Trouble updating Bootstrap's typeahead data-source with post response

Question

Using Bootstrap\'s typeahead javascript plugin, I\'m attempting to change the data-source attribute via jQuery\'s $.post method. Initially, I have:

Answer 1

I eventually figured out how to do this. It is outlined on github here.

Access the typeahead input's data attribute and modify the source array directly. E.g:

var autocomplete = $('input').typeahead();

//where newSource is your own array
autocomplete.data('typeahead').source = newSource;