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This means that not only the \\`data\\` cell responds to the form controls, but the form controls respond to changes in the \\`data\\` cell as well.`","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"ojs","author":"$undefined","summary":"$undefined"},{"id":61,"value":"md`First, I define a generic view that controls the data:`","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"ojs","author":"$undefined","summary":"$undefined"},{"id":16,"value":"viewof data = new NonRepeatingView({love:true,peace:false,understanding:false})","pinned":true,"hidden":false,"mode":"ojs","author":"$undefined","summary":"$undefined"},{"id":65,"value":"md`... and then I can simultaneously [\\`bind\\`](/@mbostock/inline-inputs) my form to this view and *refer* to the data in my form definition:`","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"ojs","author":"$undefined","summary":"$undefined"},{"id":18,"value":"bind(form(html``),viewof data)\n","pinned":true,"hidden":false,"mode":"ojs","author":"$undefined","summary":"$undefined"},{"id":23,"value":"md`Here's the current data itself:`","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"ojs","author":"$undefined","summary":"$undefined"},{"id":76,"value":"data","pinned":true,"hidden":false,"mode":"ojs","author":"$undefined","summary":"$undefined"},{"id":86,"value":"md`You can update it by setting \\`viewof data.value\\`. The form will respond:`","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"ojs","author":"$undefined","summary":"$undefined"},{"id":26,"value":"button = newval => {\n const button = html``;\n button.onclick = () => {viewof data.value = {love:newval,peace:newval,understanding:newval}};\n return button\n};","pinned":true,"hidden":false,"mode":"ojs","author":"$undefined","summary":"$undefined"},{"id":91,"value":"md`## Implementation`","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"ojs","author":"$undefined","summary":"$undefined"},{"id":94,"value":"md`The only trick I had to add was to define a generic view class (similar to [this](/@mbostock/synchronized-views#View)) that only emits events when its value really changes. Otherwise, the form updates the view and vice versa in an endless loop.`","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"ojs","author":"$undefined","summary":"$undefined"},{"id":4,"value":"class NonRepeatingView {\n constructor(value) {\n Object.defineProperties(this, {\n _list: {value: [], writable: true},\n _value: {value, writable: true}\n });\n }\n get value() {\n return this._value;\n }\n set value(value) {\n if (!_.isEqual(value,this._value)){\n this._value = value;\n this.dispatchEvent({type: \"input\", value});\n }\n }\n addEventListener(type, listener) {\n if (type != \"input\" || this._list.includes(listener)) return;\n this._list = [listener].concat(this._list);\n }\n removeEventListener(type, listener) {\n if (type != \"input\") return;\n this._list = this._list.filter(l => l !== listener);\n }\n dispatchEvent(event) {\n const p = Promise.resolve(event);\n this._list.forEach(l => p.then(l));\n }\n}","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"ojs","author":"$undefined","summary":"$undefined"},{"id":5,"value":"_ = require('lodash')","pinned":true,"hidden":false,"mode":"ojs","author":"$undefined","summary":"$undefined"},{"id":7,"value":"import {bind} from '@mbostock/synchronized-views'","pinned":true,"hidden":false,"mode":"ojs","author":"$undefined","summary":"$undefined"},{"id":9,"value":"import {form} from '@mbostock/form-input'","pinned":true,"hidden":false,"mode":"ojs","author":"$undefined","summary":"$undefined"}],"files":"$W31","stdlib":"1","titling":"auto"}} 30:"$2f:body"