slim-select_search.md

Slim Select

Ajax Search

To enable Slim Select ajax search functionality you need to do the following:

  f.input :category, as: :search_select, url: admin_categories_path,
          fields: [:name, :description], display_name: 'name', minimum_input_length: 2,
          order_by: 'description_asc'

Filter Usage

To use on filters you need to add as: :search_select_filter with same options. If you want to use url helpers, use a proc like on the example

  filter :category, as: :search_select_filter, url: proc { admin_categories_path },
         fields: [:name, :description], display_name: 'name', minimum_input_length: 2,
         order_by: 'description_asc'

In case you need to filter with an attribute of another table you need to include the method_model option. In the classic User has many Post's and Post has many Comment's example, in the Comment index you could add this filter:

  filter :posts_user_id, as: :search_select_filter, url: proc { admin_users_path },
         fields: [:name, :email], display_name: 'email', minimum_input_length: 2,
         order_by: 'description_asc', method_model: User, response_root: :users

Note that in this case you need to use the id instead of the name of the association, just like you would do in a normal filter that uses an attribute of an association.

Options

• url: This is the URL where to get the results. This URL expects an activeadmin collection Url (like the index action) or anything that uses ransack search gem.
• response_root: (optional) If a request to url responds with root, you can indicate the name of that root with this attribute. By default, the gem will try to infer the root from the name of the input or filter, so it is needed when using a filter on an attribute of another table for example. If you have a rootless api, you don't need to worry about this attribute.
• fields: an array of field names where to search for matches in the related model (Category in this example). If we give many fields, they will be searched with an OR condition.
• display_name: (optional) You can pass an optional display_name to set the field to show results on the select. This will be the field read from the object on loading the form and also when reading data from the ajax response(on the JSON). It defaults to: name
• minimum_input_length: (optional) Minimum number of characters required to initiate the search. It defaults to: 1
• class: (optional) You can pass extra classes for your field.
• width: (optional) You can set the select input width (px or %).
• order_by: (optional) Order (sort) results by a specific attribute, suffixed with _desc or _asc. Eg: description_desc. By default is used the first field in descending direction.
• predicate: (optional) You can change the default ransack predicate. It defaults to cont.
• method_model: (optional) Use in case you need to search or filter an attribute of another table.