#1 Allow searches to be made from the main page

controllers/web/product.py

@@ -3,9 +3,7 @@
     categories and image processing.
 """
 
-from flask import Blueprint
-
-from flask import render_template, session, flash, request, redirect
+from flask import render_template, session, flash, request, redirect, Blueprint
 
 from models.products.product import Product
 from controllers.database.product import ProductController
@@ -13,23 +11,12 @@ from controllers.database.category import CategoryController
 from controllers.database.user import UserController
 
 from datetime import datetime
-from werkzeug.utils import secure_filename
+from utils.file_utils import allowed_file
+
 import os
 import uuid
 import pathlib
 
-ALLOWED_EXTENSIONS = {'png', 'jpg', 'jpeg', 'gif'}
-
-
-def allowed_file(filename):
-    """ Ensures only filenames ending with the correct extension are allowed.
-        Note: This does not verify that the content inside of the file
-        matches the type specified
-    """
-    return '.' in filename and \
-           filename.rsplit('.', 1)[1].lower() in ALLOWED_EXTENSIONS
-
-
 blueprint = Blueprint("products", __name__, url_prefix="/products")
 
 
@@ -44,17 +31,9 @@ def category_list():
 @blueprint.route('/')
 def index():
     """ The front product page """
-    database = ProductController()
-    products = database.read_all()
-
-    # No Products visible
-    if products is None:
-        flash("No Products available")
-
-    return render_template('index.html',
-                           content="content.html",
-                           products=products
-                           )
+    # Returning an empty category acts the same
+    # as a generic home page
+    return category("")
 
 
 @blueprint.route('/<string:category>')
@@ -65,14 +44,13 @@ def category(category: str):
     # Check to see if there is a custome search term
     search_term = request.args.get("search", type=str)
     if search_term is not None:
-        print(f"Search Term {search_term}")
         products = database.read_all(category, search_term)
     else:
         products = database.read_all(category)
 
     # No Products visible
     if products is None:
-        flash(f"No Products available in {category}")
+        flash(f"No Products available. Try expanding your search criteria.")
 
     return render_template('index.html',
                            content="content.html",