chosen select multiple

chosen-select-with-add-new.js

  $(".chosen-select-with-add-new").chosen({
    no_results_text: "Click Enter or Tab to add new option",
    width: '100%'
  }).parent().find('.chosen-container .search-field input[type=text]').keydown(function (evt) {
    // get keycode
    const stroke = evt.which != null ? evt.which : evt.keyCode;
    // If enter or tab key
    if (stroke === 9 || stroke === 13) {
      const target = $(evt.target);
      // get the list of current options
      const chosenList = target.parents('.chosen-container').find('.chosen-choices li.search-choice > span').map(function () { return $(this).text(); }).get();
      // get the list of matches from the existing drop-down
      const matchList = target.parents('.chosen-container').find('.chosen-results li').map(function () { return $(this).text(); }).get();
      // highlighted option
      const highlightedList = target.parents('.chosen-container').find('.chosen-results li.highlighted').map(function () { return $(this).text(); }).get();
      // Get the value which the user has typed in
      const newString = $.trim(target.val());
      // if the option does not exists, and the text doesn't exactly match an existing option, and there is not an option highlighted in the list

      if ($.inArray(newString, matchList) < 0 && $.inArray(newString,chosenList) < 0 && highlightedList.length == 0) {
        // Create a new option and add it to the list (but don't make it selected)
        const newOption = '<option value="' + newString + '" selected="selected">' + newString + '</option>';
        const choiceSelect = target.parents('.chosen-container').siblings('.chosen-select-with-add-new');
        choiceSelect.append(newOption);
        // trigger the update event
        choiceSelect.trigger("chosen:updated");
        // tell chosen to close the list box
        choiceSelect.trigger("chosen:close");
        return true;
      }
      // otherwise, just let the event bubble up
      return true;
    }
  })

example.slim

      .tag-list
        label.control-label.h5 Tag list
        = select_tag :tag_list, options_for_select(ActsAsTaggableOn::Tag.order('taggings_count desc').pluck(:name), @publication.tags.map(&:name)), multiple: true, data: { placeholder: 'north, east, south, west' }, class: 'chosen-select-with-add-new'