YaCy '#[clientname]#': Integration of a Search Field for Live Search

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Integration of Live Search with YaCy Search Widget

A 'Live-Search' input field that reacts as search-as-you-type in a pop-up window can easily be integrated in any web page. This is the same function as can be seen on all pages of the YaCy online-interface (look at the window in the upper right corner).

There are basically two methods for integrating the YaCy Search Widget with your web site.

Static hosting of widget on own HTTP server
Remote access through selected YaCy Peer

Static hosting of widget on own HTTP server

Advantages:

faster connection speed
possibility for local adaptions

Disadvantages:

No automatic update to future releases of YaCy Search Widget
Ajax/JSONP cross domain requests needed to query remote YaCy Peer

Installing:

download yacy-portalsearch.tar.gz from http://yacy.net
unpack within your HTTP servers path
use ./yacy/portalsearch/yacy-portalsearch.html as reference for integration with your own portal page

Remote access through selected YaCy Peer

Advantages:

Always latest version of YaCy Search Widget
No Ajax/JSONP cross domain requests, as Search Widget and YaCy Peer are hosted on the same domain.

Disadvantages:

Under certain cirumstances slower than static hosting

Installing:

Just use the code snippet below and paste it any place in your own portal page
Please check if '#[ip]#:#[port]#' is appropriate or replace it with address of the YaCy Peer holding your index

<script src="http://#[ip]#:#[port]#/jquery/js/jquery-1.7.min.js" type="text/javascript" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script>			
	$(document).ready(function() {
		yconf = {
			url      : 'http://#[ip]#:#[port]#',
			title    : 'YaCy Search Widget',
			logo     : '/yacy/ui/img/yacy-logo.png',
			link     : 'http://www.yacy.net',
			global   : false,
			width    : 500,
			height   : 600,
			position : ['top',30],
			theme    : 'start'
		};
		$.getScript(yconf.url+'/portalsearch/yacy-portalsearch.js', function(){});
	});
</script>
<div id="yacylivesearch">
	<form id="ysearch" method="get" accept-charset="UTF-8" action="http://#[ip]#:#[port]#/yacysearch.html">
		Live Search <input name="query" id="yquery" class="fancy" type="text" size="15" maxlength="80" value=""/>
		<input type="hidden" name="verify" value="cacheonly" />
		<input type="hidden" name="maximumRecords" value="20" />
		<input type="hidden" name="resource" value="local" />
		<input type="hidden" name="urlmaskfilter" value=".*" />
		<input type="hidden" name="prefermaskfilter" value="" />
		<input type="hidden" name="display" value="2" />
		<input type="hidden" name="nav" value="all" />
		<input type="submit" name="Enter" value="Search" />
	</form>
</div>

Configuration options and defaults for 'yconf':

Defaults

Size and position (width | height | position)

Specifies where the dialog should be displayed. Possible values for position: 'center', 'left', 'right', 'top', 'bottom', or an array containing a coordinate pair (in pixel offset from top left of viewport) or the possible string values (e.g. ['right','top'] for top right corner).

Animation effects (show | hide)

The effect to be used. Possible values: 'blind', 'clip', 'drop', 'explode', 'fold', 'puff', 'slide', 'scale', 'size', 'pulsate'.

Interaction (modal | resizable)

If modal is set to true, the dialog will have modal behavior; other items on the page will be disabled (i.e. cannot be interacted with). Modal dialogs create an overlay below the dialog but above other page elements.

If resizable is set to true, the dialog will be resizeable.

Load JavaScript load_js (true | false)

This parameter is used for static hosting only.

Load Stylesheets load_css (true | false)

This parameter is used for static hosting only.

Themes

You can download standard jquery-ui themes or create your own custom themes on http://jqueryui.com/
Themes are installed in ./yacy/jquery/themes/ (static hosting) or in DATA/HTDOCS/jquery/themes/ on remote YaCy Peer. YaCy ships with 'start' and 'smoothness' themes pre-installed.

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