From b47e92afa19c9cb13b76965ca44ce13b2c61879f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Samuel Williams <samuel.williams@oriontransfer.co.nz>
Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2024 01:33:48 +1300
Subject: [PATCH] Add convenient constructor.

---
 lib/live/element.rb | 13 +++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/live/element.rb b/lib/live/element.rb
index ead3338..e31f099 100644
--- a/lib/live/element.rb
+++ b/lib/live/element.rb
@@ -16,18 +16,27 @@ def self.unique_id
 			SecureRandom.uuid
 		end
 		
+		# Mount an element within a parent element.
 		def self.mount(parent, id, data = {})
 			full_id = parent.id + ":" + id
 			
 			self.new(full_id, data)
 		end
 		
+		# Create a new element.
+		def self.[](id = self.unique_id, **data)
+			self.new(id, data)
+		end
+		
+		# Create a new element.
+		#
 		# @parameter id [String] The unique identifier within the page.
 		# @parameter data [Hash] The data associated with the element, typically stored as `data-` attributes.
-		def initialize(id = Element.unique_id, data = {})
+		def initialize(id = self.class.unique_id, data = {})
+			data[:class] ||= self.class.name
+			
 			@id = id
 			@data = data
-			@data[:class] ||= self.class.name
 			@page = nil
 		end