Change location of database

[leninberg]

Hi!
Is there a way to change the location of database? If not could it be added as an option?
Thanks for this great tool!

[DoTheEvo]

no option for it, nor planning, but can be done relatively easily by editingangrysearch.py, the file you are executing..
open it with sudo as you need write permissions.

In current version, the relevant thing is at the line 45
DATABASE_PATH = os.path.expanduser('~') + '/.cache/angrysearch/angry_database.db'

first part with the ~ is to get path to the home of the current user, the second part - after the plus sign, is where you want it specifically for that user.

if you want it just at different place in your home folder you change just that second part

but if you want it some place specific for every user on that PC, you can for example give it this
DATABASE_PATH = '/usr/share/angrysearch/angry_database.db'

but when you want to update the database you need to run angrysearch with sudo as root, or you wont be allowed to replace the old database with the new. Just search in it is fine as normal user.

/edit

oh, also if you setup automatic database updates by running periodically angrysearch_update_database.py, the "DATABASE_PATH" needs to be set in it the same too.