gistfile1.txt

$("input[data-role='tagsinput']").each(function() {
		var placeholder = $(this).data('placeholder');
		var saved = $(this).data('saved');
		var autocomplete = jQuery(this).data('autocomplete');

		jQuery(this).select2({
			tags: true,
			placeholder: placeholder,
			minimumInputLength: 1,
			ajax: {
				quietMillis: 500,
				url: "/users/" + autocomplete,
				data: function(term, page) {
					console.log("ajax.data: " + term);
					return {
						q: term
					};
				},
				results: function(data, page) {
					console.log("ajax.results: ");
					console.log(data);
					return {results: data};
				}
			},
			initSelection: function(element, callback) {
				console.log("initSelection: " + element);
				saved && callback(saved);
			},
			createSearchChoice: function(term, data) {
				if($(data).filter(function() {
					console.log("filtering on " + term);
					return this.name.localeCompare(term) === 0;
				}).length === 0) {
					console.log("length is zero:" + term);
					return { id: term, name: term };
				}
			},
			formatResult: function(item, page) {
				console.log("format result: " + item);
				if(item && item.name)
					return item.name;
				else
					return "";
				//return item.name;
			},
			formatSelection: function(item, page) {
				console.log("format selection: " + item);
				if(item && item.name)
					return item.name;
				else
					return "";
//				return item.name;
			}
		});
	});