Added /search endpoint to /players

app/routers_v3/players.py

@@ -124,6 +124,57 @@ async def get_players(
     return return_players
 
 
+@router.get('/search')
+@handle_db_errors
+@add_cache_headers(max_age=5*60)
+async def search_players(
+        q: str = Query(..., description="Search query for player name"),
+        season: Optional[int] = Query(default=None, description="Season to search in (defaults to current)"),
+        limit: int = Query(default=10, ge=1, le=50, description="Maximum number of results to return"),
+        short_output: bool = False):
+    """
+    Real-time fuzzy search for players by name.
+
+    Returns players matching the query with exact matches prioritized over partial matches.
+    """
+    if season is None:
+        # Get current season from the database - using a simple approach
+        from ..db_engine import Current
+        current = Current.select().first()
+        season = current.season if current else 12  # fallback to season 12
+
+    # Get all players matching the name pattern (partial match supported by existing logic)
+    all_players = Player.select_season(season).where(
+        fn.lower(Player.name).contains(q.lower())
+    )
+
+    # Convert to list for sorting
+    players_list = list(all_players)
+
+    # Sort by relevance (exact matches first, then partial)
+    query_lower = q.lower()
+    exact_matches = []
+    partial_matches = []
+
+    for player in players_list:
+        name_lower = player.name.lower()
+        if name_lower == query_lower:
+            exact_matches.append(player)
+        elif query_lower in name_lower:
+            partial_matches.append(player)
+
+    # Combine and limit results
+    results = exact_matches + partial_matches
+    limited_results = results[:limit]
+
+    db.close()
+    return {
+        'count': len(limited_results),
+        'total_matches': len(results),
+        'players': [model_to_dict(x, recurse=not short_output) for x in limited_results]
+    }
+
+
 @router.get('/{player_id}')
 @handle_db_errors
 @add_cache_headers(max_age=10*60)
@@ -217,7 +268,7 @@ async def patch_player(
         this_player.headshot = headshot
 
     if il_return is not None:
-        this_player.il_return = il_return
+        this_player.il_return = None if il_return == '' else il_return
     if demotion_week is not None:
         this_player.demotion_week = demotion_week
     if strat_code is not None: