MultiDataList

MultiDataList creates a multiple checkbox list UI component that is connected to a database field. It is used for filtering results based on the current selection(s) from a list of data items.

Note

This component behaves similar to the MultiList component except the list items are user defined with the data prop, ideal for showing curated items in a list layout.

Example uses:

• select one or multiple items from a list of categories for filtering e-commerce search results.
• filtering restaurants by one or more cuisine choices.

Usage

Basic Usage

<MultiDataList
	componentId="MeetupTops"
	dataField="group.group_topics.topic_name_raw.raw"
	data={[
		{
			label: 'Social',
			value: 'Social',
		},
		{
			label: 'Travel',
			value: 'Travel',
		},
		{
			label: 'Outdoors',
			value: 'Outdoors',
		},
	]}
	title="Meetups"
/>

Usage (with all props)

<MultiDataList
	componentId="MeetupTops"
	compoundClause="filter"
	dataField="group.group_topics.topic_name_raw.raw"
	data={[
		{
			label: 'Social',
			value: 'Social',
		},
		{
			label: 'Travel',
			value: 'Travel',
		},
		{
			label: 'Outdoors',
			value: 'Outdoors',
		},
	]}
	title="Meetups"
	showSearch={true}
	showCheckbox={true}
	placeholder="Filter meetups"
	defaultValue={['Social']}
	selectAllLabel="All meetups"
	showFilter={true}
	filterLabel="Price"
	URLParams={false}
    endpoint={{
      url:"https://appbase-demo-ansible-abxiydt-arc.searchbase.io/recipes-demo/_reactivesearch.v3", //mandatory
      headers:{
        // relevant headers
      },
      method: 'POST'
    }}        
/>

Usage (as a controlled component)

function Index(props) {
	const [values, setValues] = useState([]);
	return (
		<MultiDataList
			title="MultiDataList"
			componentId="CitySensor"
			dataField="group.group_topics.topic_name_raw.raw"
			data={[
				{
					label: 'Open Source',
					value: 'Open Source',
				},
				{
					label: 'Social',
					value: 'Social',
				},
				{
					label: 'Adventure',
					value: 'Adventure',
				},
				{
					label: 'Music',
					value: 'Music',
				},
			]}
			value={values}
			onChange={setValues}
		/>
	);
}

Props

componentId

unique identifier of the component, can be referenced in other components' react prop.

compoundClause

Configure whether the DSL query is generated with the compound clause of must or filter. If nothing is passed the default is to use must. Setting the compound clause to filter allows search engine to cache and allows for higher throughput in cases where scoring isn’t relevant (e.g. term, geo or range type of queries that act as filters on the data)

This property only has an effect when the search engine is either elasticsearch or opensearch.

Note: compoundClause is supported with v8.16.0 (server) as well as with serverless search.

endpoint

endpoint prop provides the ability to query a user-defined backend service for this component, overriding the data endpoint configured in the ReactiveBase component. Works only when enableAppbase is true. Accepts the following properties:

• url String [Required] URL where the data cluster is hosted.
• headers Object [optional]
  set custom headers to be sent with each server request as key/value pairs.
• method String [optional]
  set method of the API request.
• body Object [optional]
  request body of the API request. When body isn't set and method is POST, the request body is set based on the component's configured props.

• Overrides the endpoint property defined in ReactiveBase.
• If required, use transformResponse prop to transform response in component-consumable format.

dataField

data field to be connected to the component's UI view.

data

collection of UI labels with associated value to be matched against the database field.

nestedField

use to set the nested mapping field that allows arrays of objects to be indexed in a way that they can be queried independently of each other. Applicable only when dataField is a part of nested type.

title

title of the component to be shown in the UI.

showSearch

whether to display a searchbox to filter the data list. Defaults to false.

showCheckbox

whether to display a checkbox button beside the list item. Defaults to true.

placeholder

placeholder to be displayed in the searchbox. Defaults to "Search".

defaultValue

selects initial items from the list on mount.

value

controls the current value of the component. It selects the item from the list (on mount and on update). Use this prop in conjunction with onChange function.

selectAllLabel

if provided displays an additional option to select all list values.

showFilter

show as filter when a value is selected in a global selected filters view. Defaults to true.

showCount

show a count of the number of occurences besides each list item. Defaults to false.

filterLabel

An optional label to display for the component in the global selected filters view. This is only applicable if showFilter is enabled. Default value used here is componentId.

