We have search (#MostOfUrBase)

Also: support for mounting at non-root level (e.g. /swizzler)
via nginx etc. [might come in handy for public instances]

User search only returns @usernames, because it took too long to
get full name and avatar for all users (ah, the joys of NoJS).
Working on an iframe-based solution.

swizzler.py

@@ -12,18 +12,21 @@ from ttp import ttp
 class TwistParser(ttp.Parser):
     def format_tag(self, tag, text):
         '''Return formatted HTML for a hashtag.'''
-        return '<a href="/tag/{0}">{1}{2}</a>'.format(
+        return '<a href="{0}/tag/{1}">{2}{3}</a>'.format(
+            cherrypy.request.base+cherrypy.request.script_name,
             ttp.urllib.quote(text.lower().encode('utf-8'),'xmlcharrefreplace'), tag, text)
 
     def format_username(self, at_char, user):
         '''Return formatted HTML for a username.'''
-        return '<a href="/user/{0}">{1}{2}</a>'.format(
-               user, at_char, user.lower())
+        return '<a href="{0}/user/{1}">{2}{3}</a>'.format(
+            cherrypy.request.base+cherrypy.request.script_name,
+            user, at_char, user.lower())
 
     def format_list(self, at_char, user, list_name):
-        '''We don't have lists, so we see it as @user followed /something'''
-        return '<a href="/user/{0}">{1}{2}</a>/{3}'.format(
-               user, at_char, user.lower(), list_name)
+        '''We don't have lists, so we see it as "@user" followed by "/something"'''
+        return '<a href="{0}/user/{1}">{2}{3}</a>/{4}'.format(
+            cherrypy.request.base+cherrypy.request.script_name,
+            cherrypy.request.base+cherrypy.request.script_name, user, at_char, user.lower(), list_name)
 
     def format_url(self, url, text):
         '''Return formatted HTML for a url.'''
@@ -42,10 +45,26 @@ def format_trending(twister,num_messages=8):
 
