codemirror autocomplete on keyup code example

Example: codemirror hint on every key

<script>

    $(function () {
        initSqlEditor();
        initAutoComplete();
    });

    // init sql editor
    function initSqlEditor() {

        var editor = CodeMirror.fromTextArea(document.getElementById('code'), {
            autofocus: true,
            extraKeys: {
                "Tab": "autocomplete"
            },
            hint: CodeMirror.hint.sql,
            lineNumbers: true,
            mode: 'text/x-hive',
            lineWrapping: true,
            theme: 'material',
        });

        editor.on('keyup', function(editor, event){
            // type code and show autocomplete hint in the meanwhile
            CodeMirror.commands.autocomplete(editor);
        });
    }

    /**
     * Init autocomplete for table name and column names in table.
     */
    function initAutoComplete() {

        CodeMirror.commands.autocomplete = function (cmeditor) {

            CodeMirror.showHint(cmeditor, CodeMirror.hint.sql, {

                // "completeSingle: false" prevents case when you are typing some word
                // and in the middle it is automatically completed and you continue typing by reflex.
                // So user will always need to select the intended string
                // from popup (even if it's single option). (copy from @Oleksandr Pshenychnyy)
                completeSingle: false,

                // there are 2 ways to autocomplete field name:
                // (1) table_name.field_name (2) field_name
                // Put field name in table names to autocomplete directly
                // no need to type table name first.
                tables: {
                    "table1": ["col_A", "col_B", "col_C"],
                    "table2": ["other_columns1", "other_columns2"],
                    "col_A": [],
                    "col_B": [],
                    "col_C": [],
                    "other_columns1": [],
                    "other_columns2": [],
                }
            });
        }
    }

</script>