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detroitledger / gnl_profile

API & data management system for the Detroit Ledger

https://www.detroitledger.org

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More robust search #42

Open hampelm opened 10 years ago

hampelm commented 10 years ago

Arts and Scraps doesn't return results, but Arts & Scraps does.

Boys Girls doesn't return results, but Boys and Girls does.

Maybe check out this hosted search service? http://www.algolia.com/

hampelm commented 10 years ago

From @camarqui:

Is the search field forgiving of spelling errors?
Will it try find grants and organizations based on just key words instead of an organization's complete names? (for instance could I search "urban renewal" or "transportation" and receive a search result?)
I also think the search field could be more specialized - perhaps include an advanced search function or have a radio button that differentiates what information is returned in a search (organizations only, grants only, grants with this name, ect)

bnchdrff commented 10 years ago

The most straightforward solution for this is to use a faceted search backend like Solr - that would allow for weighted results (org name match oughtweighs a tag match, maybe) and sensible fuzzy matches.

Until then, I can work on basic fuzzy matches + search over title fields on org and grant types.