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+/**
+ * sifter.js
+ * Copyright (c) 2013 Brian Reavis & contributors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this
+ * file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under
+ * the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF
+ * ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language
+ * governing permissions and limitations under the License.
+ *
+ * @author Brian Reavis <brian@thirdroute.com>
+ */
+
+(function(root, factory) {
+    if (typeof define === 'function' && define.amd) {
+        define('sifter', factory);
+    } else if (typeof exports === 'object') {
+        module.exports = factory();
+    } else {
+        root.Sifter = factory();
+    }
+}(this, function() {
+
+    /**
+     * Textually searches arrays and hashes of objects
+     * by property (or multiple properties). Designed
+     * specifically for autocomplete.
+     *
+     * @constructor
+     * @param {array|object} items
+     * @param {object} items
+     */
+    var Sifter = function(items, settings) {
+        this.items = items;
+        this.settings = settings || {diacritics: true};
+    };
+
+    /**
+     * Splits a search string into an array of individual
+     * regexps to be used to match results.
+     *
+     * @param {string} query
+     * @returns {array}
+     */
+    Sifter.prototype.tokenize = function(query) {
+        query = trim(String(query || '').toLowerCase());
+        if (!query || !query.length) return [];
+
+        var i, n, regex, letter;
+        var tokens = [];
+        var words = query.split(/ +/);
+
+        for (i = 0, n = words.length; i < n; i++) {
+            regex = escape_regex(words[i]);
+            if (this.settings.diacritics) {
+                for (letter in DIACRITICS) {
+                    if (DIACRITICS.hasOwnProperty(letter)) {
+                        regex = regex.replace(new RegExp(letter, 'g'), DIACRITICS[letter]);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            tokens.push({
+                string : words[i],
+                regex  : new RegExp(regex, 'i')
+            });
+        }
+
+        return tokens;
+    };
+
+    /**
+     * Iterates over arrays and hashes.
+     *
+     * ```
+     * this.iterator(this.items, function(item, id) {
+     *    // invoked for each item
+     * });
+     * ```
+     *
+     * @param {array|object} object
+     */
+    Sifter.prototype.iterator = function(object, callback) {
+        var iterator;
+        if (is_array(object)) {
+            iterator = Array.prototype.forEach || function(callback) {
+                for (var i = 0, n = this.length; i < n; i++) {
+                    callback(this[i], i, this);
+                }
+            };
+        } else {
+            iterator = function(callback) {
+                for (var key in this) {
+                    if (this.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
+                        callback(this[key], key, this);
+                    }
+                }
+            };
+        }
+
+        iterator.apply(object, [callback]);
+    };
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a function to be used to score individual results.
+     *
+     * Good matches will have a higher score than poor matches.
+     * If an item is not a match, 0 will be returned by the function.
+     *
+     * @param {object|string} search
+     * @param {object} options (optional)
+     * @returns {function}
+     */
+    Sifter.prototype.getScoreFunction = function(search, options) {
+        var self, fields, tokens, token_count;
+
+        self        = this;
+        search      = self.prepareSearch(search, options);
+        tokens      = search.tokens;
+        fields      = search.options.fields;
+        token_count = tokens.length;
+
+        /**
+         * Calculates how close of a match the
+         * given value is against a search token.
+         *
+         * @param {mixed} value
+         * @param {object} token
+         * @return {number}
+         */
+        var scoreValue = function(value, token) {
+            var score, pos;
+
+            if (!value) return 0;
+            value = String(value || '');
+            pos = value.search(token.regex);
+            if (pos === -1) return 0;
+            score = token.string.length / value.length;
+            if (pos === 0) score += 0.5;
+            return score;
+        };
+
+        /**
+         * Calculates the score of an object
+         * against the search query.
+         *
+         * @param {object} token
+         * @param {object} data
+         * @return {number}
+         */
+        var scoreObject = (function() {
+            var field_count = fields.length;
+            if (!field_count) {
+                return function() { return 0; };
+            }
+            if (field_count === 1) {
+                return function(token, data) {
+                    return scoreValue(data[fields[0]], token);
+                };
+            }
+            return function(token, data) {
+                for (var i = 0, sum = 0; i < field_count; i++) {
+                    sum += scoreValue(data[fields[i]], token);
+                }
+                return sum / field_count;
+            };
+        })();
+
+        if (!token_count) {
+            return function() { return 0; };
+        }
+        if (token_count === 1) {
+            return function(data) {
+                return scoreObject(tokens[0], data);
+            };
+        }
+
+        if (search.options.conjunction === 'and') {
+            return function(data) {
+                var score;
+                for (var i = 0, sum = 0; i < token_count; i++) {
+                    score = scoreObject(tokens[i], data);
+                    if (score <= 0) return 0;
+                    sum += score;
+                }
+                return sum / token_count;
+            };
+        } else {
+            return function(data) {
+                for (var i = 0, sum = 0; i < token_count; i++) {
+                    sum += scoreObject(tokens[i], data);
+                }
+                return sum / token_count;
+            };
+        }
+    };
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a function that can be used to compare two
+     * results, for sorting purposes. If no sorting should
+     * be performed, `null` will be returned.
+     *
+     * @param {string|object} search
+     * @param {object} options
+     * @return function(a,b)
+     */
+    Sifter.prototype.getSortFunction = function(search, options) {
+        var i, n, self, field, fields, fields_count, multiplier, multipliers, get_field, implicit_score, sort;
+
+        self   = this;
+        search = self.prepareSearch(search, options);
+        sort   = (!search.query && options.sort_empty) || options.sort;
+
+        /**
+         * Fetches the specified sort field value
+         * from a search result item.
+         *
+         * @param  {string} name
+         * @param  {object} result
+         * @return {mixed}
+         */
+        get_field  = function(name, result) {
+            if (name === '$score') return result.score;
+            return self.items[result.id][name];
+        };
+
+        // parse options
+        fields = [];
+        if (sort) {
+            for (i = 0, n = sort.length; i < n; i++) {
+                if (search.query || sort[i].field !== '$score') {
+                    fields.push(sort[i]);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        // the "$score" field is implied to be the primary
+        // sort field, unless it's manually specified
+        if (search.query) {
+            implicit_score = true;
+            for (i = 0, n = fields.length; i < n; i++) {
+                if (fields[i].field === '$score') {
+                    implicit_score = false;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+            if (implicit_score) {
+                fields.unshift({field: '$score', direction: 'desc'});
+            }
+        } else {
+            for (i = 0, n = fields.length; i < n; i++) {
+                if (fields[i].field === '$score') {
+                    fields.splice(i, 1);
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        multipliers = [];
+        for (i = 0, n = fields.length; i < n; i++) {
+            multipliers.push(fields[i].direction === 'desc' ? -1 : 1);
+        }
+
+        // build function
+        fields_count = fields.length;
+        if (!fields_count) {
+            return null;
+        } else if (fields_count === 1) {
+            field = fields[0].field;
+            multiplier = multipliers[0];
+            return function(a, b) {
+                return multiplier * cmp(
+                    get_field(field, a),
+                    get_field(field, b)
+                );
+            };
+        } else {
+            return function(a, b) {
+                var i, result, a_value, b_value, field;
+                for (i = 0; i < fields_count; i++) {
+                    field = fields[i].field;
+                    result = multipliers[i] * cmp(
+                        get_field(field, a),
+                        get_field(field, b)
+                    );
+                    if (result) return result;
+                }
+                return 0;
+            };
+        }
+    };
+
+    /**
+     * Parses a search query and returns an object
+     * with tokens and fields ready to be populated
+     * with results.
+     *
+     * @param {string} query
+     * @param {object} options
+     * @returns {object}
+     */
+    Sifter.prototype.prepareSearch = function(query, options) {
+        if (typeof query === 'object') return query;
+
+        options = extend({}, options);
+
+        var option_fields     = options.fields;
+        var option_sort       = options.sort;
+        var option_sort_empty = options.sort_empty;
+
+        if (option_fields && !is_array(option_fields)) options.fields = [option_fields];
+        if (option_sort && !is_array(option_sort)) options.sort = [option_sort];
+        if (option_sort_empty && !is_array(option_sort_empty)) options.sort_empty = [option_sort_empty];
+
+        return {
+            options : options,
+            query   : String(query || '').toLowerCase(),
+            tokens  : this.tokenize(query),
+            total   : 0,
+            items   : []
+        };
+    };
+
+    /**
+     * Searches through all items and returns a sorted array of matches.
+     *
+     * The `options` parameter can contain:
+     *
+     *   - fields {string|array}
+     *   - sort {array}
+     *   - score {function}
+     *   - filter {bool}
+     *   - limit {integer}
+     *
+     * Returns an object containing:
+     *
+     *   - options {object}
+     *   - query {string}
+     *   - tokens {array}
+     *   - total {int}
+     *   - items {array}
+     *
+     * @param {string} query
+     * @param {object} options
+     * @returns {object}
+     */
+    Sifter.prototype.search = function(query, options) {
+        var self = this, value, score, search, calculateScore;
+        var fn_sort;
+        var fn_score;
+
+        search  = this.prepareSearch(query, options);
+        options = search.options;
+        query   = search.query;
+
+        // generate result scoring function
+        fn_score = options.score || self.getScoreFunction(search);
+
+        // perform search and sort
+        if (query.length) {
+            self.iterator(self.items, function(item, id) {
+                score = fn_score(item);
+                if (options.filter === false || score > 0) {
+                    search.items.push({'score': score, 'id': id});
+                }
+            });
+        } else {
+            self.iterator(self.items, function(item, id) {
+                search.items.push({'score': 1, 'id': id});
+            });
+        }
+
+        fn_sort = self.getSortFunction(search, options);
+        if (fn_sort) search.items.sort(fn_sort);
+
+        // apply limits
+        search.total = search.items.length;
+        if (typeof options.limit === 'number') {
+            search.items = search.items.slice(0, options.limit);
+        }
+
+        return search;
+    };
+
+    // utilities
+    // - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
+
+    var cmp = function(a, b) {
+        if (typeof a === 'number' && typeof b === 'number') {
+            return a > b ? 1 : (a < b ? -1 : 0);
+        }
+        a = String(a || '').toLowerCase();
+        b = String(b || '').toLowerCase();
+        if (a > b) return 1;
+        if (b > a) return -1;
+        return 0;
+    };
+
+    var extend = function(a, b) {
+        var i, n, k, object;
+        for (i = 1, n = arguments.length; i < n; i++) {
+            object = arguments[i];
+            if (!object) continue;
+            for (k in object) {
+                if (object.hasOwnProperty(k)) {
+                    a[k] = object[k];
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return a;
+    };
+
+    var trim = function(str) {
+        return (str + '').replace(/^\s+|\s+$|/g, '');
+    };
+
+    var escape_regex = function(str) {
+        return (str + '').replace(/([.?*+^$[\]\\(){}|-])/g, '\\$1');
+    };
+
+    var is_array = Array.isArray || ($ && $.isArray) || function(object) {
+        return Object.prototype.toString.call(object) === '[object Array]';
+    };
+
+    var DIACRITICS = {
+        'a': '[aÀÁÂÃÄÅàáâãäå]',
+        'c': '[cÇçćĆčČ]',
+        'd': '[dđĐ]',
+        'e': '[eÈÉÊËèéêë]',
+        'i': '[iÌÍÎÏìíîï]',
+        'n': '[nÑñ]',
+        'o': '[oÒÓÔÕÕÖØòóôõöø]',
+        's': '[sŠš]',
+        'u': '[uÙÚÛÜùúûü]',
+        'y': '[yŸÿý]',
+        'z': '[zŽž]'
+    };
+
+    // export
+    // - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
+
+    return Sifter;
+}));
+
+
+
+/**
+ * microplugin.js
+ * Copyright (c) 2013 Brian Reavis & contributors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this
+ * file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under
+ * the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF
+ * ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language
+ * governing permissions and limitations under the License.
