luci-base: cbi: further refactoring

Eliminate more inline scripts in favor to global initialization, use a global
object for sharing fixed strings instead of passing them to each invocation.

Signed-off-by: Jo-Philipp Wich <jow@openwrt.org>

7 files changed, 165 insertions, 158 deletions

diff --git a/modules/luci-base/htdocs/luci-static/resources/cbi.js b/modules/luci-base/htdocs/luci-static/resources/cbi.js
index a8d323d6a..b27c56492 100644
--- a/modules/luci-base/htdocs/luci-static/resources/cbi.js
+++ b/modules/luci-base/htdocs/luci-static/resources/cbi.js
@@ -13,27 +13,36 @@
 
 var cbi_d = [];
 var cbi_t = [];
+var cbi_strings = { path: {}, label: {} };
+
+function Int(x) {
+	return (/^-?\d+$/.test(x) ? +x : NaN);
+}
+
+function Dec(x) {
+	return (/^-?\d+(?:\.\d+)?$/.test(x) ? +x : NaN);
+}
 
 var cbi_validators = {
 
 	'integer': function()
 	{
-		return (this.match(/^-?[0-9]+$/) != null);
+		return !!Int(this);
 	},
 
 	'uinteger': function()
 	{
-		return (cbi_validators.integer.apply(this) && (this >= 0));
+		return (Int(this) >= 0);
 	},
 
 	'float': function()
 	{
-		return !isNaN(parseFloat(this));
+		return !!Dec(this);
 	},
 
 	'ufloat': function()
 	{
-		return (cbi_validators['float'].apply(this) && (this >= 0));
+		return (Dec(this) >= 0);
 	},
 
 	'ipaddr': function()
@@ -111,26 +120,20 @@ var cbi_validators = {
 
 	'port': function()
 	{
-		return cbi_validators.integer.apply(this) &&
-			(this >= 0) && (this <= 65535);
+		var p = Int(this);
+		return (p >= 0 && p <= 65535);
 	},
 
 	'portrange': function()
 	{
 		if (this.match(/^(\d+)-(\d+)$/))
 		{
-			var p1 = RegExp.$1;
-			var p2 = RegExp.$2;
-
-			return cbi_validators.port.apply(p1) &&
-			       cbi_validators.port.apply(p2) &&
-			       (parseInt(p1) <= parseInt(p2))
-			;
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			return cbi_validators.port.apply(this);
+			var p1 = +RegExp.$1;
+			var p2 = +RegExp.$2;
+			return (p1 <= p2 && p2 <= 65535);
 		}
+
+		return cbi_validators.port.apply(this);
 	},
 
 	'macaddr': function()
@@ -234,56 +237,34 @@ var cbi_validators = {
 
 	'range': function(min, max)
 	{
-		var val = parseFloat(this);
-		if (!isNaN(min) && !isNaN(max) && !isNaN(val))
-			return ((val >= min) && (val <= max));
-
-		return false;
+		var val = Dec(this);
+		return (val >= +min && val <= +max);
 	},
 
 	'min': function(min)
 	{
-		var val = parseFloat(this);
-		if (!isNaN(min) && !isNaN(val))
-			return (val >= min);
-
-		return false;
+		return (Dec(this) >= +min);
 	},
 
 	'max': function(max)
 	{
-		var val = parseFloat(this);
-		if (!isNaN(max) && !isNaN(val))
-			return (val <= max);
-
-		return false;
+		return (Dec(this) <= +max);
 	},
 
 	'rangelength': function(min, max)
 	{
 		var val = '' + this;
-		if (!isNaN(min) && !isNaN(max))
-			return ((val.length >= min) && (val.length <= max));
-
-		return false;
+		return ((val.length >= +min) && (val.length <= +max));
 	},
 
 	'minlength': function(min)
 	{
-		var val = '' + this;
-		if (!isNaN(min))
-			return (val.length >= min);
-
-		return false;
+		return ((''+this).length >= +min);
 	},
 
