RQL search bar
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RQL search bar#
The RQL search bar is a visual component, hidden by default, the tiny search input being enough for common use cases.
An autocompletion helper is provided to help you type valid queries, both in terms of syntax and in terms of schema validity.
How search is performed#
You can use the rql search bar to either type RQL queries, plain text queries or standard shortcuts such as <EntityType> or <EntityType> <attrname> <value>.
Ultimately, all queries are translated to rql since itâs the only
language understood on the server (data) side. To transform the user
query into RQL, CubicWeb uses the so-called magicsearch component,
defined in cubicweb.web.views.magicsearch
, which in turn
delegates to a number of query preprocessor that are responsible of
interpreting the user query and generating corresponding RQL.
The code of the main processor loop is easy to understand:
for proc in self.processors:
try:
return proc.process_query(uquery, req)
except (RQLSyntaxError, BadRQLQuery):
pass
The idea is simple: for each query processor, try to translate the query. If it fails, try with the next processor, if it succeeds, weâre done and the RQL query will be executed.