Use new createAutocompleter for selectFields. This is the preparation for special selectFields that enable creating new elements from within the autocompleter.

frontend/src/app/modules/boards/board/add-list-modal/add-list-modal.html

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
             <div class="form--select-container">
               <label class="form--label" [textContent]="actionService.localizedName"></label>
               <ndc-dynamic [ndcDynamicComponent]="autocompleterComponent()"
-                           [ndcDynamicInputs]="{ availableValues: availableValues }"
+                           [ndcDynamicInputs]="{ availableValues: availableValues, appendTo: 'body', model: '' }"
                            [ndcDynamicOutputs]="referenceOutputs"
                            [ndcDynamicAttributes]="{ class: 'new-list--action-select' }">
               </ndc-dynamic>

frontend/src/app/modules/common/autocomplete/create-autocompleter.component.ts

@@ -38,11 +38,20 @@ import {HalResource} from "core-app/modules/hal/resources/hal-resource";
   template: `
     <ng-select *ngIf="createAllowed"
                #addActionAttributeSelect
+               [(ngModel)]="model"
                [items]="availableValues"
                [addTag]="createNewElement.bind(this)"
+               [virtualScroll]="true"
+               [required]="required"
+               [clearable]="!required"
+               [disabled]="disabled"
+               [appendTo]="appendTo"
+               [id]="id"
                (change)="changeModel($event)"
-               bindLabel="name"
-               appendTo="body">
+               (open)="opened()"
+               (close)="closed()"
+               (keydown)="keyPressed($event)"
+               bindLabel="name">
       <ng-template ng-tag-tmp let-search="searchTerm">
         <b [textContent]="text.add_new_action"></b>: {{search}}
       </ng-template>
@@ -50,10 +59,19 @@ import {HalResource} from "core-app/modules/hal/resources/hal-resource";
 
     <ng-select *ngIf="!createAllowed"
                #actionAttributeSelect
+               [(ngModel)]="model"
                [items]="availableValues"
+               [virtualScroll]="true"
+               [required]="required"
+               [clearable]="!required"
+               [disabled]="disabled"
+               [appendTo]="appendTo"
+               [id]="id"
                (change)="changeModel($event)"
-               bindLabel="name"
-               appendTo="body">
+               (open)="opened()"
+               (close)="closed()"
+               (keydown)="keyPressed($event)"
+               bindLabel="name">
     </ng-select>
   `,
   selector: 'create-autocompleter'
@@ -63,15 +81,24 @@ export class CreateAutocompleterComponent implements AfterViewInit {
   @ViewChild('actionAttributeSelect') public autoCompleter:NgSelectComponent;
 
   @Input() public availableValues:any[];
+  @Input() public appendTo:string;
+  @Input() public model:any;
+  @Input() public required:boolean = false;
+  @Input() public disabled:boolean = false;
+  @Input() public id:string = '';
   @Input() public set createAllowed(val:boolean) {
     this._createAllowed = val;
     setTimeout(() => {
       this.focusInputField();
     });
-  };
+  }
 
   @Output() public onCreate = new EventEmitter<string>();
   @Output() public onChange = new EventEmitter<HalResource>();
+  @Output() public onKeydown = new EventEmitter<JQueryEventObject>();
+  @Output() public onOpen = new EventEmitter<void>();
+  @Output() public onClose = new EventEmitter<void>();
+  @Output() public onAfterViewInit = new EventEmitter<CreateAutocompleterComponent>();
 
   private _createAllowed:boolean = false;
 
@@ -86,6 +113,11 @@ export class CreateAutocompleterComponent implements AfterViewInit {
 
   ngAfterViewInit() {
     this.focusInputField();
+    this.onAfterViewInit.emit(this);
+  }
+
+  public openSelect() {
+    this.createAllowed ? this.addAutoCompleter.open() : this.autoCompleter.open();
   }
 
   public createNewElement(name:string) {
@@ -96,6 +128,18 @@ export class CreateAutocompleterComponent implements AfterViewInit {
     this.onChange.emit(element);
   }
 
