make searches better

src/watches/handlers.rs

@@ -23,17 +23,13 @@ const GET_QUEST_QUERY: &str = "select * from watch_quests where user = ? and wat
 
 const GET_WATCH_QUERY: &str = "select * from watches where id = $1";
 
+const DEFAULT_WATCHES_QUERY: &str =
+    "select * from (select * from watches order by random() limit 50) order by release_date asc";
+
 const ADD_WATCH_QUERY: &str = "insert into watches (title, kind, release_date, metadata_url, added_by, length) values ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6) returning id";
 const ADD_WATCH_QUEST_QUERY: &str =
     "insert into watch_quests (user, watch, public, watched) values ($1, $2, $3, $4)";
 
-const EMPTY_SEARCH_QUERY_STRUCT: SearchQuery = SearchQuery {
-    title: None,
-    kind: None,
-    year: None,
-    search: None,
-};
-
 const CHECKMARK: &str = "✓";
 
 //-************************************************************************
@@ -249,33 +245,26 @@ pub async fn get_search_watch(
     search: Query<SearchQuery>,
 ) -> impl IntoResponse {
     let user = auth.user;
+    let search_query = search.0;
 
-    let (search_string, qstring) = if search.0 != EMPTY_SEARCH_QUERY_STRUCT {
-        let s = search.0;
-        let q = if let Some(title) = &s.title {
-            title
-        } else if let Some(search) = &s.search {
-            search
-        } else {
-            ""
-        };
-        (format!("{s:?}"), format!("%{}%", q.trim()))
+    let query = if search_query == SearchQuery::default() {
+        query_as(DEFAULT_WATCHES_QUERY)
     } else {
-        ("".to_string(), "%".to_string())
+        if let Some(title) = search_query.title {
+            let q = format!("%{title}%");
+            query_as("select * from watches where title like ?").bind(q)
+        } else if let Some(search) = search_query.search {
+            let q = format!("%{search}");
+            query_as("select * from watches where title like ?").bind(q)
+        } else {
+            query_as(DEFAULT_WATCHES_QUERY)
+        }
     };
 
     // until tantivy search
-    let watches: Vec<Watch> = query_as("select * from watches where title like ?")
-        .bind(&qstring)
-        .fetch_all(&pool)
-        .await
-        .unwrap();
+    let watches: Vec<Watch> = query.fetch_all(&pool).await.unwrap();
 
-    SearchWatchesPage {
-        watches,
-        user,
-        search: search_string,
-    }
+    SearchWatchesPage { watches, user }
 }
 
 pub async fn get_watch_status(

src/watches/templates.rs

@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ pub struct MyWatchesPage {
 pub struct SearchWatchesPage {
     pub watches: Vec<Watch>,
     pub user: Option<User>,
-    pub search: String,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Default, Template, Deserialize, Serialize, PartialEq, Eq, OptionalOptionalUser)]