Suggestions on autocomplete solutions for non-model forms not in the admin

[Tiago Almeida]

Hi,

I'd like to implement an autocomplete functionality for a text field that is defined via a normal form class (forms.Form, not a ModelForm) and

rendered automatically via cryspy-forms (although this is not a requirement).

Autocomplete suggestions should have some kind of template (not simply a text in a dropdown), similar to facebook's search.

The backend to get the suggestions may or may not be directly tied to a foreignkey. Ideally should be a service returning arbitrary json.

Can you please recommend an app that makes this easier? I've seen django-autocomplete-light but not sure if it only works with models and only in the admin (which I do not care for this). Other projects seem abandoned?

I'd like to avoid hacking something together with jquery-whatever.

Thank you very much.

Best regards.

Cumprimentos :)

[Collin Anderson]

It might be simplest to write all your own code. It could be easier to debug and you'll have full control of the situation.