+ *
+ * @author Brian Reavis <brian@thirdroute.com>
+ */
+
+(function(root, factory) {
+    if (typeof define === 'function' && define.amd) {
+        define('microplugin', factory);
+    } else if (typeof exports === 'object') {
+        module.exports = factory();
+    } else {
+        root.MicroPlugin = factory();
+    }
+}(this, function() {
+    var MicroPlugin = {};
+
+    MicroPlugin.mixin = function(Interface) {
+        Interface.plugins = {};
+
+        /**
+         * Initializes the listed plugins (with options).
+         * Acceptable formats:
+         *
+         * List (without options):
+         *   ['a', 'b', 'c']
+         *
+         * List (with options):
+         *   [{'name': 'a', options: {}}, {'name': 'b', options: {}}]
+         *
+         * Hash (with options):
+         *   {'a': { ... }, 'b': { ... }, 'c': { ... }}
+         *
+         * @param {mixed} plugins
+         */
+        Interface.prototype.initializePlugins = function(plugins) {
+            var i, n, key;
+            var self  = this;
+            var queue = [];
+
+            self.plugins = {
+                names     : [],
+                settings  : {},
+                requested : {},
+                loaded    : {}
+            };
+
+            if (utils.isArray(plugins)) {
+                for (i = 0, n = plugins.length; i < n; i++) {
+                    if (typeof plugins[i] === 'string') {
+                        queue.push(plugins[i]);
+                    } else {
+                        self.plugins.settings[plugins[i].name] = plugins[i].options;
+                        queue.push(plugins[i].name);
+                    }
+                }
+            } else if (plugins) {
+                for (key in plugins) {
+                    if (plugins.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
+                        self.plugins.settings[key] = plugins[key];
+                        queue.push(key);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            while (queue.length) {
+                self.require(queue.shift());
+            }
+        };
+
+        Interface.prototype.loadPlugin = function(name) {
+            var self    = this;
+            var plugins = self.plugins;
+            var plugin  = Interface.plugins[name];
+
+            if (!Interface.plugins.hasOwnProperty(name)) {
+                throw new Error('Unable to find "' +  name + '" plugin');
+            }
+
+            plugins.requested[name] = true;
+            plugins.loaded[name] = plugin.fn.apply(self, [self.plugins.settings[name] || {}]);
+            plugins.names.push(name);
+        };
+
+        /**
+         * Initializes a plugin.
+         *
+         * @param {string} name
+         */
+        Interface.prototype.require = function(name) {
+            var self = this;
+            var plugins = self.plugins;
+
+            if (!self.plugins.loaded.hasOwnProperty(name)) {
+                if (plugins.requested[name]) {
+                    throw new Error('Plugin has circular dependency ("' + name + '")');
+                }
+                self.loadPlugin(name);
+            }
+
+            return plugins.loaded[name];
+        };
+
+        /**
+         * Registers a plugin.
+         *
+         * @param {string} name
+         * @param {function} fn
+         */
+        Interface.define = function(name, fn) {
+            Interface.plugins[name] = {
+                'name' : name,
+                'fn'   : fn
+            };
+        };
+    };
+
+    var utils = {
+        isArray: Array.isArray || function(vArg) {
+            return Object.prototype.toString.call(vArg) === '[object Array]';
+        }
+    };
+
+    return MicroPlugin;
+}));
+
+/**
+ * selectize.js (v0.8.5)
+ * Copyright (c) 2013 Brian Reavis & contributors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this
+ * file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under
+ * the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF
+ * ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language
+ * governing permissions and limitations under the License.
+ *
+ * @author Brian Reavis <brian@thirdroute.com>
+ */
+
+/*jshint curly:false */
+/*jshint browser:true */
+
+(function(root, factory) {
+    if (typeof define === 'function' && define.amd) {
+        define('selectize', ['jquery','sifter','microplugin'], factory);
+    } else {
+        root.Selectize = factory(root.jQuery, root.Sifter, root.MicroPlugin);
+    }
+}(this, function($, Sifter, MicroPlugin) {
+    'use strict';
+
+    var highlight = function($element, pattern) {
+        if (typeof pattern === 'string' && !pattern.length) return;
+        var regex = (typeof pattern === 'string') ? new RegExp(pattern, 'i') : pattern;
+
+        var highlight = function(node) {
+            var skip = 0;
+            if (node.nodeType === 3) {
+                var pos = node.data.search(regex);
+                if (pos >= 0 && node.data.length > 0) {
+                    var match = node.data.match(regex);
+                    var spannode = document.createElement('span');
+                    spannode.className = 'highlight';
+                    var middlebit = node.splitText(pos);
+                    var endbit = middlebit.splitText(match[0].length);
+                    var middleclone = middlebit.cloneNode(true);
+                    spannode.appendChild(middleclone);
+                    middlebit.parentNode.replaceChild(spannode, middlebit);
+                    skip = 1;
+                }
+            } else if (node.nodeType === 1 && node.childNodes && !/(script|style)/i.test(node.tagName)) {
+                for (var i = 0; i < node.childNodes.length; ++i) {
+                    i += highlight(node.childNodes[i]);
+                }
+            }
+            return skip;
+        };
+
+        return $element.each(function() {
+            highlight(this);
+        });
+    };
+
+    var MicroEvent = function() {};
+    MicroEvent.prototype = {
+        on: function(event, fct){
+            this._events = this._events || {};
+            this._events[event] = this._events[event] || [];
+            this._events[event].push(fct);
+        },
+        off: function(event, fct){
+            var n = arguments.length;
+            if (n === 0) return delete this._events;
+            if (n === 1) return delete this._events[event];
+
+            this._events = this._events || {};
+            if (event in this._events === false) return;
+            this._events[event].splice(this._events[event].indexOf(fct), 1);
+        },
+        trigger: function(event /* , args... */){
+            this._events = this._events || {};
+            if (event in this._events === false) return;
+            for (var i = 0; i < this._events[event].length; i++){
+                this._events[event][i].apply(this, Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 1));
+            }
+        }
+    };
+
+    /**
+     * Mixin will delegate all MicroEvent.js function in the destination object.
+     *
+     * - MicroEvent.mixin(Foobar) will make Foobar able to use MicroEvent
+     *
+     * @param {object} the object which will support MicroEvent
+     */
+    MicroEvent.mixin = function(destObject){
+        var props = ['on', 'off', 'trigger'];
+        for (var i = 0; i < props.length; i++){
+            destObject.prototype[props[i]] = MicroEvent.prototype[props[i]];
+        }
+    };
+
+    var IS_MAC        = /Mac/.test(navigator.userAgent);
+
+    var KEY_A         = 65;
+    var KEY_COMMA     = 188;
+    var KEY_RETURN    = 13;
+    var KEY_ESC       = 27;
+    var KEY_LEFT      = 37;
+    var KEY_UP        = 38;
+    var KEY_RIGHT     = 39;
+    var KEY_DOWN      = 40;
+    var KEY_BACKSPACE = 8;
+    var KEY_DELETE    = 46;
+    var KEY_SHIFT     = 16;
+    var KEY_CMD       = IS_MAC ? 91 : 17;
+    var KEY_CTRL      = IS_MAC ? 18 : 17;
+    var KEY_TAB       = 9;
+
+    var TAG_SELECT    = 1;
+    var TAG_INPUT     = 2;
+
+    var isset = function(object) {
+        return typeof object !== 'undefined';
+    };
+
+    /**
+     * Converts a scalar to its best string representation
+     * for hash keys and HTML attribute values.
+     *
+     * Transformations:
+     *   'str'     -> 'str'
+     *   null      -> ''
+     *   undefined -> ''
+     *   true      -> '1'
+     *   false     -> '0'
+     *   0         -> '0'
+     *   1         -> '1'
+     *
+     * @param {string} value
+     * @returns {string}
+     */
+    var hash_key = function(value) {
+        if (typeof value === 'undefined' || value === null) return '';
+        if (typeof value === 'boolean') return value ? '1' : '0';
+        return value + '';
+    };
+
+    /**
+     * Escapes a string for use within HTML.
+     *
+     * @param {string} str
+     * @returns {string}
+     */
+    var escape_html = function(str) {
+        return (str + '')
+            .replace(/&/g, '&amp;')
+            .replace(/</g, '&lt;')
+            .replace(/>/g, '&gt;')
+            .replace(/"/g, '&quot;');
+    };
+
+    /**
+     * Escapes "$" characters in replacement strings.
+     *
+     * @param {string} str
+     * @returns {string}
+     */
+    var escape_replace = function(str) {
+        return (str + '').replace(/\$/g, '$$$$');
+    };
+
+    var hook = {};
+
+    /**
+     * Wraps `method` on `self` so that `fn`
+     * is invoked before the original method.
+     *
+     * @param {object} self
+     * @param {string} method
+     * @param {function} fn
+     */
+    hook.before = function(self, method, fn) {
+        var original = self[method];
+        self[method] = function() {
+            fn.apply(self, arguments);
+            return original.apply(self, arguments);
+        };
+    };
+
+    /**
+     * Wraps `method` on `self` so that `fn`
+     * is invoked after the original method.
+     *
+     * @param {object} self
+     * @param {string} method
+     * @param {function} fn
+     */
+    hook.after = function(self, method, fn) {
+        var original = self[method];
+        self[method] = function() {
+            var result = original.apply(self, arguments);
+            fn.apply(self, arguments);
+            return result;
+        };
+    };
+
+    /**
+     * Builds a hash table out of an array of
+     * objects, using the specified `key` within
+     * each object.
+     *
+     * @param {string} key
+     * @param {mixed} objects
+     */
+    var build_hash_table = function(key, objects) {
+        if (!$.isArray(objects)) return objects;
+        var i, n, table = {};
+        for (i = 0, n = objects.length; i < n; i++) {
+            if (objects[i].hasOwnProperty(key)) {
+                table[objects[i][key]] = objects[i];
+            }
+        }
+        return table;
+    };
+
+    /**
+     * Wraps `fn` so that it can only be invoked once.
+     *
+     * @param {function} fn
+     * @returns {function}
+     */
+    var once = function(fn) {
+        var called = false;
+        return function() {
+            if (called) return;
+            called = true;
+            fn.apply(this, arguments);
+        };
+    };
+
+    /**
+     * Wraps `fn` so that it can only be called once
+     * every `delay` milliseconds (invoked on the falling edge).
+     *
+     * @param {function} fn
+     * @param {int} delay
+     * @returns {function}
+     */
+    var debounce = function(fn, delay) {
+        var timeout;
+        return function() {
+            var self = this;
+            var args = arguments;
+            window.clearTimeout(timeout);
+            timeout = window.setTimeout(function() {
+                fn.apply(self, args);
+            }, delay);
+        };
+    };
+
+    /**
+     * Debounce all fired events types listed in `types`
+     * while executing the provided `fn`.
+     *
+     * @param {object} self
+     * @param {array} types
+     * @param {function} fn
+     */
+    var debounce_events = function(self, types, fn) {
+        var type;
+        var trigger = self.trigger;
+        var event_args = {};
+
+        // override trigger method
+        self.trigger = function() {
+            var type = arguments[0];
+            if (types.indexOf(type) !== -1) {
+                event_args[type] = arguments;
+            } else {
+                return trigger.apply(self, arguments);
+            }
+        };
+
+        // invoke provided function
+        fn.apply(self, []);
+        self.trigger = trigger;
+
+        // trigger queued events
+        for (type in event_args) {
+            if (event_args.hasOwnProperty(type)) {
+                trigger.apply(self, event_args[type]);
+            }
+        }
+    };
+
+    /**
+     * A workaround for http://bugs.jquery.com/ticket/6696
+     *
+     * @param {object} $parent - Parent element to listen on.
