Chosen for rails asset pipeline

Chosen is a library for making long, unwieldy select boxes more user friendly.

The chosen-rails gem integrates the Chosen with the Rails asset pipeline.

Usage

Install chosen-rails gem

Include chosen-rails in Gemefile

gem 'chosen-rails'

Then run bundle install

Include chosen javascript assets

Add to your app/assets/javascripts/application.js if use with jQuery

//= require chosen-jquery

Or with Prototype

//= require chosen-prototype

Include chosen stylesheet assets

Add to your app/assets/stylesheets/application.css

*= require chosen

Enable chosen javascript by specific css class

Add to one coffee script file, like scaffold.js.coffee

$ ->
  # enable chosen js
  $('.chzn-select').chosen
    allow_single_deselect: true
    no_results_text: 'No results matched'

And this file must be included in application.js

//= require chosen-jquery
//= require scaffold

Also add the class to your form field

<%= f.text_field :author, class: 'chzn-select' %>

If you use simple form as form builder

<%= f.input :author, input_html: { class: 'chzn-select' } %>

Gem maintenance

Maintain chosen-rails gem with Rake commands.

Update origin chosen source files.

rake update-chosen

Publish gem.

rake release

License

use MIT license.