PyRIGS/RIGS/static/js/autocompleter.js

$(document).ready(function () {
  clearSelectionLabel = '(no selection)';

  function changeSelectedValue(obj, pk, text, update_url) { //Pass in JQuery object and new parameters
    //console.log('Changing selected value');
    obj.find('option').remove();  //Remove all the available options
    obj.append(  //Add the new option
      $("<option></option>")
        .attr("value", pk)
        .text(text)
        .data('update_url', update_url)
    );
    obj.selectpicker('render'); //Re-render the UI
    obj.selectpicker('refresh'); //Re-render the UI
    obj.selectpicker('val', pk); //Set the new value to be selected
    obj.change(); //Trigger the change function manually
  }

  function refreshUpdateHref(obj) {
    //console.log('Refreshing Update URL');
    targetObject = $('#' + obj.attr('id') + '-update');
    update_url = $('option:selected', obj).data('update_url');

    if (update_url == "") {  //Probably "clear selection" has been chosen
      //	console.log('Trying to disable');
      targetObject.attr('disabled', true);
    } else {
      targetObject.attr('href', update_url);
      targetObject.attr('disabled', false);
    }
  }


  $(".selectpicker").each(function () {

    var options = {
      ajax: {
        url: $(this).data('sourceurl'),
        type: 'GET',
        dataType: 'json',
        // Use "{{{q}}}" as a placeholder and Ajax Bootstrap Select will
        // automatically replace it with the value of the search query.
        data: {
          term: '{{{q}}}'
        }
      },
      locale: {
        emptyTitle: ''
      },
      clearOnEmpty: false,
      //log: 3,
      preprocessData: function (data) {
        var i, l = data.length, array = [];
        array.push({
          text: clearSelectionLabel,
          value: '',
          data: {
            update_url: '',
            subtext: ''
          }
        });

        if (l) {
          for (i = 0; i < l; i++) {
            array.push($.extend(true, data[i], {
              text: data[i]['label'],
              value: data[i]['pk'],
              data: {
                update_url: data[i]['update'],
                subtext: ''
              }
            }));
          }
        }
        return array;
      }
    };

    $(this).prepend($("<option></option>")
      .attr("value", '')
      .text(clearSelectionLabel)
      .data('update_url', ''));  //Add "clear selection" option


    $(this).selectpicker().ajaxSelectPicker(options); //Initiaise selectPicker

    $(this).change(function () { //on change, update the edit button href
      //	console.log('Selectbox Changed');
      refreshUpdateHref($(this));
    });

    refreshUpdateHref($(this)); //Ensure href is correct at the beginning

  });

//When update/edit modal box submitted
  $('#modal').on('hide.bs.modal', function (e) {
    if (modaltarget != undefined && modalobject != "") {
      //Update the selector with new values
      changeSelectedValue($(modaltarget), modalobject[0]['pk'], modalobject[0]['fields']['name'], modalobject[0]['update_url']);
    }
  });

});