+     * @param {string} event - Event name.
+     * @param {string} selector - Descendant selector to filter by.
+     * @param {function} fn - Event handler.
+     */
+    var watchChildEvent = function($parent, event, selector, fn) {
+        $parent.on(event, selector, function(e) {
+            var child = e.target;
+            while (child && child.parentNode !== $parent[0]) {
+                child = child.parentNode;
+            }
+            e.currentTarget = child;
+            return fn.apply(this, [e]);
+        });
+    };
+
+    /**
+     * Determines the current selection within a text input control.
+     * Returns an object containing:
+     *   - start
+     *   - length
+     *
+     * @param {object} input
+     * @returns {object}
+     */
+    var getSelection = function(input) {
+        var result = {};
+        if ('selectionStart' in input) {
+            result.start = input.selectionStart;
+            result.length = input.selectionEnd - result.start;
+        } else if (document.selection) {
+            input.focus();
+            var sel = document.selection.createRange();
+            var selLen = document.selection.createRange().text.length;
+            sel.moveStart('character', -input.value.length);
+            result.start = sel.text.length - selLen;
+            result.length = selLen;
+        }
+        return result;
+    };
+
+    /**
+     * Copies CSS properties from one element to another.
+     *
+     * @param {object} $from
+     * @param {object} $to
+     * @param {array} properties
+     */
+    var transferStyles = function($from, $to, properties) {
+        var i, n, styles = {};
+        if (properties) {
+            for (i = 0, n = properties.length; i < n; i++) {
+                styles[properties[i]] = $from.css(properties[i]);
+            }
+        } else {
+            styles = $from.css();
+        }
+        $to.css(styles);
+    };
+
+    /**
+     * Measures the width of a string within a
+     * parent element (in pixels).
+     *
+     * @param {string} str
+     * @param {object} $parent
+     * @returns {int}
+     */
+    var measureString = function(str, $parent) {
+        var $test = $('<test>').css({
+            position: 'absolute',
+            top: -99999,
+            left: -99999,
+            width: 'auto',
+            padding: 0,
+            whiteSpace: 'pre'
+        }).text(str).appendTo('body');
+
+        transferStyles($parent, $test, [
+            'letterSpacing',
+            'fontSize',
+            'fontFamily',
+            'fontWeight',
+            'textTransform'
+        ]);
+
+        var width = $test.width();
+        $test.remove();
+
+        return width;
+    };
+
+    /**
+     * Sets up an input to grow horizontally as the user
+     * types. If the value is changed manually, you can
+     * trigger the "update" handler to resize:
+     *
+     * $input.trigger('update');
+     *
+     * @param {object} $input
+     */
+    var autoGrow = function($input) {
+        var update = function(e) {
+            var value, keyCode, printable, placeholder, width;
+            var shift, character, selection;
+            e = e || window.event || {};
+
+            if (e.metaKey || e.altKey) return;
+            if ($input.data('grow') === false) return;
+
+            value = $input.val();
+            if (e.type && e.type.toLowerCase() === 'keydown') {
+                keyCode = e.keyCode;
+                printable = (
+                    (keyCode >= 97 && keyCode <= 122) || // a-z
+                    (keyCode >= 65 && keyCode <= 90)  || // A-Z
+                    (keyCode >= 48 && keyCode <= 57)  || // 0-9
+                    keyCode === 32 // space
+                );
+
+                if (keyCode === KEY_DELETE || keyCode === KEY_BACKSPACE) {
+                    selection = getSelection($input[0]);
+                    if (selection.length) {
+                        value = value.substring(0, selection.start) + value.substring(selection.start + selection.length);
+                    } else if (keyCode === KEY_BACKSPACE && selection.start) {
+                        value = value.substring(0, selection.start - 1) + value.substring(selection.start + 1);
+                    } else if (keyCode === KEY_DELETE && typeof selection.start !== 'undefined') {
+                        value = value.substring(0, selection.start) + value.substring(selection.start + 1);
+                    }
+                } else if (printable) {
+                    shift = e.shiftKey;
+                    character = String.fromCharCode(e.keyCode);
+                    if (shift) character = character.toUpperCase();
+                    else character = character.toLowerCase();
+                    value += character;
+                }
+            }
+
+            placeholder = $input.attr('placeholder') || '';
+            if (!value.length && placeholder.length) {
+                value = placeholder;
+            }
+
+            width = measureString(value, $input) + 4;
+            if (width !== $input.width()) {
+                $input.width(width);
+                $input.triggerHandler('resize');
+            }
+        };
+
+        $input.on('keydown keyup update blur', update);
+        update();
+    };
+
+    var Selectize = function($input, settings) {
+        var key, i, n, dir, input, self = this;
+        input = $input[0];
+        input.selectize = self;
+
+        // detect rtl environment
+        dir = window.getComputedStyle ? window.getComputedStyle(input, null).getPropertyValue('direction') : input.currentStyle && input.currentStyle.direction;
+        dir = dir || $input.parents('[dir]:first').attr('dir') || '';
+
+        // setup default state
+        $.extend(self, {
+            settings         : settings,
+            $input           : $input,
+            tagType          : input.tagName.toLowerCase() === 'select' ? TAG_SELECT : TAG_INPUT,
+            rtl              : /rtl/i.test(dir),
+
+            eventNS          : '.selectize' + (++Selectize.count),
+            highlightedValue : null,
+            isOpen           : false,
+            isDisabled       : false,
+            isRequired       : $input.is('[required]'),
+            isInvalid        : false,
+            isLocked         : false,
+            isFocused        : false,
+            isInputHidden    : false,
+            isSetup          : false,
+            isShiftDown      : false,
+            isCmdDown        : false,
+            isCtrlDown       : false,
+            ignoreFocus      : false,
+            ignoreHover      : false,
+            hasOptions       : false,
+            currentResults   : null,
+            lastValue        : '',
+            caretPos         : 0,
+            loading          : 0,
+            loadedSearches   : {},
+
+            $activeOption    : null,
+            $activeItems     : [],
+
+            optgroups        : {},
+            options          : {},
+            userOptions      : {},
+            items            : [],
+            renderCache      : {},
+            onSearchChange   : debounce(self.onSearchChange, settings.loadThrottle)
+        });
+
+        // search system
+        self.sifter = new Sifter(this.options, {diacritics: settings.diacritics});
+
+        // build options table
+        $.extend(self.options, build_hash_table(settings.valueField, settings.options));
+        delete self.settings.options;
+
+        // build optgroup table
+        $.extend(self.optgroups, build_hash_table(settings.optgroupValueField, settings.optgroups));
+        delete self.settings.optgroups;
+
+        // option-dependent defaults
+        self.settings.mode = self.settings.mode || (self.settings.maxItems === 1 ? 'single' : 'multi');
+        if (typeof self.settings.hideSelected !== 'boolean') {
+            self.settings.hideSelected = self.settings.mode === 'multi';
+        }
+
+        self.initializePlugins(self.settings.plugins);
+        self.setupCallbacks();
+        self.setupTemplates();
+        self.setup();
+    };
+
+    // mixins
+    // - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
+
+    MicroEvent.mixin(Selectize);
+    MicroPlugin.mixin(Selectize);
+
+    // methods
+    // - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
+
+    $.extend(Selectize.prototype, {
+
+        /**
+         * Creates all elements and sets up event bindings.
+         */
+        setup: function() {
+            var self      = this;
+            var settings  = self.settings;
+            var eventNS   = self.eventNS;
+            var $window   = $(window);
+            var $document = $(document);
+
+            var $wrapper;
+            var $control;
+            var $control_input;
+            var $dropdown;
+            var $dropdown_content;
+            var $dropdown_parent;
+            var inputMode;
+            var timeout_blur;
+            var timeout_focus;
+            var tab_index;
+            var classes;
+            var classes_plugins;
+
+            inputMode         = self.settings.mode;
+            tab_index         = self.$input.attr('tabindex') || '';
+            classes           = self.$input.attr('class') || '';
+
+            $wrapper          = $('<div>').addClass(settings.wrapperClass).addClass(classes).addClass(inputMode);
+            $control          = $('<div>').addClass(settings.inputClass).addClass('items').appendTo($wrapper);
+            $control_input    = $('<input type="text" autocomplete="off">').appendTo($control).attr('tabindex', tab_index);
+            $dropdown_parent  = $(settings.dropdownParent || $wrapper);
+            $dropdown         = $('<div>').addClass(settings.dropdownClass).addClass(classes).addClass(inputMode).hide().appendTo($dropdown_parent);
+            $dropdown_content = $('<div>').addClass(settings.dropdownContentClass).appendTo($dropdown);
+
+            $wrapper.css({
+                width: self.$input[0].style.width
+            });
+
+            if (self.plugins.names.length) {
+                classes_plugins = 'plugin-' + self.plugins.names.join(' plugin-');
+                $wrapper.addClass(classes_plugins);
+                $dropdown.addClass(classes_plugins);
+            }
+
+            if ((settings.maxItems === null || settings.maxItems > 1) && self.tagType === TAG_SELECT) {
+                self.$input.attr('multiple', 'multiple');
+            }
+
+            if (self.settings.placeholder) {
+                $control_input.attr('placeholder', settings.placeholder);
+            }
+
+            self.$wrapper          = $wrapper;
+            self.$control          = $control;
+            self.$control_input    = $control_input;
+            self.$dropdown         = $dropdown;
+            self.$dropdown_content = $dropdown_content;
+
+            $dropdown.on('mouseenter', '[data-selectable]', function() { return self.onOptionHover.apply(self, arguments); });
+            $dropdown.on('mousedown', '[data-selectable]', function() { return self.onOptionSelect.apply(self, arguments); });
+            watchChildEvent($control, 'mousedown', '*:not(input)', function() { return self.onItemSelect.apply(self, arguments); });
+            autoGrow($control_input);
+
+            $control.on({
+                mousedown : function() { return self.onMouseDown.apply(self, arguments); },
+                click     : function() { return self.onClick.apply(self, arguments); }
+            });
+
+            $control_input.on({
+                mousedown : function(e) { e.stopPropagation(); },
+                keydown   : function() { return self.onKeyDown.apply(self, arguments); },
+                keyup     : function() { return self.onKeyUp.apply(self, arguments); },
+                keypress  : function() { return self.onKeyPress.apply(self, arguments); },
+                resize    : function() { self.positionDropdown.apply(self, []); },
+                blur      : function() { return self.onBlur.apply(self, arguments); },
+                focus     : function() { return self.onFocus.apply(self, arguments); }
+            });
+
+            $document.on('keydown' + eventNS, function(e) {
+                self.isCmdDown = e[IS_MAC ? 'metaKey' : 'ctrlKey'];
+                self.isCtrlDown = e[IS_MAC ? 'altKey' : 'ctrlKey'];
+                self.isShiftDown = e.shiftKey;
+            });
+
+            $document.on('keyup' + eventNS, function(e) {
+                if (e.keyCode === KEY_CTRL) self.isCtrlDown = false;
+                if (e.keyCode === KEY_SHIFT) self.isShiftDown = false;
+                if (e.keyCode === KEY_CMD) self.isCmdDown = false;
+            });
+
+            $document.on('mousedown' + eventNS, function(e) {
+                if (self.isFocused) {
+                    // prevent events on the dropdown scrollbar from causing the control to blur
+                    if (e.target === self.$dropdown[0] || e.target.parentNode === self.$dropdown[0]) {
+                        return false;
+                    }
+                    // blur on click outside
+                    if (!self.$control.has(e.target).length && e.target !== self.$control[0]) {
+                        self.blur();
+                    }
+                }
+            });
+
+            $window.on(['scroll' + eventNS, 'resize' + eventNS].join(' '), function() {
+                if (self.isOpen) {
+                    self.positionDropdown.apply(self, arguments);
+                }
+            });
+            $window.on('mousemove' + eventNS, function() {
+                self.ignoreHover = false;
+            });
+
+            // store original children and tab index so that they can be
+            // restored when the destroy() method is called.
