feat(ui5-input,ui5-multi-input): add suggestions trigger

Author: aleksandar-terziev

packages/main/cypress/specs/Input.mobile.cy.tsx

@@ -390,4 +390,4 @@ describe("Property open", () => {
 		.find<ResponsivePopover>("[ui5-responsive-popover]")
 		.ui5ResponsivePopoverClosed();
 	});
-});
+});

packages/main/src/Input.ts

@@ -1110,7 +1110,7 @@ class Input extends UI5Element implements SuggestionComponent, IFormInputElement
 	_onfocusout(e: FocusEvent) {
 		const toBeFocused = e.relatedTarget as HTMLElement;
 
-		if (this.Suggestions?._getPicker().contains(toBeFocused) || this.contains(toBeFocused) || this.getSlottedNodes("valueStateMessage").some(el => el.contains(toBeFocused))) {
+		if (this.Suggestions?._getPicker()?.contains(toBeFocused) || this.contains(toBeFocused) || this.getSlottedNodes("valueStateMessage").some(el => el.contains(toBeFocused))) {
 			return;
 		}
 
@@ -1174,7 +1174,7 @@ class Input extends UI5Element implements SuggestionComponent, IFormInputElement
 
 		if (this.previousValue !== this.getInputDOMRefSync()!.value) {
 			// if picker is open there might be a selected item, wait next tick to get the value applied
-			if (this.Suggestions?._getPicker().open && this._flattenItems.some(item => item.hasAttribute("ui5-suggestion-item") && (item as SuggestionItem).selected)) {
+			if (this.Suggestions?._getPicker()?.open && this._flattenItems.some(item => item.hasAttribute("ui5-suggestion-item") && (item as SuggestionItem).selected)) {
 				this._changeToBeFired = true;
 			} else {
 				fireChange();
@@ -1566,15 +1566,21 @@ class Input extends UI5Element implements SuggestionComponent, IFormInputElement
 
 	getInputDOMRef() {
 		if (isPhone() && this.Suggestions) {
-			return this.Suggestions._getPicker()!.querySelector<Input>(".ui5-input-inner-phone")!;
+			const picker = this.Suggestions._getPicker();
+			if (picker) {
+				return picker.querySelector<Input>(".ui5-input-inner-phone")!;
+			}
 		}
 
 		return this.nativeInput;
 	}
 
 	getInputDOMRefSync() {
-		if (isPhone() && this.Suggestions?._getPicker()) {
-			return this.Suggestions._getPicker().querySelector(".ui5-input-inner-phone")!.shadowRoot!.querySelector<HTMLInputElement>("input")!;
+		if (isPhone() && this.Suggestions) {
+			const picker = this.Suggestions._getPicker();
+			if (picker) {
+				return picker.querySelector(".ui5-input-inner-phone")!.shadowRoot!.querySelector<HTMLInputElement>("input")!;
+			}
 		}
 
 		return this.nativeInput;

packages/main/src/features/InputSuggestionsTemplate.tsx

@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ export default function InputSuggestionsTemplate(this: Input, hooks?: { suggesti
 					</div>
 			}
 
-			{ suggestionsList.call(this) }
+			{ this.showSuggestions && suggestionsList.call(this) }
 
 			{this._isPhone &&
 				<div slot="footer" class="ui5-responsive-popover-footer">

packages/main/test/pages/Input.html

@@ -453,6 +453,15 @@ <h3>Input with open suggestions on focusin</h3>
 	<br>
 	<br>
 
+	<h3>Input with Dynamic Suggestions Triggering (Threshold = 3)</h3>
+	<ui5-input id="dynamicTriggerInput" placeholder="Type at least 3 characters to see suggestions..." show-suggestions></ui5-input>
+	<div>
+		<small>Suggestions will appear after typing 3 or more characters</small>
+	</div>
+
+	<br>
+	<br>
+
 	<h3>Input - showing wrapping</h3>
 	<ui5-input show-suggestions id="input-change-wrapping">
 		<ui5-suggestion-item text="Item that does not wrap"></ui5-suggestion-item>
@@ -1113,6 +1122,46 @@ <h3>Input Composition</h3>
 		document.getElementById("prevent-input-event-clear-icon").addEventListener("ui5-input", event => {
 			event.preventDefault();
 		});
+
+		// Dynamic Suggestions Triggering with Threshold
+		const dynamicTriggerInput = document.getElementById("dynamicTriggerInput");
+		const THRESHOLD = 3;
+		
+		const countriesForDynamicTrigger = [
+			"Albania", "Andorra", "Armenia", "Austria", "Azerbaijan",
+			"Belarus", "Belgium", "Bosnia and Herzegovina", "Bulgaria",
+			"Croatia", "Cyprus", "Czech Republic", "Denmark",
+			"Estonia", "Finland", "France", "Georgia", "Germany", "Greece",
+			"Hungary", "Iceland", "Ireland", "Italy", "Kazakhstan",
+			"Kosovo", "Latvia", "Liechtenstein", "Lithuania", "Luxembourg",
+			"Malta", "Moldova", "Monaco", "Montenegro", "Netherlands",
+			"North Macedonia", "Norway", "Poland", "Portugal", "Romania",
+			"Russia", "San Marino", "Serbia", "Slovakia", "Slovenia",
+			"Spain", "Sweden", "Switzerland", "Turkey", "Ukraine",
+			"United Kingdom", "Vatican City"
+		];
+
+		dynamicTriggerInput.addEventListener("input", () => {
+			const value = dynamicTriggerInput.value;
+			
+			while (dynamicTriggerInput.lastChild) {
+				dynamicTriggerInput.removeChild(dynamicTriggerInput.lastChild);
+			}
+			
+			if (value.length >= THRESHOLD) {
+				dynamicTriggerInput.showSuggestions = true;
+				
+				const filteredCountries = countriesForDynamicTrigger.filter(country => 
+					country.toLowerCase().startsWith(value.toLowerCase())
+				);
+				
+				filteredCountries.forEach(country => {
+					const suggestion = document.createElement("ui5-suggestion-item");
+					suggestion.text = country;
+					dynamicTriggerInput.appendChild(suggestion);
+				});
+			}
+		});
 	</script>
 </body>
 

