
DataSearch creates a search box UI component that is connected to one or more database fields.
Example uses:
- Searching for a rental listing by its
nameordescriptionfield. - Creating an e-commerce search box for finding products by their listing properties.
Usage
Basic Usage
<template>
<data-search componentId="SearchSensor" :dataField="['group_venue', 'group_city']" />
</template>Usage With All Props
<data-search
componentId="SearchSensor"
title="Search"
defaultValue="Songwriting"
placeholder="Search for cities or venues"
highlightField="group_city"
queryFormat="or"
filterLabel="City"
:mode="tag"
:autosuggest="true"
:highlight="true"
:showFilter="true"
:dataField="[
{
'field': 'group_venue',
'weight': 1
},
{
'field': 'group_city',
'weight': 3
},
{
'field': 'original_title',
'weight': 5
},
{
'field': 'original_title.autosuggest',
'weight': 1
}
]"
:fuzziness="0"
:size="10"
:debounce="100"
:react="{
and: ['CategoryFilter', 'SearchFilter']
}"
:URLParams="false"
:defaultSuggestions="[
{ label: 'Songwriting', value: 'Songwriting' },
{ label: 'Musicians', value: 'Musicians' },
]"
:enableDefaultSuggestions="true"
:endpoint="{
url:'https://appbase-demo-ansible-abxiydt-arc.searchbase.io/recipes-demo/_reactivesearch.v3',
headers: {
// put relevant headers
},
method: 'POST'
}"
/>Props
componentId
| Type | Optional |
|---|---|
String |
No |
unique identifier of the component, can be referenced in other components' react prop.
endpoint
| Type | Optional |
|---|---|
Object |
Yes |
endpoint prop provides the ability to query a user-defined backend service for this component, overriding the data endpoint configured in the ReactiveBase component. Works only when enableAppbase is true.
Accepts the following properties:
- url
String[Required] URL where the data cluster is hosted. - headers
Object[optional]
set custom headers to be sent with each server request as key/value pairs. - method
String[optional]
set method of the API request. - body
Object[optional]
request body of the API request. When body isn't set and method is POST, the request body is set based on the component's configured props.
- Overrides the endpoint property defined in ReactiveBase.
- If required, use
transformResponseprop to transform response in component-consumable format.
mode
| Type | Optional |
|---|---|
String |
Yes |
DataSearch component offers two modes of usage, select & tag. When mode is set to tag DataSearch allows selecting multiple suggestions. Defaults to select.
<template>
<data-search
componentId="title"
highlight="true"
:dataField="['title', 'text']"
:mode="tag"
/>
</template>
dataField
| Type | Optional |
|---|---|
string | Array<string | DataField*> |
No |
index field(s) to be connected to the component’s UI view. DataSearch accepts an Array in addition to string, which is useful for searching across multiple fields with or without field weights.
Field weights allow weighted search for the index fields. A higher number implies a higher relevance weight for the corresponding field in the search results.
You can define the dataField property as an array of objects of the DataField type to set the field weights.
The DataField type has the following shape:
type DataField = {
field: string;
weight: number;
};database field(s) to be queried against. Accepts an Array in addition to String, useful for applying search across multiple fields. Check examples at here.
Note:
- This prop is optional only when
enableAppbaseprop is set totrueinReactiveBasecomponent.- The
dataFieldproperty asDataFieldobject is only available for ReactiveSearch version >=v3.21.0and Appbase versionv7.47.0.
size
| Type | Optional |
|---|---|
Number |
Yes |
number of suggestions to show. Defaults to 10.
excludeFields
| Type | Optional |
|---|---|
String Array |
Yes |
fields to be excluded in the suggestion's query when autoSuggest is true.
includeFields
| Type | Optional |
|---|---|
String Array |
Yes |
fields to be included in the suggestion's query when autoSuggest is true.
enablePopularSuggestions
| Type | Optional |
|---|---|
bool |
Yes |
Defaults to false. When enabled, it can be useful to curate search suggestions based on actual search queries that your users are making. Read more about it over here.
