Typeahead won't allow non-search result values

[robeverett]

I can only enter a value which matches one of the search results.

How do I allow the user to enter their own text (and not just select from the results ?) How do I prevent the "No Matching Records" popping up, is there an event I can handle for that ?

formatMatches = (value: any) => value.EmployeeName; engageIDs = (value: any) => value.EngageID;

    searchEmployee = (text$: Observable<string>) =>
      text$.pipe(
        debounceTime(200),
        distinctUntilChanged(),
        tap(() => this.searching = true),
        switchMap(term => 
          this.engageService.search(term).pipe(
            tap(() => this.searchFailed = false),
            catchError(() => {
              this.searchFailed = true;
              return of([]);
            }))
          ),
          tap(() => this.searching = false)        
      )

[icfantv]

Closing this as this project is no longer being maintained, per the README and the ISSUE_TEMPLATE.