On Tue, Dec 2, 2014 at 9:44 AM, Nikolas Everett <never...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > On Tue, Dec 2, 2014 at 9:30 AM, Bill Traynor <btray...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> I'm working with a client to utilize their Google Search Appliance >> (GSA) for searching within their externally facing customer wiki. I'm >> required to access the GSA through it's API and pass the following >> parameters: >> >> linkID=10 (this tells the GSA what enterprise site is being searched) >> searchTerm= the query string >> selectionTopic=default_en (returns English results and is constant) >> startNum=0 (the start result number) >> >> I've been trying to get mediawiki-gsa-engine >> (https://code.google.com/p/mediawiki-gsa-engine/) to work >> unsuccessfully. And it would appear the extension is unmaintained. >> >> What's my path of least resistance here? Should I simply hack the >> SimpleSearch section of the Vector.php? >> >> I haven't found any other extensions in the wild that integrate with a GSA. >> >> Any advice would be appreciated. >> >> Thanks >> Bill >> > > At this point I think the only maintained search backend for Mediawiki is > database backed and CirrusSearch. CirrusSearch only targets Elasticsearch. > > I'm not really sure what the path of least resistance is if you are forced > into GSA. It might be reviving the extension but it looks like its been > fallow for a long time.
Thanks Nik, I may end up reviving the extension. Right now, I'm experimenting with $wgSearchForwardUrl which may suffice if I can get it to work. > > Nik > _______________________________________________ > MediaWiki-l mailing list > To unsubscribe, go to: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l _______________________________________________ Mediawiki-enterprise mailing list Mediawiki-enterprise@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-enterprise