optimize history search. Fixes #6997

data/gui/history_window.ui

@@ -80,6 +80,21 @@
                     <property name="position">2</property>
                   </packing>
                 </child>
+                <child>
+                  <object class="GtkCheckButton" id="search_in_date">
+                    <property name="label" translatable="yes">_In date search</property>
+                    <property name="visible">True</property>
+                    <property name="can_focus">False</property>
+                    <property name="receives_default">False</property>
+                    <property name="use_underline">True</property>
+                    <property name="draw_indicator">True</property>
+                  </object>
+                  <packing>
+                    <property name="expand">False</property>
+                    <property name="fill">False</property>
+                    <property name="position">3</property>
+                  </packing>
+                </child>
               </object>
               <packing>
                 <property name="expand">False</property>
@@ -104,14 +119,17 @@
                           <object class="GtkCalendar" id="calendar">
                             <property name="visible">True</property>
                             <property name="can_focus">True</property>
-                            <signal name="day_selected" handler="on_calendar_day_selected"/>
                             <signal name="month_changed" handler="on_calendar_month_changed"/>
+                            <signal name="day_selected" handler="on_calendar_day_selected"/>
                           </object>
                           <packing>
                             <property name="expand">False</property>
                             <property name="position">0</property>
                           </packing>
                         </child>
+                        <child>
+                          <placeholder/>
+                        </child>
                       </object>
                       <packing>
                         <property name="resize">False</property>

src/common/logger.py

@@ -629,7 +629,8 @@ class Logger:
         results = self.cur.fetchall()
         return results
 
-    def get_search_results_for_query(self, jid, query, account):
+    def get_search_results_for_query(self, jid, query, account, year=False,
+        month=False, day=False):
         """
         Returns contact_name, time, kind, show, message
 
@@ -652,7 +653,19 @@ class Logger:
         else: # user just typed something, we search in message column
             where_sql, jid_tuple = self._build_contact_where(account, jid)
             like_sql = '%' + query.replace("'", "''") + '%'
-            self.cur.execute('''
+            if year:
+                start_of_day = self.get_unix_time_from_date(year, month, day)
+                seconds_in_a_day = 86400 # 60 * 60 * 24
+                last_second_of_day = start_of_day + seconds_in_a_day - 1
+                self.cur.execute('''
+                SELECT contact_name, time, kind, show, message, subject FROM logs
+                WHERE (%s) AND message LIKE '%s'
+                AND time BETWEEN %d AND %d
+                ORDER BY time
+                ''' % (where_sql, like_sql, start_of_day, last_second_of_day),
+                    jid_tuple)
+            else:
+                self.cur.execute('''
                 SELECT contact_name, time, kind, show, message, subject FROM logs
                 WHERE (%s) AND message LIKE '%s'
                 ORDER BY time

src/history_window.py

@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ class HistoryWindow:
         self.query_combobox.set_active(0)
         self.results_treeview = xml.get_object('results_treeview')
         self.results_window = xml.get_object('results_scrolledwindow')
+        self.search_in_date = xml.get_object('search_in_date')
 
         # contact_name, date, message, time
         model = gtk.ListStore(str, str, str, str, str)
@@ -511,9 +512,14 @@ class HistoryWindow:
                 # This may leed to wrong self nick in the displayed history (Uggh!)
                 account = gajim.contacts.get_accounts()[0]
 
+            year, month, day = False, False, False
+            if self.search_in_date.get_active():
+                year, month, day = self.calendar.get_date() # integers
+                month = gtkgui_helpers.make_gtk_month_python_month(month)
+
             # contact_name, time, kind, show, message, subject
             results = gajim.logger.get_search_results_for_query(
-                                    jid, text, account)
+                                    jid, text, account, year, month, day)
             #FIXME:
             # add "subject:  | message: " in message column if kind is single
             # also do we need show at all? (we do not search on subject)