The opaque type representing a particular smart select instance.

Opaque type representing cases to be passed to SmartSelect.update

Instantiates and returns a smart select.

• internalMsg takes a function that expects a SmartSelect.Msg and returns an externally defined msg.
• characterSearchThreshold takes an integer that specifies how many characters need to be typed before triggering the remote query.
• debounceDuration takes a float that specifies the duration in milliseconds between the last keypress and remote query being triggered.

The smart select view for selecting multiple options at a time with local data.

• optionLabelFn takes a function that expects an instance of the data being selected from and returns a string naming/labeling the instance, i.e. if it is a "Product" being selected, the label may be "Garden Hose".
• viewSelectedOptionFn takes a function that expects an instance of the data being selected from and returns html to render a selected option.

The smart select view for selecting multiple options at a time with local data.

• isDisabled takes a boolean that indicates whether or not the select can be opened.
• optionLabelFn takes a function that expects an instance of the data being selected from and returns a string naming/labeling the instance, i.e. if it is a "Product" being selected, the label may be "Garden Hose".
• optionDescriptionFn takes a function that expects an instance of the data being selected from and returns a string describing the instance, i.e. if the label is "Garden Hose", the description may be "30 ft".
• viewSelectedOptionFn takes a function that expects and instance of the data being selected from and returns html to render a selected option.
• optionsContainerMaxHeight takes a float that specifies the max height of the container of the selectable options.
• spinnerColor takes a Color for the loading spinner.
• selectTitle takes a string to label the select in its closed state and non-selected state.
• characterThresholdPrompt takes a function that expects an int and returns a string indicating how many more characters need to be entered to trigger the query.
• queryErrorMsg takes a string to indicate that an error has occured while querying data.
• noResultsForMsg takes a function that expects a string and returns a message indicating that the search for the provided string returned no results.
• noOptionsMsg takes a string to indicate that no options exist in the select.

import MultiSelectRemote
import Html exposing (Html)
import Color

type Msg
    = ...

type alias Product =
    { name : String
    , description : String
    , price : Float
    }

type alias Model =
    { ...
    , select : MultiSelectRemote.SmartSelect Msg Product
    }

viewSelectedProduct : Product -> Html Msg
viewSelectedProduct product =
    div []
        [ text (product.name ++ " - " ++ ("$" ++ String.fromFloat product.price)) ]

viewCustomProductSelect : Model -> Html Msg
viewCustomProductSelect model =
    MultiSelectRemote.viewCustom
        { isDisabled = False
        , optionLabelFn = .name
        , optionDescriptionFn = \option -> "$" ++ String.fromFloat option.price
        , viewSelectedOptionFn = viewSelecteProduct
        , optionsContainerMaxHeight = 500
        , spinnerColor = Color.rgb255 0 0 0
        , selectTitle = "Select a Product"
        , characterThresholdPrompt =
            \difference ->
                if difference > 1 then
                    "Please enter " ++ String.fromInt difference ++ " more characters to search for a Product"

                else if difference == 1 then
                    "Please enter 1 more character to search for a Product"

                else
                    ""
        , queryErrorMsg = "An error occured while querying Products"
        , noResultsForMsg = \searchText -> "No results found for: " ++ searchText
        , noOptionsMsg = "There are no options to select"
        }

Events external to the smart select to which it is subscribed.

Update the provided smart select and receive the updated select instance and a cmd to run.

type alias RemoteSearchAttrs a =
    { headers : List Header
    , url : String -> String
    , optionDecoder : Decoder a
    }

Get the currently selected entities if any.

It is possible that the select is instantiated on your model before data representing a previous selection is loaded. Use this function to update the picked selection in the select when the appropriate data is received.