Better Searching #7

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opened 2023-03-23 02:53:53 +00:00 by erin · 1 comment

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Right now the search is implemented using MPD's native search() function. This works [citation needed], but has some limitations.

It requires querying the backend every time a search is made. On every keystroke, or for large databases, this can be slow.
It has limited functionality, only allowing for a single search term, and no fuzzy search.
The API is primarily built for searching songs, so is difficult to use for searching for other things.

My idea is to query MPD once at startup, and maybe every couple of minutes or something, then store all the info - either in-memory (hashbrown,phf,BTreeMap), or in a sled database.
I can then implement custom search functions (using libraries such as indicium) for this, that have custom API's built for my use cases. It will also be much faster, and put less load on the server.
I'll also try and implement serde (de)-serialization.

Right now the search is implemented using MPD's native [search()](https://docs.rs/mpd/latest/mpd/client/struct.Client.html#method.search) function. This works *[citation needed]*, but has some limitations. 1. It requires querying the backend every time a search is made. On every keystroke, or for large databases, this can be slow. 2. It has limited functionality, only allowing for a single search term, and no fuzzy search. 3. The API is primarily built for searching songs, so is difficult to use for searching for other things. My idea is to query MPD once at startup, and maybe every couple of minutes or something, then store all the info - either in-memory *([hashbrown](https://lib.rs/crates/hashbrown),[phf](https://lib.rs/crates/phf),BTreeMap)*, or in a [sled](https://sled.rd) database. I can then implement custom search functions *(using libraries such as [indicium](https://lib.rs/crates/indicium))* for this, that have custom API's built for my use cases. It will also be much faster, and put less load on the server. I'll also try and implement [serde]() (de)-serialization.

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#1 List Artists, Albums, and Songs

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#3 Sort Lists

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List Artists, Albums, and Songs #1

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Create serializable structs for data to store
Implement basic storage of example data
Fetch data from MPD and store it
Retrieve data and list

1. [x] Create serializable structs for data to store 2. [ ] Implement basic storage of example data 3. [ ] Fetch data from MPD and store it 4. [ ] Retrieve data and list

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#10 Move TUI code into seperate file