Is there a properly tested alternative to Select2 or Chosen? [closed]

Question

I am looking for an alternative to Select2 that basically provides the same functionality, but includes proper tests.

The quest for the holy grail? The last unicorn?

Hula

ideally it would be angularjs based... – Isobaric

Good question. The answer, of course, is to pony up and write the tests. That's what open source is all about. – Cohen

I have started a new project out of this same desire (and some others) recently: github.com/arendjr/select3 – Perforation

Answer 1

Selectize.js is a select2 alternative I've been working on that has a suite of tests using a combination of testem, syn, mocha, and chai. Right now there are the following classes of tests:

• Interaction
  Functional tests that makes sure the control behaves as if the user is using it (using syn).
• Setup
  Ensures the control can be initialized properly from existing <select> and <input> elements.
• API
  Tests core API methods for proper functionality.
• Events
  Ensures built-in events get fired at the right times with the proper arguments.
• XSS
  Tests a handful of potential exploits.

With that said, the tests aren't as expansive as I want them to be, but it's getting there :)

Immolation

Thanks for Selectize.js, I found it so much better and easier to use than Chosen or Select2. But please, release it on npm so I can install it and use with browserify without a hassle instead of storing sources in vendor directory. – Tuatara

Thanks for this. I have been looking around at different select list & tag replacements - not sure why it took this long to find Selectize. – Khoury

@Tuatara you can always do this npmjs.org/doc/files/package.json.html#github-urls – Keister

It's nice and pretty, but completely useless when using it with remote data, which is really where select2 shines. – Proboscidean

After wasting 2 days behind Select2, finally went for Selectize.js. And could make it up and running Ajax drop down neatly in few mins. Neat and Clear examples, very good documentation. – Traylor

@skerit I found it much easier than select2 even when using with remote data. I belive Select2 is much hyped (sorry, but its my personal opinion, I am not biased towards anyone. Personally I first tried Select2 and then went for Selectize) – Traylor

@skerit is right, I have an ajax powered select with selectize and I need to change its value and reset the value. I can't, Is too difficult – Kerstinkerwin

Note: Selectize does NOT support disabled states for <select> nor <option>. – Sinclare

@Rygu It does support disabled <select> elements: github.com/brianreavis/selectize.js/blob/master/examples/… – Immolation

I spent 1.5 days with Select2 and it still wasn't good enough. I also tried Selectivity, which didn't do what I needed either. I swapped over to Selectize and had it wrapped up in an hour. Cheers. – Charmainecharmane

FYI selectize is on npm now so dead easy to integrate if you are using browserify/CommonJS. See npmjs.com/package/selectize – Magical

If anybody is looking for a alternative to Selectize that doesn't require jQuery as a dependency, I wrote my own plugin: github.com/jshjohnson/Choices – Manana

Please also mention Which is Mobile friendly Select2 or Selectize or Chosen ? – Quiteris

Wow, this is very nice and clean after years of Select2 and Chosen! Lovely. – Shortcoming

Addendum, Selectize.js is dead. Go with Choices from @jshjohnson. – Shortcoming

Answer 2

Note: I'm no longer maintaining this project. Choose another one.

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Bselect, which I develop, is tested, however doesn't include all the features (yet) from Select2/Chosen.

If you want, join me in its development :)

Helbonnah

Maintained fork available at github.com/derflocki/bselect – Ludovika

Answer 3

Another possible alternative is bootstrap-multiselect

"JQuery multiselect plugin based on Twitter Bootstrap"

Examples and documentation: http://davidstutz.github.io/bootstrap-multiselect/

• The repository does not contain any automated tests, manual tests instead
• Themed using Bootstrap 3
• JavaScript source code is short: 800 lines of code
• 524 stars on GitHub (as of 2013/12/13)

Debouch

very nice. doesnt support items with images – Holey