fix: partial matches on searches

Wagtail 5.0 removed the partial match feature of Page.objects.search
but it still exists under objects.autocomplete though we also need to change
how fields are indexed
ref #168

Author: phette23

libraries/blog/models.py

@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ class Meta:
         verbose_name = "News article"
 
     search_fields = Page.search_fields + [
-        index.SearchField("imported_body"),
+        index.AutocompleteField("imported_body"),
     ]
 
     content_panels = Page.content_panels + [

libraries/categories/models/pages.py

@@ -107,9 +107,9 @@ class ServicePage(Page):
         help_text="Defines the sort order in the parent row (lower numbers go first).",
     )
     search_fields = Page.search_fields + [
-        index.SearchField("body"),
-        index.SearchField("sidebar_cards"),
-        index.SearchField("resources"),
+        index.AutocompleteField("body"),
+        index.AutocompleteField("sidebar_cards"),
+        index.AutocompleteField("resources"),
     ]
 
     def category(self):
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ class RowComponent(Page):
     summary = RichTextField(features=settings.RICHTEXT_BASIC)
     # no need for a promote tab since slug & search_desc aren't used
     promote_panels = []
+    search_fields = []
 
     content_panels = Page.content_panels + [
         FieldPanel("summary"),
@@ -247,9 +248,9 @@ class AboutUsPage(Page):
         help_text="Defines the sort order in the parent row (lower numbers go first).",
     )
     search_fields = Page.search_fields + [
-        index.SearchField("body"),
-        index.SearchField("sidebar_cards"),
-        index.SearchField("resources"),
+        index.AutocompleteField("body"),
+        index.AutocompleteField("sidebar_cards"),
+        index.AutocompleteField("resources"),
     ]
 
     content_panels = Page.content_panels + [

libraries/categories/models/special_collections.py

@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ def clean(self):
         index.RelatedFields(
             "special_collections",
             [
-                index.SearchField("title"),
-                index.SearchField("blurb"),
+                index.AutocompleteField("title"),
+                index.AutocompleteField("blurb"),
             ],
         ),
     ]

libraries/exhibitions/models.py

@@ -257,19 +257,19 @@ def clean(self):
 
     # index related ExhibitArtworks
     search_fields = Page.search_fields + [
-        index.SearchField("description"),
-        index.SearchField("location"),
-        index.SearchField("dates"),
-        index.SearchField("reception"),
-        index.SearchField("creators"),
-        index.SearchField("epilogue"),
+        index.AutocompleteField("description"),
+        index.AutocompleteField("location"),
+        index.AutocompleteField("dates"),
+        index.AutocompleteField("reception"),
+        index.AutocompleteField("creators"),
+        index.AutocompleteField("epilogue"),
         index.RelatedFields(
             "exhibit_artwork",
             [
-                index.SearchField("title"),
-                index.SearchField("creator"),
-                index.SearchField("description"),
-                index.SearchField("link"),
+                index.AutocompleteField("title"),
+                index.AutocompleteField("creator"),
+                index.AutocompleteField("description"),
+                index.AutocompleteField("link"),
             ],
         ),
     ]

libraries/search/views.py

@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 
 from wagtail.models import Page
 from wagtail.search.models import Query
+from wagtail.search.query import Fuzzy
 
-from categories.models import RowComponent
 from exhibitions.models import ExhibitPage
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -53,20 +53,19 @@ def search(request):
         # decided against Fuzzy matching, returns too many irrelevant results
         # every search returns almost every page on the site
         # https://docs.wagtail.org/en/stable/topics/search/searching.html#fuzzy-matching
-        search_results = (
-            # exclude RowComponent pages
-            Page.objects.not_type(RowComponent)
-            .live()
-            .search(search_query, operator="and")
-        )
+        # Wagtail 5.0 disabled partial matches in ES so we switched to use .autocomplete
+        # https://docs.wagtail.org/en/stable/releases/5.0.html#elasticsearch-backend-no-longer-performs-partial-matching-on-search
+        search_results = Page.objects.live().autocomplete(search_query, operator="and")
         query = Query.get(search_query)
         # Record hit
         query.add_hit()
     elif type == "exhibits" and search_query:
         # ! we don't expose exhibits search anywhere
         logger.info("Exhibits search, query: {}".format(search_query))
         search_results = (
-            Page.objects.type(ExhibitPage).live().search(search_query, operator="and")
+            Page.objects.type(ExhibitPage)
+            .live()
+            .autocomplete(search_query, operator="and")
         )
         query = Query.get(search_query)
         query.add_hit()

libraries/staff/models.py

@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ def get_related_staff_for_search(self):
         return "\n".join(staff_fields)
 
     search_fields = Page.search_fields + [
-        index.SearchField("get_related_staff_for_search")
+        index.AutocompleteField("get_related_staff_for_search")
     ]
 
     class Meta: