InstantResults (Deprecated)

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Headless v1 has been deprecated. We recommend using the latest version of the Coveo Headless library.

Example implementation

instant-results.fn.tsx

import {
  SearchBox as HeadlessSearchBox,
  InstantResults as HeadlessInstantResults,
} from '@coveo/headless';
import {useEffect, useState, FunctionComponent} from 'react';
 
interface InstantResultsProps {
  controllerSearchbox: HeadlessSearchBox;
  controllerInstantResults: HeadlessInstantResults;
}
 
export const InstantResults: FunctionComponent<InstantResultsProps> = (
  props
) => {
  const {controllerSearchbox, controllerInstantResults} = props;
  const isEnterKey = (e: React.KeyboardEvent<HTMLInputElement>) =>
    e.key === 'Enter';
  const [searchboxState, setStateSearchbox] = useState(
    controllerSearchbox.state
  );
  const [instantResultsState, setStateInstantResults] = useState(
    controllerInstantResults.state
  );
 
  useEffect(
    () =>
      controllerSearchbox.subscribe(() =>
        setStateSearchbox(controllerSearchbox.state)
      ),
    []
  );
  useEffect(
    () =>
      controllerInstantResults.subscribe(() =>
        setStateInstantResults(controllerInstantResults.state)
      ),
    []
  );
 
  return (
    <div>
      <p>
        Type in the searchbox and hover a query suggestion to preview associated
        results
      </p>
 
      <input
        value={searchboxState.value}
        onChange={(e) => controllerSearchbox.updateText(e.target.value)}
        onKeyDown={(e) => isEnterKey(e) && controllerSearchbox.submit()}
      />
 
      <div style={{display: 'flex'}}>
        <ul>
          {searchboxState.suggestions.map((suggestion) => {
            const value = suggestion.rawValue;
            return (
              <li
                key={value}
                onMouseEnter={() => controllerInstantResults.updateQuery(value)}
                onClick={() => controllerSearchbox.selectSuggestion(value)}
              >
                {value}
              </li>
            );
          })}
        </ul>
        <ul>
          {instantResultsState.results.map((result) => {
            return (
              <li>
                <div>
                  {result.title}: {result.raw.source}
                </div>
                <pre>{result.excerpt}</pre>
              </li>
            );
          })}
        </ul>
      </div>
    </div>
  );
};
 
// usage
 
/**
 * ```tsx
 * const controllerSearchbox = buildSearchBox(engine, {options: {id: 'foo'}});
 * const controllerInstantResults = buildInstantResults(engine, {options: {maxResultsPerQuery: 5, searchBoxId: 'foo'}});
 *
 * <InstantResults controllerSearchbox={controllerSearchbox} controllerInstantResults={controllerInstantResults}  />;
 * ```
 */

The InstantResults controller allows the end user to manage instant results queries.

Methods

clearExpired

Clears all expired instant results queries.

updateQuery

Updates the specified query and shows instant results for it.

Parameters

  • q: string

    The query to get instant results for. For more precise instant results, query suggestions are recommended.

subscribe

Adds a callback that’s invoked on state change.

Parameters

  • listener: () => void

    A callback that’s invoked on state change.

Returns Unsubscribe: A function to remove the listener.

Attributes

state

The state of the InstantResults controller.

Properties

  • error: SearchAPIErrorWithStatusCode | SerializedError | null

    An error returned when executing an instant results request, if any. This is null otherwise.

  • isLoading: boolean

    Determines if a search is in progress for the current query.

  • q: string

    The current query for instant results.

  • results: Result[]

    The instant results for the current query.

Initialize

buildInstantResults

Creates an InstantResults controller instance.

Parameters

  • engine: SearchEngine

    The Headless engine.

  • props: InstantResultProps

    The configurable InstantResults properties.

Returns InstantResults

InstantResultProps

The configurable InstantResults properties.

Properties

InstantResultOptions

Properties

  • maxResultsPerQuery: number

    The maximum items to be stored in the instant result list for each query.

  • cacheTimeout?: number

    Number in milliseconds that cached results will be valid for. Defaults to 1 minute. Set to 0 so that results never expire.

  • searchBoxId?: string

    A unique identifier for the search box.

HighlightKeyword

Properties

  • length: number

    The length of the offset.

  • offset: number

    The 0 based offset inside the string where the highlight should start.

Raw

Properties

  • [key: string]: unknown

    Custom keys that depend on the documents in the index.

Result

Properties

  • absentTerms: string[]

    The basic query expression terms which this query result item does not match. Note: This property is populated by terms from the query pipeline-processed q value (not from the original q value).

  • clickUri: string

    The hyperlinkable item URI. Notes: Use the clickUri value when you want to create hyperlinks to the item, rather than the uri or printableUri value.

  • excerpt: string

    The contextual excerpt generated for the item (see the excerptLength query parameter).

  • excerptHighlights: HighlightKeyword[]

    The length and offset of each word to highlight in the item excerpt string.

  • firstSentences: string

    The first sentences retrieved from the item (see the retrieveFirstSentences query parameter).

  • firstSentencesHighlights: HighlightKeyword[]

    The length and offset of each word to highlight in the item firstSentences string.

  • flags: string

    The flags that are set on the item by the index. Distinct values are separated by semicolons.

  • hasHtmlVersion: boolean

    Whether the index contains an HTML version of this item.

  • isRecommendation: boolean

    Whether the item score was boosted as a Coveo ML recommendation.

  • isTopResult: boolean

    Whether the item score was boosted by a featured result rule in the query pipeline.

  • percentScore: number

    The item ranking score expressed as a percentage (see the sortCriteria and rankingFunctions query parameters).

  • printableUri: string

    The human readable item URI. Note: Avoid using the printableUri value to create hyperlinks to the item. Use the clickUri value instead.

  • printableUriHighlights: HighlightKeyword[]

    The length and offset of each word to highlight in the item printableUri string.

  • rankingInfo: string | null

    The raw debug information generated by the index to detail how the item was ranked. This property is null unless the debug query parameter is set to true.

  • raw: Raw

    The values of the fields which were retrieved for this item (see the fieldsToInclude and fieldsToExclude query parameters).

  • score: number

    The total ranking score computed for the item (see the sortCriteria and rankingFunctions query parameters).

  • summary: null

    The item summary (see the summaryLength query parameter).

  • summaryHighlights: HighlightKeyword[]

    The length and offset of each word to highlight in the item summary string.

  • title: string

    Contains the title of the item.

  • titleHighlights: HighlightKeyword[]

    The length and offset of each word to highlight in the item title string.

  • uniqueId: string

    The unique item identifier. You should consider the uniqueId value as an opaque string.

  • uri: string

    The item URI. Notes: Avoid using the uri value to create hyperlinks to the item. Use the clickUri value instead.

  • rankingModifier?: string

    If applicable, represents the type of ranking modification that was applied to this result.

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