URLParams

enable creating a URL query string parameter based on the selected value of the list. This is useful for sharing URLs with the component state. Defaults to false.

renderItem

customize the rendered list via a function which receives the item label, count & isSelected and expects a JSX or String back. For example:

<MultiDataList
    renderItem={(label, count, isSelected) => (
        <div>
            {label}
            <span style={{
                marginLeft: 5, color: isSelected ? 'red' : 'dodgerblue'
            }}>
                {count}
            </span>
        </div>
    )}
/>

render

an alternative callback function to renderItem, where user can define how to render the view based on all the data changes.
It accepts an object with these properties:

• data: array An array of results obtained from the applied query.
• rawData object An object of raw response as-is from elasticsearch query.
• value: array current selected values.
• handleChange: function A callback function can be used to mark the list value as selected.

<MultiDataList
	render={({ data, handleChange }) =>
		data.map(item => (
			<div onClick={() => handleChange(item.key)} key={item.key}>
				<span>{item.key}</span>
				<span>{item.doc_count}</span>
			</div>
		))
	}
/>

Or you can also use render function as children

<MultiDataList>
        {
            ({
                data,
                value,
                handleChange,
            }) => (
                // return UI to be rendered
            )
        }
</MultiDataList>

renderError

can be used to render an error message in case of any error.

<MultiDataList
    renderError={(error) => (
            <div>
                Something went wrong!<br/>Error details<br/>{error}
            </div>
        )
    }
>

renderNoResults

can be used to render a message in case of no list items.

<MultiDataList
    renderNoResults={() => <p>No Results Found!</p>}
/>

onChange

is a callback function which accepts component's current value as a parameter. It is called when you are using the value props and the component's value changes. This prop is used to implement the controlled component behavior.

onError

gets triggered in case of an error and provides the error object, which can be used for debugging or giving feedback to the user if needed.

index

The index prop can be used to explicitly specify an index to query against for this component. It is suitable for use-cases where you want to fetch results from more than one index in a single ReactiveSearch API request. The default value for the index is set to the app prop defined in the ReactiveBase component.

Note: This only works when enableAppbase prop is set to true in ReactiveBase.

Demo

Styles

MultiDataList component supports innerClass prop with the following keys:

• title
• input
• list
• checkbox
• label
• count

Read more about it here.

Extending

MultiDataList component can be extended to

1. customize the look and feel with className, style,
2. update the underlying DB query with customQuery, defaultQuery,
3. connect with external interfaces using beforeValueChange, onValueChange and onQueryChange.

<MultiDataList
  ...
  className="custom-class"
  style={{"paddingBottom": "10px"}}
  customQuery={
    function(value, props) {
      return {
        query: {
          match: {
            data_field: "this is a test"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
  defaultQuery={
    function(value, props) {
      return {
          timeout: '1s'
      }
    }
  }
  beforeValueChange={
    function(value) {
      // called before the value is set
      // returns a promise
      return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
        // update state or component props
        resolve()
        // or reject()
      })
    }
  }
  onValueChange={
    function(value) {
      console.log("current value: ", value)
      // set the state
      // use the value with other js code
    }
  }
  onQueryChange={
    function(prevQuery, nextQuery) {
      // use the query with other js code
      console.log('prevQuery', prevQuery);
      console.log('nextQuery', nextQuery);
    }
  }
/>

className

CSS class to be injected on the component container.

style

CSS styles to be applied to the MultiDataList component.

customQuery

takes value and props as parameters and returns the data query to be applied to the component, as defined in Elasticsearch Query DSL. Note: customQuery is called on value changes in the MultiDataList component as long as the component is a part of react dependency of at least one other component.

defaultQuery

takes value and props as parameters and returns the data query to be applied to the source component, as defined in Elasticsearch Query DSL, which doesn't get leaked to other components. Read more about it here.

beforeValueChange

is a callback function which accepts component's future value as a parameter and returns a promise. It is called everytime before a component's value changes. The promise, if and when resolved, triggers the execution of the component's query and if rejected, kills the query execution. This method can act as a gatekeeper for query execution, since it only executes the query after the provided promise has been resolved.

Note:

If you're using Reactivesearch version >= 3.3.7, beforeValueChange can also be defined as a synchronous function. value is updated by default, unless you throw an Error to reject the update. For example:

beforeValueChange = values => {
    // The update is accepted by default
	if (values.includes('Social')) {
		// To reject the update, throw an error
		throw Error('Selected values should not include Social.');
	}
};

onValueChange

is a callback function which accepts component's current value as a parameter. It is called everytime the component's value changes. This prop is handy in cases where you want to generate a side-effect on value selection. For example: You want to show a pop-up modal with the valid discount coupon code when list item(s) is/are selected in a "Discounted Price" MultiDataList.

onQueryChange

is a callback function which accepts component's prevQuery and nextQuery as parameters. It is called everytime the component's query changes. This prop is handy in cases where you want to generate a side-effect whenever the component's query would change.

Examples

MultiDataList with default props