packages/website/docs/_components_pages/main/Input/Input.mdx

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import Basic from "../../../_samples/main/Input/Basic/Basic.md";
 import Suggestions from "../../../_samples/main/Input/Suggestions/Suggestions.md";
 import ClearIcon from "../../../_samples/main/Input/ClearIcon/ClearIcon.md";
 import SuggestionsWrapping from "../../../_samples/main/Input/SuggestionsWrapping/SuggestionsWrapping.md";
+import DynamicSuggestions from "../../../_samples/main/Input/DynamicSuggestions/DynamicSuggestions.md";
 import ValueStateMessage from "../../../_samples/main/Input/ValueStateMessage/ValueStateMessage.md";
 import Label from "../../../_samples/main/Input/Label/Label.md";
 import ValueHelpDialog from "../../../_samples/main/Input/ValueHelpDialog/ValueHelpDialog.md";
@@ -37,6 +38,12 @@ The sample demonstrates how the text of the suggestions wrap when too long.
 
 <SuggestionsWrapping />
 
+### Dynamic Suggestion Control
+This sample demonstrates how applications can control when suggestions appear by dynamically toggling the <b>showSuggestions</b> property.
+In this example, suggestions are only shown when the user has typed 3 or more characters.
+
+<DynamicSuggestions />
+
 ### Input and Label
 <Label />
 

packages/website/docs/_samples/main/Input/DynamicSuggestions/DynamicSuggestions.md

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+import html from '!!raw-loader!./sample.html';
+import js from '!!raw-loader!./main.js';
+
+<Editor html={html} js={js} />

packages/website/docs/_samples/main/Input/DynamicSuggestions/main.js

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import "@ui5/webcomponents/dist/Input.js";
+import "@ui5/webcomponents/dist/SuggestionItem.js";
+import "@ui5/webcomponents/dist/features/InputSuggestions.js";
+
+const THRESHOLD = 3;
+
+const countries = [
+    "Argentina", "Albania", "Algeria", "Angola", "Austria", "Australia", 
+    "Bulgaria", "Belgium", "Brazil", "Canada", "Columbia", "Croatia", 
+    "Denmark", "England", "Finland", "France", "Germany", "Greece", 
+    "Hungary", "Ireland", "Italy", "Japan", "Kuwait", "Luxembourg", 
+    "Mexico", "Morocco", "Netherlands", "Norway", "Paraguay", "Philippines", 
+    "Portugal", "Romania", "Spain", "Sweden", "Switzerland", "Sri Lanka", 
+    "Senegal", "Thailand", "The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland", 
+    "USA", "Ukraine", "Vietnam"
+];
+
+let suggestionItems = [];
+
+const input = document.getElementById("input-threshold-3");
+
+input.addEventListener("input", () => {
+    const value = input.value;
+    
+    // Clear existing suggestions
+    while (input.lastChild) {
+        input.removeChild(input.lastChild);
+    }
+  
+    if (value.length >= THRESHOLD) {
+        // Enable suggestions and typeahead when threshold is met
+        input.showSuggestions = true;
+      
+        // Filter and add matching suggestions
+        suggestionItems = countries.filter((item) => {
+            return item.toUpperCase().indexOf(value.toUpperCase()) === 0;
+        });
+      
+        suggestionItems.forEach((item) => {
+            const li = document.createElement("ui5-suggestion-item");
+            li.text = item;
+            input.appendChild(li);
+        });
+    }
+});

packages/website/docs/_samples/main/Input/DynamicSuggestions/sample.html

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<!-- playground-fold -->
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+
+<head>
+    <meta charset="UTF-8">
+    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
+    <title>Sample</title>
+</head>
+
+<body style="background-color: var(--sapBackgroundColor); height: 400px;">
+    <!-- playground-fold-end -->
+
+    <ui5-input id="input-threshold-3" placeholder="Start typing (threshold: 3 chars)" show-suggestions></ui5-input>
+
+    <!-- playground-fold -->
+    <script type="module" src="main.js"></script>
+</body>
+
+</html>
+<!-- playground-fold-end -->