Google search for gitter.im rooms

[turekg]

Javascript a google search on gitter.im to search gitter posts. The fastest way would be to search on site:gitter.im and the keyword, then filter on user selected specific rooms.
An example script can be found here http://www.javascriptkit.com/script/script2/google_site_search2.shtml

[ctrueden]

I've tried searching Google with site:gitter.im and it does not work well. Many things I know were discussed on Gitter are not in the results. I think we need something more thorough, built on top of the JSON export approach that @frauzufall demonstrated.

[turekg]

Yes, I've seen that. I suggested something like ingesting periodically the entries in a nosql db like mongodb and then having smart research into that. I am am not so keen in just exporting pages and searching thru the text.

[ctrueden]

I suggested something like ingesting periodically the entries in a nosql db like mongodb and then having smart research into that.

As long as the DB technology chosen does not require running any server-side processes (e.g. MariaDB server), then I am fine with it. Does MongoDB need a server? Or is it more like sqlite3?

[turekg]

Nope, no server required, it can run as an embedded DB.

[ctrueden]

Update on this issue: @turekg implemented the gitter-content-indexer for indexing, and gitter-search-frontend for the client side, deploying the result at https://fiji-search.mpi-cbg.de/ for the time being.

The new ImageJ wiki now has a search-as-you-type, backed by typesense via instantsearch, and I plan to index more content sources, including Gitter, soon.

Probably when that happens, this entire repository will become obsolete.