/**
  * @param array $input_settings     {
  * @type string $model_name         the name of model to be used for searching, both via the REST API and server-side model queries
  * @type array  $query_params       default query parameters which will apply to both REST API queries and server-side queries. This should be 
  *									in the exact format that will be used for server-side model usage (eg use index 0 for where conditions, not 
  *									the string "where")
  * @type string $value_field_name   the name of the model field on this model to
  *                                  be used for the HTML select's option's values
  * @type string $display_field_name the name of the model field on this model
  *                                  to be used for the HTML select's option's display text
  * @type array  $select2_args       arguments to be passed directly into the select2's JS constructor
  *                                  }
  *                                  And the arguments accepted by EE_Form_Input_With_Options_Base
  * @throws \EE_Error
  */
 public function __construct($input_settings = array())
 {
     //needed input settings:
     //select2_args
     $this->_model_name = EEH_Array::is_set($input_settings, 'model_name', null);
     $model = $this->_get_model();
     $query_params = EEH_Array::is_set($input_settings, 'query_params', array('limit' => 10, 'caps' => EEM_Base::caps_read_admin));
     $this->_value_field_name = EEH_Array::is_set($input_settings, 'value_field_name', $model->primary_key_name());
     $this->_display_field_name = EEH_Array::is_set($input_settings, 'display_field_name', $model->get_a_field_of_type('EE_Text_Field_Base')->get_name());
     $this->_add_validation_strategy(new EE_Model_Matching_Query_Validation_Strategy('', $this->_model_name, $query_params, $this->_value_field_name));
     //get resource endpoint
     $rest_controller = new EventEspresso\core\libraries\rest_api\controllers\model\Read();
     $rest_controller->set_requested_version(EED_Core_Rest_Api::latest_rest_api_version());
     $url = $rest_controller->get_versioned_link_to(EEH_Inflector::pluralize_and_lower($this->_model_name));
     $default_select2_args = array('ajax' => array('url' => $url, 'dataType' => 'json', 'delay' => '250', 'data_interface' => 'EE_Select2_REST_API_Interface', 'data_interface_args' => array('default_query_params' => (object) Model_Data_Translator::prepare_query_params_for_rest_api($query_params, $model), 'display_field' => $this->_display_field_name, 'value_field' => $this->_value_field_name, 'nonce' => wp_create_nonce('wp_rest'))), 'cache' => true, 'width' => '100');
     $select2_args = array_replace_recursive($default_select2_args, (array) EEH_Array::is_set($input_settings, 'select2_args', array()));
     $this->set_display_strategy(new EE_Select2_Display_Strategy($select2_args));
     parent::__construct(array(), $input_settings);
 }