Sample form helper. Review and add more later

scripts/instance.php

@@ -14,4 +14,5 @@
     'scriptsFoot'   =>  function() { return new \Aura\View\Helper\Scripts; },
     'styles'        =>  function() { return new \Aura\View\Helper\Styles; },
     'title'         =>  function() { return new \Aura\View\Helper\Title; },
+    'formtext'         =>  function() { return new \Aura\View\Helper\Formtext; },
 ]));

src.php

@@ -24,3 +24,5 @@
 require_once __DIR__ . '/src/Aura/View/Helper/Scripts.php';
 require_once __DIR__ . '/src/Aura/View/Helper/Styles.php';
 require_once __DIR__ . '/src/Aura/View/Helper/Title.php';
+require_once __DIR__ . '/src/Aura/View/Helper/FormElement.php';
+require_once __DIR__ . '/src/Aura/View/Helper/Formtext.php';

src/Aura/View/Helper/FormElement.php

@@ -0,0 +1,173 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * 
+ * This file is part of the Aura Project for PHP.
+ * 
+ * @package Aura.View
+ * 
+ * @license http://opensource.org/licenses/bsd-license.php BSD
+ * 
+ */
+namespace Aura\View\Helper;
+
+/**
+ * 
+ * Helper to generate `<a ... />` tags.
+ * 
+ * @package Aura.View
+ * 
+ */
+abstract class FormElement extends AbstractHelper
+{
+    /**
+     * 
+     * Default form element information.
+     * 
+     * @var array
+     * 
+     */
+    protected $info = array(
+        'type'    => '',
+        'name'    => '',
+        'value'   => '',
+        'label'   => '',
+        'attribs' => '',
+        'options' => array(),
+        'require' => false,
+        'disable' => false,
+        'invalid' => array(),
+    );
+
+    /**
+     * 
+     * The order in which to process info keys.
+     * 
+     * Attribs is last so that attributes are unset properly.
+     * 
+     * @var array
+     * 
+     */
+    protected $keys = array(
+        'type',
+        'name',
+        'value',
+        'label',
+        'options',
+        'require',
+        'disable',
+        'invalid',
+        'attribs',
+    );
+
+    /**
+     * 
+     * The form element type (text, radio, etc).
+     * 
+     * @var string
+     * 
+     */
+    protected $type;
+
+    /**
+     * 
+     * The form element name.
+     * 
+     * @var string
+     * 
+     */
+    protected $name;
+
+
+    /**
+     * 
+     * The form element value.
+     * 
+     * @var string
+     * 
+     */
+    protected $value;
+
+    /**
+     * 
+     * The form element label.
+     * 
+     * @var string
+     * 
+     */
+    protected $label;
+
+    /**
+     * 
+     * The form element attributes (checked, selected, readonly, etc).
+     * 
+     * @var array
+     * 
+     */
+
+    protected $attribs;
+
+    /**
+     * 
+     * Options for checkbox, select, and radio elements.
+     * 
+     * @var array
+     * 
+     */
+    protected $options;
+
+    /**
+     * 
+     * Whether or not the element is required.
+     * 
+     * @var bool
+     * 
+     */
+    protected $require;
+
+    /**
+     * 
+     * Whether or not the element is to be disabled.
+     * 
+     * @var bool
+     * 
+     */
+    protected $disable;
+
+    /**
+     * 
+     * Feedback messages for the element.
+     * 
+     * @var bool
+     * 
+     */
+    protected $invalid;
+
+    /**
+     * 
+     * Prepares an info array and imports to the properties.
+     * 
+     * @param array $info An array of element information.
+     * 
+     * @return void
+     * 
+     */
+    protected function prepare($info)
+    {
+        $info = array_merge($this->info, $info);
+
+        settype($info['type'], 'string');
+        settype($info['name'], 'string');
+        settype($info['label'], 'string');
+        settype($info['attribs'], 'array');
+        settype($info['options'], 'array');
+        settype($info['require'], 'bool');
+        settype($info['disable'], 'bool');
+        settype($info['invalid'], 'array');
+
+        foreach ($this->keys as $key) {
+            unset($info['attribs'][$key]);
+            $this->$key = $info[$key];
+        }
+    }
+}
+

src/Aura/View/Helper/Formtext.php

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * 
+ * This file is part of the Aura Project for PHP.
+ * 
+ * @package Aura.View
+ * 
+ * @license http://opensource.org/licenses/bsd-license.php BSD
+ * 
+ */
+namespace Aura\View\Helper;
+
+/**
+ * 
+ * Helper to create a form of type text
+ * 
+ * @package Aura.View
+ * 
+ */
+class Formtext extends FormElement
+{
+    /**
+     * 
+     * Generates a 'text' element.
+     * 
+     * @param array $info An array of element information.
+     * 
+     * @return string The element XHTML.
+     * 
+     */
+    public function __invoke($info)
+    {
+        $this->prepare($info);
+        return '<input type="text"'
+             . ' name="' . $this->name . '"'
+             . ' value="' . $this->value . '"'
+             . $this->attribs($this->attribs)
+             . ' />';
+    }
+}
+