Function addSearchHistoryEntry

addSearchHistoryEntry(entry: SearchHistoryEntry): Promise<void>

Appends a search-history entry, evicting the oldest rows once the store exceeds maxHistoryEntries from config.json.

Parameters

entry: SearchHistoryEntry
The entry to store; its timestamp is the primary key.

Returns Promise<void>

Resolves once the write (and any eviction) completes.

Example

await addSearchHistoryEntry({ query: "acetone", timestamp: Date.now(), resultCount: 12 });

Source

export async function addSearchHistoryEntry(entry: SearchHistoryEntry): Promise<void> {
  try {
    const db = await getDB();
    const tx = db.transaction(IDB_STORE.SEARCH_HISTORY, 'readwrite');
    const store = tx.objectStore(IDB_STORE.SEARCH_HISTORY);

    await store.put(entry);

    // Enforce max entries — delete oldest if over limit
    const count = await store.count();
    if (count > MAX_HISTORY_ENTRIES) {
      const excess = count - MAX_HISTORY_ENTRIES;
      let cursor = await store.openCursor();
      let deleted = 0;
      while (cursor && deleted < excess) {
        await cursor.delete();
        deleted++;
        cursor = await cursor.continue();
      }
    }

    await tx.done;
  } catch (error) {
    logger.error('Failed to add search history entry to IndexedDB', { error });
  }
}