Updated the search manager to not store recent empty queries

apps/dynamic_search/managers.py

@@ -1,15 +1,25 @@
+import urlparse
 from datetime import datetime
 
 from django.db import models
+from django.utils.http import urlencode
 
 from dynamic_search.conf.settings import RECENT_COUNT
 
 
 class RecentSearchManager(models.Manager):
     def add_query_for_user(self, user, query, hits):
-        new_recent, created = self.model.objects.get_or_create(user=user, query=query, defaults={'hits': hits})
-        new_recent.hits = hits
-        new_recent.save()
-        to_delete = self.model.objects.filter(user=user)[RECENT_COUNT:]
-        for recent_to_delete in to_delete:
-            recent_to_delete.delete()
+        parsed_query = urlparse.parse_qs(query)
+        if ('q=' in query) and not parsed_query.get('q'):
+            # Don't store empty simple searches
+            return
+        else:
+            parsed_query = {'q': u' '.join(parsed_query['q'])}
+        if parsed_query:
+            # If the URL query has at least one variable with a value
+            new_recent, created = self.model.objects.get_or_create(user=user, query=urlencode(parsed_query), defaults={'hits': hits})
+            new_recent.hits = hits
+            new_recent.save()
+            to_delete = self.model.objects.filter(user=user)[RECENT_COUNT:]
+            for recent_to_delete in to_delete:
+                recent_to_delete.delete()