 	'maxlength': function(max)
 	{
-		var val = '' + this;
-		if (!isNaN(max))
-			return (val.length <= max);
-
-		return false;
+		return ((''+this).length <= +max);
 	},
 
 	'or': function()
@@ -507,7 +488,21 @@ function cbi_d_update() {
 }
 
 function cbi_init() {
-	var nodes = document.querySelectorAll('[data-depends]');
+	var nodes;
+
+	nodes = document.querySelectorAll('[data-strings]');
+
+	for (var i = 0, node; (node = nodes[i]) !== undefined; i++) {
+		var str = JSON.parse(node.getAttribute('data-strings'));
+		for (var key in str) {
+			for (var key2 in str[key]) {
+				var dst = cbi_strings[key] || (cbi_strings[key] = { });
+				    dst[key2] = str[key][key2];
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	nodes = document.querySelectorAll('[data-depends]');
 
 	for (var i = 0, node; (node = nodes[i]) !== undefined; i++) {
 		var index = parseInt(node.getAttribute('data-index'), 10);
@@ -528,6 +523,41 @@ function cbi_init() {
 		}
 	}
 
+	nodes = document.querySelectorAll('[data-type]');
+
+	for (var i = 0, node; (node = nodes[i]) !== undefined; i++) {
+		cbi_validate_field(node, node.getAttribute('data-optional') === 'true',
+		                   node.getAttribute('data-type'));
+	}
+
+	nodes = document.querySelectorAll('[data-choices]');
+
+	for (var i = 0, node; (node = nodes[i]) !== undefined; i++) {
+		var choices = JSON.parse(node.getAttribute('data-choices'));
+		var options = {};
+
+		for (var j = 0; j < choices[0].length; j++)
+			options[choices[0][j]] = choices[1][j];
+
+		var def = (node.getAttribute('data-optional') === 'true')
+			? node.placeholder || '' : null;
+
+		cbi_combobox_init(node, options, def,
+		                  node.getAttribute('data-manual'));
+	}
+
+	nodes = document.querySelectorAll('[data-dynlist]');
+
+	for (var i = 0, node; (node = nodes[i]) !== undefined; i++) {
+		var choices = JSON.parse(node.getAttribute('data-dynlist'));
+		var options = {};
+
+		for (var j = 0; j < choices[0].length; j++)
+			options[choices[0][j]] = choices[1][j];
+
+		cbi_dynlist_init(node, choices[2], choices[3], options);
+	}
+
 	cbi_d_update();
 }
 
@@ -576,7 +606,7 @@ function cbi_combobox(id, values, def, man, focus) {
 		if (obj.value == "") {
 			var optdef = document.createElement("option");
 			optdef.value = "";
-			optdef.appendChild(document.createTextNode(def));
+			optdef.appendChild(document.createTextNode(typeof(def) === 'string' ? def : cbi_strings.label.choose));
 			sel.appendChild(optdef);
 		} else {
 			var opt = document.createElement("option");
@@ -601,7 +631,7 @@ function cbi_combobox(id, values, def, man, focus) {
 
 	var optman = document.createElement("option");
 	optman.value = "";
-	optman.appendChild(document.createTextNode(man));
+	optman.appendChild(document.createTextNode(typeof(man) === 'string' ? man : cbi_strings.label.custom));
 	sel.appendChild(optman);
 
 	obj.style.display = "none";
@@ -631,27 +661,27 @@ function cbi_combobox(id, values, def, man, focus) {
 }
 
 function cbi_combobox_init(id, values, def, man) {
-	var obj = document.getElementById(id);
+	var obj = (typeof(id) === 'string') ? document.getElementById(id) : id;
 	cbi_bind(obj, "blur", function() {
-		cbi_combobox(id, values, def, man, true);
+		cbi_combobox(obj.id, values, def, man, true);
 	});
-	cbi_combobox(id, values, def, man, false);
+	cbi_combobox(obj.id, values, def, man, false);
 }
 
