keyValueSelector

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monster.ui.keyValueSelector(args)

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args is a mandatory Object parameter with the following properties:

Key	Description	Type	Default	Required
isEditable	Whether new categories can be added (set to true when choices is empty/not provided).	Boolean	false	false
existing	Map existing categories to existing items (generated form choices when not provided).	Object		false
existing[]	List of existing items per category.	Array(String())		true
choices	List of categories/items to render.	Array(#/choice)		false
i18n	Custom internationalization labels.	Object(#/i18n)		false
normalizer	Used to normalize user input for comparison against existing category/item IDs.	Function	lodash#snakeCase	false
onSelect	Callback on select action, invoked with two parameters exposing the category/item selected: (caterogy, item)	Function		false

choice

Key	Description	Type	Default	Required
id	Category identifier.	String		true
label	Category label.	String		true
isEditable	Whether new items can be added for this category.	Boolean	false	false
items	Category label.	Array		true
items[]		Object		true
items[].id	Item identifier.	String		true
items[].label	Item label.	String		true

i18n

Key	Description	Type	Default	Required
title	Dialog title label.	String	Select a pair of category/item	false
categories	Categories title label	String	Categories	false
items	Items title label.	String	Items	false
newCategory	New category radio label.	String	New Category	false
newItem	New item radio label.	String	New Item	false
categoryName	New category input placeholder.	String	Category Name	false
itemName	New item input placeholder.	String	Item Name	false
cancel	Cancel button label.	String	Cancel	false
select	Select button label.	String	Select	false

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var existing = {
    fruits: [
        'apple', 'peach', 'pear', 'clementine', 'banana'
    ],
    vegetables: [
        'lettuce', 'aspargus', 'chard', 'spinach', 'broccoli'
    ],
    meats: [
        'veal', 'bison', 'chicken', 'beef', 'pork'
    ]
};

monster.ui.keyValueSelector({
    onSelect: function(key, value) {
        window.alert('category: ' + key + '\nitem: ' + value);
    },
    isEditable: true,
    choices: _
        .chain(existing)
        .keys()
        .map(function(category) {
            return {
                id: category,
                label: _.startCase(category),
                isEditable: true,
                items: _
                    .chain(existing)
                    .get(category)
                    .map(function(item) {
                        return {
                            id: item,
                            label: _.startCase(item)
                        };
                    })
                    .sortBy('label')
                    .value()
            };
        })
        .sortBy('label')
        .value()
});