def ac(self, **params):
"""Autocomplete API.
"""
field = params['field']
term = params['term']
colls = params['colls'].split(",")
# FIXME - allow restricting search to a set of collections
if field == '*':
return jsonresp([])
fieldname, fieldtype = field.rsplit('_', 1)
fieldconfigs = SearchCollection.config['types'] \
.get('record', {}) \
.get('fields', {})
if '*' in colls:
target = SearchCollection.all()
else:
target = SearchCollection.field.coll.is_or_is_descendant(colls)
return jsonresp(
field_item_types[fieldtype]
.autocomplete(target, fieldconfigs,
fieldname, term)
)