-function cbi_filebrowser(id, url, defpath) {
+function cbi_filebrowser(id, defpath) {
 	var field   = document.getElementById(id);
 	var browser = window.open(
-		url + ( field.value || defpath || '' ) + '?field=' + id,
+		cbi_strings.path.browser + ( field.value || defpath || '' ) + '?field=' + id,
 		"luci_filebrowser", "width=300,height=400,left=100,top=200,scrollbars=yes"
 	);
 
 	browser.focus();
 }
 
-function cbi_browser_init(id, respath, url, defpath)
+function cbi_browser_init(id, defpath)
 {
 	function cbi_browser_btnclick(e) {
-		cbi_filebrowser(id, url, defpath);
+		cbi_filebrowser(id, defpath);
 		return false;
 	}
 
@@ -659,18 +689,16 @@ function cbi_browser_init(id, respath, url, defpath)
 
 	var btn = document.createElement('img');
 	btn.className = 'cbi-image-button';
-	btn.src = respath + '/cbi/folder.gif';
+	btn.src = cbi_strings.path.resource + '/cbi/folder.gif';
 	field.parentNode.insertBefore(btn, field.nextSibling);
 
 	cbi_bind(btn, 'click', cbi_browser_btnclick);
 }
 
-function cbi_dynlist_init(name, respath, datatype, optional, url, defpath, choices)
+function cbi_dynlist_init(parent, datatype, optional, choices)
 {
-	var input0 = document.getElementsByName(name)[0];
-	var prefix = input0.name;
-	var parent = input0.parentNode;
-	var holder = input0.placeholder;
+	var prefix = parent.getAttribute('data-prefix');
+	var holder = parent.getAttribute('data-placeholder');
 
 	var values;
 
@@ -681,7 +709,7 @@ function cbi_dynlist_init(name, respath, datatype, optional, url, defpath, choic
 		while (parent.firstChild)
 		{
 			var n = parent.firstChild;
-			var i = parseInt(n.index);
+			var i = +n.index;
 
 			if (i != del)
 			{
@@ -721,14 +749,14 @@ function cbi_dynlist_init(name, respath, datatype, optional, url, defpath, choic
 			}
 
 			var b = document.createElement('img');
-				b.src = respath + ((i+1) < values.length ? '/cbi/remove.gif' : '/cbi/add.gif');
+				b.src = cbi_strings.path.resource + ((i+1) < values.length ? '/cbi/remove.gif' : '/cbi/add.gif');
 				b.className = 'cbi-image-button';
 
 			parent.appendChild(t);
 			parent.appendChild(b);
 			if (datatype == 'file')
 			{
-				cbi_browser_init(t.id, respath, url, defpath);
+				cbi_browser_init(t.id, parent.getAttribute('data-browser-path'));
 			}
 
 			parent.appendChild(document.createElement('br'));
@@ -740,7 +768,7 @@ function cbi_dynlist_init(name, respath, datatype, optional, url, defpath, choic
 
 			if (choices)
 			{
-				cbi_combobox_init(t.id, choices[0], '', choices[1]);
+				cbi_combobox_init(t.id, choices, '', cbi_strings.label.custom);
 				b.index = i;
 
 				cbi_bind(b, 'keydown',  cbi_dynlist_keydown);
@@ -820,15 +848,15 @@ function cbi_dynlist_init(name, respath, datatype, optional, url, defpath, choic
 			se = se.parentNode;
 
 		var prev = se.previousSibling;
-		while (prev && prev.name != name)
+		while (prev && prev.name != prefix)
 			prev = prev.previousSibling;
 
 		var next = se.nextSibling;
-		while (next && next.name != name)
+		while (next && next.name != prefix)
 			next = next.nextSibling;
 
 		/* advance one further in combobox case */
-		if (next && next.nextSibling.name == name)
+		if (next && next.nextSibling.name == prefix)
 			next = next.nextSibling;
 
 		switch (ev.keyCode)
@@ -884,7 +912,7 @@ function cbi_dynlist_init(name, respath, datatype, optional, url, defpath, choic
 
 		var se = ev.target ? ev.target : ev.srcElement;
 		var input = se.previousSibling;
-		while (input && input.name != name) {
+		while (input && input.name != prefix) {
 			input = input.previousSibling;
 		}
 
