Input Search
The Avonni Input Search is a search-style text field for entering queries. Drop it onto the canvas wherever users need to type a search term or short text value, and pair it with standard validation options — required, length limits, and pattern matching — plus an optional loading spinner while results are fetched.
Overview
The Input Search collects a single line of text and reports its value to your flow. Beyond capturing what the user types, it gives you control over how the field is labeled, how it guides the user with placeholder and help text, and how it validates the entry before the value is accepted. Because most of these settings are optional, configuration is quick — you choose a label, decide whether the field is required, and add any constraints that fit your use case. The sections below follow the configuration panel from top to bottom, so you can read along as you build.
Configuration
To configure the Input Search, select it on the canvas. The Edit Input Search panel opens on the right with three tabs: Properties, Interactions, and Style. The sections below mirror the Properties tab.
Properties
The Properties tab contains all of the Input Search's settings in a single group. Several validation messages only appear once the constraint they relate to is configured.
Label
The Label setting defines the text shown above (or beside) the field. It tells users what the input is for.
Value
The Value setting specifies the current value of the input element. Use it to pre-fill the field with an initial query or bind it to data from your flow.
Field Level Help
The Field Level Help setting adds help text that details the purpose and function of the input element, giving users extra guidance.
Variant
The Variant setting changes the appearance of the input element, primarily how the label is positioned relative to the field. Pick the option that best fits your layout:
Standard (default) — the label sits above the field.
Label Hidden — the label is visually hidden for a cleaner look or when the field's purpose is already clear.
Label Inline — the label sits beside the field, useful when horizontal space is plentiful.
Label Stacked — the label starts atop the field and shifts up as the user interacts with it.
Placeholder
The Placeholder setting provides text that is displayed when the field is empty, prompting the user for a valid entry.
Autocomplete
The Autocomplete setting controls auto-filling of the field. Enable it to let the browser suggest previously entered values.
Maximum Length
The Maximum Length setting defines the maximum number of characters allowed in the field.
Message When Too Long
The Message When Too Long setting defines the error message displayed when the value exceeds the maximum length. This option is available once Maximum Length is set.
Minimum Length
The Minimum Length setting defines the minimum number of characters allowed in the field.
Message When Too Short
The Message When Too Short setting defines the error message displayed when the value is shorter than the minimum length. This option is available once Minimum Length is set.
Pattern
The Pattern setting defines a regular expression that the input's value must match in order to pass constraint validation.
Message When Pattern Mismatch
The Message When Pattern Mismatch setting defines the error message displayed when a pattern mismatch is detected. This option is available once Pattern is set.
Required
The Required setting marks the field as mandatory, so the input element must be filled out before the form is submitted.
Message When Value Missing
The Message When Value Missing setting defines the error message displayed when the value is missing. This option is available once Required is enabled.
Disabled
The Disabled setting disables the input element so users cannot interact with it.
Is Loading
The Is Loading setting displays a spinner to indicate that data is loading. This is an advanced option intended for the search type.
Read Only
The Read Only setting makes the input element read-only so it cannot be edited by users. This is an advanced option.
Message When Bad Input
The Message When Bad Input setting defines the error message displayed when a bad input is detected. This is an advanced option.
Set Component Visibility
All components support conditional visibility — see Component Visibility.
Interactions
Interactions define what happens when users interact with the Search Input. Configure them from the Interactions tab of the Edit Search Input panel.
Change
Fires when the user changes the value in the search field. Use the value output to read what was typed and pass it to another component, update a flow variable, or trigger any downstream logic.
Styling
The Style tab gives you fine-grained control over the Input Search's appearance. Configure it from the Style tab of the Edit Input Search panel.
Controls the outer spacing around the component, creating space between it and other elements on the page.
Top / Right / Bottom / Left: Adjust the space on each side.
Controls the inner spacing between the component's border and its content.
Top / Right / Bottom / Left: Adjust the inner spacing on each side.
Controls the component's dimensions.
Width / Height: Set fixed dimensions for the component.
Min Width / Max Width / Min Height / Max Height: Constrain the size within bounds.
Overflow: Control how content that exceeds the bounds is handled.
Customizes the border surrounding the component.
Color: Set the border color.
Size: Adjust the border thickness.
Style: Choose a border style (e.g. solid, dashed, dotted).
Radius: Control the roundness of the corners.
Styles the field label text.
Text Color: Set the label color.
Font Size / Font Style / Font Weight: Control the label typography.
Styles the search input field itself.
Background Color: Set the input's background color.
Text Color: Set the entered-value color.
Border Color / Border Radius: Customize the input border.
Spacing Horizontal Start / Spacing Horizontal End: Adjust the inner horizontal spacing of the input.
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