Acquire Raw Content

The first step of any search application is to collect the target contents on which search application is to be conducted.

Build the document

The next step is to build the document(s) from the raw content, which the search application can understand and interpret easily.

Analyze the document

Before the indexing process starts, the document is to be analyzed as to which part of the text is a candidate to be indexed. This process is where the document is analyzed.

Indexing the document

Once documents are built and analyzed, the next step is to index them so that this document can be retrieved based on certain keys instead of the entire content of the document. Indexing process is similar to indexes at the end of a book where common words are shown with their page numbers so that these words can be tracked quickly instead of searching the complete book.

User Interface for Search

Once a database of indexes is ready then the application can make any search. To facilitate a user to make a search, the application must provide a user a mean or a user interface where a user can enter text and start the search process.

Build Query

Once a user makes a request to search a text, the application should prepare a Query object using that text which can be used to inquire index database to get the relevant details.

Search Query

Using a query object, the index database is then checked to get the relevant details and the content documents.

Render Results

Once the result is received, the application should decide on how to show the results to the user using User Interface. How much information is to be shown at first look and so on.