def METHOD_NAME(self, **kw):
    """Create a new empty item
    """
    item = {
        "uid": None,
        "before": {},
        "after": {},
        "replace": {},
        "class": {},
        "allow_edit": [],
        "disabled": False,
        "state_class": "state-active",
        "transposed_keys": [],
    }
    item.update(**kw)
    return item