diff --git a/OnlyPrompt.Frontend/js/node-pwa.js b/OnlyPrompt.Frontend/js/node-pwa.js
index 960965f..b3a8a26 100644
--- a/OnlyPrompt.Frontend/js/node-pwa.js
+++ b/OnlyPrompt.Frontend/js/node-pwa.js
@@ -211,9 +211,9 @@ export class Component extends EventTarget {
     throw new Error("Component definition is not defined");
   }
 
-  onInit() {}
-  onBeforeRender() {}
-  onAfterRender() {}
+  onInit() { }
+  onBeforeRender() { }
+  onAfterRender() { }
   onDestroy() {
     this._eventBindings.forEach((b) => b.detach());
   }
@@ -221,26 +221,21 @@ export class Component extends EventTarget {
 
 // ─── Router init ───
 
-export function initRouter(outletId, includeId, routes) {
+export function initRouter(outletId, routes) {
   const outletRef = document.getElementById(outletId);
-  const includeRef = document.getElementById(includeId);
   if (!outletRef) {
     console.error(`Outlet element with id '${outletId}' not found`);
     return null;
   }
-  if (!includeRef) {
-    console.error(`Include element with id '${includeId}' not found`);
-    return null;
-  }
-  return new Router(outletRef, includeRef, routes);
+  return new Router(outletRef, routes);
 }
 
 // ─── Router ───
 
 export class Router {
-  constructor(outletRef, includeRef, routes) {
+  constructor(outletRef, routes) {
     this.outletRef = outletRef;
-    this.includeRef = includeRef;
+    this.shadowRoot = outletRef.attachShadow({ mode: "open" });
     this.routes = routes;
     this.templateCache = new Map();
     this.activeController = null;
@@ -248,8 +243,7 @@ export class Router {
     this._boundUpdateHandler = null;
     this._rendering = false;
     this._pendingUpdate = false;
-    outletRef.textContent = "Loading...";
-    includeRef.innerHTML = "";
+    this.shadowRoot.textContent = "Loading...";
     navigation.addEventListener("navigate", this.handleNavigate.bind(this));
   }
 
@@ -312,7 +306,10 @@ export class Router {
   }
 
   insertIncludes(route) {
-    this.includeRef.innerHTML = "";
+    // Remove previous component styles from shadow root
+    this.shadowRoot
+      .querySelectorAll("link[data-component-style]")
+      .forEach((l) => l.remove());
     const paths = route.ComponentDefinition.stylesPath;
     if (!paths) return;
     const list = Array.isArray(paths) ? paths : [paths];
@@ -320,7 +317,8 @@ export class Router {
       const link = document.createElement("link");
       link.rel = "stylesheet";
       link.href = p;
-      this.includeRef.appendChild(link);
+      link.setAttribute("data-component-style", "");
+      this.shadowRoot.appendChild(link);
     }
   }
 
@@ -335,13 +333,20 @@ export class Router {
     const result = this.activeTemplate.render(this.activeController);
     this.activeRenderResult = result;
 
-    // Clear outlet, append fragment
-    this.outletRef.textContent = "";
-    this.outletRef.appendChild(result.fragment);
+    // Clear shadow root content (keep style links), append fragment
+    for (const child of Array.from(this.shadowRoot.childNodes)) {
+      if (
+        child.nodeType !== Node.ELEMENT_NODE ||
+        !child.hasAttribute("data-component-style")
+      ) {
+        child.remove();
+      }
+    }
+    this.shadowRoot.appendChild(result.fragment);
 
-    // Wire events + two-way bindings on the live DOM
-    this.wireEvents(this.activeController, this.outletRef);
-    this.wireViewChildren(this.activeController, this.outletRef);
+    // Wire events + two-way bindings on the live shadow DOM
+    this.wireEvents(this.activeController, this.shadowRoot);
+    this.wireViewChildren(this.activeController, this.shadowRoot);
 
     this.activeController.onAfterRender();
     this._rendering = false;
diff --git a/OnlyPrompt.Frontend/js/node-test.js b/OnlyPrompt.Frontend/js/node-test.js
index a91333c..d405f5b 100644
--- a/OnlyPrompt.Frontend/js/node-test.js
+++ b/OnlyPrompt.Frontend/js/node-test.js
@@ -1,11 +1,5 @@
-import {
-  initRouter,
-  Route,
-  ViewChild,
-  Component,
-  ComponentInput,
-  ComponentDefinition,
-} from "./node-pwa.js";
+import { initRouter, Route, ViewChild, Component, ComponentInput, ComponentDefinition } from "./node-pwa.js";
+import { IntInput } from "./utils.js";
 
 class TestComponent extends Component {
   static get definition() {
@@ -21,14 +15,15 @@ class TestComponent extends Component {
     });
   }
 
-  count = new ComponentInput(0);
+  count = new ComponentInput(0, IntInput);
   name = new ComponentInput("World");
 
   incrementCount() {
-    this.count++;
+    const currentCount = this.count();
+    this.count.set(currentCount + 1);
   }
 }
 
 const route1 = new Route("counter", TestComponent);
 const route2 = new Route("counter/:count", TestComponent);
-initRouter("routerOutlet", "styleOutlet", [route1, route2]);
+initRouter("routerOutlet", [route1, route2]);
diff --git a/OnlyPrompt.Frontend/js/utils.js b/OnlyPrompt.Frontend/js/utils.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..39b9f2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/OnlyPrompt.Frontend/js/utils.js
@@ -0,0 +1,176 @@
+// ─── parseDate (C# DateTime.ParseExact style) ───
+// Parses a date string using an exact format pattern.
+// Supported tokens:
+//   yyyy — 4-digit year
+//   yy   — 2-digit year (assumes 2000+)
+//   MM   — 2-digit month (01–12)
+//   M    — 1 or 2-digit month
+//   dd   — 2-digit day (01–31)
+//   d    — 1 or 2-digit day
+//   HH   — 2-digit hour 24h (00–23)
+//   H    — 1 or 2-digit hour 24h
+//   hh   — 2-digit hour 12h (01–12)
+//   h    — 1 or 2-digit hour 12h
+//   mm   — 2-digit minute (00–59)
+//   m    — 1 or 2-digit minute
+//   ss   — 2-digit second (00–59)
+//   s    — 1 or 2-digit second
+//   fff  — 3-digit milliseconds
+//   ff   — 2-digit (tenths + hundredths)
+//   f    — 1-digit (tenths)
+//   tt   — AM/PM
+//   t    — A/P
+//   Z    — literal 'Z' (UTC marker)
+//   K    — timezone offset (+HH:mm, -HH:mm, or Z)
+//
+// All other characters are matched literally.
+// Returns Date on success, null on failure.
+
+const TOKEN_ORDER = [
+  "yyyy", "yy",
+  "MM", "M",
+  "dd", "d",
+  "HH", "H", "hh", "h",
+  "mm", "m",
+  "ss", "s",
+  "fff", "ff", "f",
+  "tt", "t",
+  "K", "Z",
+];
+
+const TOKEN_PATTERNS = {
+  yyyy: "(\\d{4})",
+  yy: "(\\d{2})",
+  MM: "(\\d{2})",
+  M: "(\\d{1,2})",
+  dd: "(\\d{2})",
+  d: "(\\d{1,2})",
+  HH: "(\\d{2})",
+  H: "(\\d{1,2})",
+  hh: "(\\d{2})",
+  h: "(\\d{1,2})",
+  mm: "(\\d{2})",
+  m: "(\\d{1,2})",
+  ss: "(\\d{2})",
+  s: "(\\d{1,2})",
+  fff: "(\\d{3})",
+  ff: "(\\d{2})",
+  f: "(\\d{1})",
+  tt: "(AM|PM|am|pm)",
+  t: "([AaPp])",
+  K: "(Z|[+-]\\d{2}:\\d{2})",
+  Z: "(Z)",
+};
+
+function buildFormatRegex(format) {
+  const groups = [];
+  let regexStr = "";
+  let i = 0;
+
+  while (i < format.length) {
+    let matched = false;
+    for (const token of TOKEN_ORDER) {
+      if (format.startsWith(token, i)) {
+        groups.push(token);
+        regexStr += TOKEN_PATTERNS[token];
+        i += token.length;
+        matched = true;
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+    if (!matched) {
+      // Escape literal character
+      regexStr += format[i].replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, "\\$&");
+      i++;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return { regex: new RegExp("^" + regexStr + "$"), groups };
+}
+
+export function parseDate(input, format) {
+  if (input == null || format == null) return null;
+  if (input instanceof Date) return input;
+
+  const str = String(input);
+  const { regex, groups } = buildFormatRegex(format);
+  const match = str.match(regex);
+  if (!match) return null;
+
+  let year = 0, month = 1, day = 1;
+  let hour = 0, minute = 0, second = 0, ms = 0;
+  let isPM = false, isAM = false;
+  let tzOffset = null; // minutes
+
+  for (let g = 0; g < groups.length; g++) {
+    const token = groups[g];
+    const val = match[g + 1];
+
+    switch (token) {
+      case "yyyy": year = parseInt(val, 10); break;
+      case "yy": year = 2000 + parseInt(val, 10); break;
+      case "MM":
+      case "M": month = parseInt(val, 10); break;
+      case "dd":
+      case "d": day = parseInt(val, 10); break;
+      case "HH":
+      case "H": hour = parseInt(val, 10); break;
+      case "hh":
+      case "h": hour = parseInt(val, 10); break;
+      case "mm":
+      case "m": minute = parseInt(val, 10); break;
+      case "ss":
+      case "s": second = parseInt(val, 10); break;
+      case "fff": ms = parseInt(val, 10); break;
+      case "ff": ms = parseInt(val, 10) * 10; break;
+      case "f": ms = parseInt(val, 10) * 100; break;
+      case "tt": isPM = val.toUpperCase() === "PM"; isAM = val.toUpperCase() === "AM"; break;
+      case "t": isPM = val.toUpperCase() === "P"; isAM = val.toUpperCase() === "A"; break;
+      case "Z": tzOffset = 0; break;
+      case "K":
+        if (val === "Z") {
+          tzOffset = 0;
+        } else {
+          const sign = val[0] === "+" ? 1 : -1;
+          const [h, m] = val.substring(1).split(":").map(Number);
+          tzOffset = sign * (h * 60 + m);
+        }
+        break;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // 12h → 24h conversion
+  if (isPM && hour < 12) hour += 12;
+  if (isAM && hour === 12) hour = 0;
+
+  if (tzOffset !== null) {
+    // Build UTC date, apply offset
+    const utcMs = Date.UTC(year, month - 1, day, hour, minute, second, ms);
+    return new Date(utcMs - tzOffset * 60000);
+  }
+
+  return new Date(year, month - 1, day, hour, minute, second, ms);
+}
+
+// ─── Input transform presets ───
+
+export const IntInput = { transform: parseInt };
+export const FloatInput = { transform: parseFloat };
+export const BoolInput = {
+  transform: (v) => {
+    if (typeof v === "boolean") return v;
+    if (typeof v === "string") {
+      if (v.toLowerCase() === "true") return true;
+      if (v.toLowerCase() === "false") return false;
+    }
+    return Boolean(v);
+  },
+};
+
+export function DateInput(format) {
+  return {
+    transform: (v) => parseDate(v, format),
+  };
+}
+
+export const IsoDateInput = DateInput("yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ssK");
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