Add ability to limit results for local lookup. Closes #115.

Author: Tomas Kirda

readme.md

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ The standard jquery.autocomplete.js file is around 2.7KB when minified via Closu
         * `lookup`: Lookup array for the suggestions. It may be array of strings or `suggestion` object literals.
             * `suggestion`: An object literal with the following format: `{ value: 'string', data: any }`.
         * `lookupFilter`: `function (suggestion, query, queryLowerCase) {}` filter function for local lookups. By default it does partial string match (case insensitive).
+        * `lookupLimit`: Number of maximum results to display for local lookup. Default: no limit.
         * `onSelect`: `function (suggestion) {}` Callback function invoked when user selects suggestion 
           from the list. `this` inside callback refers to input HtmlElement.
         * `minChars`: Minimum number of characters required to trigger autosuggest. Default: `1`.

spec/autocompleteBehavior.js

@@ -574,4 +574,27 @@ describe('Autocomplete', function () {
             expect(instance.cachedResponse[cacheKey]).toBeTruthy();
         });
     });
+
+    it('Should limit results for local request', function () {
+        var input = $('<input />'),
+            instance,
+            limit = 3;
+
+        input.autocomplete({
+            lookup: [{ value: 'Jamaica' }, { value: 'Jamaica' }, { value: 'Jamaica' }, { value: 'Jamaica' }, { value: 'Jamaica' }]
+        });
+
+        input.val('Jam');
+        instance = input.autocomplete();
+        instance.onValueChange();
+
+        // Expect all items to be displayed:
+        expect(instance.suggestions.length).toBe(5);
+
+        // Set lookup result limit and verify:
+        instance.setOptions({ lookupLimit: limit });
+        instance.onValueChange();
+
+        expect(instance.suggestions.length).toBe(limit);
+    });
 });

src/jquery.autocomplete.js

@@ -449,14 +449,23 @@
 
         getSuggestionsLocal: function (query) {
             var that = this,
+                options = that.options,
                 queryLowerCase = query.toLowerCase(),
-                filter = that.options.lookupFilter;
+                filter = options.lookupFilter,
+                limit = parseInt(options.lookupLimit, 10),
+                data;
 
-            return {
-                suggestions: $.grep(that.options.lookup, function (suggestion) {
+            data = {
+                suggestions: $.grep(options.lookup, function (suggestion) {
                     return filter(suggestion, query, queryLowerCase);
                 })
             };
+
+            if (limit && data.suggestions.length > limit) {
+                data.suggestions = data.suggestions.slice(0, limit);
+            }
+
+            return data;
         },
 
         getSuggestions: function (q) {