AutoSuggestWidget (XWiki.org)

The suggest widget can be triggered when typing something in a text field. The suggested list can contain field values from a class defined in your wiki or any custom information you provide.

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1.1.1 Suggest fields from a class defined in the wiki

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Use information from a predefined class in your wiki (e.g. *XWiki.TagClass*, *XWiki.XWikiUsers*, etc.) or from a class defined by yourself.

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For example, use *XWiki.TagClass* to suggest tags from the wiki tag cloud:

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{image:suggest.png|document=DevGuide.AutoSuggestWidget}

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{code}

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$!xwiki.jsx.use("DevGuide.AutoSuggestWidgetExample")

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<label for="myinput">Type the name of a tag and test the suggest list:</label>

</form>

{code}

The *JavascriptExtension* object from the *DevGuide.AutoSuggestWidgetExample* page contains the Javascript code to enable the widget when focusing on the text field:

{code}

(function(){

document.observe('dom:loaded', function () {

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if($('myinput')) {

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Event.observe($('myinput'), "focus", function() {

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new ajaxSuggest(this, {script: '$xwiki.getURL("${doc.space}.WebHome", "view")?xpage=suggest&classname=XWiki.TagClass&fieldname=tags&secCol=-&', varname: "input", seps: " ,|", offsety: 13});

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});

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}

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}); // end of doc observe

})();

{code}

1.1.1.1 Options used in the *suggest.vm* template:

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Option|Details

xpage|Must use *xpage=suggest* because suggest.vm template is used to manage the request.

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classname|The name of the class for the elements of the suggest list.

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fieldname|The field name from the class considered for the suggest list.

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firCol|First column of the list of results.

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secCol|Second column of the list of results. For a user defined query, use *-* value for one column and no hidden input. Otherwise the list of results will have two columns and a hidden input.

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1.1.1 Suggest custom information

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When the information you want to suggest is not available through a class field or you generate it using a custom query, you need to create a service (plain wiki page called with *xpage=plain* parameter in the url) that maps your results to the *xml* input accepted by the *autosuggest* class.

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For example, you can build a list of suggestions that contains the wiki page names within a certain space:

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{code}

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$!xwiki.jsx.use("DevGuide.AjaxSuggestCustomExample")

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<label for="myinput">Type the name of an example page from the **DevGuide** space and test the suggest list:</label>

</form>

{code}

The *JavascriptExtension* object from the *DevGuide.AjaxSuggestCustomExample* page contains the Javascript code to enable the widget when focusing on the text field. Also, the *script* option uses the url for the results page.

{code}

(function(){

document.observe('dom:loaded', function () {

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if($('myinput')) {

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Event.observe($('myinput'), "focus", function() {

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new ajaxSuggest(this, {script: "$xwiki.getURL("DevGuide.SuggestService", "view", "xpage=plain&spacename=Tutorials")&", varname: "input", seps: " ,|", offsety: 13});

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});

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}

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}); // end of doc observe

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})();

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{code}

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The service page uses a query to get all the pages from the space provided using *spacename* parameter in the url. The generated response must be a *xml* file that has *<results>* as a root node and *<rs>* as children.

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{code}

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##

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## Service to generate the suggest list of files from a certain space.

## @spacename

## @input

##

#set($input = $request.get("input").toLowerCase())

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#set($spacename = $request.get("spacename"))

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$response.setContentType("text/xml") ## generate a xml file

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## select pages

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#if("$!input" == "")

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#set($query = "select doc.name from XWikiDocument doc where doc.space='$spacename' and doc.name<>'WebHome' and doc.name<>'WebPreferences' order by doc.date desc")

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#else

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#set($query = "select doc.name from XWikiDocument doc where doc.space='$spacename' and doc.name<>'WebHome' and doc.name<>'WebPreferences' and lower(doc.name) like '%" + $input + "%' order by doc.date desc")

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#end

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#set($searchresults = $xwiki.search($query))

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#foreach($result in $searchresults)

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<rs id="1" info="">$result</rs>

#end

</results>

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1.1 Javascript parameters for the *ajaxsuggest* class

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Parameter|Details

minchars|The minimum number of characters after which to trigger the suggest. Default value is 1.

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get|The HTTP method for the AJAX request.

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varname| The name of the request parameter holding the input stub. Default value is *input*.

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className| The CSS classname of the suggest list. Default value is *ajaxsuggest*.

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timeout|Default value is *2500*.

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delay|Default value is *500*.

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offsety|Default value is *-5*.

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shownoresults|Display a "no results" message, or simply hide the suggest box when no suggestions are available.

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noresults|Default displayed message is *No results!*.

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maxheight|Default value is *250*.

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cache|Default value is *false*.

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seps|Default value is "".

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resultsParameter|The name of the JSON variable or XML element holding the results.Default value is *results* for the old suggest, *searchResults* for the REST search.

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resultId|The name of the JSON parameter or XML attribute holding the result identifier. DEfault value is *id* for both the old suggest and the REST search.

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resultValue|The name of the JSON parameter or XML attribute holding the result value.Default *value* for the old suggest, *pageFullName* for the REST page search.

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resultInfo|The name of the JSON parameter or XML attribute holding the result auxiliary information. Default value is *info* for the old suggest, *pageFullName* for the REST search.

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parentContainer|The id of the element that will hold the suggest element. Default value is *body*.

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script|Url for the ajax request that will get the suggested list. Must end with *&* because *varname* parameter will be appended. Use *suggest.vm* to get field values from a wiki class or a custom url to generate the suggested list.

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1.1 Live Example

* Check out the example above at [Ajax Suggest Example>DevGuide.AutoSuggestWidgetExample]

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1.1 Tips