# Filemanager indexing and searching tool

**URL:** <http://discourse.egroupware.org/t/filemanager-indexing-and-searching-tool/24660>\
**Category:** eGW-developers\
**Created:** [April 24, 2008, 12:45pm UTC](http://discourse.egroupware.org/t/filemanager-indexing-and-searching-tool/24660 "2008-04-24T12:45:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![Eval\_Planetek](http://discourse.egroupware.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/b19c9b/32.png) [@Eval\_Planetek](http://discourse.egroupware.org/u/Eval_Planetek)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2008, 12:45pm UTC](http://discourse.egroupware.org/t/filemanager-indexing-and-searching-tool/24660/1 "2008-04-24T12:45:13Z")

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Hi,  
I have the necessity to integrate into Filemanager component an indexing and searching documents tool (like Terrier), for a project having ASI (Italian Space Agency) as customer.  
Are there already works in progress for this kind of engine? Otherwise, I can contribute to develop the tool inside the community.  
Thanks

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**Author:** ![Ralf\_Becker\_6](http://discourse.egroupware.org/user_avatar/discourse.egroupware.org/ralf_becker_6/32/1306_2.png) [@Ralf\_Becker\_6](http://discourse.egroupware.org/u/Ralf_Becker_6)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2008, 7:17pm UTC](http://discourse.egroupware.org/t/filemanager-indexing-and-searching-tool/24660/2 "2008-04-24T19:17:19Z")

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Hi Eval,

Eval Planetek schrieb:

> Hi,  
> I have the necessity to integrate into Filemanager component an indexing and  
> searching documents tool (like Terrier), for a project having ASI (Italian  
> Space Agency) as customer.  
> Are there already works in progress for this kind of engine? Otherwise, I  
> can contribute to develop the tool inside the community.

We (Stylite) have plans to integrate something similar in the new file-  
and document management emerging currently in trunk.

The work on an eGW wide index is also started. That index should allow  
to search the whole eGroupWare data including the files. We have not yet  
decided what to use to generate the index for documents.  
Zend\_Search\_Lucene is eg. a possibility.

If you or your customer is interested in supporting eGroupWare new file  
and document management, please let us know.

## Ralf

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**Author:** ![danivale](http://discourse.egroupware.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/34f0e0/32.png) [@danivale](http://discourse.egroupware.org/u/danivale)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2008, 1:28pm UTC](http://discourse.egroupware.org/t/filemanager-indexing-and-searching-tool/24660/3 "2008-04-28T13:28:01Z")

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Hi Ralf,  
I would know if you consider to release the new features (indexing and searching docs) of Filemanager in the 1.6 version of eGW? I don’t see it in the RoadMap 1.6.  
Where can I see what has been already done in eGW sources related to index for documentation?  
If I would contribute to developments, I have to refer to you (Stylite) or to eGW community?  
My urgency comes from the necessity to have a eGroupWare with a Filemanager supporting indexing and searching tool in 3/4 months.  
My company can also subscribe to your professional support, if necessary.  
Thanks in advance

> [@](#):
>
> Hi Eval,
> 
> Eval Planetek schrieb:
> 
> > Hi,  
> > I have the necessity to integrate into Filemanager component an indexing and  
> > searching documents tool (like Terrier), for a project having ASI (Italian  
> > Space Agency) as customer.  
> > Are there already works in progress for this kind of engine? Otherwise, I  
> > can contribute to develop the tool inside the community.
> 
> We (Stylite) have plans to integrate something similar in the new file-  
> and document management emerging currently in trunk.
> 
> The work on an eGW wide index is also started. That index should allow  
> to search the whole eGroupWare data including the files. We have not yet  
> decided what to use to generate the index for documents.  
> Zend\_Search\_Lucene is eg. a possibility.
> 
> If you or your customer is interested in supporting eGroupWare new file  
> and document management, please let us know.
> 
> ## Ralf
> 
> Ralf Becker  
> eGroupWare Training & Support ==\> [http://www.egroupware-support.de](http://www.egroupware-support.de)  
> Outdoor Unlimited Training GmbH [[www.outdoor-training.de](http://www.outdoor-training.de)]  
> Handelsregister HRB Kaiserslautern 3587  
> Geschäftsführer Birgit und Ralf Becker  
> Leibnizstr. 17, 67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany  
> Telefon +49 (0)631 31657-0
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**Author:** ![Ralf\_Becker\_6](http://discourse.egroupware.org/user_avatar/discourse.egroupware.org/ralf_becker_6/32/1306_2.png) [@Ralf\_Becker\_6](http://discourse.egroupware.org/u/Ralf_Becker_6)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2008, 8:03am UTC](http://discourse.egroupware.org/t/filemanager-indexing-and-searching-tool/24660/4 "2008-04-29T08:03:12Z")

