inquirer-autocomplete-standalone

import autocomplete from 'inquirer-autocomplete-standalone'; interface CountryChoice { value: string; description: string; } // Mock an asynchronous search function that simulates an API call async function searchCountries(input?: string): Promise<string[]> { const allCountries = [ 'Norway', 'Sweden', 'Denmark', 'Finland', 'Iceland', 'Germany', 'France', 'Spain', 'Italy', 'Portugal', 'United Kingdom', 'Ireland', 'Canada', 'United States', 'Mexico', 'Brazil', 'Argentina', 'Australia', 'New Zealand', 'Japan', 'China', 'India', 'South Africa' ]; const normalizedInput = (input || '').toLowerCase(); await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 100)); // Simulate API delay return allCountries.filter(country => country.toLowerCase().includes(normalizedInput) ).slice(0, 10); // Limit results to 10 for display } async function runPrompt() { console.log('Starting autocomplete prompt...'); const answer = await autocomplete<string>({ // Specify the type for the selected value message: 'Travel from what country?', source: async (input) => { const filteredCountries = await searchCountries(input); return filteredCountries.map(country => ({ value: country, description: `${country} is a great place to visit`, })); }, // Optional settings: // default: 'Norway', // Pre-select a default value // suggestOnly: false, // If true, allows arbitrary input not in the list }); console.log(`\nYou selected: ${answer}`); process.exit(0); // Ensure the process exits cleanly after prompt interaction } runPrompt().catch(console.error);