[opencms-dev] Choose the directory to start the search

[maria.freixes_graells at alcatel.es]

And would it be possible to use the setRoots from 
org.opencms.search.CmsSearchParameters?
Anyone? any idea?
Thanks!!

Jonathan Woods wrote:
> OpenCms does index a Lucene Field specifically for the purpose of carrying
> out searches on the basis of partial folder/resource paths, so I would have
> though you could coerce the OpenCms search API into using this to carry out
> your own folder restrictions as part of queries.
>
> The Field in question is called I_CmsDocumentFactory.DOC_ROOT (which
> evaluates to "root") and it comprises a space separated sequence of path
> fragments, each path fragment being supplemented by the String "@o.c" to
> fool the Lucene QueryAnalyzer into allowing phrase queries.  Take a look at
> source code to see what I mean.  I guess if you stick to the OpenCms search
> API, you could add a prefix clause on this Field to the String passed to the
> QueryAnalyzer.
>
> Of course, it is nicer to have direct access to Lucene search indices and
> Queries, but getting that takes a bit of work.
>
> Jon
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: opencms-dev-bounces at opencms.org
> [mailto:opencms-dev-bounces at opencms.org] On Behalf Of Christian Steinert
> Sent: 14 September 2006 12:40
> To: The OpenCms mailing list
> Subject: Re: [opencms-dev] Choose the directory to start the search
>
> maria.freixes_graells at alcatel.es schrieb:
>   
>> Hello everybody!!
>>
>> This is a question that I made a few days ago, please, if someone has 
>> an idea to implement this, It would be great!
>> The question is that each time I launch a search, always the tool scan 
>> all the directories in our structure, but I would like an option to 
>> add into my search, in order to implement the facility to choose the 
>> directory for starting the search.
>>
>> Any idea?
>>
>> Maria
>>     
> I don't know if you can search only some files of your index. I think you
> have to create a separate search index for each section that you want to
> make searchable.
>
> Opencms supports this very well:
> - You create one index source for each section.
> - You combine one or more of these index sources are into a search index.
> You can re-use one index source in several search indexes, if you like.
> - Then in your search form you can present a simple drop-down - list, where
> the user can select one of the indexes you have defined. The selected index
> will tell opencms which search index should be used. The name of that
> parameter is "index" and there you just have to set the name of one of your
> indexes - as you have named it in the opencms search configuration.
>
> I hope that this is a bit clear new. I found it a bit indirect when I
> defined my own indexes, but if you play around with the search configuration
> and try to create some index sources and indexes, I hope it becomes more
> clear.
>
> Regards.
> christian
>
>
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