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Hi,

danivale schrieb:

> Hi Ralf,  
> I would know if you consider to release the new features (indexing and  
> searching docs) of Filemanager in the 1.6 version of eGW? I don’t see it in  
> the RoadMap 1.6.

I dont think so. They will simply not be ready 'til 1.6, which is  
planned for to have the first RC in June.

> Where can I see what has been already done in eGW sources related to index  
> for documentation?

Only documentation is in the source so far:  
[http://www.egroupware.org/egroupware/trunk/phpgwapi/inc/class.egw\_index.inc.php](http://www.egroupware.org/egroupware/trunk/phpgwapi/inc/class.egw_index.inc.php)

That’s not application specific, it only defines methods to break down  
entries into keywords and store them for the entry. It also allows to  
associate categories to entries to search them too. At last it contains  
methods to get SQL to include in own queries searching for a pattern or  
to get the app/entry-id pairs matching a pattern.

The newest version is not yet commited - thought I dont think I changed  
the method interface. I also have a first implementation using the index  
for the infolog app (also not commited).

> If I would contribute to developments, I have to refer to you (Stylite) or  
> to eGW community?

You can contact Stylite, if you want to sponsor a certain development.  
We will publish a call for sponsors for the document management this or  
the next week on the lists.

> My urgency comes from the necessity to have a eGroupWare with a Filemanager  
> supporting indexing and searching tool in 3/4 months.

Is that 3-4 month or .75 month?

> My company can also subscribe to your professional support, if necessary.

The professional support is currently not a development model 😉

Ralf

> Thanks in advance
> 
> ralfbecker wrote:
> 
> > Hi Eval,
> > 
> > Eval Planetek schrieb:
> > 
> > > Hi,  
> > > I have the necessity to integrate into Filemanager component an indexing  
> > > and  
> > > searching documents tool (like Terrier), for a project having ASI  
> > > (Italian  
> > > Space Agency) as customer.  
> > > Are there already works in progress for this kind of engine? Otherwise, I  
> > > can contribute to develop the tool inside the community.  
> > > We (Stylite) have plans to integrate something similar in the new file-  
> > > and document management emerging currently in trunk.
> > 
> > The work on an eGW wide index is also started. That index should allow  
> > to search the whole eGroupWare data including the files. We have not yet  
> > decided what to use to generate the index for documents.  
> > Zend\_Search\_Lucene is eg. a possibility.
> > 
> > If you or your customer is interested in supporting eGroupWare new file  
> > and document management, please let us know.
> > 
> > ## Ralf
> > 
> > Ralf Becker  
> > eGroupWare Training & Support ==\> [http://www.egroupware-support.de](http://www.egroupware-support.de)  
> > Outdoor Unlimited Training GmbH [[www.outdoor-training.de](http://www.outdoor-training.de)]  
> > Handelsregister HRB Kaiserslautern 3587  
> > Geschäftsführer Birgit und Ralf Becker  
> > Leibnizstr. 17, 67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany  
> > Telefon +49 (0)631 31657-0
> > 
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