microsoft / microsoft/docfind

Support CJK searching

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feature-request
Dominant language
Rust
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Forks
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Avg merge
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Merged PRs (30d)
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Description

Docfind only supports whitespace-separated text now. CJK (Chinese, Japanese, Korean) don't use whitespaces to split words, so docfind can't work.

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Research direction

The issue names no files or tests. Start by locating docfind’s whitespace-based tokenization and search entry points, then inspect how CJK queries are handled. Done means Chinese, Japanese, and Korean text can be searched without whitespace-separated words, with tests covering representative queries.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
search
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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