gistfile1.js

const Search = React.createClass({

  render() {
    return (
        <div ref="container" className={containerClasses}>
            <div id="location_search" className={locationSearchClasses}>
                <div className="input-group-element">
                    <input 
                        onChange={this.onSearch} 
                        value={this.state.searchText}

                        ref="search" 
                        type="text"
                        placeholder="Enter your location."/>
                </div>
                <div className="input-group-element">
                    <input className="btn-primary" type="button" value="go"/>
                </div>
            </div>
            
        </div>
    );
  },


  componentWillMount() {
    this.onSearch = debounce(this.onSearch, 200);
  },

  onSearch(e) {
    const search = e.target.value;

    this.setState({
      searching: true,
      searchText: search,
      selectedIndex: -1
    });
    requestPlaces(search).then(function (response) {
      this.setState({
        searching: false,
        predictions: response.predictions
      });
    }.bind(this));
  },
});