Context (Search engine)

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The Context controller injects custom contextual information into the search requests and usage analytics search events sent from a search interface.

Methods

add

Adds (or, if one is already present, replaces) a new context key-value pair.

Parameters

  • contextKey: string

    The context key to add.

  • contextValue: string | string[]

    The context value to add.

remove

Removes a context key from the query.

Parameters

  • key: string

    The context key to remove.

set

Sets the context for the query. This replaces any existing context with the new one.

Parameters

  • context: Record<string, ContextValue>

    The context to set for the query.

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 Context controller.

Properties

  • values: Record<string, ContextValue>

    An object holding the context keys and their values.

Initialize

buildContext

Creates a Context controller instance.

Parameters

  • engine: SearchEngine

    The headless engine.

Returns Context

Unsubscribe

Call signatures

  • (): void

Example Implementation

context.ts

import {buildContext} from '@coveo/headless';
import {useContext} from 'react';
import {AppContext} from '../../context/engine';
 
export function Context() {
  const {engine} = useContext(AppContext);
  const ctx = buildContext(engine!);
 
  ctx.set({ageGroup: '30-45', interests: ['sports', 'camping', 'electronics']});
 
  return null;
}