@@ -893,14 +921,14 @@ function cbi_dynlist_init(name, respath, datatype, optional, url, defpath, choic
 			input.value = '';
 
 			cbi_dynlist_keydown({
-				target:  input,
+				target:  se,
 				keyCode: 8
 			});
 		}
 		else
 		{
 			cbi_dynlist_keydown({
-				target:  input,
+				target:  se,
 				keyCode: 13
 			});
 		}
@@ -1307,40 +1335,40 @@ String.prototype.format = function()
 
 				var minLength = -1;
 				if (pMinLength)
-					minLength = parseInt(pMinLength);
+					minLength = +pMinLength;
 
 				var precision = -1;
 				if (pPrecision && pType == 'f')
-					precision = parseInt(pPrecision.substring(1));
+					precision = +pPrecision.substring(1);
 
 				var subst = param;
 
 				switch(pType)
 				{
 					case 'b':
-						subst = (parseInt(param) || 0).toString(2);
+						subst = (+param || 0).toString(2);
 						break;
 
 					case 'c':
-						subst = String.fromCharCode(parseInt(param) || 0);
+						subst = String.fromCharCode(+param || 0);
 						break;
 
 					case 'd':
-						subst = (parseInt(param) || 0);
+						subst = (+param || 0);
 						break;
 
 					case 'u':
-						subst = Math.abs(parseInt(param) || 0);
+						subst = Math.abs(+param || 0);
 						break;
 
 					case 'f':
 						subst = (precision > -1)
-							? ((parseFloat(param) || 0.0)).toFixed(precision)
-							: (parseFloat(param) || 0.0);
+							? ((+param || 0.0)).toFixed(precision)
+							: (+param || 0.0);
 						break;
 
 					case 'o':
-						subst = (parseInt(param) || 0).toString(8);
+						subst = (+param || 0).toString(8);
 						break;
 
 					case 's':
@@ -1348,11 +1376,11 @@ String.prototype.format = function()
 						break;
 
 					case 'x':
-						subst = ('' + (parseInt(param) || 0).toString(16)).toLowerCase();
+						subst = ('' + (+param || 0).toString(16)).toLowerCase();
 						break;
 
 					case 'X':
-						subst = ('' + (parseInt(param) || 0).toString(16)).toUpperCase();
+						subst = ('' + (+param || 0).toString(16)).toUpperCase();
 						break;
 
 					case 'h':
@@ -1395,11 +1423,11 @@ String.prototype.format = function()
 						break;
 
 					case 'm':
-						var mf = pMinLength ? parseInt(pMinLength) : 1000;
-						var pr = pPrecision ? Math.floor(10*parseFloat('0'+pPrecision)) : 2;
+						var mf = pMinLength ? +pMinLength : 1000;
+						var pr = pPrecision ? ~~(10 * +('0' + pPrecision)) : 2;
 
 						var i = 0;
-						var val = parseFloat(param || 0);
+						var val = (+param || 0);
 						var units = [ '', 'K', 'M', 'G', 'T', 'P', 'E' ];
 
