run second search ajaxily when no results are found from remote pod.

app/controllers/people_controller.rb

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ class PeopleController < ApplicationController
         if diaspora_id?(search_query)
           @people =  Person.where(:diaspora_handle => search_query.downcase)
           Webfinger.in_background(search_query) if @people.empty?
+          @background_query = search_query
         end
         @people = @people.paginate(:page => params[:page], :per_page => 15)
         @hashes = hashes_for_people(@people, @aspects)
@@ -42,6 +43,22 @@ class PeopleController < ApplicationController
     end
   end
 
+  def refresh_search
+    @aspect = :search
+    @people =  Person.where(:diaspora_handle => search_query.downcase)
+    @people = @people.paginate(:page => params[:page], :per_page => 15)
+    @hashes = hashes_for_people(@people, @aspects)
+    @answer_html = ""
+
+    self.formats = self.formats + [:html]
+    @hashes.each do |hash|
+      @answer_html += render_to_string :partial => 'people/person', :locals => hash
+    end
+
+    render :json => { :search_count => @people.count, :search_html => @answer_html }.to_json
+  end
+
+
   def tag_index
     profiles = Profile.tagged_with(params[:name]).where(:searchable => true).select('profiles.id, profiles.person_id')
     @people = Person.where(:id => profiles.map{|p| p.person_id}).paginate(:page => params[:page], :per_page => 15)

app/views/people/index.html.haml

@@ -18,12 +18,16 @@
 .span-15.append-1
   #people_stream.stream
     - if @hashes.empty?
-      %p
+      %p#not_found{:class => @background_query.nil? ? "" : "hidden" }
         =t('.no_one_found')
-
+      %p#searching{:class => @background_query.nil? ? "hidden" : "" }
+        =t('.searching')
+      - if ! @background_query.nil?
+        :javascript
+          $(document).ready(function() { setTimeout("runDelayedSearch('#{@background_query}')", 10000); });
     - else
       - for hash in @hashes
-        = render :partial => 'people/person', :locals => hash
+        = render :partial => 'people/person.html', :locals => hash
 
       = will_paginate @people
 

config/locales/diaspora/en.yml

@@ -536,6 +536,7 @@ en:
       no_results: "Hey! You need to search for something."
       couldnt_find_them_send_invite: "Couldn't find them?  Send an invite!"
       no_one_found: "...and no one was found."
+      searching: "searching, please be patient..."
       looking_for: "Looking for posts tagged %{tag_link}?"
     webfinger:
       fail: "Sorry, we couldn't find %{handle}."

config/routes.rb

@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ Diaspora::Application.routes.draw do
 
   get 'community_spotlight' => "contacts#spotlight", :as => 'community_spotlight'
 
+  get 'people/refresh_search' => "people#refresh_search"
   resources :people, :except => [:edit, :update] do
     resources :status_messages
     resources :photos

public/javascripts/pages/contacts-index.js

@@ -6,3 +6,21 @@ Diaspora.Pages.ContactsIndex = function() {
     $('.conversation_button').twipsy({position: 'below'});
   });
 };
+
+function runDelayedSearch( searchTerm ) {
+  $.ajax({
+    dataType: 'json',
+    url: '/people/refresh_search',
+    data: { q: searchTerm },
+    success: handleSearchRefresh
+  });
+}
+
+function handleSearchRefresh(data) {
+  if ( data.search_count > 0 ) {
+    $("#people_stream.stream").html( data.search_html );
+  } else {
+    $("p#not_found").removeClass( 'hidden' );
+    $("p#searching").addClass( 'hidden' );
+  }
+}
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spec/controllers/people_controller_spec.rb

@@ -351,6 +351,35 @@ describe PeopleController do
     end
   end
 
+
+
+  describe '#refresh_search ' do
+    before(:each)do
+      @eugene = Factory(:person,
+                      :profile => Factory.build(:profile, :first_name => "Eugene", :last_name => "w"))
+      @korth = Factory(:person,
+                     :profile => Factory.build(:profile, :first_name => "Evan", :last_name => "Korth"))
+    end
+
+    describe 'via json' do
+      it 'returns a zero count when a search fails' do
+        get :refresh_search, :q => "weweweKorth", :format => 'json'
+        response.body.should == {:search_count=>0, :search_html=>""}.to_json
+      end
+
+      it 'returns with a zero count unless a fully composed name is sent' do
+        get :refresh_search, :q => "Korth"
+        response.body.should == {:search_count=>0, :search_html=>""}.to_json
+      end
+      it 'returns with a found name' do
+        get :refresh_search, :q => @korth.diaspora_handle
+        puts JSON.parse( response.body ).inspect
+        JSON.parse( response.body )["search_count"].should == 1
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+
   describe '#contacts' do
     it 'assigns the contacts of a person' do
       contact = alice.contact_for(bob.person)