Note:
Popular Suggestions only work when
enableAppbaseprop istrue.
enablePredictiveSuggestions
| Type | Optional |
|---|---|
bool |
Yes |
Defaults to false. When set to true, it predicts the next relevant words from a field's value based on the search query typed by the user. When set to false (default), the entire field's value would be displayed. This may not be desirable for long-form fields (where average words per field value is greater than 4 and may not fit in a single line).
enableRecentSearches
| Type | Optional |
|---|---|
Boolean |
Yes |
Defaults to false. If set to true then users will see the top recent searches as the default suggestions. Appbase.io recommends defining a unique id(userId property) in appbaseConfig prop for each user to personalize the recent searches.
Note: Please note that this feature only works when
recordAnalyticsis set totrueinappbaseConfig.
aggregationField
| Type | Optional |
|---|---|
String |
Yes |
One of the most important use-cases this enables is showing DISTINCT results (useful when you are dealing with sessions, events and logs type data). It utilizes composite aggregations which are newly introduced in ES v6 and offer vast performance benefits over a traditional terms aggregation.
You can read more about it over here. You can access aggregationData using render slot as shown:
<template
slot="render"
slot-scope="{
...
aggregationData
}"
>
...
</template>If you are using an app with elastic search version less than 6, then defining this prop will result in error and you need to handle it manually using renderError slot.
It is possible to override this query by providing
customQuery.
Note: This prop has been marked as deprecated starting v1.14.0. Please use the
distinctFieldprop instead.
aggregationSize
To set the number of buckets to be returned by aggregations.
Note: This is a new feature and only available for appbase versions >= 7.41.0.
nestedField
| Type | Optional |
|---|---|
String |
Yes |
Set the path of the nested type under which the dataField is present. Only applicable only when the field(s) specified in the dataField is(are) present under a nested type mapping.
title
| Type | Optional |
|---|---|
String or JSX |
Yes |
set the title of the component to be shown in the UI.
defaultValue
| Type | Optional |
|---|---|
String | Array<String> |
Yes |
preset the search query text in the search box.
Data type is Array
when modeprop is set totag.
value
| Type | Optional |
|---|---|
String | Array<String> |
Yes |
sets the current value of the component. It sets the search query text (on mount and on update). Use this prop in conjunction with the change event.
Data type is Array
when modeprop is set totag.
fieldWeights
| Type | Optional |
|---|---|
Array |
Yes |
set the search weight for the database fields, useful when dataField is an Array of more than one field. This prop accepts an array of numbers. A higher number implies a higher relevance weight for the corresponding field in the search results.
placeholder
| Type | Optional |
|---|---|
String |
Yes |
set placeholder text to be shown in the component's input field. Defaults to "Search".
autosuggest
| Type | Optional |
|---|---|
Boolean |
Yes |
set whether the autosuggest functionality should be enabled or disabled. Defaults to true. When set to false, it searches as user types, unless debounce is also set.
showIcon
| Type | Optional |
|---|---|
Boolean |
Yes |
whether to display a search or custom icon in the input box. Defaults to true.
iconPosition
| Type | Optional |
|---|---|
String |
Yes |
sets the position of the search icon. Can be set to either left or right. Defaults to right.
icon
| Type | Optional |
|---|---|
JSX |
Yes |
set a custom search icon instead of the default icon 🔍
showClear
| Type | Optional |
|---|---|
Boolean |
Yes |
show a clear text X icon. Defaults to true.
showFilter
| Type | Optional |
|---|---|
Boolean |
Yes |
show as filter when a value is selected in a global selected filters view. Defaults to true.
showVoiceSearch
| Type | Optional |
|---|---|
Boolean |
Yes |
show a voice icon in the searchbox to enable users to set voice input. Defaults to false.
showDistinctSuggestions
| Type | Optional |
|---|---|
Boolean |
Yes |
Show 1 suggestion per document. If set to false multiple suggestions may show up for the same document as searched value might appear in multiple fields of the same document, this is true only if you have configured multiple fields in dataField prop. Defaults to true.
Example if you have showDistinctSuggestions is set to false and have following configurations
// Your document:
{
"name": "Warn",
"address": "Washington"
}
// Component:
<DataSearch dataField={['name', 'address']} {...props} />
// Search Query:
"wa"Then there will be 2 suggestions from the same document
as we have the search term present in both the fields
specified in dataField.
