Optimize member autocomplete by using indexes and istartswith

membershipworks/admin.py

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class MemberFlagInline(admin.TabularInline):
 
 @admin.register(Member)
 class MemberAdmin(ReadOnlyAdmin):
-    search_fields = ["account_name"]
+    search_fields = ["^first_name", "^last_name", "^account_name"]
     inlines = [MemberFlagInline]
 
 

membershipworks/models.py

@@ -163,6 +163,11 @@ class Member(models.Model):
         managed = False
         db_table = "members"
         ordering = ("first_name", "last_name")
+        indexes = [
+            models.Index(fields=["account_name"]),
+            models.Index(fields=["first_name"]),
+            models.Index(fields=["last_name"]),
+        ]
 
     def sanitized_mailbox(self, name_ext: str = "", use_volunteer=False) -> str:
         if use_volunteer and self.volunteer_email: