@appbaseio/autocomplete-suggestions-plugin

The @appbaseio/autocomplete-suggestions-plugin is a Suggestions plugin that adds Query Suggestions powered by appbase-js client, to your autocomplete.

Installation

yarn add @appbaseio/autocomplete-suggestions-plugin
# or
npm install @appbaseio/autocomplete-suggestions-plugin

Usage

To get started, you need a container for your autocomplete to go in. If you don't have one already, you can insert one into your markup:

<div id="autocomplete"></div>

Then, insert your autocomplete into it by calling the autocomplete function and providing the container. It can be a CSS selector or an Element.

Import the @appbaseio/autocomplete-suggestions-plugin plugin utility and create a suggestions plugin by passing appbase-js client config and the query config to fetch suggestions. Additionally, you can pass the third argument for UI customisation.

As a final step, pass this plugin to the plugins property while calling autocomplete function.

Make sure to provide a container (e.g., a div), not an input. Autocomplete generates a fully accessible search box for you.

import { autocomplete } from '@algolia/autocomplete-js';
import createSuggestionsPlugin from "@appbaseio/autocomplete-suggestions-plugin";

// appbase client config object
const appbaseClientConfig = {
  url: "https://appbase-demo-ansible-abxiydt-arc.searchbase.io",
  app: "best-buy-dataset",
  credentials: "b8917d239a52:82a2f609-6439-4253-a542-3697f5545947",
};

// reactivesearch api configuration
const rsApiConfig = {
  enableRecentSuggestions: true,
  enablePopularSuggestions: true,
  recentSuggestionsConfig: {
    size: 5,
    minChars: 5,
  },
  popularSuggestionsConfig: {
    size: 5,
    showGlobal: true,
  },
  size: 5,
};

const suggestionsPlugin = createSuggestionsPlugin(appbaseClientConfig, {
  ...rsApiConfig,
});

autocomplete({
  container: '#autocomplete',
  plugins: [suggestionsPlugin],
  // ...
});

Click here to checkout the advanced example to see all properties in action.

Documentation

1. appbaseClientConfig Object Required

   It is the first parameter accepted by createSuggestionsPlugin(), used for connecting to the appbase client. It accepts the following properties:

   • url String Required

   • app String Required name of the index as displayed in the dashboard

   • username String username as displayed in the access control dashboard

   • password String password as displayed in the access control dashboard

   • credentials String Required API key to access the cluster.

     credentials are not required if, url already contains it.

   • enableTelemetry Booleanwhen set to false, it disables telemetry. Defaults to true.

   • settings Object an object consisting of the properties to control your search experience. Read more here.

2. queryConfig Object Required

   It is an object representing a ReactiveSearch query. Read about the properties accepted in this object here.

3. renderConfig Object

   Although the plugin already comes with a default UI interface, One can customize the UI/ UX according to their needs using the renderConfig object**.**

   It accepts the following properties:

   • renderItem Function

     It is a callback that accepts parameters, one of them is the suggestion item itself, utilize it to render a custom UI for every suggestion.

     createSuggestionsPlugin(
         ...,
         ...,
         {
             renderItem: (props) => {
                 const { item, setQuery, refresh } = props;
                 if (item.type === "index") {
                 return (
                     <a
                     className="aa-item product-item"
                     href={item._source.url}
                     target="_blank"
                     rel="noreferrer"
                     >
                         <div className="product-image">
                         <img src={item._source.image} alt={item.value} />
                         </div>
                         <div className="product-details">
                             <h4>{item.value}</h4>
                             <p>{item._source.shortDescription}</p>
                         </div>
                     </a>
                     );
                 }
             },
         }
     )

   • onItemSelect Function

     It is a callback that accepts parameters(algolia control params), one of them is the setQuery function, utilize it to customize the behavior of what happens when an individual suggestion item is clicked.

     createSuggestionsPlugin(
         ...,
         ...,
         {
             renderItem: (props) => {
                 ...
             },
             onItemSelect: (props) => {
                 const {
                     item: { url, label },
                     setQuery,
                     refresh
                 } = props;
           
                 if (url) {
                     setQuery(label);
                     window.open(url);
                 } else {
                     setQuery(label);
                     refresh();
                 }
             },
         }
     )

   • renderHeader Function

     It is a callback that accepts parameters(algolia params), one may utilize it to render a custom header before the suggestions.

     createSuggestionsPlugin(
         ...,
         ...,
         {
             renderItem: (props) => {
                 ...
             },
             onItemSelect: (props) => {
                 ...
             },
             renderHeader: (props) => {
                 return (
                     <h4>
                      Products Listing <hr style={{ borderColor: "#d7d5f5" }} />
                     </h4>
                 );
             },
         }
     )

   • renderFooter Function

     It is a callback that accepts parameters(algolia params), one may utilize it to render a custom footer after the suggestions.

     createSuggestionsPlugin(
         ...,
         ...,
         {
             renderItem: (props) => {
                 ...
             },
             onItemSelect: (props) => {
                 ...
             },
             renderHeader: (props) => {
                 ...
             },
             renderFooter: (props) => {
                 return <hr style={{ borderColor: "#d7d5f5" }} />;
             },
         }
     )

   • renderNoResults Function

     It is a callback that accepts parameters(algolia params), one may utilize it to render a custom UI when no results are found.

     createSuggestionsPlugin(
         ...,
         ...,
         {
             renderItem: (props) => {
                 ...
             },
             onItemSelect: (props) => {
                 ...
             },
             renderHeader: (props) => {
                 ...
             },
             renderFooter: (props) => {
                 ...
             },
             renderNoResults: (props) => {
                 if (props.state.query === "") {
                     return <p>Search for something to get direct product suggestions!</p>;
                 } else {
                     return <p>No products found! Try searching for something else!</p>;
                 }
             }
         }
     )

   • useContextValue Boolean When set to true, the context value is set with the following value:

     {
         total: ...,           // total results found for the entered query
         time: ...,            // total time taken to perform the search
         resultsJson: ...      // the results that were found in json format
     }

     One can use this context value to display results stats.

     createSuggestionsPlugin(
         ...,
         ...,
         {
             renderItem: (props) => {
                 ...
             },
             onItemSelect: (props) => {
                 ...
             },
             renderHeader: (props) => {
                 ...
             },
             renderFooter: (props) => {
                 ...
             },
             renderNoResults: (props) => {
                 if (props.state.query === "") {
                     return <p>Search for something to get direct product suggestions!</p>;
                 } else {
                     return <p>No products found! Try searching for something else!</p>;
                 }
             },
             useContextValue: true
         }
     )