+            this.revertSettings = {
+                $children : self.$input.children().detach(),
+                tabindex  : self.$input.attr('tabindex')
+            };
+
+            self.$input.attr('tabindex', -1).hide().after(self.$wrapper);
+
+            if ($.isArray(settings.items)) {
+                self.setValue(settings.items);
+                delete settings.items;
+            }
+
+            // feature detect for the validation API
+            if (self.$input[0].validity) {
+                self.$input.on('invalid' + eventNS, function(e) {
+                    e.preventDefault();
+                    self.isInvalid = true;
+                    self.refreshState();
+                });
+            }
+
+            self.updateOriginalInput();
+            self.refreshItems();
+            self.refreshState();
+            self.updatePlaceholder();
+            self.isSetup = true;
+
+            if (self.$input.is(':disabled')) {
+                self.disable();
+            }
+
+            self.on('change', this.onChange);
+            self.trigger('initialize');
+
+            // preload options
+            if (settings.preload) {
+                self.onSearchChange('');
+            }
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Sets up default rendering functions.
+         */
+        setupTemplates: function() {
+            var self = this;
+            var field_label = self.settings.labelField;
+            var field_optgroup = self.settings.optgroupLabelField;
+
+            var templates = {
+                'optgroup': function(data) {
+                    return '<div class="optgroup">' + data.html + '</div>';
+                },
+                'optgroup_header': function(data, escape) {
+                    return '<div class="optgroup-header">' + escape(data[field_optgroup]) + '</div>';
+                },
+                'option': function(data, escape) {
+                    return '<div class="option">' + escape(data[field_label]) + '</div>';
+                },
+                'item': function(data, escape) {
+                    return '<div class="item">' + escape(data[field_label]) + '</div>';
+                },
+                'option_create': function(data, escape) {
+                    return '<div class="create">Add <strong>' + escape(data.input) + '</strong>&hellip;</div>';
+                }
+            };
+
+            self.settings.render = $.extend({}, templates, self.settings.render);
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Maps fired events to callbacks provided
+         * in the settings used when creating the control.
+         */
+        setupCallbacks: function() {
+            var key, fn, callbacks = {
+                'initialize'     : 'onInitialize',
+                'change'         : 'onChange',
+                'item_add'       : 'onItemAdd',
+                'item_remove'    : 'onItemRemove',
+                'clear'          : 'onClear',
+                'option_add'     : 'onOptionAdd',
+                'option_remove'  : 'onOptionRemove',
+                'option_clear'   : 'onOptionClear',
+                'dropdown_open'  : 'onDropdownOpen',
+                'dropdown_close' : 'onDropdownClose',
+                'type'           : 'onType'
+            };
+
+            for (key in callbacks) {
+                if (callbacks.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
+                    fn = this.settings[callbacks[key]];
+                    if (fn) this.on(key, fn);
+                }
+            }
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Triggered when the main control element
+         * has a click event.
+         *
+         * @param {object} e
+         * @return {boolean}
+         */
+        onClick: function(e) {
+            var self = this;
+
+            // necessary for mobile webkit devices (manual focus triggering
+            // is ignored unless invoked within a click event)
+            if (!self.isFocused) {
+                self.focus();
+                e.preventDefault();
+            }
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Triggered when the main control element
+         * has a mouse down event.
+         *
+         * @param {object} e
+         * @return {boolean}
+         */
+        onMouseDown: function(e) {
+            var self = this;
+            var defaultPrevented = e.isDefaultPrevented();
+            var $target = $(e.target);
+
+            if (self.isFocused) {
+                // retain focus by preventing native handling. if the
+                // event target is the input it should not be modified.
+                // otherwise, text selection within the input won't work.
+                if (e.target !== self.$control_input[0]) {
+                    if (self.settings.mode === 'single') {
+                        // toggle dropdown
+                        self.isOpen ? self.close() : self.open();
+                    } else if (!defaultPrevented) {
+                        self.setActiveItem(null);
+                    }
+                    return false;
+                }
+            } else {
+                // give control focus
+                if (!defaultPrevented) {
+                    window.setTimeout(function() {
+                        self.focus();
+                    }, 0);
+                }
+            }
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Triggered when the value of the control has been changed.
+         * This should propagate the event to the original DOM
+         * input / select element.
+         */
+        onChange: function() {
+            this.$input.trigger('change');
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Triggered on <input> keypress.
+         *
+         * @param {object} e
+         * @returns {boolean}
+         */
+        onKeyPress: function(e) {
+            if (this.isLocked) return e && e.preventDefault();
+            var character = String.fromCharCode(e.keyCode || e.which);
+            if (this.settings.create && character === this.settings.delimiter) {
+                this.createItem();
+                e.preventDefault();
+                return false;
+            }
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Triggered on <input> keydown.
+         *
+         * @param {object} e
+         * @returns {boolean}
+         */
+        onKeyDown: function(e) {
+            var isInput = e.target === this.$control_input[0];
+            var self = this;
+
+            if (self.isLocked) {
+                if (e.keyCode !== KEY_TAB) {
+                    e.preventDefault();
+                }
+                return;
+            }
+
+            switch (e.keyCode) {
+                case KEY_A:
+                    if (self.isCmdDown) {
+                        self.selectAll();
+                        return;
+                    }
+                    break;
+                case KEY_ESC:
+                    if (self.isOpen) {
+                        e.preventDefault();
+                        e.stopPropagation();
+                    }
+                    return;
+                case KEY_DOWN:
+                    if (!self.isOpen && self.hasOptions) {
+                        self.open();
+                    } else if (self.$activeOption) {
+                        self.ignoreHover = true;
+                        var $next = self.getAdjacentOption(self.$activeOption, 1);
+                        if ($next.length) self.setActiveOption($next, true, true);
+                    }
+                    e.preventDefault();
+                    return;
+                case KEY_UP:
+                    if (self.$activeOption) {
+                        self.ignoreHover = true;
+                        var $prev = self.getAdjacentOption(self.$activeOption, -1);
+                        if ($prev.length) self.setActiveOption($prev, true, true);
+                    }
+                    e.preventDefault();
+                    return;
+                case KEY_RETURN:
+                    if (self.isOpen && self.$activeOption) {
+                        self.onOptionSelect({currentTarget: self.$activeOption});
+                    }
+                    e.preventDefault();
+                    return;
+                case KEY_LEFT:
+                    self.advanceSelection(-1, e);
+                    return;
+                case KEY_RIGHT:
+                    self.advanceSelection(1, e);
+                    return;
+                case KEY_TAB:
+                    if (self.settings.create && self.createItem()) {
+                        e.preventDefault();
+                    }
+                    return;
+                case KEY_BACKSPACE:
+                case KEY_DELETE:
+                    self.deleteSelection(e);
+                    return;
+            }
+            if (self.isFull() || self.isInputHidden) {
+                e.preventDefault();
+                return;
+            }
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Triggered on <input> keyup.
+         *
+         * @param {object} e
+         * @returns {boolean}
+         */
+        onKeyUp: function(e) {
+            var self = this;
+
+            if (self.isLocked) return e && e.preventDefault();
+            var value = self.$control_input.val() || '';
+            if (self.lastValue !== value) {
+                self.lastValue = value;
+                self.onSearchChange(value);
+                self.refreshOptions();
+                self.trigger('type', value);
+            }
+            switch (e.keyCode) {
+                case KEY_ESC:
+                    if (self.isOpen) {
+                        e.preventDefault();
+                        e.stopPropagation();
+                    }
+                    self.close();
+                    return;
+            }
+
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Invokes the user-provide option provider / loader.
+         *
+         * Note: this function is debounced in the Selectize
+         * constructor (by `settings.loadDelay` milliseconds)
+         *
+         * @param {string} value
+         */
+        onSearchChange: function(value) {
+            var self = this;
+            var fn = self.settings.load;
+            if (!fn) return;
+            if (self.loadedSearches.hasOwnProperty(value)) return;
+            self.loadedSearches[value] = true;
+            self.load(function(callback) {
+                fn.apply(self, [value, callback]);
+            });
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Triggered on <input> focus.
+         *
+         * @param {object} e (optional)
+         * @returns {boolean}
+         */
+        onFocus: function(e) {
+            var self = this;
+
+            self.isFocused = true;
+            if (self.isDisabled) {
+                self.blur();
+                e && e.preventDefault();
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            if (self.ignoreFocus) return;
+            if (self.settings.preload === 'focus') self.onSearchChange('');
+
+            if (!self.$activeItems.length) {
+                self.showInput();
+                self.setActiveItem(null);
+                self.refreshOptions(!!self.settings.openOnFocus);
+            }
+
+            self.refreshState();
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Triggered on <input> blur.
+         *
+         * @param {object} e
+         * @returns {boolean}
+         */
+        onBlur: function(e) {
+            var self = this;
+            self.isFocused = false;
+            if (self.ignoreFocus) return;
+
+            if (self.settings.create && self.settings.createOnBlur) {
+                self.createItem();
+            }
+
+            self.close();
+            self.setTextboxValue('');
+            self.setActiveItem(null);
+            self.setActiveOption(null);
+            self.setCaret(self.items.length);
+            self.refreshState();
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Triggered when the user rolls over
+         * an option in the autocomplete dropdown menu.
+         *
+         * @param {object} e
+         * @returns {boolean}
+         */
+        onOptionHover: function(e) {
+            if (this.ignoreHover) return;
+            this.setActiveOption(e.currentTarget, false);
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Triggered when the user clicks on an option
+         * in the autocomplete dropdown menu.
+         *
+         * @param {object} e
+         * @returns {boolean}
+         */
+        onOptionSelect: function(e) {
+            var value, $target, $option, self = this;
+
+            if (e.preventDefault) {
+                e.preventDefault();
+                e.stopPropagation();
+            }
+
+            $target = $(e.currentTarget);
+            if ($target.hasClass('create')) {
+                self.createItem();
+            } else {
+                value = $target.attr('data-value');
+                if (value) {
+                    self.lastQuery = null;
+                    self.setTextboxValue('');
+                    self.addItem(value);
+                    if (!self.settings.hideSelected && e.type && /mouse/.test(e.type)) {
+                        self.setActiveOption(self.getOption(value));
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Triggered when the user clicks on an item
+         * that has been selected.
+         *
+         * @param {object} e
+         * @returns {boolean}
+         */
+        onItemSelect: function(e) {
+            var self = this;
+
+            if (self.isLocked) return;
+            if (self.settings.mode === 'multi') {
+                e.preventDefault();
+                self.setActiveItem(e.currentTarget, e);
+            }
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Invokes the provided method that provides
+         * results to a callback---which are then added
+         * as options to the control.
+         *
+         * @param {function} fn
+         */
+        load: function(fn) {
+            var self = this;
+            var $wrapper = self.$wrapper.addClass('loading');
+
+            self.loading++;
+            fn.apply(self, [function(results) {
+                self.loading = Math.max(self.loading - 1, 0);
+                if (results && results.length) {
+                    self.addOption(results);
+                    self.refreshOptions(self.isFocused && !self.isInputHidden);
+                }
+                if (!self.loading) {
+                    $wrapper.removeClass('loading');
+                }
+                self.trigger('load', results);
+            }]);
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Sets the input field of the control to the specified value.