Warn
WashingtonNote: Check the above concept in action over here.
defaultSuggestions
| Type | Optional |
|---|---|
Array |
Yes |
preset search suggestions to be shown on focus when the search box does not have any search query text set. Accepts an array of objects each having a label and value property.
enableDefaultSuggestions
| Type | Optional |
|---|---|
bool |
Yes |
Defaults to true. When set to false, initial suggestions(including recent, popular, index, or defaultSuggestions) are not displayed when the query value is empty.
filterLabel
| Type | Optional |
|---|---|
String |
Yes |
An optional label to display for the component in the global selected filters view. This is only applicable if showFilter is enabled. Default value used here is componentId.
clearIcon
| Type | Optional |
|---|---|
JSX |
Yes |
set a custom icon for clearing text instead of the default cross.
debounce
| Type | Optional |
|---|---|
Number |
Yes |
set the milliseconds to wait before executing the query. Defaults to 0, i.e. no debounce.
highlight
| Type | Optional |
|---|---|
Boolean |
Yes |
whether highlighting should be enabled in the returned results.
highlightField
| Type | Optional |
|---|---|
String or Array |
Yes |
when highlighting is enabled, this prop allows specifying the fields which should be returned with the matching highlights. When not specified, it defaults to applying highlights on the field(s) specified in the dataField prop.
customHighlight
| Type | Optional |
|---|---|
Function |
Yes |
a function which returns the custom highlight settings. It receives the props and expects you to return an object with the highlight key. Check out the technews demo where the DataSearch component uses a customHighlight as given below,
<template>
<data-search
componentId="title"
highlight="true"
:dataField="['title', 'text']"
:customHighlight="getCustomHighlight"
/>
</template>
<script>
export default {
name: 'app',
methods: {
getCustomHighlight: props => ({
highlight: {
pre_tags: ['<mark>'],
post_tags: ['</mark>'],
fields: {
text: {},
title: {},
},
number_of_fragments: 0,
},
}),
},
};
</script>focusShortcuts
| Type | Optional |
|---|---|
Array<string | number> |
Yes |
A list of keyboard shortcuts that focus the search box. Accepts key names and key codes. Compatible with key combinations separated using '+'. Defaults to ['/'].
autoFocus
| Type | Optional |
|---|---|
boolean |
Yes |
When set to true, search box is auto-focused on page load. Defaults to false.
expandSuggestionsContainer
| Type | Optional |
|---|---|
boolean |
Yes |
When set to false the width of suggestions dropdown container is limited to the width of searchbox input field. Defaults to true.

<data-search
expandSuggestionsContainer={false}
...
>
<img slot="addonBefore" src="..." />
<img slot="addonAfter" src="..." />
</data-sesarch>queryFormat
| Type | Optional |
|---|---|
String |
Yes |
Sets the query format, can be or or and. Defaults to or.
- or returns all the results matching any of the search query text's parameters. For example, searching for "bat man" with or will return all the results matching either "bat" or "man".
- On the other hand with and, only results matching both "bat" and "man" will be returned. It returns the results matching all of the search query text's parameters.
fuzziness
| Type | Optional |
|---|---|
String or Number |
Yes |
Sets a maximum edit distance on the search parameters, can be 0, 1, 2 or "AUTO". Useful for showing the correct results for an incorrect search parameter by taking the fuzziness into account. For example, with a substitution of one character, fox can become box. Read more about it in the elastic search docs.
Note:
This prop doesn't work when the value of
queryFormatprop is set toand.
innerRef
| Type | Optional |
|---|---|
Function |
Yes |
The innerRef prop along with the ref prop can be used to access the reference of the input element that can be used to access/manipulate the native events or values for input element. For, an example the below snippet changes the type of the input element to search from the text.
<template>
<data-search
componentId="BookSensor"
dataField="['original_title', 'original_title.search']"
ref="data-search"
innerRef="input"
/>
</template>
<script>
export default {
name: 'app',
mounted() {
this.$refs['data-search'].$children[0].$refs['input'].type = 'search';
},
};
</script>URLParams
| Type | Optional |
|---|---|
Boolean |
Yes |
enable creating a URL query string param based on the search query text value. This is useful for sharing URLs with the component state. Defaults to false.
render
| Type | Optional |
|---|---|
Function|slot-scope |
Yes |
You can render suggestions in a custom layout by using the render as a prop or a slot.