 ### The Swizzler app
 class SwizzlerApp(object):
+    def _standard_params(self,twister,q,num_items=8):
+        result = {'site_root':cherrypy.request.base+cherrypy.request.script_name}
+        result['here'] = result['site_root']+cherrypy.request.path_info
+        q=(q or '').strip().split(' ')[0] # ignore anything after the first space if any
+        if q.startswith('#'): # user said "#sometag", change to "sometag"
+            q=q[1:]
+        if q and not q.startswith('@'): # Tag. redirect.
+            raise cherrypy.HTTPRedirect(result['site_root']+'/tag/{0}'.format(q))
+        if q:
+            result['user_prefix'] = q
+            result['users'] = twister.get_users_by_partial_name(q[1:],num_items)
+            return result
+        result['trending'] = format_trending(twister,num_items)
+        return result
+          
     @cherrypy.expose
-    def twist(self,username,k):
+    def twist(self,username,k,q=None):
         conf = cherrypy.request.app.config['swizzler']
         twister = Twister(conf['rpc_url'],format_twist)
+        params = self._standard_params(twister,q,conf['num_messages']) # called as soon as possible, because it might raise a redirect
         twist = twister.get_twist(username,k)
         rts = twister.get_twist_rts(username,k)
         print rts
@@ -59,13 +78,14 @@ class SwizzlerApp(object):
             'any_rts':not not rts,
             'local_users':twister.local_user_menu()['users'],
             'info':twister.get_info(),
-            'trending':format_trending(twister,conf['num_messages'])
         }
+        result.update(params)
         return stache.render(stache.load_template('twist'),result)
     @cherrypy.expose
-    def user(self,username):
+    def user(self,username,q=None):
         conf = cherrypy.request.app.config['swizzler']
         twister = Twister(conf['rpc_url'],format_twist)
+        params = self._standard_params(twister,q,conf['num_messages']) # called as soon as possible, because it might raise a redirect
         user = twister.get_user_info(username)
         messages = twister.get_user_posts(username,conf['num_messages'])
         result = {
@@ -76,14 +96,14 @@ class SwizzlerApp(object):
             'any_messages':not not messages,
             'local_users':twister.local_user_menu()['users'],
             'info':twister.get_info(),
-            #the filter avoids some utf etc. that ttf can't handle (TODO: fix or replace format_twist)
-            'trending':format_trending(twister,conf['num_messages'])
         }
+        result.update(params)
         return stache.render(stache.load_template('standard'),result)
     @cherrypy.expose
-    def tag(self,tag):
+    def tag(self,tag,q=None):
         conf = cherrypy.request.app.config['swizzler']
         twister = Twister(conf['rpc_url'],format_twist)
+        params = self._standard_params(twister,q,conf['num_messages']) # called as soon as possible, because it might raise a redirect
         messages = twister.get_tag_posts(tag)
         result = {
             'is_tag':True,
@@ -94,13 +114,14 @@ class SwizzlerApp(object):
             'local_users':twister.local_user_menu()['users'],
             'info':twister.get_info(),
             #the filter avoids some utf etc. that ttf can't handle (TODO: fix or replace format_twist)
-            'trending':format_trending(twister,conf['num_messages'])
         }
+        result.update(params)
         return stache.render(stache.load_template('standard'),result)
     @cherrypy.expose
-    def home(self,localusername,mode='feed'):
+    def home(self,localusername,mode='feed',q=None):
         conf = cherrypy.request.app.config['swizzler']
         twister = Twister(conf['rpc_url'],format_twist)
+        params = self._standard_params(twister,q,conf['num_messages']) # called as soon as possible, because it might raise a redirect
         menu = twister.local_user_menu(localusername)
         if mode=='mentions':
             messages = twister.get_user_mentions(localusername)
@@ -116,14 +137,14 @@ class SwizzlerApp(object):
             'subject':menu['active'],
             'messages':messages,
             'any_messages':not not messages,
-            #the filter avoids some utf etc. that ttf can't handle (TODO: fix or replace format_twist)
-            'trending':format_trending(twister,conf['num_messages'])
         }
+        result.update(params)
         return stache.render(stache.load_template('standard'),result)
     @cherrypy.expose
-    def messages(self,localusername,remoteusername=None):
+    def messages(self,localusername,remoteusername=None,q=None):
         conf = cherrypy.request.app.config['swizzler']
         twister = Twister(conf['rpc_url'],format_twist)
+        params = self._standard_params(twister,q,conf['num_messages']) # called as soon as possible, because it might raise a redirect
         localuser = twister.get_user_info(localusername)
         remoteuser = remoteusername and twister.get_user_info(remoteusername) or None
         threads = remoteusername and twister.get_user_messages(localusername,remoteusername,conf['num_messages']) or twister.get_user_messages(localusername)
@@ -138,13 +159,14 @@ class SwizzlerApp(object):
             'local_users':twister.local_user_menu()['users'],
             'info':twister.get_info(),
             #the filter avoids some utf etc. that ttf can't handle (TODO: fix or replace format_twist)
-            'trending':format_trending(twister,conf['num_messages'])
         }
+        result.update(params)
         return stache.render(stache.load_template('messages'),result)
     @cherrypy.expose
-    def index(self):
+    def index(self,q=None):
         conf = cherrypy.request.app.config['swizzler']
         twister = Twister(conf['rpc_url'],format_twist)
+        params = self._standard_params(twister,q,conf['num_messages']) # called as soon as possible, because it might raise a redirect
         messages = twister.get_sponsored_posts(conf['num_messages'])
         result = {
             'is_user':True, # i.e. we want to display "bio" and not mentions/DMs/profile buttons
@@ -163,8 +185,8 @@ Start mining today, and all this (AND moral satisfaction) can be yours.""")
             'messages':messages,
             'any_messages':not not messages,
             #the filter avoids some utf etc. that ttf can't handle (TODO: fix or replace format_twist)
-            'trending':format_trending(twister,conf['num_messages'])
         }
+        result.update(params)
         return stache.render(stache.load_template('standard'),result)
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':

