LUNR, ELASTICLUNR, ELM

Example project which shows how to use ports in elm with a js library.

This demo indexes the full text of Moby Dick, with each paragraph in a separate record. You can find good search terms by looking here.

The search libraries:

• LUNR
• ELASTIC LUNR

The Demos:

• LUNR DEMO
• ELASTIC LUNR DEMO

GET STARTED

This repo should be cloned, then renamed/re-initialized for use in a component.

git clone git@github.com:tommymessbauer/elm-ports-lunr.git your_folder
cd your_folder
yarn run reinstall
yarn run start

After starting, a local dev server with HMR will be running at localhost:3000. Both examples are available at these urls.

• http://localhost:3000/lunr/
• http://localhost:3000/elasticlunr/

THINGS TO CONSIDER

• There is lag in page load b/c the entire text of Moby Dick is indexed on the fly in the browser. In production, you should build the index ahead of time and send it down from the server.
• The elastic lunr example is using expand=false and if there are no results, it runs expand=true which loosens the search and gives more results.
• Debounce is set to 800ms. Searching is synchronous so it performance is brutal if not debounced.

MOBY DICK IS COOL, BUT HOW CAN I TRY THIS WITH MY DATA?

This is nbd. Fork this repo, then:

• Indexing: replace data.json with your dataset and tweak the indexing code.
• Searching: change the idx.search(...) parameters to fit your needs.. boosts, wildcards, whatever you like.
• Profit.

CAN I USE THIS TO PROTOTYPE SEARCH TO OTHERS?

This is exactly why this project was started. Generally, you can do this:

1. update the pagePath '' in webpack.config.js
2. run yarn run build (npm if you like).

• Copy the tmp folder to your favorite static file server (github pages, s3, or whatever).