NWT Search

Tech Stack

This search experience is powered by Typesense which is a blazing-fast, open source typo-tolerant search-engine. It is an open source alternative to Algolia and an easier-to-use alternative to ElasticSearch.

Repo structure

• src/ and index.html - contain the frontend UI components, built with Typesense Adapter for InstantSearch.js

Development

To run this project locally, install the dependencies and run the local server:

1. Install parcel builder

npm install -g parcel-bundler # Need to use NPM for this: https://github.com/parcel-bundler/parcel/issues/1036#issuecomment-559982275

2. Create local env variable shell file

export TYPESENSE_HOST=localhost
export TYPESENSE_PORT=8108
export TYPESENSE_PROTOCOL=http
export TYPESENSE_COLLECTION_NAME=contents
export TYPESENSE_SEARCH_ONLY_API_KEY=xxxx

3. Run npm start

npm start

Open http://localhost:3000 to see the app.

Deployment

1. Run parcel build

npm run build

2. Upload files to static storage such as S3 or Gcloud storage and configure CDN