nextcloud / nextcloud/fulltextsearch

List of Platform Apps: Add Xapian

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enhancement
Dominant language
PHP
Stars
234
Forks
64
Avg merge
6h 18m
Merged PRs (30d)
10

Description

Handle xapian index as well, would be fine, because xapian is working for years without paying attention on it. Elsaticsearch breaks on most updates and needs a lot of attention...

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Research direction

The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by locating how the project handles Elasticsearch indexes and determine where Xapian support would fit; done means the full-text search framework can handle a Xapian index without breaking existing search behavior.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
elasticsearch, php
Domain
backend, search
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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