It accepts an object with these properties:
loading:booleanindicates that the query is still in progress.error:objectAn object containing the error info.data:arrayAn array of parsed suggestions obtained from the applied query.popularSuggestions:arrayAn array of popular suggestions obtained based on search value.querySuggestions:arrayThis prop has been marked as deprecated startingv1.7.8. Please use thepopularSuggestionsprop instead.recentSearches:arrayAn array of recent searches made by user ifenableRecentSearchesis set totrue.rawDataobjectAn object of raw response as-is from elasticsearch query.promotedData:arrayAn array of promoted results obtained from the applied query. Read MoreresultStats:objectAn object with the following properties which can be helpful to render custom stats:numberOfResults:numberTotal number of results foundtime:numberTime taken to find total results (in ms)hidden:numberTotal number of hidden results foundpromoted:numberTotal number of promoted results found
value:stringcurrent search input value i.e the search query being used to obtain suggestions.downshiftProps:objectprovides the following control props fromdownshiftwhich can be used to bind list items with click/mouse events.isOpenbooleanWhether the menu should be considered open or closed. Some aspects of the downshift component respond differently based on this value (for example, if isOpen is true when the user hits "Enter" on the input field, then the item at the highlightedIndex item is selected).getItemPropsfunctionReturns the props you should apply to any menu item elements you render.getItemEventsfunctionReturns the events you should apply to any menu item elements you render.highlightedIndexnumberThe index that should be highlighted.
triggerClickAnalytics:objectmethod can be used to register click analytics for suggestions. It accepts two arguments, click position and document ID (required only if you're usingrawDatato render suggestions).
You can use DataSearch with render slot as shown:
<data-search
class="result-list-container"
categoryField="authors.raw"
componentId="BookSensor"
:dataField="['original_title', 'original_title.search']"
:URLParams="true"
>
<div
class="suggestions"
slot="render"
slot-scope="{
error,
loading,
downshiftProps: { isOpen, highlightedIndex, getItemProps, getItemEvents },
data: suggestions,
}"
>
<ul v-if="isOpen">
<li
style="{ background-color: highlightedIndex ? 'grey' : 'transparent' }"
v-bind="getItemProps({ item: suggestion })"
v-on="getItemEvents({ item: suggestion })"
:key="suggestion._id"
>
{{ suggestion.label }}
</li>
</ul>
</div>
</data-search>Or you can also use render as prop.
<template>
<data-search :render="render" />
</template>
<script>
export default {
name: 'app',
methods: {
render({
error,
loading,
downshiftProps: { isOpen, highlightedIndex, getItemProps, getItemEvents },
data: suggestions,
}) {...},
},
};
</script>renderNoSuggestion
| Type | Optional |
|---|---|
String|slot-scope |
Yes |
can be used to render a message when there are no suggestions found.
renderError
| Type | Optional |
|---|---|
String|Function|slot-scope |
Yes |
can be used to render an error message in case of any error.
<template slot="renderError" slot-scope="error">
<div>Something went wrong!<br />Error details<br />{{ error }}</div>
</template>renderPopularSuggestions
| Type | Optional |
|---|---|
Function|slot-scope |
Yes |
You can render popular suggestions in a custom layout by using the renderQuerySuggestions as a prop or a slot.
It accepts an object with these properties:
loading:booleanindicates that the query is still in progress.error:objectAn object containing the error info.data:arrayAn array of popular suggestions obtained based on search value.value:stringcurrent search input value i.e the search query being used to obtain suggestions.downshiftProps:objectprovides the following control props fromdownshiftwhich can be used to bind list items with click/mouse events.- isOpen
booleanWhether the menu should be considered open or closed. Some aspects of the downshift component respond differently based on this value (for example, if isOpen is true when the user hits "Enter" on the input field, then the item at the highlightedIndex item is selected). - getItemProps
functionReturns the props you should apply to any menu item elements you render. - getItemEvents
functionReturns the events you should apply to any menu item elements you render. - highlightedIndex
numberThe index that should be highlighted.
