amanuensis/backend/index.py

@@ -89,17 +89,16 @@ def update(db: DbContext, lexicon_id: int, indices: Sequence[ArticleIndex]) -> N
     An extant index not matched to an input is deleted, and an input index not
     matched to a an extant index is created. Matched indices are updated with
     the input logical and display orders and capacity.
+
+    Note that this scheme does not allow for an existing index to have its type
+    or pattern updated: such an operation will always result in the deletion of
+    the old index and the creation of a new index.
     """
     extant_indices: Sequence[ArticleIndex] = list(get_for_lexicon(db, lexicon_id))
-    s = lambda i: f"{i.index_type}:{i.pattern}"
     for extant_index in extant_indices:
         match = None
         for new_index in indices:
-            is_match = (
+            if extant_index.name == new_index.name:
-                extant_index.index_type == new_index.index_type
-                and extant_index.pattern == new_index.pattern
-            )
-            if is_match:
                 match = new_index
                 break
         if match:
@@ -111,14 +110,9 @@ def update(db: DbContext, lexicon_id: int, indices: Sequence[ArticleIndex]) -> N
     for new_index in indices:
         match = None
         for extant_index in extant_indices:
-            is_match = (
+            if extant_index.name == new_index.name:
-                extant_index.index_type == new_index.index_type
-                and extant_index.pattern == new_index.pattern
-            )
-            if is_match:
                 match = extant_index
                 break
         if not match:
-            new_index.lexicon_id = lexicon_id
             db.session.add(new_index)
     db.session.commit()

amanuensis/db/models.py

@@ -505,6 +505,10 @@ class ArticleIndex(ModelBase):
     lexicon = relationship("Lexicon", back_populates="indices")
     index_rules = relationship("ArticleIndexRule", back_populates="index")
 
+    @property
+    def name(self):
+        return f"{self.index_type}:{self.pattern}"
+
 
 class ArticleIndexRule(ModelBase):
     """

amanuensis/server/lexicon/settings/__init__.py

@@ -161,7 +161,14 @@ def index_post(lexicon_name):
     if form.validate():
         # Valid data, strip out all indices with the blank type
         indices = [
-            index_def.to_model()
+            ArticleIndex(
+                lexicon_id=current_lexicon.id,
+                index_type=index_def.index_type.data,
+                pattern=index_def.pattern.data,
+                logical_order=index_def.logical_order.data,
+                display_order=index_def.display_order.data,
+                capacity=index_def.capacity.data
+            )
             for index_def in form.indices.entries
             if index_def.index_type.data
         ]

amanuensis/server/lexicon/settings/forms.py

@@ -80,15 +80,6 @@ class IndexDefinitionForm(FlaskForm):
         if form.index_type.data and not field.data:
             raise ValidationError("Pattern must be defined")
 
-    def to_model(self):
-        return ArticleIndex(
-            index_type=self.index_type.data,
-            pattern=self.pattern.data,
-            logical_order=self.logical_order.data,
-            display_order=self.display_order.data,
-            capacity=self.capacity.data,
-        )
-
 
 class IndexSchemaForm(FlaskForm):
     """/lexicon/<name>/settings/index/"""