diff --git a/Model/Html/FormElement.php b/Model/Html/FormElement.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 523da1e12..000000000
--- a/Model/Html/FormElement.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,113 +0,0 @@
-id = $id;
- $this->form = $form;
- $this->name = $name;
- $this->required = $required;
- $this->defaultValue = $defaultValue;
- $this->requiredValue = $requiredValue;
- $this->autosave = $autosave;
- }
-}
diff --git a/Model/Html/FormElementGenerator.php b/Model/Html/FormElementGenerator.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e3e41e34d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Model/Html/FormElementGenerator.php
@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+ $value) {
+ $element .= ' ' . $attribute . '="' . $value . '"';
+ }
+
+ $element .= (isset($json['default']) ? ' value="' . ($json['subtype'] === 'datetime' ? (new SmartDateTime($json['default']['value']))->format($json['default']['format']) : $json['default']['value']) . '"' : '');
+
+ $element .= ($json['subtype'] === 'checkbox' || $json['subtype'] === 'radio') && $json['default']['checked'] ? ' checked' : '';
+ $element .= '>';
+ $element .= $json['subtype'] === 'checkbox' || $json['subtype'] === 'radio' ? '' : '';
+
+ return $element;
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Generate a form element from a json object
+ *
+ * @param array $json Json object representing the form element
+ * @param array $lang Language array
+ *
+ * @return string
+ *
+ * @since 1.0.0
+ */
+ private static function generateSelect(array $json, array $lang = []) : string
+ {
+ $element = '';
+
+ return $element;
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Generate a form element from a json object
+ *
+ * @param array $json Json object representing the form element
+ *
+ * @return string
+ *
+ * @since 1.0.0
+ */
+ private static function generateTextarea(array $json) : string
+ {
+ $element = '';
+
+ return $element;
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Generate a form element from a json object
+ *
+ * @param array $json Json object representing the form element
+ * @param array $lang Language array
+ *
+ * @return string
+ *
+ * @since 1.0.0
+ */
+ private static function generateLabel(array $json, array $lang = []) : string
+ {
+ $element = '';
+
+ return $element;
+ }
+}