Cache-AutoComplete

Probably not what you're looking for, but it works for me 😛 💩

File size = 7.09kb - gzipped = 2.44kb

Explanation

I needed a simple auto complete component for a web app that supported keyboard navigation. I wanted something light weight and flexible. After searching around, nothing fit my use case or desire. The component defaults to Material Design-like styling. This is customizable by setting itemClass and listClass when creating the component. PRs welcome to improve functionality. Just want to keep this light weight 😄

Installation

npm install cache-autocomplete

Usage

cacheautocomplete is exposed as a library thanks to Webpack so using a <script> tag on your html will work. You can also import/require what you need using the module if you're using a module loader for your app.

JS

var CAC = new cacheautocomplete.AutoComplete({
            element: document.getElementById("myAutoComplete"), // required - the dom element to tie into
            url: 'https://api.test.com/api/customer/typeahead?name={{ value }}&apikey=84', // required and must use the `{{ value }}` to inject the rootElement's current value when typing
            itemTemplate: '<div> <h3>{{ Name }}</h3> <img src="{{ ProfilePic }} /> </div>', // required
            keys: ['Name', 'ProfilePic']
            onSelect: function (selectedItem, autoComplete) { // optional - callback when an item is selected via keyboard or mouse event
                console.log(selectedItem);
                rootInput.value = selectedItem.SomeProp;
            }
        });
 

HTML

<input id="myAutoComplete" type="text" />

Public Methods

• clearCache(url?: string) - If a url is specified only that url is removed from storage. If no url is specified all CacheAutoComplete items are removed from storage.

CacheAutoCompleteOptions

interface CACompleteOptions {
    element: HTMLInputElement; /// The HTML Input element to use as the anchor.
    url: string; /// The URL to ping for remote data.
    itemTemplate: any; /// The response data Key property to display
    keys: string[]; // The keys are used to create the correct template for the items. See example for correct usage.
    onSelect: Function; /// callback function when a list item is selected via keyboard or mouse - this is optional but you likely need to use it and set the rootInput value to some prop in your list objects
    minLength?: number; /// optional - default is 1
    cache?: boolean; /// optional - default is true
    listClass?: string; /// css class to style the list
    itemClass?: string; /// css class to style items in the list.
}

Contributing

• git clone https://github.com/bradmartin/cache-autocomplete.git
• npm install - install deps
• npm run dev - will transpile and kick off the webpack dev server