class.dynamic_forms.php

    function validateEntry($entry) {
        parent::validateEntry($entry);
        if (!$this->errors()) {
            $config = $this->getConfiguration();
            if (!$entry || count($entry) == 0)
                $this->_errors[] = __('Select a value from the list');
            elseif ($config['typeahead']
                    && !in_array($this->getWidget()->getEnteredValue(), $entry))
                $this->_errors[] = __('Select a value from the list');
        }
    }

    function getConfigurationOptions() {
        return array(
            'widget' => new ChoiceField(array(
                'id'=>1, 'label'=>__('Widget'), 'required'=>false,
                'default' => 'dropdown',
                'choices'=>array(
                    'dropdown' => __('Drop Down'),
                    'typeahead' =>__('Typeahead'),
                ),
                'configuration'=>array(
                    'multiselect' => false,
                ),
                'hint'=>__('Typeahead will work better for large lists')
            )),
            'multiselect' => new BooleanField(array(
                'id'=>1, 'label'=>__(/* Type of widget allowing multiple selections */ 'Multiselect'),
                'required'=>false, 'default'=>false,
                'configuration'=>array(
                    'desc'=>__('Allow multiple selections')),
                'hint' => __('Dropdown only'),
            )),
            'prompt' => new TextboxField(array(
                'id'=>2, 'label'=>__('Prompt'), 'required'=>false, 'default'=>'',
                'hint'=>__('Leading text shown before a value is selected'),
                'configuration'=>array('size'=>40, 'length'=>40),
            )),
        );
    }

    function getConfiguration() {

        $config = parent::getConfiguration();
        if ($config['widget'])
            $config['typeahead'] = isset($config['widget']['typeahead']);

        //Typeahed doesn't support multiselect for now  TODO: Add!
        if ($config['typeahead'])
            $config['multiselect'] = false;

        return $config;
    }

    function getChoices($verbose=false) {
        if (!$this->_choices || $verbose) {
            $this->_choices = array();
            foreach ($this->getList()->getItems() as $i)
                $this->_choices[$i->getId()] = $i->getValue();

            // Retired old selections
            $values = ($a=$this->getAnswer()) ? $a->getValue() : array();
            if ($values && is_array($values)) {
                foreach ($values as $k => $v) {
                    if (!isset($this->_choices[$k])) {
                        if ($verbose) $v .= ' '.__('(retired)');
                        $this->_choices[$k] = $v;
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        return $this->_choices;
    }

    function export($value) {
        if ($value && is_numeric($value)
                && ($item = DynamicListItem::lookup($value)))
            return $item->toString();
        return $value;
    }

    function getFilterData() {
        $data = array(parent::getFilterData());
        if (($v = $this->getClean()) instanceof DynamicListItem) {
            $data = array_merge($data, $v->getFilterData());
        }
        return $data;
    }
}

class SelectionWidget extends ChoicesWidget {
    function render($mode=false) {

        $config = $this->field->getConfiguration();
        if (($value=$this->getValue()))
            $value =  $this->field->parse($value);
        elseif ($this->value)
            $value = $this->value;

        if (!$config['typeahead'] || $mode=='search') {
            $this->value = $value;
            return parent::render($mode);
        }

        if ($value && is_array($value)) {
            $name = current($value);
            $value = key($value);
        }

        $source = array();
        foreach ($this->field->getList()->getItems() as $i)
            $source[] = array(
                'value' => $i->getValue(), 'id' => $i->getId(),
                'info' => sprintf('%s %s',
                    $i->getValue(),
                    (($extra= $i->getAbbrev()) ? "-- $extra" : '')),
            );
        ?>
        <span style="display:inline-block">
        <input type="text" size="30" name="<?php echo $this->name; ?>"
            id="<?php echo $this->name; ?>" value="<?php echo $name; ?>"
            placeholder="<?php echo $config['prompt'];
            ?>" autocomplete="off" />
        <input type="hidden" name="<?php echo $this->name;
            ?>_id" id="<?php echo $this->name; ?>_id" value="<?php echo $value; ?>"/>
        <script type="text/javascript">
        $(function() {
            $('input#<?php echo $this->name; ?>').typeahead({
                source: <?php echo JsonDataEncoder::encode($source); ?>,
                property: 'info',
                onselect: function(item) {
                    $('input#<?php echo $this->name; ?>').val(item['value'])
                    $('input#<?php echo $this->name; ?>_id').val(item['id'])
                }
            });
        });
        </script>
        </span>
        <?php
    }

    function getValue() {
        $data = $this->field->getSource();
        // Search for HTML form name first
        if (isset($data[$this->name.'_id']))
            return (int) $data[$this->name.'_id'];
        return parent::getValue();
    }

    function getEnteredValue() {
        // Used to verify typeahead fields
        return parent::getValue();
    }
}
?>