crowsnest/cmd/frontend/UpSearch.go

package main

import (
	"crowsnest/internal/model"
	"html/template"
	"net/http"
)

// Enpoint that returns a list of articles given search terms in the post
// request of a search form. Uses the content template.
func (app *App) UpSearch(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
    // construct search query
    searchTerms := req.FormValue("search")
    if searchTerms == "" {
        app.Index(w, req)
        return
    }
    
    // get articles
    articles, err := app.articles.Search(searchTerms)
    if err != nil {
        // treat as no result
        //http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
        return
    }

    // convert to viewmodel
    articleVMs := make([]*model.ArticleViewModel, 0, len(articles))
    for _, a := range articles {
        articleVMs = append(articleVMs, a.ViewModel())
    }
    
    // render template
    t := template.Must(template.ParseFiles("assets/templates/article.html"))
    err = t.ExecuteTemplate(w, "content", articleVMs)
    if err != nil { http.Error(w, "Failed to render template", http.StatusInternalServerError); return; }
}