acts_as_full_text_searchable¶ ↑

Really simple extension to add full text search functionality to ActiveModel-style classes

Currently supports ActiveRecord and Mongoid.

Usage¶ ↑

Load the library (add the gem to your Gemfile) and add one line to the classes you would like to search like this:

class Person < ActiveRecord::Base
  acts_as_full_text_searchable
end

class Page
  include Mongoid::Document
  acts_as_full_text_searchable
end

You can then query the classes like you would do with where():

Person.full_text_search("Pete")

# equals
Person.where(:first_name => "Pete")
OR
Person.where(:last_name => "Pete")
OR
Person.where(:pet_name => "Pete")

AND is also supported:

Person.full_text_search("Pete", :method => :and)

You can use anything that goes normally goes into where() conditions, for example:

# on Mongoid:
Person.full_text_search(/any regex/)

Finally, there is also a global search, that operates on all classes that act as full_text_searchable:

FullTextSearch.global_search("Pete")

Limitations¶ ↑

• full_text_search only operates on the attributes defined on the class itself, not on any relations.

• global search only works on classes that have been loaded. If unsure, add them manually to FullTextSearch.classes

Note on Patches/Pull Requests¶ ↑

• Fork the project.

• Make your feature addition or bug fix.

• Add tests for it. This is important so I don’t break it in a future version unintentionally.

• Commit, do not mess with rakefile, version, or history. (if you want to have your own version, that is fine but bump version in a commit by itself I can ignore when I pull)

• Send me a pull request. Bonus points for topic branches.

Copyright¶ ↑

Copyright © 2010 Michel Jansen. See LICENSE for details.