+         *
+         * @param {string} value
+         */
+        setTextboxValue: function(value) {
+            this.$control_input.val(value).triggerHandler('update');
+            this.lastValue = value;
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Returns the value of the control. If multiple items
+         * can be selected (e.g. <select multiple>), this returns
+         * an array. If only one item can be selected, this
+         * returns a string.
+         *
+         * @returns {mixed}
+         */
+        getValue: function() {
+            if (this.tagType === TAG_SELECT && this.$input.attr('multiple')) {
+                return this.items;
+            } else {
+                return this.items.join(this.settings.delimiter);
+            }
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Resets the selected items to the given value.
+         *
+         * @param {mixed} value
+         */
+        setValue: function(value) {
+            debounce_events(this, ['change'], function() {
+                this.clear();
+                var items = $.isArray(value) ? value : [value];
+                for (var i = 0, n = items.length; i < n; i++) {
+                    this.addItem(items[i]);
+                }
+            });
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Sets the selected item.
+         *
+         * @param {object} $item
+         * @param {object} e (optional)
+         */
+        setActiveItem: function($item, e) {
+            var self = this;
+            var eventName;
+            var i, idx, begin, end, item, swap;
+            var $last;
+
+            if (self.settings.mode === 'single') return;
+            $item = $($item);
+
+            // clear the active selection
+            if (!$item.length) {
+                $(self.$activeItems).removeClass('active');
+                self.$activeItems = [];
+                if (self.isFocused) {
+                    self.showInput();
+                }
+                return;
+            }
+
+            // modify selection
+            eventName = e && e.type.toLowerCase();
+
+            if (eventName === 'mousedown' && self.isShiftDown && self.$activeItems.length) {
+                $last = self.$control.children('.active:last');
+                begin = Array.prototype.indexOf.apply(self.$control[0].childNodes, [$last[0]]);
+                end   = Array.prototype.indexOf.apply(self.$control[0].childNodes, [$item[0]]);
+                if (begin > end) {
+                    swap  = begin;
+                    begin = end;
+                    end   = swap;
+                }
+                for (i = begin; i <= end; i++) {
+                    item = self.$control[0].childNodes[i];
+                    if (self.$activeItems.indexOf(item) === -1) {
+                        $(item).addClass('active');
+                        self.$activeItems.push(item);
+                    }
+                }
+                e.preventDefault();
+            } else if ((eventName === 'mousedown' && self.isCtrlDown) || (eventName === 'keydown' && this.isShiftDown)) {
+                if ($item.hasClass('active')) {
+                    idx = self.$activeItems.indexOf($item[0]);
+                    self.$activeItems.splice(idx, 1);
+                    $item.removeClass('active');
+                } else {
+                    self.$activeItems.push($item.addClass('active')[0]);
+                }
+            } else {
+                $(self.$activeItems).removeClass('active');
+                self.$activeItems = [$item.addClass('active')[0]];
+            }
+
+            // ensure control has focus
+            self.hideInput();
+            if (!this.isFocused) {
+                self.focus();
+            }
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Sets the selected item in the dropdown menu
+         * of available options.
+         *
+         * @param {object} $object
+         * @param {boolean} scroll
+         * @param {boolean} animate
+         */
+        setActiveOption: function($option, scroll, animate) {
+            var height_menu, height_item, y;
+            var scroll_top, scroll_bottom;
+            var self = this;
+
+            if (self.$activeOption) self.$activeOption.removeClass('active');
+            self.$activeOption = null;
+
+            $option = $($option);
+            if (!$option.length) return;
+
+            self.$activeOption = $option.addClass('active');
+
+            if (scroll || !isset(scroll)) {
+
+                height_menu   = self.$dropdown_content.height();
+                height_item   = self.$activeOption.outerHeight(true);
+                scroll        = self.$dropdown_content.scrollTop() || 0;
+                y             = self.$activeOption.offset().top - self.$dropdown_content.offset().top + scroll;
+                scroll_top    = y;
+                scroll_bottom = y - height_menu + height_item;
+
+                if (y + height_item > height_menu + scroll) {
+                    self.$dropdown_content.stop().animate({scrollTop: scroll_bottom}, animate ? self.settings.scrollDuration : 0);
+                } else if (y < scroll) {
+                    self.$dropdown_content.stop().animate({scrollTop: scroll_top}, animate ? self.settings.scrollDuration : 0);
+                }
+
+            }
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Selects all items (CTRL + A).
+         */
+        selectAll: function() {
+            var self = this;
+            if (self.settings.mode === 'single') return;
+
+            self.$activeItems = Array.prototype.slice.apply(self.$control.children(':not(input)').addClass('active'));
+            if (self.$activeItems.length) {
+                self.hideInput();
+                self.close();
+            }
+            self.focus();
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Hides the input element out of view, while
+         * retaining its focus.
+         */
+        hideInput: function() {
+            var self = this;
+
+            self.setTextboxValue('');
+            self.$control_input.css({opacity: 0, position: 'absolute', left: self.rtl ? 10000 : -10000});
+            self.isInputHidden = true;
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Restores input visibility.
+         */
+        showInput: function() {
+            this.$control_input.css({opacity: 1, position: 'relative', left: 0});
+            this.isInputHidden = false;
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Gives the control focus. If "trigger" is falsy,
+         * focus handlers won't be fired--causing the focus
+         * to happen silently in the background.
+         *
+         * @param {boolean} trigger
+         */
+        focus: function() {
+            var self = this;
+            if (self.isDisabled) return;
+
+            self.ignoreFocus = true;
+            self.$control_input[0].focus();
+            window.setTimeout(function() {
+                self.ignoreFocus = false;
+                self.onFocus();
+            }, 0);
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Forces the control out of focus.
+         */
+        blur: function() {
+            this.$control_input.trigger('blur');
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Returns a function that scores an object
+         * to show how good of a match it is to the
+         * provided query.
+         *
+         * @param {string} query
+         * @param {object} options
+         * @return {function}
+         */
+        getScoreFunction: function(query) {
+            return this.sifter.getScoreFunction(query, this.getSearchOptions());
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Returns search options for sifter (the system
+         * for scoring and sorting results).
+         *
+         * @see https://github.com/brianreavis/sifter.js
+         * @return {object}
+         */
+        getSearchOptions: function() {
+            var settings = this.settings;
+            var sort = settings.sortField;
+            if (typeof sort === 'string') {
+                sort = {field: sort};
+            }
+
+            return {
+                fields      : settings.searchField,
+                conjunction : settings.searchConjunction,
+                sort        : sort
+            };
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Searches through available options and returns
+         * a sorted array of matches.
+         *
+         * Returns an object containing:
+         *
+         *   - query {string}
+         *   - tokens {array}
+         *   - total {int}
+         *   - items {array}
+         *
+         * @param {string} query
+         * @returns {object}
+         */
+        search: function(query) {
+            var i, value, score, result, calculateScore;
+            var self     = this;
+            var settings = self.settings;
+            var options  = this.getSearchOptions();
+
+            // validate user-provided result scoring function
+            if (settings.score) {
+                calculateScore = self.settings.score.apply(this, [query]);
+                if (typeof calculateScore !== 'function') {
+                    throw new Error('Selectize "score" setting must be a function that returns a function');
+                }
+            }
+
+            // perform search
+            if (query !== self.lastQuery) {
+                self.lastQuery = query;
+                result = self.sifter.search(query, $.extend(options, {score: calculateScore}));
+                self.currentResults = result;
+            } else {
+                result = $.extend(true, {}, self.currentResults);
+            }
+
+            // filter out selected items
+            if (settings.hideSelected) {
+                for (i = result.items.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+                    if (self.items.indexOf(hash_key(result.items[i].id)) !== -1) {
+                        result.items.splice(i, 1);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            return result;
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Refreshes the list of available options shown
+         * in the autocomplete dropdown menu.
+         *
+         * @param {boolean} triggerDropdown
+         */
+        refreshOptions: function(triggerDropdown) {
+            var i, j, k, n, groups, groups_order, option, option_html, optgroup, optgroups, html, html_children, has_create_option;
+            var $active, $active_before, $create;
+
+            if (typeof triggerDropdown === 'undefined') {
+                triggerDropdown = true;
+            }
+
+            var self              = this;
+            var query             = self.$control_input.val();
+            var results           = self.search(query);
+            var $dropdown_content = self.$dropdown_content;
+            var active_before     = self.$activeOption && hash_key(self.$activeOption.attr('data-value'));
+
+            // build markup
+            n = results.items.length;
+            if (typeof self.settings.maxOptions === 'number') {
+                n = Math.min(n, self.settings.maxOptions);
+            }
+
+            // render and group available options individually
+            groups = {};
+
+            if (self.settings.optgroupOrder) {
+                groups_order = self.settings.optgroupOrder;
+                for (i = 0; i < groups_order.length; i++) {
+                    groups[groups_order[i]] = [];
+                }
+            } else {
+                groups_order = [];
+            }
+
+            for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+                option      = self.options[results.items[i].id];
+                option_html = self.render('option', option);
+                optgroup    = option[self.settings.optgroupField] || '';
+                optgroups   = $.isArray(optgroup) ? optgroup : [optgroup];
+
+                for (j = 0, k = optgroups && optgroups.length; j < k; j++) {
+                    optgroup = optgroups[j];
+                    if (!self.optgroups.hasOwnProperty(optgroup)) {
+                        optgroup = '';
+                    }
+                    if (!groups.hasOwnProperty(optgroup)) {
+                        groups[optgroup] = [];
+                        groups_order.push(optgroup);
+                    }
+                    groups[optgroup].push(option_html);
+                }
+            }
+
+            // render optgroup headers & join groups
+            html = [];
+            for (i = 0, n = groups_order.length; i < n; i++) {
+                optgroup = groups_order[i];
+                if (self.optgroups.hasOwnProperty(optgroup) && groups[optgroup].length) {
+                    // render the optgroup header and options within it,
+                    // then pass it to the wrapper template
+                    html_children = self.render('optgroup_header', self.optgroups[optgroup]) || '';
+                    html_children += groups[optgroup].join('');
+                    html.push(self.render('optgroup', $.extend({}, self.optgroups[optgroup], {
+                        html: html_children
+                    })));
+                } else {
+                    html.push(groups[optgroup].join(''));
+                }
+            }
+
+            $dropdown_content.html(html.join(''));
+
+            // highlight matching terms inline
+            if (self.settings.highlight && results.query.length && results.tokens.length) {
+                for (i = 0, n = results.tokens.length; i < n; i++) {
+                    highlight($dropdown_content, results.tokens[i].regex);
+                }
+            }
+
+            // add "selected" class to selected options
+            if (!self.settings.hideSelected) {
+                for (i = 0, n = self.items.length; i < n; i++) {
+                    self.getOption(self.items[i]).addClass('selected');
+                }
+            }
+
+            // add create option
+            has_create_option = self.settings.create && results.query.length;
+            if (has_create_option) {
+                $dropdown_content.prepend(self.render('option_create', {input: query}));
+                $create = $($dropdown_content[0].childNodes[0]);
+            }
+
+            // activate
+            self.hasOptions = results.items.length > 0 || has_create_option;
+            if (self.hasOptions) {
+                if (results.items.length > 0) {
+                    $active_before = active_before && self.getOption(active_before);
+                    if ($active_before && $active_before.length) {
+                        $active = $active_before;
+                    } else if (self.settings.mode === 'single' && self.items.length) {
+                        $active = self.getOption(self.items[0]);
+                    }
+                    if (!$active || !$active.length) {
+                        if ($create && !self.settings.addPrecedence) {
+                            $active = self.getAdjacentOption($create, 1);
+                        } else {
+                            $active = $dropdown_content.find('[data-selectable]:first');
+                        }
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    $active = $create;
+                }
+                self.setActiveOption($active);
+                if (triggerDropdown && !self.isOpen) { self.open(); }
+            } else {
+                self.setActiveOption(null);
+                if (triggerDropdown && self.isOpen) { self.close(); }
+            }
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Adds an available option. If it already exists,
+         * nothing will happen. Note: this does not refresh
+         * the options list dropdown (use `refreshOptions`
+         * for that).
