diff --git a/packages/temple/src/client.ts b/packages/temple/src/client.ts
index 167a77e..c06fd7f 100644
--- a/packages/temple/src/client.ts
+++ b/packages/temple/src/client.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ export type {
 } from './types';
 
 import TempleException from './Exception';
+import TempleField from './client/TempleField';
 import TempleComponent from './client/TempleComponent';
 import TempleRegistry from './client/TempleRegistry';
 import TempleElement from './client/TempleElement';
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ export {
   signal, 
   emitter,
   TempleDataMap,
+  TempleField,
   TempleComponent,
   TempleRegistry,
   TempleElement,
diff --git a/packages/temple/src/client/TempleComponent.ts b/packages/temple/src/client/TempleComponent.ts
index a6a55e6..aae68e6 100644
--- a/packages/temple/src/client/TempleComponent.ts
+++ b/packages/temple/src/client/TempleComponent.ts
@@ -143,6 +143,37 @@ export default abstract class TempleComponent extends HTMLElement {
     emitter.emit('adopt', this);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Called when static observedAttributes is set and:
+   * 1. setAttribute is called
+   * 2. removeAttribute is called
+   * 3. element.[attribute] is changed
+   * 4. element.[attribute] is removed
+   * 5. element.attributes is changed
+   * 6. Attribute is changed via browser developer tools
+   */
+  public attributeChangedCallback(
+    name: string, 
+    prev: string|null, 
+    next: string|null
+  ) {
+    //if it's rendering, do nothing
+    if (this._rendering) {
+      return;
+    }
+    //determine action
+    const action = prev === null 
+      ? 'add' : next === null 
+      ? 'remove' : 'update';
+    if (next === null && this.hasAttribute(name)) {
+      this.element.removeAttribute(name);
+    } else {
+      this.element.setAttribute(name, next);
+    }
+    //emit the attr event
+    emitter.emit('attr', { action, name, prev, value: next, target: this });
+  }
+
   /**
    * Called when the element is inserted into a document,
    */
@@ -289,7 +320,7 @@ export default abstract class TempleComponent extends HTMLElement {
     } else {
       //if shadow root is not set, create it
       if (!this.shadowRoot) {
-        this.attachShadow({ mode: 'open' });
+        this.attachShadow({ mode: 'open', delegatesFocus: true });
       }
 
       const shadowRoot = this.shadowRoot as ShadowRoot;
diff --git a/packages/temple/src/client/TempleEmitter.ts b/packages/temple/src/client/TempleEmitter.ts
index 10587d1..a742d7a 100644
--- a/packages/temple/src/client/TempleEmitter.ts
+++ b/packages/temple/src/client/TempleEmitter.ts
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ export default (() => {
   //ex. <div mount=callback>Hello World</div>
   bindAttribute('mount', element => {
     const callback = element.getAttribute('mount');
-    if (typeof callback === 'function' ) {
+    if (typeof callback === 'function') {
       const event = new CustomEvent('mount', { 
         detail: {
           node: element,
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ export default (() => {
   //ex. <div unmount=callback>Hello World</div>
   unbindAttribute('unmount', element => {
     const callback = element.getAttribute('unmount');
-    if (typeof callback === 'function' ) {
+    if (typeof callback === 'function') {
       const event = new CustomEvent('unmount', { 
         detail: {
           node: element,
@@ -215,42 +215,63 @@ export default (() => {
   //ex. <div connect=callback>Hello World</div>
   bindAttribute('connect', element => {
     const callback = element.getAttribute('connect');
-    if (typeof callback === 'function' ) {
-      const event = new CustomEvent('connect', { 
-        detail: {
-          node: element,
-          target: element.element
-        }
-      });
-      callback(event);
+    if (typeof callback === 'function') {
+      emitter.unbind('connect', callback);
+      emitter.on('connect', callback);
     }
   });
 
   //ex. <div disconnect=callback>Hello World</div>
   bindAttribute('disconnect', element => {
     const callback = element.getAttribute('disconnect');
-    if (typeof callback === 'function' ) {
-      const event = new CustomEvent('disconnect', { 
-        detail: {
-          node: element,
-          target: element.element
-        }
-      });
-      callback(event);
+    if (typeof callback === 'function') {
+      emitter.unbind('disconnect', callback);
+      emitter.on('disconnect', callback);
     }
   });
 
