Is there a properly tested alternative to Select2 or Chosen?

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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?

Good question. The answer, of course, is to pony up and write the tests. That's what open source is all about. — Heretic Monkey, May 17 '13 at 21:01
I have started a new project out of this same desire (and some others) recently: https://github.com/arendjr/select3 — arendjr, Jan 09 '15 at 08:05

score 126 · Accepted Answer · edited Aug 03 '17 at 06:39

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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 :)

edited Aug 03 '17 at 06:39

cytsunny

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answered Jul 29 '13 at 02:56

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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. – andreypopp Aug 03 '13 at 00:09
Thanks for this. I have been looking around at different select list & tag replacements - not sure why it took this long to find Selectize. – Hippie May 19 '14 at 11:48
@andreypopp you can always do this https://www.npmjs.org/doc/files/package.json.html#github-urls – kenwarner Sep 13 '14 at 16:04
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It's nice and pretty, but completely useless when using it with remote data, which is really where select2 shines. – Jelle De Loecker Oct 21 '14 at 20:41
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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. – Tejasvi Hegde Jan 23 '15 at 09:00
@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) – Tejasvi Hegde Jan 23 '15 at 09:02
@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 – Axel A. García Feb 22 '15 at 21:39
Note: Selectize does NOT support `disabled` states for ` – Mar 03 '15 at 10:21
@Rygu It does support disabled ` – brianreavis Mar 04 '15 at 07:52
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. – n8n8baby Mar 27 '15 at 17:58
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FYI selectize is on npm now so dead easy to integrate if you are using browserify/CommonJS. See https://www.npmjs.com/package/selectize – Ted Jun 10 '15 at 22:27
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If anybody is looking for a alternative to Selectize that doesn't require jQuery as a dependency, I wrote my own plugin: https://github.com/jshjohnson/Choices – jshjohnson Aug 09 '16 at 20:51
Please also mention **Which is Mobile friendly Select2 or Selectize or Chosen ?** – Shaiju T Oct 19 '16 at 07:30
Wow, this is very nice and clean after years of Select2 and Chosen! Lovely. – Tails Jun 03 '20 at 20:01
Addendum, Selectize.js is dead. Go with Choices from @jshjohnson. – Tails Jun 03 '20 at 20:53

gustavohenke · Answer 2 · 2016-01-04T12:52:09.467

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

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 :)

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answered May 17 '13 at 20:59

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Maintained fork available at https://github.com/derflocki/bselect – koppor Aug 25 '16 at 07:36

tanguy_k · Answer 3 · 2013-12-19T18:32:27.383

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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)

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answered Dec 13 '13 at 16:23

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very nice. doesnt support items with images – Michal - wereda-net Sep 11 '19 at 07:44

Is there a properly tested alternative to Select2 or Chosen?

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