+         *
+         * Usage:
+         *
+         *   this.addOption(data)
+         *
+         * @param {object} data
+         */
+        addOption: function(data) {
+            var i, n, optgroup, value, self = this;
+
+            if ($.isArray(data)) {
+                for (i = 0, n = data.length; i < n; i++) {
+                    self.addOption(data[i]);
+                }
+                return;
+            }
+
+            value = hash_key(data[self.settings.valueField]);
+            if (!value || self.options.hasOwnProperty(value)) return;
+
+            self.userOptions[value] = true;
+            self.options[value] = data;
+            self.lastQuery = null;
+            self.trigger('option_add', value, data);
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Registers a new optgroup for options
+         * to be bucketed into.
+         *
+         * @param {string} id
+         * @param {object} data
+         */
+        addOptionGroup: function(id, data) {
+            this.optgroups[id] = data;
+            this.trigger('optgroup_add', id, data);
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Updates an option available for selection. If
+         * it is visible in the selected items or options
+         * dropdown, it will be re-rendered automatically.
+         *
+         * @param {string} value
+         * @param {object} data
+         */
+        updateOption: function(value, data) {
+            var self = this;
+            var $item, $item_new;
+            var value_new, index_item, cache_items, cache_options;
+
+            value     = hash_key(value);
+            value_new = hash_key(data[self.settings.valueField]);
+
+            // sanity checks
+            if (!self.options.hasOwnProperty(value)) return;
+            if (!value_new) throw new Error('Value must be set in option data');
+
+            // update references
+            if (value_new !== value) {
+                delete self.options[value];
+                index_item = self.items.indexOf(value);
+                if (index_item !== -1) {
+                    self.items.splice(index_item, 1, value_new);
+                }
+            }
+            self.options[value_new] = data;
+
+            // invalidate render cache
+            cache_items = self.renderCache['item'];
+            cache_options = self.renderCache['option'];
+
+            if (isset(cache_items)) {
+                delete cache_items[value];
+                delete cache_items[value_new];
+            }
+            if (isset(cache_options)) {
+                delete cache_options[value];
+                delete cache_options[value_new];
+            }
+
+            // update the item if it's selected
+            if (self.items.indexOf(value_new) !== -1) {
+                $item = self.getItem(value);
+                $item_new = $(self.render('item', data));
+                if ($item.hasClass('active')) $item_new.addClass('active');
+                $item.replaceWith($item_new);
+            }
+
+            // update dropdown contents
+            if (self.isOpen) {
+                self.refreshOptions(false);
+            }
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Removes a single option.
+         *
+         * @param {string} value
+         */
+        removeOption: function(value) {
+            var self = this;
+
+            value = hash_key(value);
+            delete self.userOptions[value];
+            delete self.options[value];
+            self.lastQuery = null;
+            self.trigger('option_remove', value);
+            self.removeItem(value);
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Clears all options.
+         */
+        clearOptions: function() {
+            var self = this;
+
+            self.loadedSearches = {};
+            self.userOptions = {};
+            self.options = self.sifter.items = {};
+            self.lastQuery = null;
+            self.trigger('option_clear');
+            self.clear();
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Returns the jQuery element of the option
+         * matching the given value.
+         *
+         * @param {string} value
+         * @returns {object}
+         */
+        getOption: function(value) {
+            return this.getElementWithValue(value, this.$dropdown_content.find('[data-selectable]'));
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Returns the jQuery element of the next or
+         * previous selectable option.
+         *
+         * @param {object} $option
+         * @param {int} direction  can be 1 for next or -1 for previous
+         * @return {object}
+         */
+        getAdjacentOption: function($option, direction) {
+            var $options = this.$dropdown.find('[data-selectable]');
+            var index    = $options.index($option) + direction;
+
+            return index >= 0 && index < $options.length ? $options.eq(index) : $();
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Finds the first element with a "data-value" attribute
+         * that matches the given value.
+         *
+         * @param {mixed} value
+         * @param {object} $els
+         * @return {object}
+         */
+        getElementWithValue: function(value, $els) {
+            value = hash_key(value);
+
+            if (value) {
+                for (var i = 0, n = $els.length; i < n; i++) {
+                    if ($els[i].getAttribute('data-value') === value) {
+                        return $($els[i]);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            return $();
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Returns the jQuery element of the item
+         * matching the given value.
+         *
+         * @param {string} value
+         * @returns {object}
+         */
+        getItem: function(value) {
+            return this.getElementWithValue(value, this.$control.children());
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * "Selects" an item. Adds it to the list
+         * at the current caret position.
+         *
+         * @param {string} value
+         */
+        addItem: function(value) {
+            debounce_events(this, ['change'], function() {
+                var $item, $option;
+                var self = this;
+                var inputMode = self.settings.mode;
+                var i, active, options, value_next;
+                value = hash_key(value);
+
+                if (self.items.indexOf(value) !== -1) {
+                    if (inputMode === 'single') self.close();
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                if (!self.options.hasOwnProperty(value)) return;
+                if (inputMode === 'single') self.clear();
+                if (inputMode === 'multi' && self.isFull()) return;
+
+                $item = $(self.render('item', self.options[value]));
+                self.items.splice(self.caretPos, 0, value);
+                self.insertAtCaret($item);
+                self.refreshState();
+
+                if (self.isSetup) {
+                    options = self.$dropdown_content.find('[data-selectable]');
+
+                    // update menu / remove the option
+                    $option = self.getOption(value);
+                    value_next = self.getAdjacentOption($option, 1).attr('data-value');
+                    self.refreshOptions(self.isFocused && inputMode !== 'single');
+                    if (value_next) {
+                        self.setActiveOption(self.getOption(value_next));
+                    }
+
+                    // hide the menu if the maximum number of items have been selected or no options are left
+                    if (!options.length || (self.settings.maxItems !== null && self.items.length >= self.settings.maxItems)) {
+                        self.close();
+                    } else {
+                        self.positionDropdown();
+                    }
+
+                    self.updatePlaceholder();
+                    self.trigger('item_add', value, $item);
+                    self.updateOriginalInput();
+                }
+            });
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Removes the selected item matching
+         * the provided value.
+         *
+         * @param {string} value
+         */
+        removeItem: function(value) {
+            var self = this;
+            var $item, i, idx;
+
+            $item = (typeof value === 'object') ? value : self.getItem(value);
+            value = hash_key($item.attr('data-value'));
+            i = self.items.indexOf(value);
+
+            if (i !== -1) {
+                $item.remove();
+                if ($item.hasClass('active')) {
+                    idx = self.$activeItems.indexOf($item[0]);
+                    self.$activeItems.splice(idx, 1);
+                }
+
+                self.items.splice(i, 1);
+                self.lastQuery = null;
+                if (!self.settings.persist && self.userOptions.hasOwnProperty(value)) {
+                    self.removeOption(value);
+                }
+
+                if (i < self.caretPos) {
+                    self.setCaret(self.caretPos - 1);
+                }
+
+                self.refreshState();
+                self.updatePlaceholder();
+                self.updateOriginalInput();
+                self.positionDropdown();
+                self.trigger('item_remove', value);
+            }
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Invokes the `create` method provided in the
+         * selectize options that should provide the data
+         * for the new item, given the user input.
+         *
+         * Once this completes, it will be added
+         * to the item list.
+         *
+         * @return {boolean}
+         */
+        createItem: function() {
+            var self  = this;
+            var input = $.trim(self.$control_input.val() || '');
+            var caret = self.caretPos;
+            if (!input.length) return false;
+            self.lock();
+
+            var setup = (typeof self.settings.create === 'function') ? this.settings.create : function(input) {
+                var data = {};
+                data[self.settings.labelField] = input;
+                data[self.settings.valueField] = input;
+                return data;
+            };
+
+            var create = once(function(data) {
+                self.unlock();
+
+                if (!data || typeof data !== 'object') return;
+                var value = hash_key(data[self.settings.valueField]);
+                if (!value) return;
+
+                self.setTextboxValue('');
+                self.addOption(data);
+                self.setCaret(caret);
+                self.addItem(value);
+                self.refreshOptions(self.settings.mode !== 'single');
+            });
+
+            var output = setup.apply(this, [input, create]);
+            if (typeof output !== 'undefined') {
+                create(output);
+            }
+
+            return true;
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Re-renders the selected item lists.
+         */
+        refreshItems: function() {
+            this.lastQuery = null;
+
+            if (this.isSetup) {
+                for (var i = 0; i < this.items.length; i++) {
+                    this.addItem(this.items);
+                }
+            }
+
+            this.refreshState();
+            this.updateOriginalInput();
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Updates all state-dependent attributes
+         * and CSS classes.
+         */
+        refreshState: function() {
+            var self = this;
+            var invalid = self.isRequired && !self.items.length;
+            if (!invalid) self.isInvalid = false;
+            self.$control_input.prop('required', invalid);
+            self.refreshClasses();
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Updates all state-dependent CSS classes.
+         */
+        refreshClasses: function() {
+            var self     = this;
+            var isFull   = self.isFull();
+            var isLocked = self.isLocked;
+
+            self.$wrapper
+                .toggleClass('rtl', self.rtl);
+
+            self.$control
+                .toggleClass('focus', self.isFocused)
+                .toggleClass('disabled', self.isDisabled)
+                .toggleClass('required', self.isRequired)
+                .toggleClass('invalid', self.isInvalid)
+                .toggleClass('locked', isLocked)
+                .toggleClass('full', isFull).toggleClass('not-full', !isFull)
+                .toggleClass('input-active', self.isFocused && !self.isInputHidden)
+                .toggleClass('dropdown-active', self.isOpen)
+                .toggleClass('has-options', !$.isEmptyObject(self.options))
+                .toggleClass('has-items', self.items.length > 0);
+
+            self.$control_input.data('grow', !isFull && !isLocked);
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Determines whether or not more items can be added
+         * to the control without exceeding the user-defined maximum.
+         *
+         * @returns {boolean}
+         */
+        isFull: function() {
+            return this.settings.maxItems !== null && this.items.length >= this.settings.maxItems;
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Refreshes the original <select> or <input>
+         * element to reflect the current state.
+         */
+        updateOriginalInput: function() {
+            var i, n, options, self = this;
+
+            if (self.$input[0].tagName.toLowerCase() === 'select') {
+                options = [];
+                for (i = 0, n = self.items.length; i < n; i++) {
+                    options.push('<option value="' + escape_html(self.items[i]) + '" selected="selected"></option>');
+                }
+                if (!options.length && !this.$input.attr('multiple')) {
+                    options.push('<option value="" selected="selected"></option>');
+                }
+                self.$input.html(options.join(''));
+            } else {
+                self.$input.val(self.getValue());
+            }
+
+            if (self.isSetup) {
+                self.trigger('change', self.$input.val());
+            }
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Shows/hide the input placeholder depending
+         * on if there items in the list already.
+         */
+        updatePlaceholder: function() {
+            if (!this.settings.placeholder) return;
+            var $input = this.$control_input;
+
+            if (this.items.length) {
+                $input.removeAttr('placeholder');
+            } else {
+                $input.attr('placeholder', this.settings.placeholder);
+            }
+            $input.triggerHandler('update');
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Shows the autocomplete dropdown containing
+         * the available options.
