app/webpacker/controllers/tom_select_controller.js
import { Controller } from "stimulus";
import TomSelect from "tom-select/dist/esm/tom-select.complete";
export default class extends Controller {
static values = { options: Object, placeholder: String };
connect(options = {}) {
this.control = new TomSelect(this.element, {
maxItems: 1,
maxOptions: null,
plugins: ["dropdown_input"],
allowEmptyOption: true, // Show blank option (option with empty value)
closeAfterSelect: true,
placeholder: this.placeholderValue || this.#emptyOption(),
onItemAdd: function () {
this.setTextboxValue("");
},
...this.optionsValue,
...options,
});
}
disconnect() {
if (this.control) this.control.destroy();
}
// private
#emptyOption() {
const optionsArray = [...this.element.options];
return optionsArray.find((option) => [null, ""].includes(option.value))?.text;
}
}