- isOpen
You can use DataSearch with renderQuerySuggestions slot as shown:
<data-search
class="result-list-container"
categoryField="authors.raw"
componentId="BookSensor"
:dataField="['original_title', 'original_title.search']"
:URLParams="true"
:enablePopularSuggestions="true"
>
<div
class="suggestions"
slot="renderPopularSuggestions"
slot-scope="{
error,
loading,
downshiftProps: { isOpen, highlightedIndex, getItemProps, getItemEvents },
data: suggestions,
}"
>
<ul v-if="isOpen">
<li
style="{ background-color: highlightedIndex ? 'grey' : 'transparent', color: 'green' }"
v-for="suggestion in (suggestions || []).map(s => ({
label: s.source.authors,
value: s.source.authors,
key: s._id,
}))"
v-bind="getItemProps({ item: suggestion })"
v-on="getItemEvents({ item: suggestion })"
:key="suggestion._id"
>
{{ suggestion.label }}
</li>
</ul>
</div>
</data-search>getMicInstance
| Type | Optional |
|---|---|
Function |
Yes |
You can pass a callback function to get the instance of SpeechRecognition object, which can be used to override the default configurations.
renderMic
| Type | Optional |
|---|---|
String|Function|slot-scope |
Yes |
can be used to render the custom mic option.
It accepts an object with the following properties:
handleClick:functionneeds to be called when the mic option is clicked.status:stringis a constant which can have one of these values:
INACTIVE- mic is in inactive state i.e not listening
STOPPED- mic has been stopped by the user
ACTIVE- mic is listening
DENIED- permission is not allowed
<template slot="renderMic" slot-scope="{ handleClick, status }">
<div v-if="status === `ACTIVE`">
<img src="/active_mic.png" onClick={handleClick} />
</div>
<div v-if="status === `DENIED`">
<img src="/denied_mic.png" onClick={handleClick} />
</div>
<div v-if="status === `STOPPED`">
<img src="/mute_mic.png" onClick={handleClick} />
</div>
<div v-if="typeof status === `undefined`">
<img src="/inactive_mic.png" onClick={handleClick} />
</div>
</template>recentSearchesIcon
| Type | Optional |
|---|---|
slot-scope |
Yes |
You can use a custom icon in place of the default icon for the recent search items that are shown when enableRecentSearches prop is set to true. You can also provide styles using the recent-search-icon key in the innerClass prop.
<DataSearch
...
:enableRecentSearches="true"
:innerClass="{
'recent-search-icon': '...',
}"
>
<recent-icon slot="recentSearchesIcon" />
</DataSearch>popularSearchesIcon
| Type | Optional |
|---|---|
slot-scope |
Yes |
You can use a custom icon in place of the default icon for the popular searches that are shown when enablePopularSuggestions prop is set to true. You can also provide styles using the popular-search-icon key in the innerClass prop.
<DataSearch
...
:enablePopularSuggestions="true"
:innerClass="{
'popular-search-icon': '...'
}"
>
<popular-icon slot="popularSearchesIcon" />
</DataSearch>addonBefore
| Type | Optional |
|---|---|
slot-scope |
Yes |
The HTML markup displayed before (on the left side of) the searchbox input field. Users can use it to render additional actions/ markup, eg: a custom search icon hiding the default.

<data-search
...
:enablePopularSuggestions="true"
:innerClass="{
'popular-search-icon': '...'
}"
>
<img
slot="addonBefore"
src="https://img.icons8.com/cute-clipart/64/000000/search.png"
height="30px"
/>
</data-search>addonAfter
| Type | Optional |
|---|---|
slot-scope |
Yes |
The HTML markup displayed before (on the right side of) the searchbox input field. Users can use it to render additional actions/ markup, eg: a custom search icon hiding the default.

<data-search
...
:enablePopularSuggestions="true"
:innerClass="{
'popular-search-icon': '...'
