eXo Platform provides with the Unified Search feature that allows users to search for any types of content stored in the content repository.
The Unified Search feature is implemented by using three following portlets:
The Quick Search portlet which allows users to quickly search for content from the top navigation bar.
The Unified Search portlet which allows users to search for content with their desired filters.
The Search Administration portlet which allows administrating the Unified Search engine.
Package
These portlets are packaged in the
unified-search.war
file.
Portlet
See the
portlet.xml
file in the project by following this path:
webapps/unified-search/WEB-INF/portlet.xml
Search portlets preferences
There are some preferences that change the search scope and show/hide the UI forms.
The Unified Search portlet uses the following preferences:
| resultsPerPage | Number of results per page. |
| searchCurrentSiteOnly | Search only in the current site if true, or all sites if false. |
| searchTypes | Limits the search scope to some index types (such as wiki, document). |
| hideSearchForm | Shows/hides the text box (where users enter the keyword). If true (hide), users can search by entering the keyword in URL, for example /search?q=lorem&types=all. |
| hideFacetsFilter | Shows/hides the filters. |
The two last preferences are not used by the Quick Search portlet.
Here is the sample configuration for the Unified Search portlet:
<portlet-preferences>
<preference>
<name>resultsPerPage</name>
<value>10</value>
</preference>
<preference>
<name>searchTypes</name>
<value>all</value>
</preference>
<preference>
<name>searchCurrentSiteOnly</name>
<value>false</value>
</preference>
<preference>
<name>hideSearchForm</name>
<value>false</value>
</preference>
<preference>
<name>hideFacetsFilter</name>
<value>false</value>
</preference>
</portlet-preferences>
For searchTypes, you can use the following values (comma-separated):
<preference>
<name>searchTypes</name>
<value>file, document, wiki, page, post, people, space, event, task, answer</value>
</preference>