JavaScript API Reference

Following are the functions that are defined in rtd_sphinx_search.js,

debounce(func, wait)

Debounce the function. Usage:

let func = debounce(() => console.log("Hello World"), 3000);

// calling the func
func();

//cancelling the execution of the func (if not executed)
func.cancel();
Arguments:
  • func (function) – function to be debounced
  • wait (Number) – time to wait before running func (in miliseconds)
Returns:

function – debounced function
convertObjToUrlParams(obj)

Take an object as parameter and convert it to url params string.

Eg. if obj = { 'a': 1, 'b': 2, 'c': ['hello', 'world'] }, then it will return the string a=1&b=2&c=hello,world

Arguments:
  • obj (Object) – the object to be converted
Returns:

String|Array – object in url params form
updateUrl()

Adds/removes “rtd_search” url parameter to the url.

createDomNode(nodeName, attributes)

Create and return DOM nodes with passed attributes.

Arguments:
  • nodeName (String) – name of the node
  • attributes (Object) – obj of attributes to be assigned to the node
Returns:

Object – dom node with attributes
_is_string(data)

Checks if data type is “string” or not

Arguments:
  • data (*) – data whose data-type is to be checked
Returns:

Boolean – ‘true’ if type is “string” and length is > 0
_is_array(data)

Checks if data type is a non-empty array

Arguments:
  • data (*) – data whose type is to be checked
Returns:

Boolean – returns true if data is non-empty array, else returns false
get_section_html(sectionData, page_link)

Generate and return html structure for a page section result.

Arguments:
  • sectionData (Object) – object containing the result data
  • page_link (String) – link of the main page. It is used to construct the section link
get_domain_html(domainData, page_link)

Generate and return html structure for a sphinx domain result.

Arguments:
  • domainData (Object) – object containing the result data
  • page_link (String) – link of the main page. It is used to construct the section link
generateSingleResult(resultData)

Generate search results for a single page.

Arguments:
  • resultData (Object) – search results of a page
Returns:

Object – a <div> node with the results of a single page
generateSuggestionsList(data, projectName)

Generate search suggestions list.

Arguments:
  • data (Object) – response data from the search backend
  • projectName (String) – name (slug) of the project
Returns:

Object – a <div> node with class “search__result__box” with results
removeAllActive()

Removes .active class from all the suggestions.

addActive(current_focus)

Add .active class to the search suggestion corresponding to serial number current_focus’, and scroll to that suggestion smoothly.

Arguments:
  • current_focus (Number) – serial no. of suggestions which will be active
getInputField()

Returns initial search input field, which is already present in the docs.

Returns:Object – Input field node
removeResults()

Removes all results from the search modal. It doesn’t close the search box.

getErrorDiv(err_msg)

Creates and returns a div with error message and some styles.

Arguments:
  • err_msg (String) – error message to be displayed
fetchAndGenerateResults(search_url, projectName)

Fetch the suggestions from search backend, and appends the results to <div class=”search__outer”> node, which is already created when the page was loaded.

Arguments:
  • search_url (String) – url on which request will be sent
  • projectName (String) – name (slug) of the project
Returns:

function – debounced function with debounce time of 500ms
generateAndReturnInitialHtml()

Creates the initial html structure which will be appended to the <body> as soon as the page loads. This html structure will serve as the boilerplate to show our search results.

Returns:String – initial html structure
showSearchModal(custom_query)

Opens the search modal.

Arguments:
  • custom_query (String) – if a custom query is provided, initialize the value of input field with it, or fallback to the value from the original search bar.
removeSearchModal()

Closes the search modal.