# Uses JQuery's autocomplete to make a suggestion in lieu of a # preposterously long select dropdown. To implement add code to # the view like this: # # = auto_suggest @resource, :auto_suggest_source # # You must also add a search method to the resource's controller. jQuery -> if el = $( '.auto-suggest' ) id = $( '.auto-suggest-id' ) el.autocomplete minLength: 1, source: el.attr( 'data-source-url' ), focus: ( event, ui ) -> el.val( ui.item.name ) id.val( ui.item.id ) false select: ( event, ui ) -> el.val( ui.item.name ) id.val( ui.item.id ) false response: ( event, ui ) -> id.val( "" ) for item in ui.content if item.name == el.val() id.val( item.id ) if el.data( 'uiAutocomplete' ) el.data( 'uiAutocomplete' )._renderItem = ( ul, item ) -> $( '
  • ' ) .data( 'item.autocomplete', item ) .append( "#{item.name}" ) .appendTo( ul )