From 4561b1c1a3a98ff6c3384694cbc33ee8cc30308a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dustin Thomas <stdio@cptlobster.dev>
Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2024 20:37:22 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] fix error when index does not exist

---
 search.py | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/search.py b/search.py
index b45934a..c962b86 100644
--- a/search.py
+++ b/search.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """Interactions with the Meilisearch API for adding and searching cables."""
 from meilisearch import Client
 from meilisearch.task import TaskInfo
+from meilisearch.errors import MeilisearchApiError
 import json
 
 DEFAULT_URL = "http://localhost:7700"
@@ -24,7 +25,9 @@ class JukeboxSearch:
         self.index = index or DEFAULT_INDEX
         self.client = Client(url, api_key)
         # create the index if it does not exist already
-        if self.client.get_index(self.index) is None:
+        try:
+            self.client.get_index(self.index)
+        except MeilisearchApiError as _:
             self.client.create_index(self.index)
 
     def add_document(self, document: dict) -> TaskInfo: