diff -r 7070250bf50d -r 0a927fe4541b web/views/autoform.py
--- a/web/views/autoform.py	Fri Dec 09 12:14:11 2011 +0100
+++ b/web/views/autoform.py	Fri Dec 16 12:30:12 2011 +0100
@@ -134,10 +134,11 @@
 from cubicweb.selectors import (
     match_kwargs, match_form_params, non_final_entity,
     specified_etype_implements)
-from cubicweb.utils import json_dumps
+from cubicweb.utils import json, json_dumps
 from cubicweb.web import (stdmsgs, uicfg, eid_param,
                           form as f, formwidgets as fw, formfields as ff)
 from cubicweb.web.views import forms
+from cubicweb.web.views.ajaxcontroller import ajaxfunc
 
 _AFS = uicfg.autoform_section
 _AFFK = uicfg.autoform_field_kwargs
@@ -437,6 +438,70 @@
         execute(rql, {'x': subj, 'y': obj})
 
 
+# ajax edition helpers ########################################################
+@ajaxfunc(output_type='xhtml', check_pageid=True)
+def inline_creation_form(self, peid, petype, ttype, rtype, role, i18nctx):
+    view = self._cw.vreg['views'].select('inline-creation', self._cw,
+                                         etype=ttype, rtype=rtype, role=role,
+                                         peid=peid, petype=petype)
+    return self._call_view(view, i18nctx=i18nctx)
+
+@ajaxfunc(output_type='json')
+def validate_form(self, action, names, values):
+    return self.validate_form(action, names, values)
+
+@ajaxfunc
+def cancel_edition(self, errorurl):
+    """cancelling edition from javascript
+
+    We need to clear associated req's data :
+      - errorurl
+      - pending insertions / deletions
+    """
+    self._cw.cancel_edition(errorurl)
+
+@ajaxfunc(output_type='xhtml')
+def reledit_form(self):
+    req = self._cw
+    args = dict((x, req.form[x])
+                for x in ('formid', 'rtype', 'role', 'reload', 'action'))
+    rset = req.eid_rset(typed_eid(self._cw.form['eid']))
+    try:
+        args['reload'] = json.loads(args['reload'])
+    except ValueError: # not true/false, an absolute url
+        assert args['reload'].startswith('http')
+    view = req.vreg['views'].select('reledit', req, rset=rset, rtype=args['rtype'])
+    return self._call_view(view, **args)
+
+
+def _add_pending(req, eidfrom, rel, eidto, kind):
+    key = 'pending_%s' % kind
+    pendings = req.session.data.setdefault(key, set())
+    pendings.add( (typed_eid(eidfrom), rel, typed_eid(eidto)) )
+
+def _remove_pending(req, eidfrom, rel, eidto, kind):
+    key = 'pending_%s' % kind
+    pendings = req.session.data[key]
+    pendings.remove( (typed_eid(eidfrom), rel, typed_eid(eidto)) )
+
+@ajaxfunc(output_type='json')
+def remove_pending_insert(self, (eidfrom, rel, eidto)):
+    _remove_pending(self._cw, eidfrom, rel, eidto, 'insert')
+
+@ajaxfunc(output_type='json')
+def add_pending_inserts(self, tripletlist):
+    for eidfrom, rel, eidto in tripletlist:
+        _add_pending(self._cw, eidfrom, rel, eidto, 'insert')
+
+@ajaxfunc(output_type='json')
+def remove_pending_delete(self, (eidfrom, rel, eidto)):
+    _remove_pending(self._cw, eidfrom, rel, eidto, 'delete')
+
+@ajaxfunc(output_type='json')
+def add_pending_delete(self, (eidfrom, rel, eidto)):
+    _add_pending(self._cw, eidfrom, rel, eidto, 'delete')
+
+
 class GenericRelationsWidget(fw.FieldWidget):
 
     def render(self, form, field, renderer):