}"
>
<img
slot="addonBefore"
src="https://img.icons8.com/cute-clipart/64/000000/search.png"
height="30px"
/>
</data-search>distinctField
| Type | Optional |
|---|---|
String |
Yes |
This prop returns only the distinct value documents for the specified field. It is equivalent to the DISTINCT clause in SQL. It internally uses the collapse feature of Elasticsearch. You can read more about it over here.
distinctFieldConfig
| Type | Optional |
|---|---|
Object |
Yes |
This prop allows specifying additional options to the distinctField prop. Using the allowed DSL, one can specify how to return K distinct values (default value of K=1), sort them by a specific order, or return a second level of distinct values. distinctFieldConfig object corresponds to the inner_hits key's DSL. You can read more about it over here.
<data-search
....
distinctField="authors.keyword"
:distinctFieldConfig="{
inner_hits: {
name: 'most_recent',
size: 5,
sort: [{ timestamp: 'asc' }],
},
max_concurrent_group_searches: 4,
}"
/>Note: In order to use the
distinctFieldanddistinctFieldConfigprops, theenableAppbaseprop must be set to true inReactiveBase.
index
| Type | Optional |
|---|---|
String |
Yes |
The index prop can be used to explicitly specify an index to query against for this component. It is suitable for use-cases where you want to fetch results from more than one index in a single ReactiveSearch API request. The default value for the index is set to the app prop defined in the ReactiveBase component.
Note: This only works when
enableAppbaseprop is set to true inReactiveBase.
renderSelectedTags
| Type | Optional |
|---|---|
slot-scope |
Yes |
custom render tags when mode is set to tag.
It accepts an object with these properties:
values:Array<String>array of selected values.handleClear:Function - (string) => voidfunction to clear a tag value. It accepts the tag value(String) as a parameter.handleClearAll:Function - () => voidfunction to clear all selected values.
<data-search
...
:mode="tag"
:innerClass="{
'selected-tag': '...'
}"
>
<div slot="renderSelectedTags" slot-scope="{ values, handleClear, handleClearAll }">
<button
style="{ background-color: highlightedIndex ? 'grey' : 'transparent'color: 'green' }"
v-for="tagValue in values"
:key="tagValue"
@click="() => handleClear(tagValue)"
>
{{ tagValue }}
</button>
</div>
</data-search>Demo
Styles
DataSearch component supports an innerClass prop to provide styles to the sub-components of DataSearch. These are the supported keys:
titleinputrecent-search-iconpopular-search-iconselected-tag
Read more about it here.
Extending
DataSearch component can be extended to:
- customize the look and feel with
className, - update the underlying DB query with
customQuery, - connect with external interfaces using
beforeValueChange,value-changeandquery-change, - specify how search suggestions should be filtered using
reactprop. - use your own function to render suggestions using
parseSuggestionprop. It expects an object back for eachsuggestionhaving keyslabelandvalue. The query is run against thevaluekey andlabelis used for rendering the suggestions.labelcan be eitherStringor JSX. For example,
<template>
<data-search :parseSuggestion="parseSuggestion" />
</template>
<script>
export default {
name: 'app',
methods: {
parseSuggestion: suggestion => ({
label: `${suggestion._source.original_title} by ${suggestion._source.authors}`,
value: suggestion._source.original_title,
source: suggestion._source, // for onValueSelected to work with renderSuggestion
}),
},
};
</script>- it's also possible to take control of rendering individual suggestions with
parseSuggestionprop or the entire suggestions rendering using therenderprop.
The suggestions parameter receives all the unparsed suggestions from elasticsearch, however parsedSuggestions are also passed which can also be used for suggestions rendering.
<template>
<data-search
className="custom-class"
:customQuery="getCustomQuery"
:beforeValueChange="handleBeforeValueChange"
:react="{
and: ['pricingFilter', 'dateFilter'],
or: ['searchFilter']
}"
@value-change="handleValueChange"
@query-change="handleQueryChange"
/>
</template>
<script>
export default {
name: 'app',
methods: {
getCustomQuery: (value, props) => {
return {
query: {
match: {
data_field: 'this is a test',
},
},
};
},
handleBeforeValueChange: value => {
// called before the value is set
// returns a promise
return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
// update state or component props
resolve();
// or reject()
});
},
handleValueChange: value => {
console.log('current value: ', value);
// set the state
// use the value with other js code
},
handleQueryChange: (prevQuery, nextQuery) => {
// use the query with other js code
console.log('prevQuery', prevQuery);
console.log('nextQuery', nextQuery);
},
},
};
</script>className
| Type | Optional |
|---|---|
String |
Yes |
CSS class to be injected on the component container.
customQuery
| Type | Optional |
|---|---|
Function |
Yes |
takes value and props as parameters and returns the data query to be applied to the component, as defined in Elasticsearch Query DSL.