 						for (i = 0; (i < units.length) && (val > mf); i++)
diff --git a/modules/luci-base/luasrc/view/cbi/dynlist.htm b/modules/luci-base/luasrc/view/cbi/dynlist.htm
index 80cbee839..4d0b50942 100644
--- a/modules/luci-base/luasrc/view/cbi/dynlist.htm
+++ b/modules/luci-base/luasrc/view/cbi/dynlist.htm
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 <%+cbi/valueheader%>
-<div>
+<div<%=
+	attr("data-prefix", cbid) ..
+	attr("data-browser-path", self.default_path) ..
+	attr("data-dynlist", luci.util.serialize_json({
+		self.keylist, self.vallist,
+		self.datatype, self.optional or self.rmempty
+	})) ..
+
+	ifattr(self.size, "data-size", self.size) ..
+	ifattr(self.placeholder, "data-placeholder", self.placeholder)
+%>>
 <%
 	local vals = self:cfgvalue(section) or {}
 	for i=1, #vals + 1 do
@@ -7,22 +17,11 @@
 		if (val and #val > 0) or (i == 1) then
 %>
 	<input class="cbi-input-text" value="<%=pcdata(val)%>" data-update="change" type="text"<%=
-		attr("id", cbid .. "." .. i) .. attr("name", cbid) .. ifattr(self.size, "size") ..
+		attr("id", cbid .. "." .. i) ..
+		attr("name", cbid) ..
+		ifattr(self.size, "size") ..
 		ifattr(i == 1 and self.placeholder, "placeholder", self.placeholder)
 	%> /><br />
 <% end end %>
 </div>
-<script type="text/javascript">
-cbi_dynlist_init(
-	'<%=cbid%>', '<%=resource%>', '<%=self.datatype%>',
-	<%=tostring(self.optional or self.rmempty)%>,
-	'<%=url('admin/filebrowser')%>',
-	'<%=self.default_path and self.default_path%>'
-	<%- if #self.keylist > 0 then -%>, [{
-		<%- for i, k in ipairs(self.keylist) do -%>
-			<%-=string.format("%q", k) .. ":" .. string.format("%q", self.vallist[i])-%>
-			<%-if i<#self.keylist then-%>,<%-end-%>
-		<%-	end	-%>
-	}, '<%: -- custom -- %>']<% end -%>);
-</script>
 <%+cbi/valuefooter%>
diff --git a/modules/luci-base/luasrc/view/cbi/header.htm b/modules/luci-base/luasrc/view/cbi/header.htm
index 302df1d2f..9710bae8f 100644
--- a/modules/luci-base/luasrc/view/cbi/header.htm
+++ b/modules/luci-base/luasrc/view/cbi/header.htm
@@ -1,7 +1,18 @@
 <%+header%>
 <form method="post" name="cbi" action="<%=REQUEST_URI%>" enctype="multipart/form-data" onreset="return cbi_validate_reset(this)" onsubmit="return cbi_validate_form(this, '<%:Some fields are invalid, cannot save values!%>')">
 	<div>
-		<script type="text/javascript" src="<%=resource%>/cbi.js"></script>
+		<script type="text/javascript" src="<%=resource%>/cbi.js"<%=
+			attr("data-strings", luci.util.serialize_json({
+				label = {
+					choose = translate('-- Please choose --'),
+					custom = translate('-- custom --'),
+				},
+				path = {
+					resource = resource,
+					browser  = url("admin/filebrowser")
+				}
+			}))
+		%>></script>
 		<input type="hidden" name="token" value="<%=token%>" />
 		<input type="hidden" name="cbi.submit" value="1" />
 		<input type="submit" value="<%:Save%>" class="hidden" />