   //ex. <div adopt=callback>Hello World</div>
   bindAttribute('adopt', element => {
     const callback = element.getAttribute('adopt');
+    if (typeof callback === 'function') {
+      emitter.unbind('adopt', callback);
+      emitter.on('adopt', callback);
+    }
+  });
+
+  //ex. <div associate=callback>Hello World</div>
+  bindAttribute('associate', element => {
+    const callback = element.getAttribute('associate');
+    if (typeof callback === 'function') {
+      emitter.unbind('associate', callback);
+      emitter.on('associate', callback);
+    }
+  });
+
+  //ex. <div disable=callback>Hello World</div>
+  bindAttribute('disable', element => {
+    const callback = element.getAttribute('disable');
+    if (typeof callback === 'function') {
+      emitter.unbind('disable', callback);
+      emitter.on('disable', callback);
+    }
+  });
+
+  //ex. <div reset=callback>Hello World</div>
+  bindAttribute('reset', element => {
+    const callback = element.getAttribute('reset');
+    if (typeof callback === 'function') {
+      emitter.unbind('reset', callback);
+      emitter.on('reset', callback);
+    }
+  });
+
+  //ex. <div attr=callback>Hello World</div>
+  bindAttribute('attr', element => {
+    const callback = element.getAttribute('attr');
     if (typeof callback === 'function' ) {
-      const event = new CustomEvent('adopt', { 
-        detail: {
-          node: element,
-          target: element.element
-        }
-      });
-      callback(event);
+      emitter.unbind('attr', callback);
+      emitter.on('attr', callback);
     }
   });
 
