✨(backend): add command admin

we want to run the indexing from the admin.
in `dmin/core/runindexing/`is a form to do so.

Signed-off-by: charles <[email protected]>

src/backend/core/admin.py

@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 """Admin classes and registrations for core app."""
 
+from django.conf import settings
 from django.contrib import admin, messages
 from django.contrib.auth import admin as auth_admin
-from django.shortcuts import redirect
+from django.core.management import call_command
+from django.shortcuts import redirect, render
 from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
 
 from treebeard.admin import TreeAdmin
@@ -227,3 +229,36 @@ class InvitationAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
     def save_model(self, request, obj, form, change):
         obj.issuer = request.user
         obj.save()
+
+
+@admin.register(models.RunIndexing)
+class RunIndexingAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
+    """Admin for running indexing commands."""
+
+    def changelist_view(self, request, extra_context=None):
+        """Override to avoid querying the database and handle form submission."""
+        if request.method == "POST":
+            try:
+                call_command(
+                    "index",
+                    batch_size=int(request.POST.get("batch_size")),
+                    lower_time_bound=request.POST.get("lower_time_bound"),
+                    upper_time_bound=request.POST.get("upper_time_bound"),
+                    crash_safe_mode=request.POST.get("crash_safe_mode"),
+                )
+                messages.success(request, _("Indexing triggered!"))
+            except Exception as e:
+                messages.error(
+                    request,
+                    _("Error running indexing command: %(error)s") % {"error": str(e)},
+                )
+
+        return render(
+            request=request,
+            template_name="runindexing.html",
+            context={
+                **self.admin_site.each_context(request),
+                "title": "Run Indexing Command",
+                "default_batch_size": settings.SEARCH_INDEXER_BATCH_SIZE,
+            },
+        )

src/backend/core/migrations/0032_runindexing.py

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# Generated by Django 5.2.12 on 2026-03-26 16:34
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('core', '0031_clean_onboarding_accesses'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.CreateModel(
+            name='RunIndexing',
+            fields=[
+                ('id', models.AutoField(auto_created=True, primary_key=True, serialize=False, verbose_name='ID')),
+            ],
+            options={
+                'verbose_name': 'Run Indexing',
+                'managed': False,
+            },
+        ),
+    ]

src/backend/core/models.py

@@ -2029,3 +2029,13 @@ class Invitation(BaseModel):
             "partial_update": is_admin_or_owner,
             "retrieve": is_admin_or_owner,
         }
+
+
+class RunIndexing(models.Model):
+    """Proxy model for indexing management in admin."""
+
+    class Meta:
+        """Meta options."""
+
+        managed = False
+        verbose_name = _("Run Indexing")

src/backend/core/templates/runindexing.html

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+{% extends "admin/base_site.html" %}
+{% load i18n %}
+
+{% block content %}
+
+<form method="POST" >
+    {% csrf_token %}
+
+    <hr style="margin-bottom: 10px;">
+
+    <p>
+        This command triggers the indexing of all documents within the specified time bound.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+        See <b>docs/commands/index.md</b> for more details.
+    </p>
+
+    <hr style="margin-bottom: 20px;">
+
+    <div>
+        <label for="batch_size" style="margin-right: 10px">Batch size</label>
+        <input id="batch_size" type="number" name="batch_size" value={{ default_batch_size }} style="width: 80px;" >
+    </div>
+
+    <div>
+        <label for="lower_time_bound" style="margin-right: 10px">Lower time bound (optional)</label>
+        <input id="lower_time_bound" type="datetime-local" name="lower_time_bound" >
+    </div>
+
+    <div>
+        <label for="upper_time_bound" style="margin-right: 10px">Upper time bound (optional)</label>
+        <input id="upper_time_bound" type="datetime-local" name="upper_time_bound" >
+    </div>
+
+    <div>
+        <label for="crash_safe_mode" style="margin-right: 10px">Crash save mode</label>
+        <input id="crash_safe_mode" type="checkbox" name="crash_safe_mode" value="true" checked>
+    </div>
+
+    <input type="submit" value="{% translate 'Run Indexing' %}" style="margin-top: 20px;">
+</form>
+
+{% endblock %}