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+package htmx
+
+import "go.kyoto.codes/v3/component"
+
+// Post is a helper function that simplifies the handling of stateful htmx POST requests.
+func Post(ctx *component.Context, state component.State, handler func()) {
+	// We are only interested in POST requests here
+	if ctx.Request.Method == "POST" {
+		// Parse the form to get the state
+		ctx.Request.ParseForm()
+		// If no state is present in the form, we ignore.
+		// Porbably this is a regular POST request, not related to htmx.
+		if ctx.Request.FormValue("hx-state") == "" {
+			return
+		}
+		// If the state is disposable, we panic.
+		// This is a safety measure to prevent misuse of disposable components.
+		if ctx.Request.FormValue("hx-state") == "disposable" {
+			panic("incorrect use of disposable component")
+		}
+		// Unmarshal the state from the form
+		state.Unmarshal(state, ctx.Request.FormValue("hx-state"))
+		// Call the handler
+		handler()
+	}
+}