Instantsearch.js: Add possibility to clear searchBox value using the clearAllWidget

[seafoox]

For now the clearAll widget only allows to clear facet refinements, but not the search query itself. Would be great to have a way that enables it, either:

• by having an new option in the widget configuration, and say true|false
• letting define a hook function that would be called once the user has clicked and in which we could call search.helper.setQuery('').search()

[bobylito]

Why not make it the default behavior? I don't remember the rationale behind this choice, but it does not seem to hold imho.

[Haroenv]

I agree, a clear all should clear everything by default (even if it'd require a minor version change)

[seafoox]

Not sure we can make it default without breaking backward compatibility.
That being said, it would be great to be able to clear one, or the other, or both.

[bobylito]

We could introduce that as a change for a v2 of instantsearch.js?

[iam4x]

I agree with you @bobylito, clearAll as it says should clear everything from state of search. Maybe we can introduce a clearRefinements widget to keep a way to achieve current behaviour?

[WinstonGFX]

Man oh man, I've been working all day on trying to set something like this up. I want to give my users to ability to click an "X" button on the search bar and 'clearAll' input text - not just selected facets - but it seems like this is not yet possible.

[bobylito]

Hi @WinstonGFX, this will be possible in v2, which is already in beta. Check out the new doc: https://community.algolia.com/instantsearch.js/v2

[bobylito]

Done in v2

[vvo]

Done in v2

Here: https://community.algolia.com/instantsearch.js/v2/widgets/clearAll.html#struct-ClearAllWidgetOptions-clearsQuery