diff --git a/dom.js b/dom.js
index ebbcf22..b810826 100644
--- a/dom.js
+++ b/dom.js
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
  * 
  */
 
+import { jsonQuery } from './json.js';
+
 /**
  * A helper class to create (and manipulate) elements in the DOM.
  * 
@@ -64,7 +66,7 @@ class DomHelper {
             tag.appendChild(children);
             return;
         }
-        if (typeof children == 'string') {
+        if (typeof children == 'string' || typeof children == 'number') {
             //console.debug(`-> appended string`);
             let n = document.createTextNode(children);
             tag.appendChild(n);
@@ -91,6 +93,77 @@ class DomHelper {
         });
         return str;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Discover parent node matching query
+     *
+     *
+     */
+    parent(el, match) {
+        let m = el; // pointer
+        while (m.querySelector(match) === null) {
+            if (!m.parentNode) return false;
+            m = m.parentNode;
+        }
+        return m.querySelector(match);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Apply data to a cloned template element and return it
+     * 
+     * @param {string|Element} el 
+     * @param {*} data 
+     */
+    template(el, data) {
+        if (!("content" in document.createElement('template'))) {
+            console.error("Templates not supported on this browser.");
+            return;
+        }
+        const tpl = (el instanceof Element) ? el : document.querySelector(el);
+        const clone = tpl.content.cloneNode(true);
+
+        clone.querySelectorAll('[if]').forEach(el => {
+            let path = el.getAttribute('if');
+            let negate = false;
+            if (path[0] === '!') {
+                negate = true;
+                path = path.substring(1);
+            }
+            let value = false;
+            if (path[0] === '.') {
+                value = jsonQuery(data, path, null);
+            } else {
+                value = !!eval('(' + path + ')');
+            }
+            if (negate) value = !value;
+            if (!value) {
+                el.classList.add('d-none');
+            } else {
+                el.classList.remove('d-none');
+            }
+        });
+
+        clone.querySelectorAll('[template]').forEach(el => {
+            const path = el.getAttribute('template');
+            let value = jsonQuery(data, path, null);
+            if (value !== null) {
+                if ('value' in el) {
+                    el.value = value;
+                } else {
+                    el.innerText = value;
+                }
+            }
+        });
+
+        clone.querySelectorAll('[templated]').forEach(el => {
+            let value = eval(el.innerText);
+            if (value !== null) {
+                el.innerText = value;
+            }
+        });
+
+        return clone;
+    }
 };
 
 // The DOM helper