old_contents: from django.http import JsonResponse, HttpResponse, QueryDict
  from approver.utils import get_model_from_string
  
  def tags(request):
      if request.method == 'POST':
          #Get the string passed back and search for the right data
          search_value = request.POST.get('tagString')
          filter_field = request.POST.get('filter_field')
          exclude_tags = request.POST.get('exclude_tags').split(";")
          model_name = request.POST.get('model_name')
          model = get_model_from_string(model_name)
  
          #call out and search the model database for values that are similar to passed string
          ten_matches = list_top_ten_matches(model, search_value, filter_field, exclude_tags)
          listv=[]
          for matches in ten_matches:
              listv.append(matches.get(filter_field))
  
          return JsonResponse(listv, safe=False)
      else:
           return HttpResponse("Hello Get")
  
  
  def list_top_ten_matches(model, search_value, filter_field, exclude_tags=[]):
      model_filter = filter_field + '__icontains'
      exclude_filter = filter_field + '__in'
      return_list = model.objects.filter(**{ model_filter: search_value}).values(filter_field)
      if(exclude_tags):
          return_list = return_list.exclude(**{exclude_filter: exclude_tags})
      return return_list
  
new_contents: from django.http import JsonResponse, HttpResponse, QueryDict
  from approver.utils import get_model_from_string
  
  def tags(request):
      if request.method == 'POST':
          #Get the string passed back and search for the right data
          search_value = request.POST.get('tagString')
          filter_field = request.POST.get('filter_field')
          exclude_tags = request.POST.get('exclude_tags').split(";")
          model_name = request.POST.get('model_name')
          model = get_model_from_string(model_name)
  
          #call out and search the model database for values that are similar to passed string
          ten_matches = list_top_ten_matches(model, search_value, filter_field, exclude_tags)
          listv=[]
          for matches in ten_matches:
              listv.append(matches.get(filter_field))
  
          return JsonResponse(listv, safe=False)
      else:
           return HttpResponse("Hello Get")
  
  
  def list_top_ten_matches(model, search_value, filter_field, exclude_tags=[]):
      model_filter = filter_field + '__icontains'
      exclude_filter = filter_field + '__in'
      return_list = model.objects.filter(**{ model_filter: search_value}).values(filter_field)
      if(exclude_tags):
          return_list = return_list.exclude(**{exclude_filter: exclude_tags})
      return return_list[:10]
  
subject: Return only top 10 results for tags AJAX call