1 files changed, 15 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/static/plugins/search.js b/static/plugins/search.js
index 08afa15..80eed2a 100644
--- a/static/plugins/search.js
+++ b/static/plugins/search.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ function endsWith(str, suffix) {
 }
 
 // Initialize lunrjs using our generated index file
-function initLunr() {
+function initLunr(success_callback) {
     if (!endsWith(baseurl,"/")){
         baseurl = baseurl+'/'
     };
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ function initLunr() {
     // First retrieve the index file
     $.getJSON(baseurl +"index.json")
         .done(function(index) {
-            pagesIndex =   index;
+            pagesIndex = index;
             // Set up lunrjs by declaring the fields we use
             // Also provide their boost level for the ranking
-            lunrIndex = new lunr.Index
+            lunrIndex = new lunr.Index;
             lunrIndex.ref("uri");
             lunrIndex.field('title', {
                 boost: 15
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ function initLunr() {
                 lunrIndex.add(page);
             });
             lunrIndex.pipeline.remove(lunrIndex.stemmer)
+            success_callback();
         })
         .fail(function(jqxhr, textStatus, error) {
             var err = textStatus + ", " + error;
@@ -55,9 +56,7 @@ function search(query) {
         });
 }
 
-// Let's get started
-initLunr();
-$( document ).ready(function() {
+function configure_completion() {
     var searchList = new autoComplete({
         /* selector for the search box element */
         selector: $("#search-by").get(0),
@@ -88,4 +87,14 @@ $( document ).ready(function() {
             location.href = item.getAttribute('data-uri');
         }
     });
+};
+
+$( document ).ready(function() {
+    // configure lazy loading of the search database
+    $("#search-by").focusin(function() {
+        // download and initialize the index only once
+        if (typeof lunrIndex == 'undefined') {
+            initLunr(configure_completion);
+        }
+    });
 });