Introduction

The API reference contains technical information on all Autocomplete packages.

This API references how to import and use the Autocomplete APIs without guidance. Make sure to read the Core concepts first. To learn more about Autocomplete patterns, head over to the Guides.

Autocomplete provides an ecosystem of companion libraries you can use for various purposes.

Core#

The autocomplete-core package is the foundation of Autocomplete. It exposes primitives to build an autocomplete experience.

You likely don't need to use this package directly unless you're building a renderer.

Renderers#

Renderers provide a UI to headless autocomplete experiences built with autocomplete-core. For example, autocomplete-js is an agnostic virtual DOM renderer. You can use it in JavaScript, Preact, React, or Vue projects.

Custom renderers are an advanced pattern that you should only use when hitting the limits of autocomplete-js. For instance, you might need your own renderer when working with a JavaScript library that doesn't use a virtual DOM or when the layout structure of autocomplete-js is too constraining for your use case.

Plugins#

Plugins encapsulate custom functionalities. They abstract common behaviors that you might want to use in your experience by hooking into the Autocomplete lifecycle.

We provide a few official plugins:

You can build your own plugin by implementing the AutocompletePlugin interface.

Presets#

Presets provide utilities to use in Autocomplete experiences. They facilitate integration with other tools or libraries by providing common helpers and sane defaults.

We currently provide a single preset:

Themes#

Themes are CSS packages to style Autocomplete experiences. They work out of the box with the exposed class names from autocomplete-js.

We currently provide a single theme:

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