diff --git a/modules/luci-base/luasrc/view/cbi/tblsection.htm b/modules/luci-base/luasrc/view/cbi/tblsection.htm
index fcf216125..26d13f937 100644
--- a/modules/luci-base/luasrc/view/cbi/tblsection.htm
+++ b/modules/luci-base/luasrc/view/cbi/tblsection.htm
@@ -131,8 +131,7 @@ end
 					<input class="cbi-button cbi-button-add" type="submit" value="<%:Add%>" name="cbi.cts.<%=self.config%>.<%=self.sectiontype%>.<%=section%>" title="<%:Add%>" />
 				<% else %>
 					<% if self.invalid_cts then -%><div class="cbi-section-error"><% end %>
-					<input type="text" class="cbi-section-create-name" id="cbi.cts.<%=self.config%>.<%=self.sectiontype%>.<%=section%>" name="cbi.cts.<%=self.config%>.<%=self.sectiontype%>.<%=section%>" />
-					<script type="text/javascript">cbi_validate_field('cbi.cts.<%=self.config%>.<%=self.sectiontype%>.<%=section%>', true, 'uciname');</script>
+					<input type="text" class="cbi-section-create-name" id="cbi.cts.<%=self.config%>.<%=self.sectiontype%>.<%=section%>" name="cbi.cts.<%=self.config%>.<%=self.sectiontype%>.<%=section%>" data-type="uciname" data-optional="true" />
 					<input class="cbi-button cbi-button-add" type="submit" onclick="this.form.cbi_state='add-section'; return true" value="<%:Add%>" title="<%:Add%>" />
 					<% if self.invalid_cts then -%>
 						<br /><%:Invalid%></div>
diff --git a/modules/luci-base/luasrc/view/cbi/tsection.htm b/modules/luci-base/luasrc/view/cbi/tsection.htm
index fcffbe0e7..726521ae3 100644
--- a/modules/luci-base/luasrc/view/cbi/tsection.htm
+++ b/modules/luci-base/luasrc/view/cbi/tsection.htm
@@ -37,8 +37,7 @@
 				<input type="submit" class="cbi-button cbi-button-add" name="cbi.cts.<%=self.config%>.<%=self.sectiontype%>.<%=section%>" value="<%:Add%>" />
 			<%- else -%>
 				<% if self.invalid_cts then -%><div class="cbi-section-error"><% end %>
-				<input type="text" class="cbi-section-create-name" id="cbi.cts.<%=self.config%>.<%=self.sectiontype%>.<%=section%>" name="cbi.cts.<%=self.config%>.<%=self.sectiontype%>.<%=section%>" />
-				<script type="text/javascript">cbi_validate_field('cbi.cts.<%=self.config%>.<%=self.sectiontype%>.<%=section%>', true, 'uciname');</script>
+				<input type="text" class="cbi-section-create-name" id="cbi.cts.<%=self.config%>.<%=self.sectiontype%>.<%=section%>" name="cbi.cts.<%=self.config%>.<%=self.sectiontype%>.<%=section%>" data-type="uciname" data-optional="true" />
 				<input type="submit" class="cbi-button cbi-button-add" onclick="this.form.cbi_state='add-section'; return true" value="<%:Add%>" />
 				<% if self.invalid_cts then -%>
 					<br /><%:Invalid%></div>
diff --git a/modules/luci-base/luasrc/view/cbi/ucisection.htm b/modules/luci-base/luasrc/view/cbi/ucisection.htm
index ba0cc53e8..2cb1e75d0 100644
--- a/modules/luci-base/luasrc/view/cbi/ucisection.htm
+++ b/modules/luci-base/luasrc/view/cbi/ucisection.htm
@@ -32,30 +32,25 @@
 