+  public opened() {
+    this.onOpen.emit();
+  }
+
+  public closed() {
+    this.onClose.emit();
+  }
+
+  public keyPressed(event:JQueryEventObject) {
+    this.onKeydown.emit(event);
+  }
+
   public get createAllowed() {
     return this._createAllowed;
   }

frontend/src/app/modules/common/autocomplete/version-autocompleter.component.ts

@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ import {HalResource} from "core-app/modules/hal/resources/hal-resource";
   template: `
     <create-autocompleter [availableValues]="availableValues"
                           [createAllowed]="createAllowed"
+                          [appendTo]="'body'"
+                          [model]=""
                           (onCreate)="createNewVersion($event)"
                           (onChange)="onModelChanged($event)">
     </create-autocompleter>
@@ -77,7 +79,7 @@ export class VersionAutocompleterComponent implements OnInit {
 
   public createNewVersion(name:string) {
     this.versionDm.createVersion(this.getVersionPayload(name)).then((version) => {
-      this.onCreate.emit(version)
+      this.onCreate.emit(version);
     });
   }
 

frontend/src/app/modules/common/openproject-common.module.ts

@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@ import {UserAvatarComponent} from "core-components/user/user-avatar/user-avatar.
 import {GonService} from "core-app/modules/common/gon/gon.service";
 import {BackRoutingService} from "core-app/modules/common/back-routing/back-routing.service";
 import {EnterpriseBannerComponent} from "core-components/enterprise-banner/enterprise-banner.component";
+import {DynamicModule} from "ng-dynamic-component";
+import {VersionAutocompleterComponent} from "core-app/modules/common/autocomplete/version-autocompleter.component";
+import {CreateAutocompleterComponent} from "core-app/modules/common/autocomplete/create-autocompleter.component";
 
 export function bootstrapModule(injector:Injector) {
   return () => {
@@ -107,6 +110,9 @@ export function bootstrapModule(injector:Injector) {
     // Our own A11y module
     OpenprojectAccessibilityModule,
     NgSelectModule,
+
+    DynamicModule.withComponents([VersionAutocompleterComponent,
+                                  CreateAutocompleterComponent])
   ],
   exports: [
     // Re-export all commonly used
@@ -167,6 +173,8 @@ export function bootstrapModule(injector:Injector) {
 
     // Enterprise Edition
     EnterpriseBannerComponent,
+
+    DynamicModule,
   ],
   declarations: [
     OpDatePickerComponent,
@@ -223,6 +231,10 @@ export function bootstrapModule(injector:Injector) {
 
     // Enterprise Edition
     EnterpriseBannerComponent,
+
+    // Autocompleter
+    CreateAutocompleterComponent,
+    VersionAutocompleterComponent,
   ],
   entryComponents: [
     OpDateTimeComponent,

frontend/src/app/modules/fields/edit/field-types/select-edit-field.component.html

@@ -1,15 +1,10 @@
-<ng-select [(ngModel)]="selectedOption"
-           [ngClass]="'wp-inline-edit--field'"
-           [required]="required"
-           [clearable]="!required"
-           [disabled]="inFlight"
-           [id]="handler.htmlId"
-           [items]="valueOptions"
-           bindLabel="name"
-           [virtualScroll]="true"
-           (keydown)="handler.handleUserKeydown($event, true)"
-           (change)="handler.handleUserSubmit()"
-           (open)="onOpen()"
-           (close)="onClose()"
-           [appendTo]="appendTo">
-</ng-select>
+<ndc-dynamic [ndcDynamicComponent]="autocompleterComponent()"
+             [ndcDynamicInputs]="{ availableValues: valueOptions,
+                                   appendTo: appendTo,
+                                   model: selectedOption ? selectedOption : '',
+                                   required: required,
+                                   disabled: inFlight,
+                                   id: handler.htmlId }"
+             [ndcDynamicOutputs]="referenceOutputs"
+             [ndcDynamicAttributes]="{ class: 'wp-inline-edit--field' }">
+</ndc-dynamic>

frontend/src/app/modules/fields/edit/field-types/select-edit-field.component.ts

@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import {EditFieldComponent} from "../edit-field.component";
 import {AngularTrackingHelpers} from "core-components/angular/tracking-functions";
 import {untilComponentDestroyed} from "ng2-rx-componentdestroyed";
 import {NgSelectComponent} from "@ng-select/ng-select";
+import {CreateAutocompleterComponent} from "core-app/modules/common/autocomplete/create-autocompleter.component";
 
 export interface ValueOption {
   name:string;
@@ -44,8 +45,6 @@ export interface ValueOption {
   templateUrl: './select-edit-field.component.html'
 })
 export class SelectEditFieldComponent extends EditFieldComponent implements OnInit {
-  @ViewChild(NgSelectComponent) public ngSelectComponent:NgSelectComponent;
-
   public options:any[];
   public valueOptions:ValueOption[];
   public template:string = '/components/wp-edit/field-types/wp-edit-select-field.directive.html';
@@ -56,6 +55,16 @@ export class SelectEditFieldComponent extends EditFieldComponent implements OnIn
 
   public halSorting:HalResourceSortingService;
 
