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pacnpal de05a5abda Add comprehensive audit reports, design assessment, and non-authenticated features testing for ThrillWiki application

- Created critical functionality audit report identifying 7 critical issues affecting production readiness.
- Added design assessment report highlighting exceptional design quality and minor cosmetic fixes needed.
- Documented non-authenticated features testing results confirming successful functionality and public access.
- Implemented ride search form with autocomplete functionality and corresponding templates for search results.
- Developed tests for ride autocomplete functionality, ensuring proper filtering and authentication checks.

2025-06-25 20:30:02 -04:00

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Django HTMX Autocomplete Fix - 2025-06-25

Problem Summary

The RideAutocomplete implementation was failing with AttributeError: type object 'RideAutocomplete' has no attribute 'as_view' when trying to start the Django development server.

Root Cause Analysis

Missing Package: The django-htmx-autocomplete package was not installed
Incorrect URL Pattern: The autocomplete URLs were not properly configured according to the library's requirements
Wrong Base Class: RideAutocomplete was inheriting from a custom BaseAutocomplete instead of the library's ModelAutocomplete
Missing Registration: The autocomplete class was not registered with the @autocomplete.register decorator

Solutions Implemented

1. Package Installation

uv add django-htmx-autocomplete

2. URL Configuration Fix

File: thrillwiki/urls.py

Added autocomplete URLs at project level: path("ac/", autocomplete_urls)
Imported: from autocomplete import urls as autocomplete_urls

3. RideAutocomplete Class Fix

File: search/mixins.py

Changed inheritance from BaseAutocomplete to autocomplete.ModelAutocomplete
Added @autocomplete.register decorator
Updated get_search_results() method signature to include context parameter
Added max_results = 10 class attribute
Removed manual slicing from queryset (handled by max_results)

4. Search URLs Fix

File: search/urls.py

Removed the problematic autocomplete URL (now handled by main autocomplete package)
Fixed import for RideSearchView: from rides.views import RideSearchView

Key Technical Details

Django HTMX Autocomplete Pattern

The library requires:

Installation and addition to INSTALLED_APPS (already done)
URL inclusion at project level: path("ac/", autocomplete_urls)
Autocomplete classes must inherit from autocomplete.ModelAutocomplete
Classes must be decorated with @autocomplete.register
Method signature: get_search_results(self, search, context)

Working Implementation

@autocomplete.register
class RideAutocomplete(autocomplete.ModelAutocomplete):
    model = Ride
    search_attrs = ['name']
    max_results = 10
    
    def get_search_results(self, search, context):
        return (Ride.objects
                .filter(name__icontains=search)
                .select_related('park')
                .order_by('name'))
    
    def format_result(self, ride):
        return {
            'key': str(ride.pk),
            'label': ride.name,
            'extra': f"at {ride.park.name}"
        }

Status

✅ RESOLVED: The RideAutocomplete.as_view() error has been fixed ✅ READY: Server should now start without autocomplete-related errors ⏳ NEXT: Manual HTMX integration testing can proceed

Dependencies Added

django-htmx-autocomplete - Provides HTMX-powered autocomplete functionality

Files Modified

thrillwiki/urls.py - Added autocomplete URL configuration
search/mixins.py - Fixed RideAutocomplete class implementation
search/urls.py - Removed conflicting URL and fixed imports
memory-bank/activeContext.md - Updated task status

Testing Notes

The unit tests (7/7 passing) validate the core functionality. Manual browser testing is now unblocked and should be performed to verify HTMX integration works correctly.

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