adding basic search functionality

web/app/__init__.py

@@ -85,4 +85,8 @@ def create_app():
     from .api import api as api_blueprint
     app.register_blueprint(api_blueprint)
 
+    # blueprint for search parts of app
+    from .search import search as search_blueprint
+    app.register_blueprint(search_blueprint)
+
     return app

web/app/book.py

@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ from .models import Resource
 from .resources import *
 from .relationships import *
 from . import db
-from sqlalchemy import text
 import os
 
 book = Blueprint('book', __name__)

web/app/search.py

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+# @name: search.py
+# @creation_date: 2023-04-04
+# @license: The MIT License <https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT>
+# @author: Simon Bowie <ad7588@coventry.ac.uk>
+# @purpose: Search route for search results
+# @acknowledgements:
+# https://medium.com/@joseortizcosta/search-utility-with-flask-and-mysql-60bb8ee83dad
+
+from flask import Blueprint, render_template, request, flash, redirect, url_for
+from .models import Resource
+from sqlalchemy import or_
+
+search = Blueprint('search', __name__)
+
+#endpoint for search
+@search.route('/search', methods=['GET'])
+def basic_search():
+    if request.args.get('query') is not None:
+        query = request.args.get('query')
+        results = Resource.query.filter(
+            or_(
+                Resource.name.ilike('%' + query + '%'),
+                Resource.description.ilike('%' + query + '%'),
+                Resource.developer.ilike('%' + query + '%'),
+                Resource.longDescription.ilike('%' + query + '%'),
+                Resource.experimental.ilike('%' + query + '%'),
+                Resource.considerations.ilike('%' + query + '%'),
+                Resource.references.ilike('%' + query + '%'),
+                Resource.author.ilike('%' + query + '%'),
+                Resource.isbn.ilike('%' + query + '%'),
+                Resource.typology.ilike('%' + query + '%'),
+            )).all()
+        return render_template('search.html', results=results)
+    else:
+        return redirect(url_for('main.index'))

web/app/templates/base.html

@@ -306,7 +306,10 @@
                     {% endif %}
                 </div> -->
 
-                <input class=" text-center text-base border-l-2 border-black pl-1 " type="text" placeholder="Search">
+                <form action="{{ url_for('search.basic_search') }}">
+                    <input type="text" name="query" class="text-center text-base border-l-2 border-black pl-1" placeholder="Search">
+                    <input type="submit" hidden />
+                </form>
                 
             </nav>
         </header>

web/app/templates/search.html

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{% extends 'base.html' %}
+
+{% block content %}
+
+{% for result in results %}
+  {{ result.name }}
+{% endfor %}
+
+{% endblock %}

web/app/tool.py

@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ from .models import Resource
 from .resources import *
 from .relationships import *
 from . import db
-from sqlalchemy import text
 import os
 
 tool = Blueprint('tool', __name__)