Monkeypatch acts_as_solr so doesn't connect to solr on saving

2 files changed, 26 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/config/environment.rb b/config/environment.rb
index 5de47aabe..d79f52539 100644
--- a/config/environment.rb
+++ b/config/environment.rb
@@ -128,3 +128,24 @@ module ActiveRecord
         end
     end
 end
+
+# Monkeypatch! Make it so :if really turns off all access to solr on saving.
+module ActsAsSolr
+    module InstanceMethods
+       # saves to the Solr index
+        def solr_save
+          return true unless configuration[:if]
+          if evaluate_condition(configuration[:if], self)
+            logger.debug "solr_save: #{self.class.name} : #{record_id(self)}"
+            solr_add to_solr_doc
+            solr_commit if configuration[:auto_commit]
+            true
+          else
+            # XXX commented out - so when new requests arrive no connection is
+            # made to solr, in case it is broken.
+            # solr_destroy
+          end
+        end
+    end
+end
+
diff --git a/todo.txt b/todo.txt
index 34b42f78c..02150fefc 100644
--- a/todo.txt
+++ b/todo.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 Search:
 
-Security of port access
-
 Go to correct id for incoming / outgoing messages
 Show correct extract for incoming / outgoing messages
 Add indexing of PDFs and DOCs etc.
@@ -9,6 +7,7 @@ Pagination - http://www.quarkruby.com/2007/8/12/acts_as_solr-for-search-and-face
 Date ranges and types and stuff
 Highlighting - http://www.quarkruby.com/2007/9/14/advanced-acts_as_solr
 
+
 FOI requests to use to test it
 ==============================
 
@@ -24,6 +23,10 @@ BAILII - relationship with law courts, robots.txt ?
 Next
 ====
 
+Tidy up display of these two:
+http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/information_on_m27_climbing_lane
+http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/identity_card_scheme_expenditure
+
 Need something to mark contact as bad, e.g. for university of huddersfield
 
 This is knackered: