Add django-admin-site-search (#776)

* Add django-admin-site-search

* switch to admin_search_fields to improve search quality

pyproject.toml

@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "prettytable==3.11.*",
     "matplotlib==3.9.*",
     "django-ipware==7.0.1",
+    "django-admin-site-search==1.1.*",
 ]
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]

src/meshdb/admin.py

@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
-from typing import Any, List, Optional
+from typing import Any, List, Literal, Optional
 
+from admin_site_search.views import AdminSiteSearchView
 from django.contrib import admin
 from django.http import HttpRequest
 
 
-class MeshDBAdminSite(admin.AdminSite):
+class MeshDBAdminSite(AdminSiteSearchView, admin.AdminSite):
+    site_search_method: Literal["model_char_fields", "admin_search_fields"] = "admin_search_fields"
+
     def get_app_list(self, request: HttpRequest, app_label: Optional[str] = None) -> List[Any]:
         """Reorder the apps in the admin site.
 

src/meshdb/settings.py

@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@
     "flags",
     "explorer",
     "simple_history",
+    "admin_site_search",
 ]
 
 MIDDLEWARE = [

src/meshdb/templates/admin/base_site.html

@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 
 {% block extrahead %}
     <link rel="shortcut icon" href="{% static 'meshweb/favicon.png' %}" />
+    {% include 'admin_site_search/head.html' %}
+    {{ block.super }}
 {% endblock %}
 
 {% block branding %}
@@ -18,4 +20,14 @@ <h1 id="site-name"><a href="{% url 'admin:index' %}"><img src="{% static 'meshwe
     <a href="#" class="hidden" style="margin-left: 5px; vertical-align: middle; border: none;" id="show_map_button">
         <img src="{% static '/admin/map/img/map.png' %}" height="16px" title="Show Map">
     </a>
-{% endblock %}
+{% endblock %}
+
+{% block footer %}
+    {{ block.super }}
+    {% include 'admin_site_search/modal.html' %}
+{% endblock %}
+
+{% block usertools %}
+    {% include 'admin_site_search/button.html' %}
+    {{ block.super }}
+{% endblock %}