Fix #253: Localize tag error check, fix tag exclusion

README.md

@@ -365,9 +365,9 @@ PROMPT KEYS:
 20. **Search** for bookmarks matching **ALL** of the tags `kernel`, `debugging`, `general kernel concepts`:
 
         $ buku --stag kernel + debugging + general kernel concepts
-21. **Search** for bookmarks matching both the tags `kernel` and `debugging`, but **excluding** bookmarks matching the tag `general kernel concepts`:
+21. **Search** for bookmarks matching both the tags `kernel` and `debugging`, but **excluding** bookmarks matching the tags `general kernel concepts` and `books`:
 
-        $ buku --stag kernel + debugging - general kernel concepts
+        $ buku --stag kernel + debugging - general kernel concepts, books
 22. List **all unique tags** alphabetically:
 
         $ buku --stag

buku.1

@@ -628,11 +628,11 @@ The last index is moved to the deleted index to keep the DB compact.
 .EE
 .PP
 .IP 21. 4
-\fBSearch\fR for bookmarks matching both the tags `kernel` and `debugging`, but \fBexcluding\fR bookmarks matching the tag 'general kernel concepts':
+\fBSearch\fR for bookmarks matching both the tags `kernel` and `debugging`, but \fBexcluding\fR bookmarks matching the tags 'general kernel concepts' and 'books':
 .PP
 .EX
 .IP
-.B buku --stag kernel + debugging - general kernel concepts
+.B buku --stag kernel + debugging - general kernel concepts, books
 .IP 22. 4
 List \fBall unique tags\fR alphabetically:
 .PP

buku.py

@@ -1201,12 +1201,14 @@ class BukuDb:
             List of search results, or None if no matches.
         """
 
-        # do not allow combination of search logics
+        tags, search_operator, excluded_tags = prep_tag_search(tags)
-        if ' + ' in tags and ',' in tags:
+        if search_operator is None:
             logerr("Cannot use both '+' and ',' in same search")
             return None
 
-        tags, search_operator, excluded_tags = prep_tag_search(tags)
+        logdbg('tags: %s', tags)
+        logdbg('search_operator: %s', search_operator)
+        logdbg('excluded_tags: %s', excluded_tags)
 
         if search_operator == 'AND':
             query = "SELECT id, url, metadata, tags, desc FROM bookmarks WHERE tags LIKE '%' || ? || '%' "
@@ -2949,6 +2951,22 @@ def prep_tag_search(tags):
          a regex string of tags or None if ' - ' delimiter not in tags).
     """
 
+    exclude_only = False
+
+    # tags may begin with `- ` if only exclusion list is provided
+    if tags.startswith('- '):
+        tags = ' ' + tags
+        exclude_only = True
+
+    # tags may start with `+ ` etc., tricky test case
+    if tags.startswith(('+ ', ', ')):
+        tags = tags[2:]
+
+    # tags may end with ` -` etc., tricky test case
+    if tags.endswith((' -', ' +', ' ,')):
+        tags = tags[:-2]
+
+    # tag exclusion list can be separated by comma (,), so split it first
     excluded_tags = None
     if ' - ' in tags:
         tags, excluded_tags = tags.split(' - ', 1)
@@ -2957,13 +2975,21 @@ def prep_tag_search(tags):
         # join with pipe to construct regex string
         excluded_tags = '|'.join(excluded_taglist)
 
-    search_operator = 'OR'
+    if exclude_only:
-    tag_delim = ','
+        search_operator = 'OR'
-    if ' + ' in tags:
+        tags = ['']
-        search_operator = 'AND'
+    else:
-        tag_delim = ' + '
+        # do not allow combination of search logics in tag inclusion list
+        if ' + ' in tags and ',' in tags:
+            return None, None, None
 
-    tags = [delim_wrap(t.strip()) for t in tags.split(tag_delim)]
+        search_operator = 'OR'
+        tag_delim = ','
+        if ' + ' in tags:
+            search_operator = 'AND'
+            tag_delim = ' + '
+
+        tags = [delim_wrap(t.strip()) for t in tags.split(tag_delim)]
 
     return tags, search_operator, excluded_tags