fixed sort time

app/database.py

@@ -147,6 +147,37 @@ def create_tables() -> None:
         # Handle case where auth module isn't available yet during initial import
         pass
 
+    # Create helpful SQLite indexes for rolodex sorting if they do not exist
+    try:
+        if "sqlite" in DATABASE_URL:
+            index_ddls = [
+                # Name sort: NULLS LAST emulation terms first then values
+                "CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS ix_clients_name_sort ON clients((last_name IS NULL), last_name, (first_name IS NULL), first_name)",
+                # Company/address/city/state/zip
+                "CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS ix_clients_company_sort ON clients((company IS NULL), company)",
+                "CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS ix_clients_address_sort ON clients((address IS NULL), address)",
+                "CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS ix_clients_city_sort ON clients((city IS NULL), city)",
+                "CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS ix_clients_state_sort ON clients((state IS NULL), state)",
+                "CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS ix_clients_zip_sort ON clients((zip_code IS NULL), zip_code)",
+                # Updated sort via COALESCE(updated_at, created_at)
+                "CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS ix_clients_updated_sort ON clients(COALESCE(updated_at, created_at))",
+                # Phone MIN(phone_number) correlated subquery helper
+                "CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS ix_phones_client_phone ON phones(client_id, phone_number)",
+            ]
+
+            with engine.begin() as conn:
+                for ddl in index_ddls:
+                    conn.execute(text(ddl))
+    except Exception as e:
+        try:
+            from .logging_config import setup_logging
+            import structlog
+            setup_logging()
+            _logger = structlog.get_logger(__name__)
+            _logger.warning("sqlite_index_creation_failed", error=str(e))
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+
 
 def get_database_url() -> str:
     """