def search_item(self, searching):
""" Allows the user to search for any item.
Parameters:
searching (bool): True if the user is searching for something.
"""
if self.current_content_choice == "movies":
demo_dict = self.movie_dict
elif self.current_content_choice == "songs":
demo_dict = self.song_dict
else:
demo_dict = self.book_dict
self.screen.get_screen('search').ids.search_list_view.clear_widgets()
search_key = ""
search_key = self.screen.get_screen('search').ids.search_field.text
i = 0
for key, value in demo_dict.items():
if searching and search_key != "":
if search_key in key and i <= 20:
i += 1
item = OneLineListItem(text=key, on_release=self.show_item)
item.id = str(value)
self.screen.get_screen('search').ids.search_list_view.add_widget(item)
def make_list_ui(self, content_dict):
""" Creates the UI elements of the list of items. UI elements must be updated in the
main thread.
Parameters:
content_dict (dictionary): Dctionary containing the suggestions for a user.
"""
i = 0
self.screen.get_screen('contentlist').ids.list_view.clear_widgets()
for key, value in content_dict.items():
if i == 24:
break
i += 1
item = OneLineListItem(text=value, on_release=self.show_item)
item.id = str(key)
self.screen.get_screen('contentlist').ids.list_view.add_widget(item)