Update lightrag_server.py

lightrag/api/lightrag_server.py

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-from fastapi import FastAPI, HTTPException, File, UploadFile, Form, Request
-
+from fastapi import FastAPI, HTTPException, File, UploadFile, Form, Request, BackgroundTasks
 # Backend (Python)
 # Add this to store progress globally
 from typing import Dict
@@ -1010,19 +1009,28 @@ def create_app(args):
             logging.warning(f"No content extracted from file: {file_path}")
 
     @app.post("/documents/scan", dependencies=[Depends(optional_api_key)])
-    async def scan_for_new_documents():
+    async def scan_for_new_documents(background_tasks: BackgroundTasks):
         """Trigger the scanning process"""
         global scan_progress
     
+        with progress_lock:
+            if scan_progress["is_scanning"]:
+                return {"status": "already_scanning"}
+    
+            scan_progress["is_scanning"] = True
+            scan_progress["indexed_count"] = 0
+            scan_progress["progress"] = 0
+    
+        # Start the scanning process in the background
+        background_tasks.add_task(run_scanning_process)
+    
+        return {"status": "scanning_started"}
+    
+    async def run_scanning_process():
+        """Background task to scan and index documents"""
+        global scan_progress
+    
         try:
-            with progress_lock:
-                if scan_progress["is_scanning"]:
-                    return {"status": "already_scanning"}
-
-                scan_progress["is_scanning"] = True
-                scan_progress["indexed_count"] = 0
-                scan_progress["progress"] = 0
-
             new_files = doc_manager.scan_directory_for_new_files()
             scan_progress["total_files"] = len(new_files)
     
@@ -1043,13 +1051,8 @@ def create_app(args):
                 except Exception as e:
                     logging.error(f"Error indexing file {file_path}: {str(e)}")
     
-            return {
-                "status": "success",
-                "indexed_count": scan_progress["indexed_count"],
-                "total_documents": len(doc_manager.indexed_files),
-            }
         except Exception as e:
-            raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail=str(e))
+            logging.error(f"Error during scanning process: {str(e)}")
         finally:
             with progress_lock:
                 scan_progress["is_scanning"] = False