+         */
+        open: function() {
+            var self = this;
+
+            if (self.isLocked || self.isOpen || (self.settings.mode === 'multi' && self.isFull())) return;
+            self.focus();
+            self.isOpen = true;
+            self.refreshState();
+            self.$dropdown.css({visibility: 'hidden', display: 'block'});
+            self.positionDropdown();
+            self.$dropdown.css({visibility: 'visible'});
+            self.trigger('dropdown_open', self.$dropdown);
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Closes the autocomplete dropdown menu.
+         */
+        close: function() {
+            var self = this;
+            var trigger = self.isOpen;
+
+            if (self.settings.mode === 'single' && self.items.length) {
+                self.hideInput();
+            }
+
+            self.isOpen = false;
+            self.$dropdown.hide();
+            self.setActiveOption(null);
+            self.refreshState();
+
+            if (trigger) self.trigger('dropdown_close', self.$dropdown);
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Calculates and applies the appropriate
+         * position of the dropdown.
+         */
+        positionDropdown: function() {
+            var $control = this.$control;
+            var offset = this.settings.dropdownParent === 'body' ? $control.offset() : $control.position();
+            offset.top += $control.outerHeight(true);
+
+            this.$dropdown.css({
+                width : $control.outerWidth(),
+                top   : offset.top,
+                left  : offset.left
+            });
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Resets / clears all selected items
+         * from the control.
+         */
+        clear: function() {
+            var self = this;
+
+            if (!self.items.length) return;
+            self.$control.children(':not(input)').remove();
+            self.items = [];
+            self.setCaret(0);
+            self.updatePlaceholder();
+            self.updateOriginalInput();
+            self.refreshState();
+            self.showInput();
+            self.trigger('clear');
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * A helper method for inserting an element
+         * at the current caret position.
+         *
+         * @param {object} $el
+         */
+        insertAtCaret: function($el) {
+            var caret = Math.min(this.caretPos, this.items.length);
+            if (caret === 0) {
+                this.$control.prepend($el);
+            } else {
+                $(this.$control[0].childNodes[caret]).before($el);
+            }
+            this.setCaret(caret + 1);
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Removes the current selected item(s).
+         *
+         * @param {object} e (optional)
+         * @returns {boolean}
+         */
+        deleteSelection: function(e) {
+            var i, n, direction, selection, values, caret, option_select, $option_select, $tail;
+            var self = this;
+
+            direction = (e && e.keyCode === KEY_BACKSPACE) ? -1 : 1;
+            selection = getSelection(self.$control_input[0]);
+
+            if (self.$activeOption && !self.settings.hideSelected) {
+                option_select = self.getAdjacentOption(self.$activeOption, -1).attr('data-value');
+            }
+
+            // determine items that will be removed
+            values = [];
+
+            if (self.$activeItems.length) {
+                $tail = self.$control.children('.active:' + (direction > 0 ? 'last' : 'first'));
+                caret = self.$control.children(':not(input)').index($tail);
+                if (direction > 0) { caret++; }
+
+                for (i = 0, n = self.$activeItems.length; i < n; i++) {
+                    values.push($(self.$activeItems[i]).attr('data-value'));
+                }
+                if (e) {
+                    e.preventDefault();
+                    e.stopPropagation();
+                }
+            } else if ((self.isFocused || self.settings.mode === 'single') && self.items.length) {
+                if (direction < 0 && selection.start === 0 && selection.length === 0) {
+                    values.push(self.items[self.caretPos - 1]);
+                } else if (direction > 0 && selection.start === self.$control_input.val().length) {
+                    values.push(self.items[self.caretPos]);
+                }
+            }
+
+            // allow the callback to abort
+            if (!values.length || (typeof self.settings.onDelete === 'function' && self.settings.onDelete.apply(self, [values]) === false)) {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            // perform removal
+            if (typeof caret !== 'undefined') {
+                self.setCaret(caret);
+            }
+            while (values.length) {
+                self.removeItem(values.pop());
+            }
+
+            self.showInput();
+            self.positionDropdown();
+            self.refreshOptions(true);
+
+            // select previous option
+            if (option_select) {
+                $option_select = self.getOption(option_select);
+                if ($option_select.length) {
+                    self.setActiveOption($option_select);
+                }
+            }
+
+            return true;
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Selects the previous / next item (depending
+         * on the `direction` argument).
+         *
+         * > 0 - right
+         * < 0 - left
+         *
+         * @param {int} direction
+         * @param {object} e (optional)
+         */
+        advanceSelection: function(direction, e) {
+            var tail, selection, idx, valueLength, cursorAtEdge, $tail;
+            var self = this;
+
+            if (direction === 0) return;
+            if (self.rtl) direction *= -1;
+
+            tail = direction > 0 ? 'last' : 'first';
+            selection = getSelection(self.$control_input[0]);
+
+            if (self.isFocused && !self.isInputHidden) {
+                valueLength = self.$control_input.val().length;
+                cursorAtEdge = direction < 0
+                    ? selection.start === 0 && selection.length === 0
+                    : selection.start === valueLength;
+
+                if (cursorAtEdge && !valueLength) {
+                    self.advanceCaret(direction, e);
+                }
+            } else {
+                $tail = self.$control.children('.active:' + tail);
+                if ($tail.length) {
+                    idx = self.$control.children(':not(input)').index($tail);
+                    self.setActiveItem(null);
+                    self.setCaret(direction > 0 ? idx + 1 : idx);
+                }
+            }
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Moves the caret left / right.
+         *
+         * @param {int} direction
+         * @param {object} e (optional)
+         */
+        advanceCaret: function(direction, e) {
+            var self = this, fn, $adj;
+
+            if (direction === 0) return;
+
+            fn = direction > 0 ? 'next' : 'prev';
+            if (self.isShiftDown) {
+                $adj = self.$control_input[fn]();
+                if ($adj.length) {
+                    self.hideInput();
+                    self.setActiveItem($adj);
+                    e && e.preventDefault();
+                }
+            } else {
+                self.setCaret(self.caretPos + direction);
+            }
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Moves the caret to the specified index.
+         *
+         * @param {int} i
+         */
+        setCaret: function(i) {
+            var self = this;
+
+            if (self.settings.mode === 'single') {
+                i = self.items.length;
+            } else {
+                i = Math.max(0, Math.min(self.items.length, i));
+            }
+
+            // the input must be moved by leaving it in place and moving the
+            // siblings, due to the fact that focus cannot be restored once lost
+            // on mobile webkit devices
+            var j, n, fn, $children, $child;
+            $children = self.$control.children(':not(input)');
+            for (j = 0, n = $children.length; j < n; j++) {
+                $child = $($children[j]).detach();
+                if (j <  i) {
+                    self.$control_input.before($child);
+                } else {
+                    self.$control.append($child);
+                }
+            }
+
+            self.caretPos = i;
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Disables user input on the control. Used while
+         * items are being asynchronously created.
+         */
+        lock: function() {
+            this.close();
+            this.isLocked = true;
+            this.refreshState();
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Re-enables user input on the control.
+         */
+        unlock: function() {
+            this.isLocked = false;
+            this.refreshState();
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Disables user input on the control completely.
+         * While disabled, it cannot receive focus.
+         */
+        disable: function() {
+            var self = this;
+            self.$input.prop('disabled', true);
+            self.isDisabled = true;
+            self.lock();
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Enables the control so that it can respond
+         * to focus and user input.
+         */
+        enable: function() {
+            var self = this;
+            self.$input.prop('disabled', false);
+            self.isDisabled = false;
+            self.unlock();
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Completely destroys the control and
+         * unbinds all event listeners so that it can
+         * be garbage collected.
+         */
+        destroy: function() {
+            var self = this;
+            var eventNS = self.eventNS;
+            var revertSettings = self.revertSettings;
+
+            self.trigger('destroy');
+            self.off();
+            self.$wrapper.remove();
+            self.$dropdown.remove();
+
+            self.$input
+                .html('')
+                .append(revertSettings.$children)
+                .removeAttr('tabindex')
+                .attr({tabindex: revertSettings.tabindex})
+                .show();
+
+            $(window).off(eventNS);
+            $(document).off(eventNS);
+            $(document.body).off(eventNS);
+
+            delete self.$input[0].selectize;
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * A helper method for rendering "item" and
+         * "option" templates, given the data.
+         *
+         * @param {string} templateName
+         * @param {object} data
+         * @returns {string}
+         */
+        render: function(templateName, data) {
+            var value, id, label;
+            var html = '';
+            var cache = false;
+            var self = this;
+            var regex_tag = /^[\t ]*<([a-z][a-z0-9\-_]*(?:\:[a-z][a-z0-9\-_]*)?)/i;
+
+            if (templateName === 'option' || templateName === 'item') {
+                value = hash_key(data[self.settings.valueField]);
+                cache = !!value;
+            }
+
+            // pull markup from cache if it exists
+            if (cache) {
+                if (!isset(self.renderCache[templateName])) {
+                    self.renderCache[templateName] = {};
+                }
+                if (self.renderCache[templateName].hasOwnProperty(value)) {
+                    return self.renderCache[templateName][value];
+                }
+            }
+
+            // render markup
+            html = self.settings.render[templateName].apply(this, [data, escape_html]);
+
+            // add mandatory attributes
+            if (templateName === 'option' || templateName === 'option_create') {
+                html = html.replace(regex_tag, '<$1 data-selectable');
+            }
+            if (templateName === 'optgroup') {
+                id = data[self.settings.optgroupValueField] || '';
+                html = html.replace(regex_tag, '<$1 data-group="' + escape_replace(escape_html(id)) + '"');
+            }
+            if (templateName === 'option' || templateName === 'item') {
+                html = html.replace(regex_tag, '<$1 data-value="' + escape_replace(escape_html(value || '')) + '"');
+            }
+
+            // update cache
+            if (cache) {
+                self.renderCache[templateName][value] = html;
+            }
+
+            return html;
+        }
+
+    });
+
+
+    Selectize.count = 0;
+    Selectize.defaults = {
+        plugins: [],
+        delimiter: ',',
+        persist: true,
+        diacritics: true,
+        create: false,
+        createOnBlur: false,
+        highlight: true,
+        openOnFocus: true,
+        maxOptions: 1000,
+        maxItems: null,
+        hideSelected: null,
+        addPrecedence: false,
+        preload: false,
+
+        scrollDuration: 60,
+        loadThrottle: 300,
+
+        dataAttr: 'data-data',
+        optgroupField: 'optgroup',
+        valueField: 'value',
+        labelField: 'text',
+        optgroupLabelField: 'label',
+        optgroupValueField: 'value',
+        optgroupOrder: null,
+
+        sortField: '$order',
+        searchField: ['text'],
+        searchConjunction: 'and',
+
+        mode: null,
+        wrapperClass: 'selectize-control',
+        inputClass: 'selectize-input',
+        dropdownClass: 'selectize-dropdown',
+        dropdownContentClass: 'selectize-dropdown-content',
+
+        dropdownParent: null,
+
+        /*
+        load            : null, // function(query, callback) { ... }
+        score           : null, // function(search) { ... }
+        onInitialize    : null, // function() { ... }
+        onChange        : null, // function(value) { ... }
+        onItemAdd       : null, // function(value, $item) { ... }
+        onItemRemove    : null, // function(value) { ... }
+        onClear         : null, // function() { ... }
+        onOptionAdd     : null, // function(value, data) { ... }
+        onOptionRemove  : null, // function(value) { ... }
+        onOptionClear   : null, // function() { ... }
+        onDropdownOpen  : null, // function($dropdown) { ... }
+        onDropdownClose : null, // function($dropdown) { ... }
+        onType          : null, // function(str) { ... }
+        onDelete        : null, // function(values) { ... }
+        */
+
+        render: {
+            /*
+            item: null,
+            optgroup: null,
+            optgroup_header: null,
+            option: null,
+            option_create: null
+            */
+        }
+    };
+
+    $.fn.selectize = function(settings_user) {
+        var defaults             = $.fn.selectize.defaults;
+        var settings             = $.extend({}, defaults, settings_user);
+        var attr_data            = settings.dataAttr;
+        var field_label          = settings.labelField;
+        var field_value          = settings.valueField;
+        var field_optgroup       = settings.optgroupField;
+        var field_optgroup_label = settings.optgroupLabelField;
+        var field_optgroup_value = settings.optgroupValueField;
+
+        /**
+         * Initializes selectize from a <input type="text"> element.