 <% if self.optionals[section] and #self.optionals[section] > 0 or self.dynamic then %>
 	<div class="cbi-optionals" data-index="<%=#self.children + 1%>">
-		<% if self.dynamic then %>
-			<input type="text" id="cbi.opt.<%=self.config%>.<%=section%>" name="cbi.opt.<%=self.config%>.<%=section%>" />
-			<% if self.optionals[section] and #self.optionals[section] > 0 then %>
-			<script type="text/javascript">
-				cbi_combobox_init('cbi.opt.<%=self.config%>.<%=section%>', {
-				<%-
-					for i, val in pairs(self.optionals[section]) do
-				-%>
-					<%-=string.format("%q", val.option) .. ":" .. string.format("%q", striptags(val.title))-%>
-					<%-if next(self.optionals[section], i) then-%>,<%-end-%>
-				<%-
-					end
-				-%>
-				}, '', '<%-: -- custom -- -%>');
-			</script>
-			<% end %>
+		<%
+		if self.dynamic then
+			local keys, vals, name, opt = { }, { }
+			for name, opt in pairs(self.optionals[section]) do
+				keys[#keys+1] = name
+				vals[#vals+1] = opt.title
+			end
+		%>
+			<input type="text" id="cbi.opt.<%=self.config%>.<%=section%>" name="cbi.opt.<%=self.config%>.<%=section%>" data-type="uciname" data-optional="true"<%=
+				ifattr(#keys > 0, "data-choices", luci.util.json_encode({keys, vals}))
+			%> />
 		<% else %>
-		<select id="cbi.opt.<%=self.config%>.<%=section%>" name="cbi.opt.<%=self.config%>.<%=section%>" data-optionals="true">
-			<option><%: -- Additional Field -- %></option>
-			<% for key, val in pairs(self.optionals[section]) do -%>
-				<option id="cbi-<%=self.config.."-"..section.."-"..val.option%>" value="<%=val.option%>" data-index="<%=val.index%>" data-depends="<%=pcdata(val:deplist2json(section))%>"><%=striptags(val.title)%></option>
-			<%- end %>
-		</select>
-	<% end %>
+			<select id="cbi.opt.<%=self.config%>.<%=section%>" name="cbi.opt.<%=self.config%>.<%=section%>" data-optionals="true">
+				<option><%: -- Additional Field -- %></option>
+				<% for key, val in pairs(self.optionals[section]) do -%>
+					<option id="cbi-<%=self.config.."-"..section.."-"..val.option%>" value="<%=val.option%>" data-index="<%=val.index%>" data-depends="<%=pcdata(val:deplist2json(section))%>"><%=striptags(val.title)%></option>
+				<%- end %>
+			</select>
+		<% end %>
 		<input type="submit" class="cbi-button cbi-button-fieldadd" value="<%:Add%>" />
 	</div>
 <% end %>
diff --git a/modules/luci-base/luasrc/view/cbi/value.htm b/modules/luci-base/luasrc/view/cbi/value.htm
index 9bb4f3b0f..e6e0287ef 100644
--- a/modules/luci-base/luasrc/view/cbi/value.htm
+++ b/modules/luci-base/luasrc/view/cbi/value.htm
@@ -8,35 +8,11 @@
 		ifattr(self.size, "size") ..
 		ifattr(self.placeholder, "placeholder") ..
 		ifattr(self.readonly, "readonly") ..
-		ifattr(self.maxlength, "maxlength")
+		ifattr(self.maxlength, "maxlength") ..
+		ifattr(self.datatype, "data-type", self.datatype) ..
+		ifattr(self.datatype, "data-optional", self.optional or self.rmempty) ..
+		ifattr(self.combobox_manual, "data-manual", self.combobox_manual) ..
+		ifattr(#self.keylist > 0, "data-choices", luci.util.serialize_json({ self.keylist, self.vallist }))
 	%> />
 	<% if self.password then %><img src="<%=resource%>/cbi/reload.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" title="<%:Reveal/hide password%>" onclick="var e = document.getElementById('<%=cbid%>'); e.type = (e.type=='password') ? 'text' : 'password';" /><% end %>
-	<% if #self.keylist > 0 or self.datatype then -%>
-	<script type="text/javascript">//<![CDATA[
-		<% if #self.keylist > 0 then -%>
-		cbi_combobox_init('<%=cbid%>', {
-		<%-
-			for i, k in ipairs(self.keylist) do
-		-%>
-			<%-=string.format("%q", k) .. ":" .. string.format("%q", self.vallist[i])-%>
-			<%-if i<#self.keylist then-%>,<%-end-%>
-		<%-
-			end
-		-%>
-		}, '<%- if not self.rmempty and not self.optional then -%>
-			<%-: -- Please choose -- -%>
-			<%- elseif self.placeholder then -%>
-			<%-= pcdata(self.placeholder) -%>
-		<%- end -%>', '
-		<%- if self.combobox_manual then -%>
-			<%-=self.combobox_manual-%>
-		<%- else -%>
-			<%-: -- custom -- -%>
-		<%- end -%>');
-		<%- end %>
-		<% if self.datatype then -%>
-		cbi_validate_field('<%=cbid%>', <%=tostring((self.optional or self.rmempty) == true)%>, '<%=self.datatype:gsub("\\", "\\\\"):gsub("'", "\\'")%>');
-		<%- end %>
-	//]]></script>
-	<% end -%>
 <%+cbi/valuefooter%>