added rebuild index link

search-app.py

@@ -10,14 +10,15 @@ from flask import Flask, request, redirect, url_for, render_template, flash
 from search import Search
 
 class UpdateIndexTask(object):
-    def __init__(self):
+    def __init__(self, rebuild_index=False):
+        self.rebuild_index = rebuild_index
         thread = threading.Thread(target=self.run, args=())
         thread.daemon = True
         thread.start()
 
-    def run(self):
+    def run(self, rebuild_index=False):
         search = Search(app.config["INDEX_DIR"])
-        search.update_index_incremental(app.config)
+        search.update_index_incremental(app.config, create_new_index=self.rebuild_index)
 
 app = Flask(__name__)
 
@@ -65,8 +66,13 @@ def open_file():
 
 @app.route('/update_index')
 def update_index():
-    UpdateIndexTask()
-    flash("Updating index, check console output")
+    rebuild = request.args.get('rebuild')
+    if rebuild:
+        UpdateIndexTask(rebuild_index=True)
+        flash("Rebuilding index, check console output")
+    else:
+        UpdateIndexTask()
+        flash("Updating index, check console output")
     store_directories()
     return render_template("search.html", query="", fields="", last_searches=get_last_searches())
 

static/style.css

@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ h1, h2 {
 h1 {
     border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;
     font-size: 22px;
-    margin-bottom: 2px;
 }
 
 h2 {
@@ -133,3 +132,9 @@ b.term4 {
     background-color: #faffdd;
     padding: 1px;
 }
+
+a.index {
+    font-size: 13px;
+    margin-right: 5px;
+    color: #76768A;
+}

templates/search.html

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 {% extends "layout.html" %}
 {% block body %}
 <h1><a href="{{ url_for('search')}}?query=&fields=">Search directory: {{ config.MARKDOWN_FILES_DIR }}</a></h1>
-<a href="{{ url_for('update_index')}}">update index</a>
+<a class="index" href="{{ url_for('update_index')}}">[update index]</a>
+<a class="index" href="{{ url_for('update_index')}}?rebuild=True">[rebuild index]</a>
 <form action="{{ url_for('search') }}" name="search">
     <input type="text" name="query" value="{{ query }}">
     <input type="submit" value="search">