clach04 / flask_live_search

Python and Javascript for live search (not autocomplete)

flask_live_search

Python and Javascript for live search (not autocomplete)

Technique adopted from https://tutorial101.blogspot.com/2020/11/flask-mysql-jquery-ajax-live-search.html

Setup

python -m pip install flask

Known to work with Python versions:

• 2.7.13
• 3.7.3
• 3.8.10

Known to work with Flask versions:

• Flask 1.0.2
• Flask 1.1.2
• Flask 2.2.1

Front end uses Bootstrap (CSS only, v3.3-5.2 tested) and pure Javascript (no other dependencies).

Demo

Default:

python app.py

Specify different input text file for search demo (UNIX/Linux):

env LIVE_SEARCH_ENTRIES_FILENAME=alternative_filename.txt python app.py

Specify different input text file for search demo (Microsoft Windows):

set LIVE_SEARCH_ENTRIES_FILENAME=alternative_filename.txt
python app.py

flask_live_search's Issues

look at datatables.net

Tables plug-in for jQuery https://github.com/DataTables/DataTables

• https://datatables.net/
• https://github.com/DataTables/Responsive

Full Text Search (FTS) support

As an additional live search (i.e. not a replacement).

• fts4 in SQLite3
• Whoosh
• ..

Implement as pure WSGi and refer to https://flask.palletsprojects.com/en/2.3.x/patterns/appdispatch/ for integration.

Look at Tabulator

https://github.com/olifolkerd/tabulator