Ask for enable indexing when clicking fulltext search

fixes #9491
comment

Author: Siedlerchr

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ Note that this project **does not** adhere to [Semantic Versioning](https://semv
 - We improved the undo/redo buttons in the main toolbar and main menu to be disabled when there is nothing to undo/redo. [#8807](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/8807)
 - We improved the DOI detection in PDF imports. [#11782](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/pull/11782)
 - We improved the performance when pasting and importing entries in an existing library. [#11843](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/pull/11843)
+- When fulltext search is selected but indexing is deactivated, a dialog is now shown asking if the user wants to enable indexing now [#9491](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/9491)
 
 ### Fixed
 

src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/search/GlobalSearchBar.java

@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 import org.jabref.architecture.AllowedToUseClassGetResource;
 import org.jabref.gui.ClipBoardManager;
 import org.jabref.gui.DialogService;
+import org.jabref.gui.LibraryTab;
 import org.jabref.gui.LibraryTabContainer;
 import org.jabref.gui.StateManager;
 import org.jabref.gui.autocompleter.AppendPersonNamesStrategy;
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@
 import org.jabref.gui.util.BindingsHelper;
 import org.jabref.gui.util.TooltipTextUtil;
 import org.jabref.gui.util.UiTaskExecutor;
+import org.jabref.logic.FilePreferences;
 import org.jabref.logic.l10n.Localization;
 import org.jabref.logic.preferences.AutoCompleteFirstNameMode;
 import org.jabref.logic.search.SearchDisplayMode;
@@ -96,6 +98,7 @@ public class GlobalSearchBar extends HBox {
     private final DialogService dialogService;
     private final BooleanProperty globalSearchActive = new SimpleBooleanProperty(false);
     private final BooleanProperty illegalSearch = new SimpleBooleanProperty(false);
+    private final FilePreferences filePreferences;
     private GlobalSearchResultDialog globalSearchResultDialog;
     private final SearchType searchType;
 
@@ -109,6 +112,7 @@ public GlobalSearchBar(LibraryTabContainer tabContainer,
         this.stateManager = stateManager;
         this.preferences = preferences;
         this.searchPreferences = preferences.getSearchPreferences();
+        this.filePreferences = preferences.getFilePreferences();
         this.undoManager = undoManager;
         this.dialogService = dialogService;
         this.tabContainer = tabContainer;
@@ -151,7 +155,10 @@ public GlobalSearchBar(LibraryTabContainer tabContainer,
             if (keyBindingRepository.matches(event, KeyBinding.CLEAR_SEARCH)) {
                 searchField.clear();
                 if (searchType == SearchType.NORMAL_SEARCH) {
-                    tabContainer.getCurrentLibraryTab().getMainTable().requestFocus();
+                    LibraryTab currentLibraryTab = tabContainer.getCurrentLibraryTab();
+                    if (currentLibraryTab != null) {
+                        currentLibraryTab.getMainTable().requestFocus();
+                    }
                 }
                 event.consume();
             }
@@ -235,7 +242,19 @@ private void initSearchModifierButtons() {
         fulltextButton.setTooltip(new Tooltip(Localization.lang("Fulltext search")));
         initSearchModifierButton(fulltextButton);
         fulltextButton.selectedProperty().addListener((obs, oldVal, newVal) -> {
-            searchPreferences.setSearchFlag(SearchFlags.FULLTEXT, newVal);
+            if (!filePreferences.shouldFulltextIndexLinkedFiles() && newVal) {
+                boolean enableFulltextSearch = dialogService.showConfirmationDialogAndWait(Localization.lang("Fulltext search"), Localization.lang("Fulltext search requires the setting 'Automatically index all linked files for fulltext search' to be enabled. Do you want to enable indexing now?"), Localization.lang("Enable indexing"), Localization.lang("Keep disabled"));
+
+                LibraryTab libraryTab = tabContainer.getCurrentLibraryTab();
+                if (libraryTab != null && enableFulltextSearch) {
+                    filePreferences.setFulltextIndexLinkedFiles(true);
+                    libraryTab.getLuceneManager().rebuildIndex();
+                }
+                if (!enableFulltextSearch) {
+                    fulltextButton.setSelected(false);
+                }
+            }
+            searchPreferences.setSearchFlag(SearchFlags.FULLTEXT, true);
             updateSearchQuery();
         });
 
@@ -254,9 +273,7 @@ private void initSearchModifierButtons() {
         initSearchModifierButton(openGlobalSearchButton);
         openGlobalSearchButton.setOnAction(evt -> openGlobalSearchDialog());
 
-        searchPreferences.getObservableSearchFlags().addListener((SetChangeListener.Change<? extends SearchFlags> change) -> {
-            fulltextButton.setSelected(searchPreferences.isFulltext());
-        });
+        searchPreferences.getObservableSearchFlags().addListener((SetChangeListener.Change<? extends SearchFlags> change) -> fulltextButton.setSelected(searchPreferences.isFulltext()));
     }
 
     public void openGlobalSearchDialog() {
@@ -268,7 +285,7 @@ public void openGlobalSearchDialog() {
             globalSearchResultDialog = new GlobalSearchResultDialog(undoManager, tabContainer);
         }
         stateManager.activeSearchQuery(SearchType.NORMAL_SEARCH).get().ifPresent(query ->
-                    stateManager.activeSearchQuery(SearchType.GLOBAL_SEARCH).set(Optional.of(query)));
+                stateManager.activeSearchQuery(SearchType.GLOBAL_SEARCH).set(Optional.of(query)));
         updateSearchQuery();
         dialogService.showCustomDialogAndWait(globalSearchResultDialog);
         globalSearchActive.setValue(false);

src/main/resources/l10n/JabRef_en.properties

@@ -819,6 +819,10 @@ Searching...=Searching...
 Finished\ Searching=Finished Searching
 Search\ expression=Search expression
 Fulltext\ search=Fulltext search
+
+Enable\ indexing=Enable indexing
+Fulltext\ search\ requires\ the\ setting\ 'Automatically\ index\ all\ linked\ files\ for\ fulltext\ search'\ to\ be\ enabled.\ Do\ you\ want\ to\ enable\ indexing\ now?=Fulltext search requires the setting 'Automatically index all linked files for fulltext search' to be enabled. Do you want to enable indexing now?
+
 Help\ on\ regular\ expression\ search=Help on regular expression search
 Searching\ for\ duplicates...=Searching for duplicates...
 Searching\ for\ files=Searching for files