ckanext-composite-search

Complex search form for the dataset search page.

Filter by field, search by multiple criteria, combine filter with the AND/OR operators and forget about Lucene queries

Requirements

Compatibility with core CKAN versions:

CKAN version	Compatible?
2.9	yes
2.10	yes

Installation

To install ckanext-composite-search:

1. Install the extension

   pip install ckanext-composite-search

2. Add composite_search default_composite_search to the ckan.plugins setting in your CKAN config file.

Config settings

# Prefix for field-names of the search form. Due to the way,
# CKAN handles extra search parameters, prefix must begin with `ext_`
# (optional, default: ext_composite_).
ckanext.composite_search.prefix = ext_p_

# Escape search terms using single-quote, double-quote or both at the same time.
# (optional, default: double, values: single|double|both).
ckanext.composite_search.plugin.default.literal_quotes = single

# List of field names that must not be tokenized. Usually, one will
# use this option when searching by tags or other keywords.
# (optional, default: <empty>).
ckanext.composite_search.plugin.default.keyword_fields = tags groups

License

AGPL