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+import csrf from '~/lib/utils/csrf';
+
+export const createAndSubmitForm = ({ url, data }) => {
+  const form = document.createElement('form');
+
+  form.action = url;
+  // For now we only support 'post'.
+  // `form.method` doesn't support other methods so we would need to
+  // use a hidden `_method` input, which is out of scope for now.
+  form.method = 'post';
+  form.style.display = 'none';
+
+  Object.entries(data)
+    .concat([['authenticity_token', csrf.token]])
+    .forEach(([key, value]) => {
+      const input = document.createElement('input');
+      input.type = 'hidden';
+      input.name = key;
+      input.value = value;
+
+      form.appendChild(input);
+    });
+
+  document.body.appendChild(form);
+  form.submit();
+};