+  private _autocompleterComponent:CreateAutocompleterComponent;
+
+  public referenceOutputs = {
+    onChange: (value:HalResource) => this.onChange(value),
+    onKeydown: (event:JQueryEventObject) => this.handler.handleUserKeydown(event, true),
+    onOpen: () => this.onOpen(),
+    onClose: () => this.onClose(),
+    onAfterViewInit: (component:CreateAutocompleterComponent) => this._autocompleterComponent = component
+  };
+
   protected initialize() {
     this.halSorting = this.injector.get(HalResourceSortingService);
     this.text = {
@@ -72,7 +81,10 @@ export class SelectEditFieldComponent extends EditFieldComponent implements OnIn
       .subscribe(() => {
        loadingPromise.then(() => this.openAutocompleteSelectField())
       });
+  }
 
+  public autocompleterComponent() {
+    return CreateAutocompleterComponent;
   }
 
   public ngOnInit() {
@@ -135,12 +147,17 @@ export class SelectEditFieldComponent extends EditFieldComponent implements OnIn
     jQuery(this.hiddenOverflowContainer).removeClass('-hidden-overflow');
   }
 
+  public onChange(value:HalResource) {
+    this.selectedOption = { name: value.name, $href: value.$href };
+    this.handler.handleUserSubmit();
+  }
+
   private openAutocompleteSelectField() {
     // The timeout takes care that the opening is added to the end of the current call stack.
     // Thus we can be sure that the autocompleter is rendered and ready to be opened.
     let that = this;
     window.setTimeout(function () {
-      that.ngSelectComponent.open();
+        that._autocompleterComponent.openSelect();
     }, 0);
   }
 

frontend/src/app/modules/work_packages/openproject-work-packages.module.ts

@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ import {OpenprojectCommonModule} from 'core-app/modules/common/openproject-commo
 import {WorkPackageFormAttributeGroupComponent} from 'core-components/wp-form-group/wp-attribute-group.component';
 import {OpenprojectFieldsModule} from 'core-app/modules/fields/openproject-fields.module';
 import {ChartsModule} from 'ng2-charts';
-import {DynamicModule} from 'ng-dynamic-component';
 import {APP_INITIALIZER, Injector, NgModule} from '@angular/core';
 import {
   GroupDescriptor,
@@ -157,8 +156,6 @@ import {WorkPackageDmService} from "core-app/modules/hal/dm-services/work-packag
 import {WorkPackageRelationsService} from "core-components/wp-relations/wp-relations.service";
 import {OpenprojectBcfModule} from "core-app/modules/bcf/openproject-bcf.module";
 import {WorkPackageRelationsAutocomplete} from "core-components/wp-relations/wp-relations-create/wp-relations-autocomplete/wp-relations-autocomplete.component";
-import {CreateAutocompleterComponent} from "core-app/modules/common/autocomplete/create-autocompleter.component";
-import {VersionAutocompleterComponent} from "core-app/modules/common/autocomplete/version-autocompleter.component";
 
 @NgModule({
   imports: [
@@ -177,10 +174,6 @@ import {VersionAutocompleterComponent} from "core-app/modules/common/autocomplet
 
     // Work package custom actions
     //WpCustomActionsModule,
-    DynamicModule.withComponents([WorkPackageFormAttributeGroupComponent,
-                                             WorkPackageChildrenQueryComponent,
-                                             VersionAutocompleterComponent,
-                                             CreateAutocompleterComponent])
   ],
   providers: [
     {
@@ -368,10 +361,6 @@ import {VersionAutocompleterComponent} from "core-app/modules/common/autocomplet
 
     // Card view
     WorkPackageCardViewComponent,
-
-    // Autocompleter
-    CreateAutocompleterComponent,
-    VersionAutocompleterComponent,
   ],
   entryComponents: [
     // Split view
@@ -446,10 +435,6 @@ import {VersionAutocompleterComponent} from "core-app/modules/common/autocomplet
 
     // Card view
     WorkPackageCardViewComponent,
-
-    // Autocompleter
-    CreateAutocompleterComponent,
-    VersionAutocompleterComponent,
   ],
   exports: [
     WorkPackagesTableController,
@@ -460,10 +445,6 @@ import {VersionAutocompleterComponent} from "core-app/modules/common/autocomplet
     WorkPackageFilterButtonComponent,
     WorkPackageFilterContainerComponent,
     WorkPackageIsolatedQuerySpaceDirective,
-
-    CreateAutocompleterComponent,
-    VersionAutocompleterComponent,
-    DynamicModule,
   ]
 })
 export class OpenprojectWorkPackagesModule {

lib/api/v3/versions/create_form_api.rb

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ module API
     module Versions
       class CreateFormAPI < ::API::OpenProjectAPI
         resource :form do
-          before do
+          after_validation do
             authorize :manage_versions, global: true
           end