diff --git a/lam/lib/html.inc b/lam/lib/html.inc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..42b52297
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lam/lib/html.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+<?php
+/*
+$Id$
+
+  This code is part of LDAP Account Manager (http://www.ldap-account-manager.org/)
+  Copyright (C) 2010  Roland Gruber
+
+  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+  (at your option) any later version.
+
+  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+  GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+
+*/
+
+/**
+* Interface between modules and other parts of LAM.
+*
+* @package modules
+* @author Roland Gruber
+*/
+
+/**
+ * Represents a HTML element.
+ * This is used to build HTML code by using objects.
+ * 
+ * @package modules
+ */
+interface htmlElement {
+
+	/**
+	 * Prints the HTML code for this element.
+	 * 
+	 * @param string $module Name of account module
+	 * @param array $input List of meta-HTML elements
+	 * @param array $values List of values which override the defaults in $input (name => value)
+	 * @param boolean $restricted If true then no buttons will be displayed
+	 * @param integer $tabindex Start value of tabulator index for input fields
+	 * @param string $scope Account type
+	 * @return array List of input field names and their type (name => type)
+	 */
+	function generateHTML($module, $input, $values, $restricted, &$tabindex, $scope);
+
+}
+
+
+?>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lam/lib/modules.inc b/lam/lib/modules.inc
index f7d0e0b2..a8c3c5d3 100644
--- a/lam/lib/modules.inc
+++ b/lam/lib/modules.inc
@@ -701,6 +701,10 @@ function getRequiredExtensions() {
 * @return array List of input field names and their type (name => type)
 */
 function parseHtml($module, $input, $values, $restricted, &$tabindex, $scope) {
+	include_once("html.inc");
+	if ($input instanceof htmlElement) {
+		return $input->generateHTML($module, $values, $restricted, $tabindex, $scope);
+	}
 	$ret = array();
 	if (is_array($input)) {
 		echo "<table>\n";