eXo Platform exposes several parameters for effective use of Unified Search Engine.
Those parameters can be found in $PLATFORM_TOMCAT_HOME/gatein/conf/configuration.properties (in Tomcat) or $PLATFORM_JBOSS_HOME/standalone/configuration/gatein/configuration.properties (in JBoss) with the unified-search.engine prefix, as follows:
############################ # # Unified search # # Enables Fuzzy search engine # Values: true/false # Default: true unified-search.engine.fuzzy.enable=true # Sets the required similarity between the query term and the matching terms # Values : Between 0 and 1 # Default minimum similarity : 0.5 unified-search.engine.fuzzy.similarity=0.5
Since 4.0.4, there are two properties that allow you to enable/disable Fuzzy search and adjust its effectiveness. You can read about Fuzzy search here. Basically, the engine searches for not only exact keyword but also similar words. It is likely a feature expected by end-users, but it is also a deal with search speed. That is why you should have ability to adjust degree of similarity and enable/disable Fuzzy search.
By default, Fuzzy search is enabled. Fuzzy search will be performed when the user adds a tilde (~) after a single keyword. So the "Home~" keyword triggers a Fuzzy search of which the result may include "Rome". Also, the user can append a similarity to narrow or extend the search result, for example "Home~0.8".
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| The value can be true or false that means Fuzzy search is enabled or disabled respectively. The default is true. |
| The default similarity that varies between 0 and 1. The closer to 1 this value is set, the more found words are similar to the keyword. The value of this property is effective when the user does not add a similarity. Use the period (.) for floating point, for example "0.1", "0.2". The default is 0.5. |
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