simple search api (was Re: mimetype standardisation by testsets)

[Fabrice Colin]

On 11/30/06, Mikkel Kamstrup Erlandsen <mikkel.kamstrup at gmail.com> wrote:
> Ok. My opinion is this:
>
> Create a simple api for direct use. No live queries, just batch deliverance
> and support for paging (much like the current spec on WasabiSearchSimple).
> The question on whether to standardize on a simple query (non-xml, maybe
> beagle-like syntax) language as well remains open.
>
> When we have the simple interface in place, create a "live" (or "full")
> interface to support live queries and what not. This includes a XML query
> language. This interface is intended for toolkit bindings (think native
> Client objects in QT/Gobject), but should be usable without these.
>
Agreed. Let's get a simple search interface working first without
anything fancy.

Fabrice