Move logic for creating authors display string to the server-side Python code

2 files changed, 6 insertions, 11 deletions

diff --git a/wqflask/wqflask/search_results.py b/wqflask/wqflask/search_results.py
index a82390cb..eb8879dd 100644
--- a/wqflask/wqflask/search_results.py
+++ b/wqflask/wqflask/search_results.py
@@ -172,6 +172,10 @@ class SearchResultPage:
                     trait_dict['pubmed_text'] = result[4]
 
                 trait_dict['authors'] = result[3]
+                trait_dict['authors_display'] = trait_dict['authors']
+                author_list = trait_dict['authors'].split(",")
+                if len(author_list) >= 2:
+                    trait_dict['authors_display'] = (",").join(author_list[:2]) + ", et al."
 
                 if result[6] != "" and result[6] != None:
                     trait_dict['mean'] = f"{result[6]:.3f}"
diff --git a/wqflask/wqflask/templates/search_result_page.html b/wqflask/wqflask/templates/search_result_page.html
index 62ee93cc..bd832420 100644
--- a/wqflask/wqflask/templates/search_result_page.html
+++ b/wqflask/wqflask/templates/search_result_page.html
@@ -319,17 +319,8 @@
                 {% else %}
                 'width': "500px",
                 {% endif %}
-                'data': null,
-                'targets': 5,
-                'render': function(data) {
-                  author_list = data.authors.split(",")
-                  if (author_list.length >= 2) {
-                    author_string = author_list.slice(0, 2).join(",") + ", et al."
-                  } else{
-                    author_string = data.authors
-                  }
-                  return author_string
-                }
+                'data': "authors_display",
+                'targets': 5
               },
               {
                 'title': "<div style='text-align: right;'>Year</div>",