Add basic support for Person quickie lookup

shows profile view if person is found

tailbone/views/master.py

@@ -478,9 +478,6 @@ class MasterView(View):
         the given object, or ``None``.
         """
 
-    def quickie(self):
-        raise NotImplementedError
-
     def get_quickie_url(self):
         route_prefix = self.get_route_prefix()
         return self.request.route_url('{}.quickie'.format(route_prefix))
@@ -492,6 +489,30 @@ class MasterView(View):
     def get_quickie_placeholder(self):
         pass
 
+    def quickie(self):
+        """
+        Quickie search - tries to do a simple lookup based on a key
+        value.  If a record is found, user is redirected to its view.
+        """
+        entry = self.request.params.get('entry', '').strip()
+        if not entry:
+            self.request.session.flash("No search criteria specified", 'error')
+            return self.redirect(self.request.get_referrer())
+
+        obj = self.do_quickie_lookup(entry)
+        if not obj:
+            model_title = self.get_model_title()
+            self.request.session.flash(f"{model_title} not found: {entry}", 'error')
+            return self.redirect(self.request.get_referrer())
+
+        return self.redirect(self.get_quickie_result_url(obj))
+
+    def do_quickie_lookup(self, entry):
+        pass
+
+    def get_quickie_result_url(self, obj):
+        return self.get_action_url('view', obj)
+
     def make_row_grid(self, factory=None, key=None, data=None, columns=None, **kwargs):
         """
         Make and return a new (configured) rows grid instance.
@@ -2422,7 +2443,7 @@ class MasterView(View):
         context['product_key_field'] = self.get_product_key_field()
         context['product_key_label'] = self.get_product_key_label()
 
-        if self.expose_quickie_search:
+        if self.should_expose_quickie_search():
             context['quickie'] = self.get_quickie_context()
 
         if self.grid_index: