NAME

KinoSearch::Docs::Tutorial - Overview

DESCRIPTION

KinoSearch is a flexible tool for building search applications. This tutorial explores its basic functionality by starting with a minimalist CGI search app based on KinoSearch::Simple and transforming it, step by step, into a typical "advanced search" interface utilizing more flexible core modules like InvIndexer and Searcher.

More advanced and esoteric subjects are covered in KinoSearch::Docs::Cookbook.

Chapters

• KinoSearch::Docs::Tutorial::Simple - build a bare-bones search app using KinoSearch::Simple.

• KinoSearch::Docs::Tutorial::BeyondSimple - rebuild the app using Schema, InvIndexer, Searcher and PolyAnalyzer instead of KinoSearch::Simple.

• KinoSearch::Docs::Tutorial::Analysis - how to choose and use various subclasses of Analyzer. [TODO]

• KinoSearch::Docs::Tutorial::IncrementalIndexing - modify the index by adding and deleting documents. [TODO]

• KinoSearch::Docs::Tutorial::Highlighter - augment your search results with highlighted excerpts. [TODO]

• KinoSearch::Docs::Tutorial::QueryObjects - unlock advanced search features by using Query objects instead of query strings. [TODO]

Source materials

The source materials used by the tutorial app -- an html presentation of the United States constitution -- can be found in the sample directory at the root of the KinoSearch distribution, along with finished indexing and search apps.

sample/USConSchema.pm    # custom KinoSearch::Schema subclass
sample/invindexer.plx    # indexing app
sample/search.cgi        # search app
sample/us_constitution   # html documents

Conventions

The user is expected to be familiar with OO Perl and basic CGI programming.

This tutorial assumes you are using a Unix-flavored operating system and the Apache webserver, but it will work with minor modifications on other rigs.

COPYRIGHT

Copyright 2005-2007 Marvin Humphrey

LICENSE, DISCLAIMER, BUGS, etc.

See KinoSearch version 0.20.