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LeaVerou/awesomplete

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Awesomplete

Awesomplete is a lightweight JavaScript library for adding searchable suggestion lists to text fields. It functions as an HTML-based autocomplete widget that renders filtered results from arrays, HTML elements, or comma-separated strings with zero external dependencies.

The library includes a customizable suggestion engine that allows for the definition of custom matching logic, sorting rules, and trigger thresholds. It is designed as an event-driven UI component, providing a programmable interface to intercept selection events and manage the state of the suggestion popup.

The system supports dynamic suggestion rendering through HTML overrides and provides a mechanism to map raw data into label-value pairs. It also allows for the programmatic control of widget state and the implementation of custom callbacks to validate or cancel user selections.

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Features

  • Autocomplete Inputs - Provides a searchable suggestion list for form fields using arrays, HTML elements, or strings.
  • Autocomplete Libraries - Provides a lightweight JavaScript library for building searchable input fields with real-time suggestions.
  • Custom Matching Logic - Enables the definition of custom rules for matching input strings and ordering the resulting list.
  • Autocomplete Suggestion Engines - Ships a customizable engine for defining custom matching logic, sorting rules, and trigger thresholds.
  • Matching Logic - Provides a replaceable filtering function to control which suggestions appear based on user input.
  • Searchable Select Inputs - Implements text input fields with integrated search capabilities to filter and select options from a predefined list.
  • Suggestion Behaviors - Allows configuration of matching, sorting, trigger thresholds, and maximum displayed items.
  • Html Widgets - Implements an interactive HTML-based widget that renders filtered suggestion lists for user selection.
  • Custom Suggestion Templates - Supports customizing the HTML generation for the suggestion container and individual items.
  • Component Logic Overrides - Allows overriding default functions to change how entries are filtered and rendered.
  • Custom Components - Implements the autocomplete widget as a native web component for encapsulated state and lifecycle.
  • Event-Driven State Managers - Triggers custom callbacks during input and selection events to allow external logic to modify behavior.
  • Event-Driven Component Interfaces - Provides a programmable interface with callbacks for intercepting selection events and managing popup state.
  • Event Handling - Executes custom logic when the suggestion list opens, closes, or is interacted with.
  • Contextual Popups - Allows programmatic control over the visibility and navigation of the suggestion popup.
  • Dynamic Markup Injection - Generates and injects suggestion list HTML into the DOM based on filter results.
  • Programmatic Controllers - Provides direct command methods to manually open, close, or navigate the suggestion list.
  • Form Components - Lightweight autocomplete library with no dependencies.
  • Web Components and UI - Lightweight, dependency-free autocomplete library.
  • Form Components - Zero-dependency autocomplete library.
6,979 stars·600 forks·JavaScript·MIT·22 views

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Frequently asked questions

What does leaverou/awesomplete do?

Awesomplete is a lightweight JavaScript library for adding searchable suggestion lists to text fields. It functions as an HTML-based autocomplete widget that renders filtered results from arrays, HTML elements, or comma-separated strings with zero external dependencies.

What are the main features of leaverou/awesomplete?

The main features of leaverou/awesomplete are: Autocomplete Inputs, Autocomplete Libraries, Custom Matching Logic, Autocomplete Suggestion Engines, Matching Logic, Searchable Select Inputs, Suggestion Behaviors, Html Widgets.

Which projects share features with leaverou/awesomplete?

Projects with overlapping indexed features include: twitter/typeahead.js — typeahead.js is a JavaScript autocomplete library used to build searchable input fields that provide real-time… ichord/at.js — At.js is a JavaScript mention autocomplete library and client-side suggestion engine used to add trigger-based… selectize/selectize.js — Selectize.js is a jQuery-based autocomplete library and tagging interface component. It functions as a searchable… mui/base-ui — Base UI is a headless component library and unstyled framework providing accessible interface primitives. It decouples… tarekraafat/autocomplete.js — autoComplete.js is a vanilla JavaScript library used to add searchable suggestion dropdowns to input elements. It… harvesthq/chosen — Chosen is a JavaScript library that transforms standard HTML select elements into searchable, user-friendly dropdown…

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