Run Duplicate check on keyup event of backbone

Question

Hi All,

I am using a SugarCRM 7.7.0.0.

I want to run the default duplicate check functionality of SugarCRM on keyup event of the backbone controller.

So far, I have written the following code to extend the default controller of the record view, and I am unable to find what to do next (how to run the duplication check).

following file is located at:

custom/modules/Contacts/clients/base/views/record/record.js

({
 extendsFrom:'RecordView',

 initialize: function(options){
this._super('initialize', [options]);

//Add event that listens for keup event on last_name field
this.events['keyup input[name=last_name]'] = 'checkDuplicates';
},

 checkDuplicates: function(){
//Get current value of last_name
var sLast = this.model.get('last_name');

//Check for duplicate vlues if not empty
if (!_.isEmpty(sLast))
{
// run the default duplicate check for the contacts module here.
}
},
})

Any help will be appreciated.

Atif Hussain · Accepted Answer

There should be a POST endpoint for duplicate check with the URL //duplicateCheck with a record field (e.g. { "name":"Airline" }). You could either use ajax: $ . ajax ( { beforeSend : function ( request ) { request . setRequestHeader ( "OAuth-Token" , SUGAR . App . api . getOAuthToken ( ) ) ; } , url : "rest/v10//duplicateCheck" , data : { "name" : "Airline" } , dataType : "json" , type : "POST" , success : function ( data ) { //the data would have what you want here } } ) ; Alternatively using Sugar's inbuilt tools: App . api . call ( 'create' , App . api . buildURL ( '' , 'duplicateCheck' ) , { "name" : "Airline" } , { success : function ( data ) { //duplicates are in data here } , error : function ( e ) { } } ) ; I haven't tested these snippets, but you should be able to look at the api yourself at /rest/v10/help. Hope this helps!