`ChipInput`¶

Free-text chip/tag multivalue input.


Import	`from hedron import ChipInput`
Distribution	`hedron`
Backend activity	No
Normal render mode	`RenderMode.FRAGMENT`

Live demo¶

Basic use¶

from hedron import ChipInput
component = ChipInput('tags', values=('a',))

Compose under Page for full documents, or return from a fragment route for HTMX swaps.

How it works¶

Phase 0.15 surface. Prefer native HTML semantics and ordinary HTTP actions.

This component's core behavior is server-rendered HTML and does not require a browser runtime. The preview is ordinary semantic HTML, so keyboard, form, link, and disclosure behavior comes from the platform.

Constructor and parameters¶

ChipInput(name: 'str', *, values: 'Sequence[str] | None' = None, id: 'str | None' = None, placeholder: 'str | None' = None, disabled: 'bool' = False, class_: 'str | None' = None, mark: 'str | None' = None, **kwargs: 'object') -> 'None'

Parameter	Type	Meaning
`name`	`str`	Form control `name` submitted with the request.
`values`	`Sequence[str] \| None`	Selected or seeded multi-values. Default: `None`.
`id`	`str \| None`	Optional DOM `id`. Default: `None`.
`placeholder`	`str \| None`	Hint text shown when the control is empty. Default: `None`.
`disabled`	`bool`	Whether the control is non-interactive. Default: `False`.
`class_`	`str \| None`	Optional CSS class string (`class` in HTML). Default: `None`.
`mark`	`str \| None`	Optional stable test mark (`data-hedron-mark`). Default: `None`.

Composition and backend behavior¶

Keep ChipInput at the smallest semantic boundary. Fragment routes should return only the replaced region and preserve stable target IDs across success, validation, empty, loading, and error responses.

ChipInput participates in interaction markup. Pair it with an explicit @app.action POST (and CSRF) when the control mutates state.

Accessibility¶

Keyboard and screen-reader operable; no-JS fallback required where interactive.

Security¶

Escaping and SafeUrl / TrustedHtml are framework concerns; authorization and data exposure remain application code. Redact secrets before rendering.

Common mistakes¶

Do not treat client-only hints (geolocation, browser storage) as authorization.
Do not copy docs-preview JavaScript into an application server.

Testing¶

from hedron import RenderMode, render

result = render(component, mode=RenderMode.FRAGMENT)
assert result.html
assert not result.diagnostics

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ChipInput¶