Decrease live search minimum characters

[candlerb]

Environment

• Python version: 3.5.2
• NetBox version: 2.5-beta2

Steps to Reproduce

• Create device type "patch-24-rj45"
  • Add one rear port called "backplane", 8P8C
  • Add 24 front ports [1-24], linked to backplane:1 to backplane:24
• Create device role "patch panel"
• Create "PP1" in rack position U48, with this role and device type
• Create "PP2" in rack position U47, with this role and device type
• While PP2 is open, click the 'connect' icon next to its "backplane" rear port
• Try to search for the corresponding "backplane" port on PP1

Expected Behavior

After entering "PP1" in the Device, and selecting "Rear Port" from the type, the port "backplane" would appear in the Name field.

Observed Behavior

The "backplane" port did not appear.

Workaround

Use the alternative way of selecting the partner device, by following the hierarchy of site-rack-device.

[candlerb]

Update: if I change the names of the devices to "PAN1" and "PAN2", and after typing PAN1 I wait for it to pop up in the drop down and select it from there, it works.

Hence it seems to be because the name search doesn't kick in until 4 characters have been typed.

[jeremystretch]

Correct. The livesearch widget currently requires a minimum of four characters before it will initiate an API request to populate selection list. I'm okay with reducing this to three, but any fewer is probably going to be more of an annoyance.

[jeremystretch]

FYI this was pushed to develop since it's not pertinent specifically to the beta.