templates/message.html

@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 <li class="list-group-item media">
   {{#user}}
     {{#username}}
-      <a class="{{#fromMe}}pull-right{{/fromMe}}{{^fromMe}}pull-left{{/fromMe}} thumbnail" href="/user/{{.}}" title="@{{.}}'s profile">
+      <a class="{{#fromMe}}pull-right{{/fromMe}}{{^fromMe}}pull-left{{/fromMe}} thumbnail" href="{{site_root}}/user/{{.}}" title="@{{.}}'s profile">
         <img class="media-object avatar" src="{{#avatar}}{{.}}{{/avatar}}{{^avatar}}/assets/img/genericPerson.png{{/avatar}}" alt="{{fullname}}">
       </a>
     {{/username}}
     {{^username}}
       <a class="pull-left thumbnail" href="#">
-        <img class="media-object avatar" src="/assets/img/twister-64.jpg" alt="{{fullname}}">
+        <img class="media-object avatar" src="{{site_root}}/assets/img/twister-64.jpg" alt="{{fullname}}">
       </a>
     {{/username}}
   {{/user}}
@@ -16,19 +16,19 @@
       {{#username}}
         <h5 class="media-heading">
           <span class="pull-right small">
-            <a title="View twist details" href="/twist/{{.}}/{{k}}">{{time}}</a>
+            <a title="View twist details" href="{{site_root}}/twist/{{.}}/{{k}}">{{time}}</a>
           </span>
           {{#rt_user}}
             <small>
-              <a href="/user/{{username}}" title="@{{username}}'s profile">{{fullname}}</a>
+              <a href="{{site_root}}/user/{{username}}" title="@{{username}}'s profile">{{fullname}}</a>
               <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-retweet"></span>
             </small>
           {{/rt_user}}
-          <a href="/user/{{.}}" title="@{{.}}'s profile"><strong>{{fullname}}</strong></a>
+          <a href="{{site_root}}/user/{{.}}" title="@{{.}}'s profile"><strong>{{fullname}}</strong></a>
           {{^is_twist}}{{#reply}}
             <small>
               <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-share-alt"></span>
-              {{#user}}<a title="Re: @{{username}}'s twist" href="/twist/{{username}}/{{k}}">{{fullname}}</a>{{/user}}
+              {{#user}}<a title="Re: @{{username}}'s twist" href="{{site_root}}/twist/{{username}}/{{k}}">{{fullname}}</a>{{/user}}
             </small>
           {{/reply}}{{/is_twist}}
         </h5>
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
       {{^username}}
         <h5 class="media-heading">
           <span class="pull-right small">{{time}}</span>
-          <a href="/">{{fullname}}</a>
+          <a href="{{site_root}}/">{{fullname}}</a>
         </h5>
       {{/username}}
     {{/user}}