+         *
+         * @param {object} $input
+         * @param {object} settings_element
+         */
+        var init_textbox = function($input, settings_element) {
+            var i, n, values, option, value = $.trim($input.val() || '');
+            if (!value.length) return;
+
+            values = value.split(settings.delimiter);
+            for (i = 0, n = values.length; i < n; i++) {
+                option = {};
+                option[field_label] = values[i];
+                option[field_value] = values[i];
+
+                settings_element.options[values[i]] = option;
+            }
+
+            settings_element.items = values;
+        };
+
+        /**
+         * Initializes selectize from a <select> element.
+         *
+         * @param {object} $input
+         * @param {object} settings_element
+         */
+        var init_select = function($input, settings_element) {
+            var i, n, tagName, $children, order = 0;
+            var options = settings_element.options;
+
+            var readData = function($el) {
+                var data = attr_data && $el.attr(attr_data);
+                if (typeof data === 'string' && data.length) {
+                    return JSON.parse(data);
+                }
+                return null;
+            };
+
+            var addOption = function($option, group) {
+                var value, option;
+
+                $option = $($option);
+
+                value = $option.attr('value') || '';
+                if (!value.length) return;
+
+                // if the option already exists, it's probably been
+                // duplicated in another optgroup. in this case, push
+                // the current group to the "optgroup" property on the
+                // existing option so that it's rendered in both places.
+                if (options.hasOwnProperty(value)) {
+                    if (group) {
+                        if (!options[value].optgroup) {
+                            options[value].optgroup = group;
+                        } else if (!$.isArray(options[value].optgroup)) {
+                            options[value].optgroup = [options[value].optgroup, group];
+                        } else {
+                            options[value].optgroup.push(group);
+                        }
+                    }
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                option                 = readData($option) || {};
+                option[field_label]    = option[field_label] || $option.text();
+                option[field_value]    = option[field_value] || value;
+                option[field_optgroup] = option[field_optgroup] || group;
+
+                option.$order = ++order;
+                options[value] = option;
+
+                if ($option.is(':selected')) {
+                    settings_element.items.push(value);
+                }
+            };
+
+            var addGroup = function($optgroup) {
+                var i, n, id, optgroup, $options;
+
+                $optgroup = $($optgroup);
+                id = $optgroup.attr('label');
+
+                if (id) {
+                    optgroup = readData($optgroup) || {};
+                    optgroup[field_optgroup_label] = id;
+                    optgroup[field_optgroup_value] = id;
+                    settings_element.optgroups[id] = optgroup;
+                }
+
+                $options = $('option', $optgroup);
+                for (i = 0, n = $options.length; i < n; i++) {
+                    addOption($options[i], id);
+                }
+            };
+
+            settings_element.maxItems = $input.attr('multiple') ? null : 1;
+
+            $children = $input.children();
+            for (i = 0, n = $children.length; i < n; i++) {
+                tagName = $children[i].tagName.toLowerCase();
+                if (tagName === 'optgroup') {
+                    addGroup($children[i]);
+                } else if (tagName === 'option') {
+                    addOption($children[i]);
+                }
+            }
+        };
+
+        return this.each(function() {
+            if (this.selectize) return;
+
+            var instance;
+            var $input = $(this);
+            var tag_name = this.tagName.toLowerCase();
+            var settings_element = {
+                'placeholder' : $input.children('option[value=""]').text() || $input.attr('placeholder'),
+                'options'     : {},
+                'optgroups'   : {},
+                'items'       : []
+            };
+
+            if (tag_name === 'select') {
+                init_select($input, settings_element);
+            } else {
+                init_textbox($input, settings_element);
+            }
+
+            instance = new Selectize($input, $.extend(true, {}, defaults, settings_element, settings_user));
+            $input.data('selectize', instance);
+            $input.addClass('selectized');
+        });
+    };
+
+    $.fn.selectize.defaults = Selectize.defaults;
+
+    Selectize.define('drag_drop', function(options) {
+        if (!$.fn.sortable) throw new Error('The "drag_drop" plugin requires jQuery UI "sortable".');
+        if (this.settings.mode !== 'multi') return;
+        var self = this;
+
+        self.lock = (function() {
+            var original = self.lock;
+            return function() {
+                var sortable = self.$control.data('sortable');
+                if (sortable) sortable.disable();
+                return original.apply(self, arguments);
+            };
+        })();
+
+        self.unlock = (function() {
+            var original = self.unlock;
+            return function() {
+                var sortable = self.$control.data('sortable');
+                if (sortable) sortable.enable();
+                return original.apply(self, arguments);
+            };
+        })();
+
+        self.setup = (function() {
+            var original = self.setup;
+            return function() {
+                original.apply(this, arguments);
+
+                var $control = self.$control.sortable({
+                    items: '[data-value]',
+                    forcePlaceholderSize: true,
+                    disabled: self.isLocked,
+                    start: function(e, ui) {
+                        ui.placeholder.css('width', ui.helper.css('width'));
+                        $control.css({overflow: 'visible'});
+                    },
+                    stop: function() {
+                        $control.css({overflow: 'hidden'});
+                        var active = self.$activeItems ? self.$activeItems.slice() : null;
+                        var values = [];
+                        $control.children('[data-value]').each(function() {
+                            values.push($(this).attr('data-value'));
+                        });
+                        self.setValue(values);
+                        self.setActiveItem(active);
+                    }
+                });
+            };
+        })();
+
+    });
+
+    Selectize.define('dropdown_header', function(options) {
+        var self = this;
+
+        options = $.extend({
+            title         : 'Untitled',
+            headerClass   : 'selectize-dropdown-header',
+            titleRowClass : 'selectize-dropdown-header-title',
+            labelClass    : 'selectize-dropdown-header-label',
+            closeClass    : 'selectize-dropdown-header-close',
+
+            html: function(data) {
+                return (
+                    '<div class="' + data.headerClass + '">' +
+                        '<div class="' + data.titleRowClass + '">' +
+                            '<span class="' + data.labelClass + '">' + data.title + '</span>' +
+                            '<a href="javascript:void(0)" class="' + data.closeClass + '">&times;</a>' +
+                        '</div>' +
+                    '</div>'
+                );
+            }
+        }, options);
+
+        self.setup = (function() {
+            var original = self.setup;
+            return function() {
+                original.apply(self, arguments);
+                self.$dropdown_header = $(options.html(options));
+                self.$dropdown.prepend(self.$dropdown_header);
+            };
+        })();
+
+    });
+
+    Selectize.define('optgroup_columns', function(options) {
+        var self = this;
+
+        options = $.extend({
+            equalizeWidth  : true,
+            equalizeHeight : true
+        }, options);
+
+        this.getAdjacentOption = function($option, direction) {
+            var $options = $option.closest('[data-group]').find('[data-selectable]');
+            var index    = $options.index($option) + direction;
+
+            return index >= 0 && index < $options.length ? $options.eq(index) : $();
+        };
+
+        this.onKeyDown = (function() {
+            var original = self.onKeyDown;
+            return function(e) {
+                var index, $option, $options, $optgroup;
+
+                if (this.isOpen && (e.keyCode === KEY_LEFT || e.keyCode === KEY_RIGHT)) {
+                    self.ignoreHover = true;
+                    $optgroup = this.$activeOption.closest('[data-group]');
+                    index = $optgroup.find('[data-selectable]').index(this.$activeOption);
+
+                    if(e.keyCode === KEY_LEFT) {
+                        $optgroup = $optgroup.prev('[data-group]');
+                    } else {
+                        $optgroup = $optgroup.next('[data-group]');
+                    }
+
+                    $options = $optgroup.find('[data-selectable]');
+                    $option  = $options.eq(Math.min($options.length - 1, index));
+                    if ($option.length) {
+                        this.setActiveOption($option);
+                    }
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                return original.apply(this, arguments);
+            };
+        })();
+
+        var equalizeSizes = function() {
+            var i, n, height_max, width, width_last, width_parent, $optgroups;
+
+            $optgroups = $('[data-group]', self.$dropdown_content);
+            n = $optgroups.length;
+            if (!n || !self.$dropdown_content.width()) return;
+
+            if (options.equalizeHeight) {
+                height_max = 0;
+                for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+                    height_max = Math.max(height_max, $optgroups.eq(i).height());
+                }
+                $optgroups.css({height: height_max});
+            }
+
+            if (options.equalizeWidth) {
+                width_parent = self.$dropdown_content.innerWidth();
+                width = Math.round(width_parent / n);
+                $optgroups.css({width: width});
+                if (n > 1) {
+                    width_last = width_parent - width * (n - 1);
+                    $optgroups.eq(n - 1).css({width: width_last});
+                }
+            }
+        };
+
+        if (options.equalizeHeight || options.equalizeWidth) {
+            hook.after(this, 'positionDropdown', equalizeSizes);
+            hook.after(this, 'refreshOptions', equalizeSizes);
+        }
+
+
+    });
+
+    Selectize.define('remove_button', function(options) {
+        if (this.settings.mode === 'single') return;
+
+        options = $.extend({
+            label     : '&times;',
+            title     : 'Remove',
+            className : 'remove',
+            append    : true
+        }, options);
+
+        var self = this;
+        var html = '<a href="javascript:void(0)" class="' + options.className + '" tabindex="-1" title="' + escape_html(options.title) + '">' + options.label + '</a>';
+
+        /**
+         * Appends an element as a child (with raw HTML).
+         *
+         * @param {string} html_container
+         * @param {string} html_element
+         * @return {string}
+         */
+        var append = function(html_container, html_element) {
+            var pos = html_container.search(/(<\/[^>]+>\s*)$/);
+            return html_container.substring(0, pos) + html_element + html_container.substring(pos);
+        };
+
+        this.setup = (function() {
+            var original = self.setup;
+            return function() {
+                // override the item rendering method to add the button to each
+                if (options.append) {
+                    var render_item = self.settings.render.item;
+                    self.settings.render.item = function(data) {
+                        return append(render_item.apply(this, arguments), html);
+                    };
+                }
+
+                original.apply(this, arguments);
+
+                // add event listener
+                this.$control.on('click', '.' + options.className, function(e) {
+                    e.preventDefault();
+                    if (self.isLocked) return;
+
+                    var $item = $(e.target).parent();
+                    self.setActiveItem($item);
+                    if (self.deleteSelection()) {
+                        self.setCaret(self.items.length);
+                    }
+                });
+
+            };
+        })();
+
+    });
+
+    Selectize.define('restore_on_backspace', function(options) {
+        var self = this;
+
+        options.text = options.text || function(option) {
+            return option[this.settings.labelField];
+        };
+
+        this.onKeyDown = (function(e) {
+            var original = self.onKeyDown;
+            return function(e) {
+                var index, option;
+                if (e.keyCode === KEY_BACKSPACE && this.$control_input.val() === '' && !this.$activeItems.length) {
+                    index = this.caretPos - 1;
+                    if (index >= 0 && index < this.items.length) {
+                        option = this.options[this.items[index]];
+                        if (this.deleteSelection(e)) {
+                            this.setTextboxValue(options.text.apply(this, [option]));
+                            this.refreshOptions(true);
+                        }
+                        e.preventDefault();
+                        return;
+                    }
+                }
+                return original.apply(this, arguments);
+            };
+        })();
+    });
+
+    return Selectize;
+}));