Summary
ContactStore maintains an in-memory cache of the user's address book, making it easy to build autocompletion functionality and resolve the names associated with email addresses.
Listening for Changes
The ContactStore monitors the DatabaseStore for changes to Contact models and triggers when contacts have changed, allowing your stores and components to refresh data based on the ContactStore.
@unsubscribe = ContactStore.listen(@_onContactsChanged, @)
_onContactsChanged: ->
# refresh your contact results
Instance Methods
searchContacts(search[options])
Search the user's contact list for the given search term.
This method compares the search string against each Contact's
name and email.
| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
| search |
String A search phrase, such as |
| options |
Optional
Object If you will only be displaying a few results, you should pass a limit value. searchContacts will return as soon as |
| Return Values |
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isValidContact()
| Return Values |
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Returns true if the contact provided is a Contact instance and contains a properly formatted email address. |