templates/messages.html

@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@
     <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
     <title>{{title}}</title>
-    <link rel="icon" type="image/x-icon" href="/favicon.ico">
-    <link href="/assets/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
-    <link href="/assets/css/bootstrap-theme.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
-    <link href="/assets/css/swizzler.css" rel="stylesheet">
+    <link rel="icon" type="image/x-icon" href="{{site_root}}/favicon.ico">
+    <link href="{{site_root}}/assets/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
+    <link href="{{site_root}}/assets/css/bootstrap-theme.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
+    <link href="{{site_root}}/assets/css/swizzler.css" rel="stylesheet">
   </head>
   <body>
     <div class="container">
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@
             <div id="header" class="col-md-12 well">
               {{#subject}}
                 <div class="media">
-                  <a class="pull-left thumbnail" href="/user/{{username}}">
+                  <a class="pull-left thumbnail" href="{{site_root}}/user/{{username}}">
                     <img class="media-object avatar" src="{{#avatar}}{{.}}{{/avatar}}{{^avatar}}/assets/img/twister-64.jpg{{/avatar}}" alt="{{fullname}}">
                   </a>
                   <div class="media-body">
                         <h4 class="media-heading">
-                          <a href="/messages/{{username}}{{#remoteuser}}/{{username}}{{/remoteuser}}"
+                          <a href="{{site_root}}/messages/{{username}}{{#remoteuser}}/{{username}}{{/remoteuser}}"
                              title="@{{username}}'s messages{{#remoteuser}} with {{username}}{{/remoteuser}}"
                             ><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-envelope"></span></a>
                           {{fullname}}'s direct messages
@@ -31,13 +31,13 @@
                         </h4>
                         {{#remoteuser}}
                           {{#subject}}
-                            <a href="/messages/{{username}}" title="Back to @{{username}}'s direct message summary"><span
+                            <a href="{{site_root}}/messages/{{username}}" title="Back to @{{username}}'s direct message summary"><span
                               class="glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-left"></span></a>
                           {{/subject}}
                         {{/remoteuser}}
-                        <a href="/home/{{username}}" title="@{{username}}'s home"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-home"></span></a>
-                        <a href="/home/{{username}}/mentions" title="mentions of @{{username}}"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-bell"></span></a>
-                        <a href="/user/{{username}}" title="@{{username}}'s profile"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-user"></span></a>
+                        <a href="{{site_root}}/home/{{username}}" title="@{{username}}'s home"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-home"></span></a>
+                        <a href="{{site_root}}/home/{{username}}/mentions" title="mentions of @{{username}}"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-bell"></span></a>
+                        <a href="{{site_root}}/user/{{username}}" title="@{{username}}'s profile"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-user"></span></a>
                   </div>
                 </div>
               {{/subject}}
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@
                   {{^remoteuser}}
                     {{#user}}
                       <div class="label label-info">
-		        <a href="/messages/{{subject.username}}/{{username}}" title="See more messages to/from @{{username}}">{{fullname}}</a>
-		        <a href="/messages/{{subject.username}}/{{username}}" title="See more messages to/from @{{username}}"><span
+		        <a href="{{site_root}}/messages/{{subject.username}}/{{username}}" title="See more messages to/from @{{username}}">{{fullname}}</a>
+		        <a href="{{site_root}}/messages/{{subject.username}}/{{username}}" title="See more messages to/from @{{username}}"><span
                           class="glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-right"></span></a>
                       </div>
                     {{/user}}
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@
                   {{#remoteuser}}
                     {{#subject}}
                       <div class="label label-info">
-                        <a href="/messages/{{subject.username}}" title="Back to @{{username}}'s direct message summary"><span
+                        <a href="{{site_root}}/messages/{{subject.username}}" title="Back to @{{username}}'s direct message summary"><span
                           class="glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-left"></span></a>
-                        <a href="/messages/{{subject.username}}" title="Back to @{{username}}'s direct message summary">Back</a>
+                        <a href="{{site_root}}/messages/{{subject.username}}" title="Back to @{{username}}'s direct message summary">Back</a>
                       </div>
                     {{/subject}}
                   {{/remoteuser}}

