Using Awesomplete for auto-complete inputs
Awesomplete is a front-end autocomplete tool that compares a user’s input to a defined data list, and if it recognises the input will make suggestions for the user to choose from. We chose to use the Awesomplete tool in the Accord team while building the journey to enable users to create and submit their dispute. Awesomplete provided a neat solution to our problem of how to let the user choose the organisation they are raising a dispute against. The simplest solution would have been a dropdown list of all available organisations. However, as we will be working with ADR providers representing potentially hundreds or thousands of organisations, a dropdown list would not have been a feasible solution. Enter Awesomplete! ...