Update:Matching authors uses the ASIN if set #572, Fix:Purge author image cache when updating author

client/components/cards/AuthorCard.vue

@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ export default {
     name() {
       return this._author.name || ''
     },
+    asin() {
+      return this._author.asin || ''
+    },
     numBooks() {
       return this._author.numBooks || 0
     },
@@ -81,7 +84,11 @@ export default {
     },
     async searchAuthor() {
       this.searching = true
-      var response = await this.$axios.$post(`/api/authors/${this.authorId}/match`, { q: this.name }).catch((error) => {
+      const payload = {}
+      if (this.asin) payload.asin = this.asin
+      else payload.q = this.name
+
+      var response = await this.$axios.$post(`/api/authors/${this.authorId}/match`, payload).catch((error) => {
         console.error('Failed', error)
         return null
       })

client/components/cards/SearchAuthorCard.vue

@@ -1,73 +0,0 @@
-<template>
-  <div>
-    <form @submit.prevent="submitSearch">
-      <div class="flex items-center justify-start -mx-1 h-20">
-        <!-- <div class="w-40 px-1">
-          <ui-dropdown v-model="provider" :items="providers" label="Provider" small />
-        </div> -->
-        <div class="flex-grow px-1">
-          <ui-text-input-with-label v-model="searchAuthor" label="Author" />
-        </div>
-        <ui-btn class="mt-5 ml-1" type="submit">Search</ui-btn>
-      </div>
-    </form>
-  </div>
-</template>
-
-<script>
-export default {
-  props: {
-    authorName: String
-  },
-  data() {
-    return {
-      searchAuthor: null,
-      lastSearch: null,
-      isProcessing: false,
-      provider: 'audnexus',
-      providers: [
-        {
-          text: 'Audnexus',
-          value: 'audnexus'
-        }
-      ]
-    }
-  },
-  watch: {
-    authorName: {
-      immediate: true,
-      handler(newVal) {
-        this.searchAuthor = newVal
-      }
-    }
-  },
-  computed: {},
-  methods: {
-    getSearchQuery() {
-      return `q=${this.searchAuthor}`
-    },
-    submitSearch() {
-      if (!this.searchAuthor) {
-        this.$toast.warning('Author name is required')
-        return
-      }
-      this.runSearch()
-    },
-    async runSearch() {
-      var searchQuery = this.getSearchQuery()
-      if (this.lastSearch === searchQuery) return
-      this.isProcessing = true
-      this.lastSearch = searchQuery
-      var result = await this.$axios.$get(`/api/authors/search?${searchQuery}`).catch((error) => {
-        console.error('Failed', error)
-        return []
-      })
-      this.isProcessing = false
-      if (result) {
-        this.$emit('match', result)
-      }
-    }
-  },
-  mounted() {}
-}
-</script>

client/components/modals/authors/EditModal.vue

@@ -139,12 +139,17 @@ export default {
       this.processing = false
     },
     async searchAuthor() {
-      if (!this.authorCopy.name) {
+      if (!this.authorCopy.name && !this.authorCopy.asin) {
         this.$toast.error('Must enter an author name')
         return
       }
       this.processing = true
-      var response = await this.$axios.$post(`/api/authors/${this.authorId}/match`, { q: this.authorCopy.name }).catch((error) => {
+
+      const payload = {}
+      if (this.authorCopy.asin) payload.asin = this.authorCopy.asin
+      else payload.q = this.authorCopy.name
+
+      var response = await this.$axios.$post(`/api/authors/${this.authorId}/match`, payload).catch((error) => {
         console.error('Failed', error)
         return null
       })