Started on search functions

src/frontend/urls.py

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ urlpatterns = [
     path("download/<pk>", views.download, name="download"),
     path("prev_page/<bookset>", views.prev_page, name="prev_page"),
     path("next_page/<bookset>", views.next_page, name="next_page"),
+    path("search/<query>", views.search, name="search"),
 ]
 if settings.DEBUG:
     import debug_toolbar

src/interface/models.py

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from django.contrib.postgres.search import SearchVector
 from django.db import models
 
 # Create your models here.
@@ -32,3 +33,9 @@ class Books(models.Model):
     def get_absolute_url(self):
         """Returns the url to access a particular instance of MyModelName."""
         return reverse("model-detail-view", args=[str(self.id)])
+
+    def generic_search(self, query):
+        results = Books.objects.annotate(
+            search=SearchVector("author", "title", "file_name")
+        ).filter(str(query))
+        return results

src/interface/views.py

@@ -41,6 +41,18 @@ def prev_page(request, bookset):
     )
 
 
+def search(request, query=None):
+    breakpoint()
+    if query == None:
+        return False
+    else:
+        try:
+            _r = Books().generic_search(query)
+            return _r
+        except Exception as e:
+            return e
+
+
 def book_set(_limit=None, _set=1):
     if _limit is None:
         _limit = 20  # TODO default from user choice