Django Admin Global Search

Introduction

This Django application introduces a GlobalSearchView, designed to perform a global search across various models within the Django admin site.

Features

• Global Search: Enables searching across multiple models from a single query.
• Dynamic Model Inclusion: Automatically includes models that define global_search_fields, allowing for flexible search configurations.
• Admin Integration: Provides direct links to the admin change page for each search result, facilitating easy editing.

Getting Started:

Prerequisites

• Python versions 3.8+.
• Django version 3+

Installation Steps

Install with command pip install django-admin-global-search.

Usage

To use django-admin-global-search in your Django project, you need to update your models and URL configurations.

1. Add admin_global_search to your INSTALLED_APPS setting before django.contrib.admin.

INSTALLED_APPS = [
    "admin_global_search",
    "django.contrib.admin",
    "django.contrib.auth",
    "django.contrib.contenttypes",
    ...
]

2. Ensure your models have a global_search_fields attribute that specifies the fields to be included in the search. Example:

class Artist(models.Model):
    name = models.CharField(max_length=100)
    bio = models.TextField(blank=True)

    global_search_fields = ("name", "bio")

    def __str__(self):
        return self.name

2. Update your project's urls.py to include the GlobalSearchView. Example:

...
from admin_global_search.views import GlobalSearchView


urlpatterns = [
    path("admin/", admin.site.urls),
    path("search/", GlobalSearchView.as_view(), name="admin_global_search"),
    ...
]

Contributing

Contributions to the project are welcome. To contribute:

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create a new feature branch for your contribution.
3. Commit your changes with a descriptive message.
4. Push your changes to GitHub.
5. Submit a pull request for review.

License

The project is made available under the BSD 3-Clause License. Please refer to the LICENSE file for more details.