diff --git a/packages/temple/src/client/TempleField.ts b/packages/temple/src/client/TempleField.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f92c9a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/temple/src/client/TempleField.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+import TempleComponent from './TempleComponent';
+import emitter from './TempleEmitter';
+
+export default abstract class TempleField extends TempleComponent {
+  //associates this component with a form
+  public static formAssociated = true;
+  //accessor to the form internals API
+  protected _field: ElementInternals;
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the form internals API.
+   */
+  public get field() {
+    return this._field;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Attaches the form internals API to the element.
+   */
+  public constructor() {
+    super();
+    this._field = this.attachInternals();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * This is called as soon as the element is associated with a form.
+   */
+  public formAssociatedCallback(form: HTMLFormElement) {
+    //emit the associate event
+    emitter.emit('associate', this);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * This is called whenever the element or parent <fieldset> element are disabled.
+   */
+  public formDisabledCallback(disabled: boolean) {
+    //emit the disable event
+    emitter.emit('disable', this);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * This gives us the ability to control our element’s behavior when a user resets a form.
+   */
+  public formResetCallback() {
+    //emit the disable event
+    emitter.emit('reset', this);
+  }
+}
+
+// Just to note..
+// interface ValidityStateFlags {
+//   // `true` if the element is required, but has no value
+//   valueMissing?: boolean;
+//   // `true` if the value is not in the required syntax 
+//   // (when the "type" is "email" or "URL")
+//   typeMismatch?: boolean;
+//   // `true` if the value does not match the specified pattern
+//   patternMismatch?: boolean;
+//   // `true` if the value exceeds the specified `maxlength`
+//   tooLong?: boolean;
+//   // `true` if the value fails to meet the specified `minlength`
+//   tooShort?: boolean;
+//   // `true` if the value is less than the  
+//   // minimum specified by the `min` attribute
+//   rangeUnderflow?: boolean;
+//   // `true` if the value is greater than the 
+//   // maximum specified by the `max` attribute
+//   rangeOverflow?: boolean;
+//   // `true` if the value does not fit the rules determined by the 
+//   // `step` attribute (that is, it's not evenly divisible by the 
+//   // step value)
+//   stepMismatch?: boolean;
+//   // `true` if the user has provided input 
+//   // that the browser is unable to convert
+//   badInput?: boolean;
+//   // `true` if the element's custom validity message has been set to 
+//   // a non-empty string by calling the element's `setCustomValidity()` 
+//   // method
+//   customError?: boolean;
+// }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/temple/src/client/classnames.ts b/packages/temple/src/client/classnames.ts
index 702c76f..1875198 100644
--- a/packages/temple/src/client/classnames.ts
+++ b/packages/temple/src/client/classnames.ts
@@ -25,5 +25,5 @@ export function classlist(pointer: Component|null = null) {
  * ie. const classes = classnames();
  */
 export default function classnames(pointer: TempleComponent|null = null) {
-  return props<{'class': string}>(pointer)['class'];
+  return props<{'class': string}>(pointer)['class'] || '';
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/temple/src/compiler/Component.ts b/packages/temple/src/compiler/Component.ts
index e0c04ef..ceadc8a 100644
--- a/packages/temple/src/compiler/Component.ts
+++ b/packages/temple/src/compiler/Component.ts
@@ -160,6 +160,17 @@ export default class Component {
     return path.dirname(this.absolute);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Returns true if the component should be treated as a field
+   */
+  public get field() {
+    return this.ast.scripts.some(
+      script => script.attributes?.properties.some(
+        property => property.key.name === 'form'
+      )
+    );
+  }
+
   /**
    * Returns the filesystem being used
    */
@@ -203,6 +214,29 @@ export default class Component {
     return this._loader;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Returns attributes that should be observed
+   */
+  public get observe() {
+    const observables = new Set<string>();
+    for (const script of this.ast.scripts) {
+      if (script.attributes) {
+        for (const property of script.attributes.properties) {
+          const { key, value } = property;
+          if (key.name === 'observe' 
+            && value.type === 'Literal'
+            && typeof value.value === 'string'
+          ) {
+            value.value.split(',').forEach(
+              attribute => observables.add(attribute.trim())
+            );
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    return Array.from(observables);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Returns the parent component
    */
diff --git a/packages/temple/src/compiler/Transpiler.ts b/packages/temple/src/compiler/Transpiler.ts
index 9a27811..2c315ee 100644
--- a/packages/temple/src/compiler/Transpiler.ts
+++ b/packages/temple/src/compiler/Transpiler.ts
@@ -101,22 +101,31 @@ export default class Transpiler {
       classname, 
       imports,
       styles, 
-      scripts
+      scripts,
+      field,
+      observe
     } = this._component;
     //determine tagname
     const tagname = this._component.brand 
       ? `${this._component.brand}-${this._component.tagname}`
       : this._component.tagname;
+    //determine component parent
+    const parent = field ? 'TempleField' : 'TempleComponent';
     //get path without extension
     //ex. /path/to/Counter.tml -> /path/to/Counter
     const extname = path.extname(absolute);
     const filePath = absolute.slice(0, -extname.length);
     //create a new source file
     const { source } = this._createSourceFile(`${filePath}.ts`);
-    //import { TempleRegistry, TempleComponent } from '@ossph/temple/client';
+    //import TempleRegistry from '@ossph/temple/dist/client/TempleRegistry';
     source.addImportDeclaration({
-      moduleSpecifier: '@ossph/temple/client',
-      namedImports: [ 'TempleRegistry', 'TempleComponent' ]
+      moduleSpecifier: '@ossph/temple/dist/client/TempleRegistry',
+      defaultImport: 'TempleRegistry'
+    });
+    //import TempleComponent from '@ossph/temple/dist/client/TempleComponent';
+    source.addImportDeclaration({
+      moduleSpecifier: `@ossph/temple/dist/client/${parent}`,
+      defaultImport: parent
     });
     //import Counter from './Counter'
     this._component.components.filter(
@@ -156,7 +165,7 @@ export default class Transpiler {
     //export default class FoobarComponent extends TempleComponent
     const component = source.addClass({
       name: classname,
-      extends: 'TempleComponent',
+      extends: parent,
       isDefaultExport: true,
     });
     //public static component = ['foo-bar', 'FoobarComponent'];
@@ -165,6 +174,14 @@ export default class Transpiler {
       isStatic: true,
       initializer: `[ '${tagname}', '${classname}' ] as [ string, string ]`
     });
+    //public static observedAttributes = ["required", "value"]
+    if (observe.length > 0) {
+      component.addProperty({
+        name: 'observedAttributes',
+        isStatic: true,
+        initializer: JSON.stringify(observe)
+      });
+    }
     //public style()
     component.addMethod({
       name: 'styles',
diff --git a/packages/temple/src/document/Transpiler.ts b/packages/temple/src/document/Transpiler.ts
index 3e35e41..9336048 100644
--- a/packages/temple/src/document/Transpiler.ts
+++ b/packages/temple/src/document/Transpiler.ts
@@ -121,15 +121,25 @@ export default class Transpiler extends ComponentTranspiler {
         'Hash' 
       ]
     });
-    //import { TempleRegistry, emitter, data as __APP_DATA__ } from '@ossph/temple/client';
+    //import TempleException from '@ossph/temple/dist/Exception';
     source.addImportDeclaration({
-      moduleSpecifier: '@ossph/temple/client',
-      namedImports: [ 
-        'TempleRegistry', 
-        'TempleException',
-        'emitter', 
-        'data as __APP_DATA__' 
-      ]
+      moduleSpecifier: '@ossph/temple/dist/Exception',
+      defaultImport: 'TempleException'
+    });
+    //import TempleRegistry from '@ossph/temple/dist/client/TempleRegistry';
+    source.addImportDeclaration({
+      moduleSpecifier: '@ossph/temple/dist/client/TempleRegistry',
+      defaultImport: 'TempleRegistry'
+    });
+    //import emitter from '@ossph/temple/dist/client/TempleEmitter';
+    source.addImportDeclaration({
+      moduleSpecifier: '@ossph/temple/dist/client/TempleEmitter',
+      defaultImport: 'emitter'
+    });
+    //import __APP_DATA__ from '@ossph/temple/dist/client/data';
+    source.addImportDeclaration({
+      moduleSpecifier: '@ossph/temple/dist/client/data',
+      defaultImport: '__APP_DATA__' 
     });
     //import Counter_abc123 from './Counter_abc123'
     registry.forEach(component => {
diff --git a/packages/temple/tests/fixtures/page.dtml b/packages/temple/tests/fixtures/page.dtml
index 5791503..dc2615a 100644
--- a/packages/temple/tests/fixtures/page.dtml
+++ b/packages/temple/tests/fixtures/page.dtml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     padding: 0;
   }
 </style>
-<script>
+<script form observe="disabled,on">
   import snippets from '@/modules/snippets/home';
   const url = '/';
   const title = 'Temple - The reactive web component template engine.';