From 0e14b5b78ecf1af4f1473017c7d84b0583a05962 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Étienne Loks <etienne.loks@iggdrasil.net>
Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2026 16:26:07 +0100
Subject: 💄 dating form: select2 (autocompletion) widget for period (refs
 #6566)
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---
 archaeological_context_records/forms.py |  5 +++--
 ishtar_common/widgets.py                | 11 ++++++++++-
 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/archaeological_context_records/forms.py b/archaeological_context_records/forms.py
index a65aad717..42c76a9ad 100644
--- a/archaeological_context_records/forms.py
+++ b/archaeological_context_records/forms.py
@@ -912,8 +912,9 @@ class QADating(ManageOldType, forms.Form):
         label=_("Reference"), validators=[validators.MaxLengthValidator(400)],
         required=False
     )
-    period_id = forms.ChoiceField(label=_("Chronological period"), choices=[],
-                                  required=False)
+    period_id = widgets.Select2SimpleField(
+        label=_("Period"), required=False, modal="modal-dynamic-form"
+    )
     start_date = forms.IntegerField(label=_("Start date"), required=False)
     end_date = forms.IntegerField(label=_("End date"), required=False)
     quality_id = forms.ChoiceField(label=_("Quality"), required=False, choices=[])
diff --git a/ishtar_common/widgets.py b/ishtar_common/widgets.py
index 85a1d20b1..d4c9d625d 100644
--- a/ishtar_common/widgets.py
+++ b/ishtar_common/widgets.py
@@ -311,6 +311,13 @@ class Select2Base(Select2Media):
                     except (self.model.DoesNotExist, ValueError):
                         # an old reference? it should not happen
                         pass
+        if attrs.get("modal", None):
+            if options:
+                options = options[:-1] + ", "
+            else:
+                options = "{"
+            modal = attrs['modal']
+            options += f"     dropdownParent: $('#{modal}')}}"
         if attrs.get("full-width", None):
             if options:
                 options = options[:-1] + ", "
@@ -401,6 +408,8 @@ class Select2BaseField(object):
             widget = Select2Multiple
         else:
             widget = Select2Simple
+        if "modal" in kwargs:
+            attrs["modal"] = kwargs.pop("modal")
         if kwargs.get("style", None):
             attrs["style"] = kwargs.pop("style")
         kwargs["widget"] = widget(
@@ -410,7 +419,7 @@ class Select2BaseField(object):
             new=new,
             attrs=attrs,
         )
-        super(Select2BaseField, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def get_q(self):
         q = self.model.objects
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