Pass timeout to whoosh writer, allow setting it in app.config

README.md

@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ from flask.ext.whooshee import Whooshee, AbstractWhoosheer
 
 app = Flask(__name__)
 app.config['WHOOSHEE_DIR'] = /tmp/whoosheers
+# how long should whooshee try to acquire write lock? (defaults to 2)
+app.config['WHOOSHEE_WRITER_TIMEOUT'] = 3
 db = SQLAlchemy(app)
 whooshee = Whooshee(app)
 

flask_whooshee.py

@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ class Whooshee(object):
     def __init__(self, app):
         self.index_path_root = app.config.get('WHOOSHEE_DIR', '') or 'whooshee'
         self.search_string_min_len = app.config.get('WHOSHEE_MIN_STRING_LEN', 3)
+        self.writer_timeout = app.config.get('WHOOSHEE_WRITER_TIMEOUT', 2)
         models_committed.connect(self.on_commit, sender=app)
         if not os.path.exists(self.index_path_root):
             os.makedirs(self.index_path_root)
@@ -179,7 +180,7 @@ class Whooshee(object):
 
     def on_commit(self, app, changes):
         for wh in self.__class__.whoosheers:
-            writer = wh.index.writer()
+            writer = wh.index.writer(timeout=self.writer_timeout)
             for change in changes:
                 if change[0].__class__ in wh.models:
                     method_name = '{0}_{1}'.format(change[1], change[0].__class__.__name__.lower())