search.py

from flask import Flask, request, render_template
from whoosh import index
from whoosh.qparser import QueryParser
import numpy as np

# open woosh index
ix = index.open_dir("indexdir")

# Retrieving data

# flask --app search run

app = Flask(__name__)


# landing page
@app.route("/")
def start():
    return render_template("start.html")


# search page
@app.route("/search")
def search():
    # Instantiate hits
    hits = [""]
    # open the searcher
    with ix.searcher() as searcher:

        # find entries containing the query
        print(type("q"))
        query = QueryParser("body", ix.schema).parse(request.args["q"])
        results = searcher.search(query)
        # extract data from the individual results while iterating over them
        for i in range(len(results)):
            hits.append(
                [results[i]["url"], [results[i]["title"]], [results[i]["excerpt"]]]
            )

    # Hand the extratcted data over to the template
    return render_template("searched.html", rev=hits, len=len(results))