Enhancement: document_index reindex --if-needed; simplify Docker startup

Add --if-needed flag to `document_index reindex`: checks _needs_rebuild()
(schema version + language sentinels) and skips if index is up to date.
Safe to run on every upgrade or startup.

Simplify Docker init-search-index script to unconditionally call
`reindex --if-needed` — schema/language change detection is now fully
delegated to Python. Removes the bash index_version and language file
tracking entirely; Tantivy's own sentinels are the source of truth.

Update docs: bare metal upgrade step uses --if-needed; Docker note
updated to describe the new always-runs-but-skips-if-current behaviour.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
This commit is contained in:
Trenton H
2026-03-30 14:08:49 -07:00
parent ae494d4b6a
commit da3ff7865e
3 changed files with 34 additions and 49 deletions
@@ -21,10 +21,26 @@ class Command(PaperlessCommand):
default=False,
help="Wipe and recreate the index from scratch (only used with reindex).",
)
parser.add_argument(
"--if-needed",
action="store_true",
default=False,
help=(
"Skip reindex if the index is already up to date. "
"Checks schema version and search language sentinels. "
"Safe to run on every startup or upgrade."
),
)
def handle(self, *args, **options):
with transaction.atomic():
if options["command"] == "reindex":
if options.get("if_needed"):
from documents.search._schema import _needs_rebuild
if not _needs_rebuild(settings.INDEX_DIR):
self.stdout.write("Search index is up to date.")
return
if options.get("recreate"):
from documents.search import wipe_index