search inputs fail to fully populate when there are a high number of distinct attribute values

[NicoledeGreef]

How to reproduce

• SMK version I'm using: "version": "0.8.1-MVP",

• Browser (with version) I'm using: Chrome, IE, Firefox

• OS/Platform (with version) I'm using: Windows 10

• configure a search based on a WMS layer: Schools K- 12; make City (locality) a drop-down

What behaviour I'm expecting and which behaviour I'm seeing

-when the site is loaded I expect to see values populate in the drop-down box
-what I see is "No choices available" and it never refreshes to "No value selected"

Minimal example reproducing the issue

• load the site and the drop-down box fails to populate
• I expect to see a drop down populated with names sorted alphabetically (100 Mile House to Zeballos)
• this issue was fixed adhoc by editing the smk.js file in the francophone site:
  http://francophone-qa.apps.gov.bc.ca/francophone/
  as detailed here:

Future product development should look at amending the code that writes smk.js so that it can handle a large list of values