Buildings and levels for the floor map, and make every identifier searchable

plugins/knowledgebase/api/routes.py

@@ -21,13 +21,35 @@ from shopdb.api import require_permission, apply_import_timestamps
 knowledgebase_bp = Blueprint('knowledgebase', __name__)
 
 
+def _visible_articles():
+    """Active articles whose topic is not a retired application.
+
+    An article about a decommissioned application is not something anyone should
+    find by browsing or searching: it describes a thing that is no longer in
+    service, and presenting it alongside live documentation reads as though it
+    were current.
+
+    An article with NO topic still shows. Not every article is about an
+    application, and a null topic is not a retired one.
+
+    Expressed as a subquery rather than a join because the topic sort below joins
+    Application itself, and two joins onto the same table in one query collide.
+    """
+    retired = db.session.query(Application.appid).filter(
+        Application.isactive.is_(False))
+    return KnowledgeBase.query.filter(
+        KnowledgeBase.isactive.is_(True),
+        db.or_(KnowledgeBase.appid.is_(None),
+               KnowledgeBase.appid.notin_(retired)))
+
+
 @knowledgebase_bp.route('', methods=['GET'])
 @jwt_required(optional=True)
 def list_articles():
     """List all knowledge base articles."""
     page, per_page = get_pagination_params(request)
 
-    query = KnowledgeBase.query.filter_by(isactive=True)
+    query = _visible_articles()
 
     # Search: title, keywords, and the topic (its Application's name). The topic
     # is matched via an appid subquery instead of a join so it does not collide
@@ -35,8 +57,13 @@ def list_articles():
     # clause and still match on title/keywords.
     if search := request.args.get('search'):
         like = f'%{search}%'
+        # Active applications only. A retired application is not a topic anyone
+        # should be offered: matching its name surfaced its articles and printed
+        # the retired app as their subject, which reads as though it were still
+        # in service.
         topic_appids = db.session.query(Application.appid).filter(
-            Application.appname.ilike(like))
+            Application.appname.ilike(like),
+            Application.isactive.is_(True))
         query = query.filter(
             db.or_(
                 KnowledgeBase.shortdescription.ilike(like),
@@ -100,11 +127,11 @@ def list_articles():
 @jwt_required(optional=True)
 def get_stats():
     """Get knowledge base statistics."""
-    total_clicks = db.session.query(
-        db.func.coalesce(db.func.sum(KnowledgeBase.clicks), 0)
-    ).filter(KnowledgeBase.isactive == True).scalar()
-
-    total_articles = KnowledgeBase.query.filter_by(isactive=True).count()
+    # Counted over the same set the list shows. A total that includes articles
+    # nobody can see is a total nobody can reconcile.
+    visible = _visible_articles()
+    total_clicks = sum(article.clicks or 0 for article in visible)
+    total_articles = visible.count()
 
     return success_response({
         'totalclicks': int(total_clicks),

plugins/knowledgebase/frontend/views/KnowledgeBaseForm.vue

@@ -106,7 +106,9 @@ const applications = ref([])
 onMounted(async () => {
   try {
     // Load applications for topic dropdown
-    const appsRes = await applicationsApi.list({ perpage: 1000 })
+    const appsRes = await applicationsApi.list({ perpage: 1000, showhidden: true })  // isactive is the only filter that applies to a topic:
+    // ishidden governs whether an application shows on the tiles page, which
+    // says nothing about whether it can be the subject of an article.
     applications.value = appsRes.data.data || []
 
     // Load article if editing

plugins/knowledgebase/frontend/views/KnowledgeBaseList.vue

@@ -171,7 +171,9 @@ async function loadArticles() {
 
 async function loadTopics() {
   try {
-    const response = await applicationsApi.list({ perpage: 1000 })
+    const response = await applicationsApi.list({ perpage: 1000, showhidden: true })  // isactive is the only filter that applies to a topic:
+    // ishidden governs whether an application shows on the tiles page, which
+    // says nothing about whether it can be the subject of an article.
     topics.value = response.data.data || []
   } catch (error) {
     console.error('Error loading topics:', error)