Note: customQuery is called on value changes in the DataSearch component as long as the component is a part of react dependency of at least one other component.
defaultQuery
| Type | Optional |
|---|---|
Function |
Yes |
is a callback function that takes value and props as parameters and returns the data query to be applied to the source component, as defined in Elasticsearch Query DSL, which doesn't get leaked to other components. In simple words, defaultQuery prop allows you to modify the query to render the suggestions when autoSuggest is enabled.
Read more about it here.
beforeValueChange
| Type | Optional |
|---|---|
Function |
Yes |
is a callback function which accepts component's future value as a parameter and returns a promise. It is called everytime before a component's value changes. The promise, if and when resolved, triggers the execution of the component's query and if rejected, kills the query execution. This method can act as a gatekeeper for query execution, since it only executes the query after the provided promise has been resolved.
Note:
If you're using Reactivesearch version >=
1.1.0,beforeValueChangecan also be defined as a synchronous function.valueis updated by default, unless you throw anErrorto reject the update. For example:
beforeValueChange = value => {
// The update is accepted by default
if (value && value.toLowerCase().contains('Social')) {
// To reject the update, throw an error
throw Error('Search value should not contain social.');
}
};react
| Type | Optional |
|---|---|
Object |
Yes |
specify dependent components to reactively update DataSearch's suggestions.
- key
Stringone ofand,or,notdefines the combining clause.- and clause implies that the results will be filtered by matches from all of the associated component states.
- or clause implies that the results will be filtered by matches from at least one of the associated component states.
- not clause implies that the results will be filtered by an inverse match of the associated component states.
value
| Type | Optional |
|---|---|
String or Array or Object |
Yes |
Stringis used for specifying a single component by itscomponentId.Arrayis used for specifying multiple components by theircomponentId.Objectis used for nesting other key clauses.
Events
change
is an event that accepts component's current value as a parameter. It is called when you are using the value prop and the component's value changes. This event is useful to control the value updates of search input.
<template>
<data-search
value="value"
@change="handleChange"
/>
</template>
<script>
export default {
name: 'app',
data() {
return {
value: ""
}
},
methods: {
handleChange(value, triggerQuery, event) {
this.value = value;
// Trigger the search query to update the dependent components
triggerQuery({
isOpen: false // To close the suggestions dropdown; optional
})
}
}
};
</script>Note:
If you're using the controlled behavior than it's your responsibility to call the
triggerQuerymethod to update the query i.e execute the search query and update the query results in connected components byreactprop. It is not mandatory to call thetriggerQueryin@changeevent handler you can also call it in other input handlers likeonBluroronKeyPress. ThetriggerQuerymethod accepts an object withisOpenproperty (default tofalse) that can be used to control the opening state of the suggestion dropdown.
query-change
is an event which accepts component's prevQuery and nextQuery as parameters. It is called everytime the component's query changes. This event is handy in cases where you want to generate a side-effect whenever the component's query would change.
value-change
is an event which accepts component's current value as a parameter. It is called everytime the component's value changes. This event is handy in cases where you want to generate a side-effect on value selection. For example: You want to show a pop-up modal with the valid discount coupon code when a list item is selected in a "Discounted Price" SingleList.
value-selected
is called when a search is performed either by pressing enter key or the input is blurred.
suggestions
You can use this event to listen for the changes in suggestions.The function receives suggestions list.
error
gets triggered in case of an error and provides the error object, which can be used for debugging or giving feedback to the user if needed.
The following events to the underlying input element:
blur
focus
key-press
key-down
key-up
Note:
- All these events accepts the
triggerQueryas a second parameter which can be used to trigger theDataSearchquery with the current selected value (useful to customize the search query execution).- There is a known issue with
key-presswhenautosuggestis set to true. It is recommended to usekey-downfor the consistency.