+            return this;
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Gets a button by its identifier
+         * @param {String} id
+         * @returns {button}
+         */
+        getButton(id) {
+            return buttons.get(id) || null;
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Adds a button to the form
+         * @param {buttonConfig} definition
+         * @returns {Promise<button>}
+         * @throws TypeError if the button definition is invalid
+         * @fires button when the button is triggered
+         * @fires button-<id> when the button is triggered
+         * @fires buttonadd after the button has been added
+         */
+        addButton(definition) {
+            return validateDefinition(this, definition, 'id')
+                .then(() => new Promise(resolve => {
+                    const button = buttonFactory(definition);
+                    buttons.set(definition.id, button);
+                    button
+                        .on('click.form', () => {
+                            /**
+                             * @event button
+                             * @param {String} id
+                             */
+                            this.trigger('button', definition.id);
+
+                            /**
+                             * @event button-<id>
+                             */
+                            this.trigger(`button-${definition.id}`);
+                        })
+                        .on('ready.form', () => {
+                            /**
+                             * @event buttonadd
+                             * @param {String} id
+                             * @param {button} button
+                             */
+                            this.trigger('buttonadd', definition.id, button);
+
+                            resolve(button);
+                        });
+                    button.render(controls.$buttons);
+                }));
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Removes a button
+         * @param {String} id
+         * @returns {form}
+         * @fires buttonremove after the button has been removed
+         */
+        removeButton(id) {
+            if (buttons.has(id)) {
+                removeComponent(buttons, id);
+
+                /**
+                 * @event buttonremove
+                 * @param {String} id
+                 */
+                this.trigger('buttonremove', id);
+            }
+            return this;
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Gets the list of buttons.
+         * @returns {Object}
+         */
+        getButtons() {
+            return getComponents(buttons);
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Replace the buttons
+         * @param {buttonConfig[]} definitions
+         * @returns {Promise<button[]>}
+         */
+        setButtons(definitions) {
+            this.removeButtons();
+            return Promise.all(_.map(definitions, definition => this.addButton(definition)));
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Removes all buttons
+         * @returns {form}
+         */
+        removeButtons() {
+            for (let id of buttons.keys()) {
+                this.removeButton(id);
+            }
+            buttons.clear();
+            return this;
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Gets the value of a widget
+         * @param {String} uri
+         * @returns {String}
+         */
+        getValue(uri) {
+            if (widgets.has(uri)) {
+                return widgets.get(uri).getValue();
+            }
+            return '';
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Sets the value of a widget
+         * @param {String} uri
+         * @param {String} value
+         * @returns {form}
+         */
+        setValue(uri, value) {
+            if (widgets.has(uri)) {
+                widgets.get(uri).setValue(value);
+            }
+            return this;
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Gets the values from all the form widgets
+         * @returns {Object}
+         */
+        getValues() {
+            const values = {};
+            for (let [uri, widget] of widgets) {
+                values[uri] = widget.getValue();
+            }
+            return values;
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Sets the values for the form widgets
+         * @param {Object} values
+         * @returns {form}
+         */
+        setValues(values) {
+            _.forEach(values, (value, uri) => {
+                if (widgets.has(uri)) {
+                    widgets.get(uri).setValue(value);
+                }
+            });
+            return this;
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Serializes form values to an array of name/value objects
+         * @returns {widgetValue[]}
+         */
+        serializeValues() {
+            const values = [];
+            for (let widget of widgets.values()) {
+                values.push({
+                    name: widget.getUri(),
+                    value: widget.getValue()
+                });
+            }
+            return values;
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Validate the form widgets
+         * @returns {Promise}
+         */
+        validate() {
+            const promises = [];
+            for (let [uri, widget] of widgets) {
+                promises.push(
+                    widget.validate()
+                        .catch(messages => Promise.resolve({uri, messages}))
+                );
+            }
+
+            return Promise.all(promises)
+                .then(result => {
+                    let invalid = false;
+
+                    result = _.compact(result);
+
+                    if (result.length) {
+                        result = Promise.reject(result);
+                        invalid = true;
+                    }
+
+                    this.setState('invalid', invalid);
+                    return result;
+                });
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Submits the form
+         * @returns {form}
+         * @fires submit in case of successful validation
+         * @fires invalid in case of failed validation
+         * @fires error when an error is raised
+         */
+        submit() {
+            this.validate()
+                .then(() => {
+                    /**
+                     * @event submit
+                     * @param {widgetValue[]} values
+                     */
+                    this.trigger('submit', this.serializeValues());
+                })
+                .catch(reason => {
+                    /**
+                     * @event invalid
+                     * @param {Object} reason
+                     */
+                    this.trigger('invalid', reason);
+
+                    if (reason instanceof Error) {
+                        /**
+                         * @event error
+                         * @param {Error} err
+                         */
+                        this.trigger('error', reason);
+                    }
+                });
+
+            return this;
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Resets the form
+         * @returns {form}
+         * @fires reset
+         */
+        reset() {
+            for (let widget of widgets.values()) {
+                widget.reset();
+            }
+
+            /**
+             * @event reset
+             */
+            this.trigger('reset');
+
+            return this;
+        }
+    };
+
+    const form = componentFactory(api, defaults)
+    // set the component's layout
+        .setTemplate(formTpl)
+
+        // auto render on init
+        .on('init', function onFormInit() {
+            // auto render on init (defer the call to give a chance to the init event to be completed before)
+            _.defer(() => this.render(container));
+        })
+
+        // renders the component
+        .on('render', function onFormRender() {
+            const $element = this.getElement();
+            const initConfig = this.getConfig();
+            const initPromises = [];
+
+            controls = {
+                $title: $element.find('.form-title'),
+                $form: $element.find('form'),
+                $widgets: $element.find('fieldset'),
+                $buttons: $element.find('.form-actions')
+            };
+
+            // prevent the default behavior of the form for submitting
+            controls.$form.on('submit', e => {
+                e.preventDefault();
+                this.submit();
+            });
+            controls.$form.on('reset', e => {
+                e.preventDefault();
+                this.reset();
+            });
+
+            // hide the title if empty
+            hider.toggle(controls.$title, !!initConfig.title);
+
+            // initial widgets and buttons
+            if (_.size(initConfig.widgets)) {
+                initPromises.push(this.setWidgets(initConfig.widgets));
+            }
+            if (_.size(initConfig.buttons)) {
+                initPromises.push(this.setButtons(initConfig.buttons));
+            }
+
+            Promise.all(initPromises)
+                .then(() => {
+                    if (_.size(initConfig.values)) {
+                        this.setValues(initConfig.values);
+                    }
+                })
+                .catch(err => {
+                    this.trigger('error', err);
+                })
+                .then(() => {
+                    /**
+                     * @event ready
+                     */
+                    this.trigger('ready');
+                });
+        })
+
+        // take care of the disable state
+        .on('disable', () => {
+            disableComponents(widgets);
+            disableComponents(buttons);
+        })
+        .on('enable', () => {
+            enableComponents(widgets);
+            enableComponents(buttons);
+        })
+
+        // cleanup the place
+        .on('destroy', function onFormDestroy() {
+            this.removeButtons();
+            this.removeWidgets();
+            controls = null;
+        });
+
+    // initialize the component with the provided config
+    // defer the call to allow to listen to the init event
+    _.defer(() => form.init(config));
+
+    return form;
+}
+
+export default formFactory;