def rpc_post_index(self, index, yql_query, tag, fn=None, desc=''):
"""
Creates an index in the backend. In other words search
string to query association. Ex: the search string could
be 'cute cats' with the yql query.
'select * from search.images where query="cute cats" and mimetype like "%jpeg%"'
@argument index The string user would search with. ex: 'cute cats'
@argument yql_query The query string. Like the one above.
@argument tag The tag you might want to associate with the string.
Ex: '/animals/cats'.
@argument desc Any details you might want to add (not used anywhere)
@returns id Essentially of no use, till now.
@note One more parameter might be added to this.
"""
y = IndexedYQL.create(index, yql_query, tag, fn, desc)
if not y:
return {
'status': 'error',
'message': 'the index already exists'
}
return {'id': str(y.key().id())}
def rpc_get_index(self, index):
"""
Returns the result for the search string. In the backend,
the yql query is executed and result formater and
returned.
@argument index The search string.
@result The result of yql search.
"""
res = IndexedYQL.get_index_result(index)
if not res:
return {}
return res