templates/sidebar.html

@@ -8,22 +8,22 @@
   <ul class="panel-body list-group media-list">
     {{#local_users}}
       <li class="media list-group-item avatars32{{#active}} active{{/active}}">
-        <a {{#username}}title="@{{username}}'s home" {{/username}}class="pull-left thumbnail" href="/{{#username}}home/{{.}}{{/username}}">
+        <a {{#username}}title="@{{username}}'s home" {{/username}}class="pull-left thumbnail" href="{{site_root}}/{{#username}}home/{{.}}{{/username}}">
           <img class="media-object avatar" src="{{#avatar}}{{.}}{{/avatar}}{{^avatar}}/assets/img/twister-64.jpg{{/avatar}}" alt="{{fullname}}">
         </a>
         <div class="media-body">
           <h5 class="media-heading">
             {{^active}}
               <a {{#username}}title="@{{username}}'s home"{{/username}}
-                 href="/{{#username}}home/{{.}}{{/username}}">{{/active}}{{fullname}}{{^active}}</a>
+                 href="{{site_root}}/{{#username}}home/{{.}}{{/username}}">{{/active}}{{fullname}}{{^active}}</a>
             {{/active}}
           </h5>
           {{^active}}
             {{#username}}
-              <a href="/home/{{.}}" title="@{{.}}'s home"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-home"></span></a>
-              <a href="/home/{{.}}/mentions" title="mentions of @{{.}}"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-bell"></span></a>
-              <a href="/messages/{{.}}" title="direct messages from/to @{{.}}"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-envelope"></span></a>
-              <a href="/user/{{.}}" title="@{{.}}'s profile"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-user"></span></a>
+              <a href="{{site_root}}/home/{{.}}" title="@{{.}}'s home"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-home"></span></a>
+              <a href="{{site_root}}/home/{{.}}/mentions" title="mentions of @{{.}}"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-bell"></span></a>
+              <a href="{{site_root}}/messages/{{.}}" title="direct messages from/to @{{.}}"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-envelope"></span></a>
+              <a href="{{site_root}}/user/{{.}}" title="@{{.}}'s profile"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-user"></span></a>
             {{/username}}
             {{^username}}
               (view sponsored posts)
@@ -34,10 +34,30 @@
     {{/local_users}}
   </ul>
 </div>
+
 <div class="panel panel-primary">
-  <div class="panel-heading"><h3 class="panel-title"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-tags"></span> Trending tags</h3></div>          
-  <ul class="panel-body list-group media-list">
-    {{#trending}}<li class="list-group-item">{{{.}}}</li>{{/trending}}
-    {{^trending}}<li class="list-group-item"><h2><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-trash"></span>The internet is rubbish today</h2>{{/trending}}
-  </ul>
+  <div class="panel-heading">
+    <form method=get action="{{here}}" class="inline-form" role="search">
+      <div class="form-group">
+        <label for="#search"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-search"></span> Search for tag or partial username</label>
+        <input id="q" name="q" type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="#twister or @twi"{{#user_prefix}} value="{{.}}"{{/user_prefix}}>
+      </div>
+    </form>
+</div>
+  <div class="panel-body">
+    {{#user_prefix}}
+      <div class="label label-primary"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-tags"></span> User prefix search: <strong><em>{{user_prefix}}</em></strong></div>
+      <ul class="list-group">
+        {{#users}}<li class="list-group-item"><a href="{{site_root}}/user/{{.}}" title="@{{.}}'s profile">@{{.}}</a></li>{{/users}}
+        {{^users}}<li class="list-group-item"><h3><small>Nothing. Nada. Rien de rien. &#128557;</small></h3>{{/users}}
+      </ul>
+    {{/user_prefix}}
+    {{^user_prefix}}
+      <div class="label label-primary"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-tags"></span> Trending tags</div>
+      <ul class="list-group">
+        {{#trending}}<li class="list-group-item">{{{.}}}</li>{{/trending}}
+        {{^trending}}<li class="list-group-item"><h3>Can't find trending tags. <small>Nothing. Nada. Rien de rien. &#128557;</small></h3>{{/trending}}
+      </ul>
+    {{/user_prefix}}
+  </div>
 </div>

