// Copyright 2014 The Flutter Authors. All rights reserved. // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be // found in the LICENSE file. import 'dart:async'; import 'package:flutter/material.dart'; /// Flutter code sample for [Autocomplete] that demonstrates fetching the /// options asynchronously and debouncing the network calls. const Duration fakeAPIDuration = Duration(seconds: 1); const Duration debounceDuration = Duration(milliseconds: 500); void main() => runApp(const AutocompleteExampleApp()); class AutocompleteExampleApp extends StatelessWidget { const AutocompleteExampleApp({super.key}); @override Widget build(BuildContext context) { return MaterialApp( home: Scaffold( appBar: AppBar( title: const Text('Autocomplete - async and debouncing'), ), body: Center( child: Column( mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.center, children: [ Text('Type below to autocomplete the following possible results: ${_FakeAPI._kOptions}.'), const _AsyncAutocomplete(), ], ), ), ), ); } } class _AsyncAutocomplete extends StatefulWidget { const _AsyncAutocomplete(); @override State<_AsyncAutocomplete > createState() => _AsyncAutocompleteState(); } class _AsyncAutocompleteState extends State<_AsyncAutocomplete > { // The query currently being searched for. If null, there is no pending // request. String? _currentQuery; // The most recent options received from the API. late Iterable _lastOptions = []; late final _Debounceable?, String> _debouncedSearch; // Calls the "remote" API to search with the given query. Returns null when // the call has been made obsolete. Future?> _search(String query) async { _currentQuery = query; // In a real application, there should be some error handling here. final Iterable options = await _FakeAPI.search(_currentQuery!); // If another search happened after this one, throw away these options. if (_currentQuery != query) { return null; } _currentQuery = null; return options; } @override void initState() { super.initState(); _debouncedSearch = _debounce?, String>(_search); } @override Widget build(BuildContext context) { return Autocomplete( optionsBuilder: (TextEditingValue textEditingValue) async { final Iterable? options = await _debouncedSearch(textEditingValue.text); if (options == null) { return _lastOptions; } _lastOptions = options; return options; }, onSelected: (String selection) { debugPrint('You just selected $selection'); }, ); } } // Mimics a remote API. class _FakeAPI { static const List _kOptions = [ 'aardvark', 'bobcat', 'chameleon', ]; // Searches the options, but injects a fake "network" delay. static Future> search(String query) async { await Future.delayed(fakeAPIDuration); // Fake 1 second delay. if (query == '') { return const Iterable.empty(); } return _kOptions.where((String option) { return option.contains(query.toLowerCase()); }); } } typedef _Debounceable = Future Function(T parameter); /// Returns a new function that is a debounced version of the given function. /// /// This means that the original function will be called only after no calls /// have been made for the given Duration. _Debounceable _debounce(_Debounceable function) { _DebounceTimer? debounceTimer; return (T parameter) async { if (debounceTimer != null && !debounceTimer!.isCompleted) { debounceTimer!.cancel(); } debounceTimer = _DebounceTimer(); try { await debounceTimer!.future; } catch (error) { if (error is _CancelException) { return null; } rethrow; } return function(parameter); }; } // A wrapper around Timer used for debouncing. class _DebounceTimer { _DebounceTimer( ) { _timer = Timer(debounceDuration, _onComplete); } late final Timer _timer; final Completer _completer = Completer(); void _onComplete() { _completer.complete(); } Future get future => _completer.future; bool get isCompleted => _completer.isCompleted; void cancel() { _timer.cancel(); _completer.completeError(const _CancelException()); } } // An exception indicating that the timer was canceled. class _CancelException implements Exception { const _CancelException(); }