diff --git a/framework/core/js/lib/component.js b/framework/core/js/lib/component.js
index 379fc3ac9..0c41e2051 100644
--- a/framework/core/js/lib/component.js
+++ b/framework/core/js/lib/component.js
@@ -18,6 +18,14 @@ export default class Component {
     return selector ? $(this.element()).find(selector) : $(this.element());
   }
 
+  onload(element) {
+    this.element(element);
+  }
+
+  config() {
+
+  }
+
   /**
 
    */
@@ -28,7 +36,18 @@ export default class Component {
     }
     var view = function(component) {
       component.props = props;
-      return component.view();
+      var vdom = component.view();
+      vdom.attrs = vdom.attrs || {};
+      if (!vdom.attrs.config) {
+        vdom.attrs.config = function() {
+          var args = [].slice.apply(arguments);
+          if (!args[1]) {
+            component.onload.apply(component, args);
+          }
+          component.config.apply(component, args);
+        }
+      }
+      return vdom;
     };
     view.$original = this.prototype.view;
     var output = {