templates/standard.html

@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@
     <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
     <title>{{title}}</title>
-    <link rel="icon" type="image/x-icon" href="/favicon.ico">
-    <link href="/assets/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
-    <link href="/assets/css/bootstrap-theme.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
-    <link href="/assets/css/swizzler.css" rel="stylesheet">
+    <link rel="icon" type="image/x-icon" href="{{site_root}}/favicon.ico">
+    <link href="{{site_root}}/assets/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
+    <link href="{{site_root}}/assets/css/bootstrap-theme.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
+    <link href="{{site_root}}/assets/css/swizzler.css" rel="stylesheet">
   </head>
   <body>
     <div class="container">
@@ -26,25 +26,25 @@
                       {{#username}}
                         <h4 class="media-heading">
                           {{#is_feed}}
-                            <a href="/home/{{username}}" title="@{{username}}'s home"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-home"></span></a> {{fullname}}
+                            <a href="{{site_root}}/home/{{username}}" title="@{{username}}'s home"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-home"></span></a> {{fullname}}
                           {{/is_feed}}
                           {{#is_mentions}}
-                            <a href="/home/{{username}}/mentions" title="mentions of @{{username}}"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-bell"></span></a> {{fullname}}
+                            <a href="{{site_root}}/home/{{username}}/mentions" title="mentions of @{{username}}"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-bell"></span></a> {{fullname}}
                           {{/is_mentions}}
                           {{#is_messages}}
-                            <a href="/messages/{{username}}" title="direct messages to/from @{{username}}"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-envelope"></span></a> {{fullname}}
+                            <a href="{{site_root}}/messages/{{username}}" title="direct messages to/from @{{username}}"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-envelope"></span></a> {{fullname}}
                           {{/is_messages}}
                         </h4>
                         {{^is_feed}}
-                          <a href="/home/{{username}}" title="@{{username}}'s home"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-home"></span></a>
+                          <a href="{{site_root}}/home/{{username}}" title="@{{username}}'s home"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-home"></span></a>
                         {{/is_feed}}
                         {{^is_mentions}}
-                          <a href="/home/{{username}}/mentions" title="mentions of @{{username}}"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-bell"></span></a>
+                          <a href="{{site_root}}/home/{{username}}/mentions" title="mentions of @{{username}}"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-bell"></span></a>
                         {{/is_mentions}}
                         {{^is_messages}}
-                          <a href="/messages/{{username}}" title="direct messages from/to @{{username}}"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-envelope"></span></a>
+                          <a href="{{site_root}}/messages/{{username}}" title="direct messages from/to @{{username}}"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-envelope"></span></a>
                         {{/is_messages}}
-                        <a href="/user/{{username}}" title="@{{username}}'s profile"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-user"></span></a>
+                        <a href="{{site_root}}/user/{{username}}" title="@{{username}}'s profile"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-user"></span></a>
                       {{/username}}
                     {{/is_home}}
                     {{#is_user}}

templates/twist.html

@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@
     <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
     <title>{{title}}</title>
-    <link rel="icon" type="image/x-icon" href="/favicon.ico">
-    <link href="/assets/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
-    <link href="/assets/css/bootstrap-theme.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
-    <link href="/assets/css/swizzler.css" rel="stylesheet">
+    <link rel="icon" type="image/x-icon" href="{{site_root}}/favicon.ico">
+    <link href="{{site_root}}/assets/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
+    <link href="{{site_root}}/assets/css/bootstrap-theme.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
+    <link href="{{site_root}}/assets/css/swizzler.css" rel="stylesheet">
   </head>
   <body>
     <div class="container">
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
                     <h5 class="pull-left"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-retweet"></span> Retwists:&nbsp;</h5>{{! I know it's ugly. I suck at CSS !}}
                     {{#rts}}{{#rt_user}}
                         <div class="thumbnail pull-left">
-                          <a href="/user/{{username}}" title="Retwisted by {{fullname}} (@{{username}})">
+                          <a href="{{site_root}}/user/{{username}}" title="Retwisted by {{fullname}} (@{{username}})">
                             <img class="media-object avatar" src="{{#avatar}}{{.}}{{/avatar}}{{^avatar}}/assets/img/genericPerson.png{{/avatar}}"
                                  alt="Retwisted by {{fullname}} (@{{username}})">
                           </a>

twister.py

@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class Twister:
         try:
             user['avatar'] = self.twister.dhtget(username,'avatar','s')[0]['p']['v']
             if user['avatar']=='img/genericPerson.png': # ugly patch
-                user['avatar'] = '/assets/img/genericPerson.png'
+                user['avatar'] = None
         except:
             user['avatar'] = None
             #raise SkipCache("couldn't get avatar for @{0}, not caching".format(username),user)
@@ -148,6 +148,8 @@ class Twister:
                    break 
                result.append(last[0])
             return [self._format_post_info(s['p']['v']) for s in result]
+    def get_users_by_partial_name(self,prefix,num=8):
+        return self.twister.listusernamespartial(prefix,num)
     @functioncache(60,ignore_instance=True)
     def get_trending_tags(self,num=8):
         return self.twister.gettrendinghashtags(num)