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Tanning Bed?

Why not acts_as_solr + it only works with Active Record

Why not Sphinx Less flexibility on keys Facets must be configured ahead of time Solr handles over the network use better

Less flexibility on keys

Facets must be configured ahead of time

Solr handles over the network use better

Design Goals Work with any Ruby class representing data (model) Keep search away from the data store Make it simple Use the Solr Ruby bindings

Work with any Ruby class representing data (model)

Keep search away from the data store

Make it simple

Use the Solr Ruby bindings

How is it used Install the gem Make sure you're class defines these methods id - unique identifier for the record Class.get - this method receives and object's id and loads it solr_keys - an array of method names, the method results will be added to the index Setup a save hook

Install the gem

Make sure you're class defines these methods

id - unique identifier for the record

Class.get - this method receives and object's id and loads it

solr_keys - an array of method names, the method results will be added to the index

Setup a save hook

Example: CouchDB # id is already implemented and so is get. CouchRest has a method called keys which we'll use class MyDocument < CouchRest::Model include TanningBed key_accessor :name key_accessor :address def solr_keys keys end end

# id is already implemented and so is get. CouchRest has a method called keys which we'll use class MyDocument < CouchRest::Model include TanningBed key_accessor :name key_accessor :address def solr_keys keys end end

Example: ActiveRecord # id is implemented in ActiveRecord already class MyModel < ActiveRecord::Base include TanningBed def get (value) find(value) end def solr_keys attribute_names end end

# id is implemented in ActiveRecord already class MyModel < ActiveRecord::Base include TanningBed def get (value) find(value) end def solr_keys attribute_names end end

Issue a Search Call All models in result set (with facet) TanningBed.solr_search(@query, :facets => {:fields => [:field_name_facet]}) One model only MyModel.solr_search(@query)

All models in result set (with facet)

TanningBed.solr_search(@query, :facets => {:fields => [:field_name_facet]})

One model only

MyModel.solr_search(@query)

Whats the result? result.data[&quot;docs&quot;] <= hash of ids TanningBed.solr_load <= models Facet Counts @search.data[&quot;facet_counts&quot;][&quot;facet_fields&quot;][&quot;field_name_facet&quot;]

result.data[&quot;docs&quot;] <= hash of ids

TanningBed.solr_load <= models

Facet Counts

@search.data[&quot;facet_counts&quot;][&quot;facet_fields&quot;][&quot;field_name_facet&quot;]

Is setting up Solr hard rake solr:start <- From TanningBed installed location rake solr:start_testing

rake solr:start <- From TanningBed installed location

rake solr:start_testing

Tanning Bed in Action

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