SimpleForm::Components::Typeahead - preloading vs. server-side?

Question

Hi is there a way to use this with a remote call to the server? Currently I have it working perfectly but only with preloaded data, e.g.

typeahead: User.all.pluck(:email)

Might get a bit cumbersome with lots of results at some point, no?

Answer 1

Yes. Use remote.

Here is the doc: https://github.com/twitter/typeahead.js#remote

In it's simplest form, this could be something like:

$('#input').typeahead([{
    remote: 'https://twitter.com/accounts?q=%QUERY'
}]);

... but make sure to read the docs, especially re. filter.