T399974: Results Pagination

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kimondorose/paulina:T399974_results_pagination_ into main

Summary: This MR enhances the search functionality in the application by implementing pagination for search results and improving user feedback when search results exceed the API limit.

Changes Made:

Pagination for Search Results:

  • Added page-based navigation to results() in app.py.
  • Users can now view results page by page.
  • The template displays Page X of Y at both the top and bottom of the results page.
  • If one wants to go to a specific page, they can type it in the browser's search bar.
  • Prevents "Page not found" errors when navigating beyond available results.

Updated Warning Message for Large Result Sets:

  • The complete flag from search.py is used to determine if all results are returned from the Wikidata API.

Updated warning message in results.html reads:

"Your search returned too many results. All results are not being shown. Please refine your search.": This informs users when only a partial set of results is displayed due to API limitations.

Safe Handling of Empty or Invalid Pages:

Ensures that users navigating to a page number beyond the available results are redirected safely to the first page, avoiding 404 errors.

Template Updates:

  • results.html now shows pagination controls and Page X of Y information at both top and bottom.

  • Works seamlessly for both author and work searches.

Impact:

  • Improves user experience by making large search results manageable.
  • Prevents confusion and broken pages caused by navigating to non-existent pages.
  • Provides clear feedback when the API cannot return all results.

Testing:

Verified search results for both authors and works.

Authors and Works

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Tested page navigation for other pages other than the first one. image

Confirmed that the new warning message appears only when results exceed the API limit. image

Edited by Kimondorose

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