Update PartCreate form

- Display list of close matches
- Invalidate form (for now)

InvenTree/part/models.py

@@ -116,14 +116,14 @@ def rename_part_image(instance, filename):
     return os.path.join(base, fn)
 
 
-def match_part_names(match, include_description=False, threshold=65, reverse=True):
+def match_part_names(match, threshold=80, reverse=True, compare_length=False):
     """ Return a list of parts whose name matches the search term using fuzzy search.
 
     Args:
         match: Term to match against
-        include_description: Also search the part description (default = False)
         threshold: Match percentage that must be exceeded (default = 65)
         reverse: Ordering for search results (default = True - highest match is first)
+        compare_length: Include string length checks
 
     Returns:
         A sorted dict where each element contains the following key:value pairs:
@@ -131,16 +131,29 @@ def match_part_names(match, include_description=False, threshold=65, reverse=Tru
             - 'ratio' : The matched ratio
     """
 
+    match = str(match).strip().lower()
+
+    if len(match) == 0:
+        return []
+
     parts = Part.objects.all()
 
     matches = []
 
     for part in parts:
-        compare = part.name
+        compare = str(part.name).strip().lower()
-        if include_description:
-            compare += part.description
 
-        ratio = fuzz.partial_ratio(match, compare)
+        if len(compare) == 0:
+            continue
+
+        ratio = fuzz.partial_ratio(compare, match)
+
+        if compare_length:
+            # Also employ primitive length comparison
+            l_min = min(len(match), len(compare))
+            l_max = max(len(match), len(compare))
+
+            ratio *= (l_min / l_max)
 
         if ratio >= threshold:
             matches.append({

InvenTree/part/templates/part/create_part.html

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{% extends "modal_form.html" %}
+
+{% block pre_form_content %}
+
+{{ block.super }}
+
+{% if matches %}
+<b>Matching Parts</b>
+<ul class='list-group'>
+{% for match in matches %}
+<li class='list-group-item list-group-item-condensed'>
+    {{ match.part.name }} - <i>{{ match.part.description }}</i> ({{ match.ratio }}%)
+</li>
+{% endfor %}
+</ul>
+{% endif %}
+
+{% endblock %}

InvenTree/part/views.py

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ from company.models import Company
 from .models import PartCategory, Part, PartAttachment
 from .models import BomItem
 from .models import SupplierPart
+from .models import match_part_names
 
 from . import forms as part_forms
 
@@ -135,7 +136,7 @@ class PartCreate(AjaxCreateView):
     form_class = part_forms.EditPartForm
 
     ajax_form_title = 'Create new part'
-    ajax_template_name = 'modal_form.html'
+    ajax_template_name = 'part/create_part.html'
 
     def get_data(self):
         return {
@@ -174,6 +175,28 @@ class PartCreate(AjaxCreateView):
 
         return form
 
+    def post(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
+
+        form = self.get_form()
+
+        name = request.POST.get('name', None)
+
+        context = {}
+        
+        if name:
+            matches = match_part_names(name)
+
+            if len(matches) > 0:
+                context['matches'] = matches
+            
+                form.non_field_errors = 'Check matches'
+
+        data = {
+            'form_valid': False
+        }
+
+        return self.renderJsonResponse(request, form, data, context=context)
+
     def get_initial(self):
         """ Get initial data for the new Part object:
 

InvenTree/static/css/inventree.css

@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@
     padding: 6px 12px;
 }
 
+.list-group-item-condensed {
+    padding: 5px 10px;
+}
+
 /* Force select2 elements in modal forms to be full width */
 .select-full-width {
     width: 100%;