[jquery-select2] How can I set the initial value of Select2 when using AJAX?

after spending a few hours searching for a solution, I decided to create my own. He it is:

 function CustomInitSelect2(element, options) {
            if (options.url) {
                $.ajax({
                    type: 'GET',
                    url: options.url,
                    dataType: 'json'
                }).then(function (data) {
                    element.select2({
                        data: data
                    });
                    if (options.initialValue) {
                        element.val(options.initialValue).trigger('change');
                    }
                });
            }
        }

And you can initialize the selects using this function:

$('.select2').each(function (index, element) {
            var item = $(element);
            if (item.data('url')) {
                CustomInitSelect2(item, {
                    url: item.data('url'),
                    initialValue: item.data('value')
                });
            }
            else {
                item.select2();
            }
        });

And of course, here is the html:

<select class="form-control select2" id="test1" data-url="mysite/load" data-value="123"></select>