nextcloud / nextcloud/fulltextsearch

Search is globally deactivated until index-process has finished

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Description

It's ok that the standard-search appears out of the box until the index-process finished. But when I activate navigation-icon, an app appears, this shows the elastic-search but the search is blocked until the index-process is ready and inserts

update oc_appconfig set configvalue='{"files":"0"}' where appid='fulltextsearch' and configkey='provider_indexed';

into the database. I use this "workaround" but I think a checkbox like "force-elasticsearch" in the admin-menu can clarify this issue and help with very big instances.

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Research direction

Reproduce the behavior with navigation-icon enabled while the index process is unfinished, then inspect the admin menu and the fulltextsearch configuration represented by provider_indexed. Determine how a force-elasticsearch option should affect search availability and confirm that the setting works without the database workaround.

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Assessment

Tech stack
elasticsearch, php
Domain
backend, search
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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