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Implementing Typesense Search in Select Dropdown Input

TLDR KARTHICK sought advice on using typesense search in a select dropdown input. Ivan and Kishore Nallan advised using autocomplete and provided related resources. KARTHICK expressed satisfaction at the advice.

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Nov 23, 2022 (13 months ago)

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KARTHICK

04:54 AM

Hi guys i have a doubt, Is it possible to use typesense search in the select drop down input box.Because when we filter the larger dataset in front end it loads the UI which makes user interface very bad.So thats why im asking is it possible to use the typesence search in the select input.If anyone knows the please reply in thread.Thanks in advance.

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Ivan

07:42 AM

Hi, did you tryed to use autocomplete?

KARTHICK

07:51 AM

No not yet Ivan Volkov

Ivan

07:59 AM

In our project with use autocomplete for this purpose https://www.algolia.com/doc/ui-libraries/autocomplete/introduction/what-is-autocomplete/ and typesense adapter https://github.com/typesense/typesense-instantsearch-adapter

KARTHICK

08:03 AM

Im asking like we are populating larger data in select option dropdown in form. we are filtering in the front end it takes time to filter larger data.So is it possible to use typesense indexing data to populate like that im asking.

Ivan

08:07 AM

Ah, just missunderstood you, than it is question for somebody from TS team Jason Kishore Nallan

KARTHICK

08:08 AM

Ya tanks i have already send a message to Jason about thiss issue.Thanks for ur time Ivan

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Kishore Nallan

08:08 AM

KARTHICK I'm not sure what you mean by "filter the large dataset in frontend" -- when you make search requests to Typesense, Typesense already sends relevant responses via the API response.

KARTHICK

08:09 AM

Kishore Nallan Im asking like we are populating larger data in select option dropdown in form. we are filtering in the front end it takes time to filter larger data.So is it possible to use typesense indexing data to populate like that im asking.

Kishore Nallan

08:10 AM

Provide me with an example so I can understand better.

KARTHICK

08:10 AM

ya give a second

08:14

KARTHICK

08:14 AM

Kishore Nallan Like I have api with data set of more than 10,000 Im having a form where their is a select option dropdown we will populate the data in that dropdown when user type what they want to search it takes time to filter it and send to UI.After two or three char entered i filters fastly.So im asking like can we implement typesearch search in that dropdown. like that im asking.Because typesense filters and send the data quickly right.thats what im asking about.

Kishore Nallan

08:33 AM

Yes, Typesense will help here. See: https://typesense.org/docs/guide/reference-implementations/typesense-autocomplete-js.html

08:34

Kishore Nallan

08:34 AM

Sample app here: https://github.com/typesense/typesense-autocomplete-demo

KARTHICK

08:34 AM

Thanks Kishore Nallan 👍

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