Client side search implementation for small sites
Video Description
speaker: ednark
Backend search servers like Solr or Elasticsearch might be overkill for your small Drupal site. Lets explore the capabilities and limits of client-side search and vector indexes as an alternative to backend search servers. I will talk about when and why client-side search is a fit, how to generate and ship indexes from content, and the trade-offs with performance, accessibility, privacy, and scalability.
Backend search servers like Solr or Elasticsearch might be overkill for your small Drupal site. Lets explore the capabilities and limits of client-side search and vector indexes as an alternative to backend search servers. I will talk about when and why client-side search is a fit, how to generate and ship indexes from content, and the trade-offs with performance, accessibility, privacy, and scalability.