demonstrates that you cannot use string fields with phoenix liveview

string_field_phoenix_html.exs

Application.put_env(:sample, Example.Endpoint,
  http: [ip: {127, 0, 0, 1}, port: 5001],
  server: true,
  live_view: [signing_salt: "aaaaaaaa"],
  secret_key_base: String.duplicate("a", 64)
)

Mix.install([
  {:plug_cowboy, "~> 2.5"},
  {:jason, "~> 1.0"},
  {:phoenix, "~> 1.7.7"},
  {:phoenix_live_view, "~> 0.19.5"}
])

defmodule Example.ErrorView do
  def render(template, _), do: Phoenix.Controller.status_message_from_template(template)
end

defmodule Items do
end

defmodule Example.HomeLive do
  use Phoenix.LiveView, layout: {__MODULE__, :live}

  def mount(_params, _session, socket) do
    items = %{"foo" => "foo"}

    {:ok, assign(socket, items: items, form: to_form(items))}
  end

  defp phx_vsn, do: Application.spec(:phoenix, :vsn)
  defp lv_vsn, do: Application.spec(:phoenix_live_view, :vsn)

  def render("live.html", assigns) do
    ~H"""
    <script src={"https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/phoenix@#{phx_vsn()}/priv/static/phoenix.min.js"}></script>
    <script src={"https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/phoenix_live_view@#{lv_vsn()}/priv/static/phoenix_live_view.min.js"}></script>
    <script>
      let liveSocket = new window.LiveView.LiveSocket("/live", window.Phoenix.Socket)
      liveSocket.connect()
    </script>
    <style>
      * { font-size: 1.1em; }
    </style>
    <%= @inner_content %>
    """
  end

  def render(assigns) do
    ~H"""
    <.item field={@form["foo"]} />
    <button phx-click="change_item">change</button>
    """
  end

  def item(assigns) do
    ~H"<div><%= @field.value %></div>"
  end

  def handle_event("change_item", _params, socket) do
    socket =
      update(socket, :items, fn items ->
        Map.update!(items, "foo", fn foo -> foo <> "!" end)
      end)

    # recreate the form
    socket = assign(socket, :form, to_form(socket.assigns.items))
    {:noreply, socket}
  end
end

defmodule Example.Router do
  use Phoenix.Router
  import Phoenix.LiveView.Router

  pipeline :browser do
    plug(:accepts, ["html"])
  end

  scope "/", Example do
    pipe_through(:browser)

    live("/", HomeLive, :index)
  end
end

defmodule Example.Endpoint do
  use Phoenix.Endpoint, otp_app: :sample
  socket("/live", Phoenix.LiveView.Socket)
  plug(Example.Router)
end

{:ok, _} = Supervisor.start_link([Example.Endpoint], strategy: :one_for_one)
Process.sleep(:infinity)