Search query is now also a post request (possible fix for Forward Auth Search Redirect Issue #2681)

cps/search.py

@@ -35,12 +35,13 @@ search = Blueprint('search', __name__)
 log = logger.create()
 
 
-@search.route("/search", methods=["GET"])
+@search.route("/search", methods=["POST"])
 @login_required_if_no_ano
 def simple_search():
-    term = request.args.get("query")
+    term = dict(request.form).get("query")
     if term:
-        return redirect(url_for('web.books_list', data="search", sort_param='stored', query=term.strip()))
+        flask_session['query'] = json.dumps(term.strip())
+        return redirect(url_for('web.books_list', data="search", sort_param='stored', query="")) # term.strip()
     else:
         return render_title_template('search.html',
                                      searchterm="",

cps/templates/layout.html

@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@
             <div class="plexBack"><a href="{{url_for('web.index')}}"></a></div>
         {% endif %}
         {% if current_user.is_authenticated or g.allow_anonymous %}
-          <form class="navbar-form navbar-left" role="search" action="{{url_for('search.simple_search')}}" method="GET">
+          <form class="navbar-form navbar-left" role="search" action="{{url_for('search.simple_search')}}" method="POST">
+            <input type="hidden" name="csrf_token" value="{{ csrf_token() }}">
             <div class="form-group input-group input-group-sm">
               <label for="query" class="sr-only">{{_('Search')}}</label>
               <input type="text" class="form-control" id="query" name="query" placeholder="{{_('Search Library')}}" value="{{searchterm}}">

cps/web.py

@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ def render_books_list(data, sort_param, book_id, page):
     elif data == "archived":
         return render_archived_books(page, order)
     elif data == "search":
-        term = (request.args.get('query') or '')
+        term = json.loads(flask_session.get('query', ''))
         offset = int(int(config.config_books_per_page) * (page - 1))
         return render_search_results(term, offset, order, config.config_books_per_page)
     elif data == "advsearch":