[KinoSearch] Feature request: Search facet counts in Kinosearch?

[Marvin Humphrey]

On Jun 12, 2008, at 7:37 AM, Edward Betts wrote:

> I'm working on a project that is using the solr for full text search.
> The results include search facets with counts.
>
> For an example see http://openlibrary.org/search?q=tom+sawyer
>
> Is this a feature that would ever be considered for Kinosearch?


Faceted search doesn't belong in core KS, but would be built on top of  
it, just as Solr is built on top of Lucene.  SVN trunk for KinoSearch  
now has at least some the features necessary to support such an  
extension (e.g. a public API for Lexicon).  I'd be interested in  
adding others that are required (a public API for BitVector, the  
equivalent of SortedVIntList, etc).

As for whether I'd write a faceted search tool myself: I think I could  
best aid such an effort by focusing on the KS core.  It would be  
unreasonable for me as an individual to publish and expect to support  
both KS and something like Solr.  However, I'd be happy to help out in  
a strong supporting role.

For more on faceted search, see <http://people.apache.org/~hossman/apachecon2006us/faceted-searching-with-solr.pdf 
 >.

Marvin Humphrey
Rectangular Research
http://www.rectangular.com/