types(api): use typed exclusion_rules at search and startup

Author: clean6378-max-it

api/search.py

@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@
 import sqlite3
 from typing import Any
 
-from flask import Blueprint, Response, current_app, request
+from flask import Blueprint, Response, request
 
-from api.flask_config import json_response
+from api.flask_config import exclusion_rules, json_response
 
 from models import ParseWarningCollector, SearchResult
 from services.search import (
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ def search() -> tuple[Response, int] | Response:
         if workspace_filter and not _workspace_exists(workspace_filter, workspace_path):
             return _search_error("Workspace not found", "workspace_not_found", 404)
 
-        rules = current_app.config.get("EXCLUSION_RULES") or []
+        rules = exclusion_rules()
         all_history = request.args.get("all_history") in ("1", "true")
         since_ms = resolve_search_since_ms(
             all_history=all_history,

app.py

@@ -53,8 +53,9 @@ def create_app(exclusion_rules_path: str | None = None) -> Flask:
     # Exclusion rules: optional path (CLI or default ~/.cursor-chat-browser/exclusion-rules.txt).
     # Rules are loaded once at startup; an app restart is required to pick up changes to the file.
     resolved = resolve_exclusion_rules_path(exclusion_rules_path)
+    loaded_rules = load_rules(resolved)
     app.config["EXCLUSION_RULES_PATH"] = resolved
-    app.config["EXCLUSION_RULES"] = load_rules(resolved)
+    app.config["EXCLUSION_RULES"] = loaded_rules
 
     @app.context_processor
     def inject_year() -> dict[str, int]:
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ def inject_year() -> dict[str, int]:
 
         start_search_index_background(
             resolve_workspace_path(),
-            app.config["EXCLUSION_RULES"],
+            loaded_rules,
         )
     except Exception:
         logging.getLogger(__name__).exception("Failed to start search index background worker")