This experiment replaces legacy JQuery and JQuery typeahead plug-in with Vue.js and Axios. This script is fired manually after the page is loaded via a Chrome Snippet. The resulting solution will not require JQuery but will require promises.

vuejs_axios_typeahead_autocomplete.js

/*
Optim Book Axios - New Type Ahead | SCK
Lakeside prod enter 141893 then execute this snippet
*/


$("#branding").append("<link rel='stylesheet' href='https://neodigm.github.io/is-ecom-labs/autocomplete/autocomplete.css' type='text/css' media='all' />");
$("#branding").append("<script src='https://unpkg.com/axios/dist/axios.min.js'></script>");
$("#branding").append("<script src='https://unpkg.com/vue@2.4.2/dist/vue.js'></script>");

$("#quickSearch-query").unbind().attr("v-model","ta_data");
$("#quickSearch-query").attr("v-model","ta_data");
$("#quickSearch-query").append("<div class='typhead'><ul class='typhead--ul>  </ul></div>");

setInterval( assignBEMClasses, 2000);
function assignBEMClasses(){
$(".ac_results").addClass("typhead").find("ul").addClass("typhead--ul").find("li").each( function(){ $( this ).addClass("typhead--li"); });
}

setTimeout( function(){
  var vTA = new Vue({
  el: "#quickSearch-query",
  data: {
   ta_data: "",
   ta_response: {}
  },
   watch: {
     ta_data: function( e ){
       console.log("WATCH | " + this.ta_data);

       if( isNumeric( this.ta_data ) && (this.ta_data.length > 5)){
          axios.get( 'https://www.lakeside.com/common/includes/inc_search_type_ahead.jsp?q=1418930&limit=12&timestamp=1504554461655&environment=typeAhead_queries&sort=alpha&searchFrom=&Ntt=1418930*&_=1504554389332' )
          .then(function (response) {
            this.ta_response = response;
            console.log(response);
          })
          .catch(function (error) {
            console.log(error);
          }); 
       }

     }
   },
  methods: {
   keyup: function( e ){

   }
  }
  }); 
}, 6000);

function isNumeric(n) {
  return !isNaN(parseFloat(n)) && isFinite(n);
}