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Learning Search-driven Application Development with SharePoint 2013
Learning Search-driven Application Development with SharePoint 2013

Learning Search-driven Application Development with SharePoint 2013: The search engine in SharePoint 2013 is a refreshed version and this book will show you how to make the most of it with a range of methodologies for developing search-driven applications. JavaScript experience required.

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Learning Search-driven Application Development with SharePoint 2013

Chapter 2. Using the Out of the Box Search Components

Now that we know what's under the hood, let's get started with what we can do with it! In the previous chapter, we briefly mentioned the new search settings for sites and site collections. This chapter will dive deep into these settings. We will discuss the administrative side of SharePoint Search where we can define query rules and result sources and demonstrate the use of out of the box search components in a search-driven application.

In this chapter we will cover the following topics:

  • Getting acquainted with result sources

  • Learning query rules

  • Using the content search web part

  • Building a simple search-driven app

Getting acquainted with result sources


The best way to explain what a result source is, is by using a real life example.

Say you need to buy some milk. You know that you need to go to the supermarket and look for milk in the dairy department. You aren't going to be looking for milk in the tools department or even other areas of the store (such as the fruits and vegetables departments); you limit yourself to just the dairy department.

A result source acts the same. It allows you to restrict search queries to a specific subset of content from the search index by defining a set of rules that must be met by the content in order to show up as a result.

If the result source sounds familiar to you, it is because you have already encountered it before. Take a look at the following screenshot taken from the default SharePoint 2013 search center:

Below the search box we have four search verticals. These verticals are actually using result sources. Think about the Videos vertical. It takes your search...

Learning query rules


Query rules are a hot new feature of SharePoint 2013 search. In essence, query rules are the infrastructure for query pipeline extensibility. Using query rules, we can create conditional rules that will intelligently respond to what the user is trying to search for.

Let's assume we have a knowledge center site that tags all of its assets (videos, images, documents, and so on) using the following taxonomy dictionary as shown in the following screenshot:

If a user searches for one of these terms, we should display a result on top of the other results, pointing the user to the knowledge center. A result that will always appear on top of other results is called a promoted result.

Promoted results are very similar to SharePoint 2010's best bets, but with one key difference: promoted results can react to taxonomy terms as well as matched keywords.

A promoted result, for the knowledge center we mentioned previously, will look as shown in the following screenshot:

Now, let's assume...

Using the content search web part


When working with out of the box SharePoint search web parts, SharePoint 2013 simplifies the process by cutting down the number of web parts from 17 in SharePoint 2010 to just four.

In addition to the core search web parts, there are a number of new web parts that are powered by search. The most important of the bunch, without a doubt, is the content search web part.

The content search web part is the evolution of the content query web part from SharePoint 2007/2010. It allows us to display content straight from the search index, based on a query. For example, we can use the content search web part to display the latest document added on a specific site collection (that is, the knowledge center) to any other site collection in our farm using a simple query!

The content search web part infrastructure relies on two factors:

  • A query built using the query builder

  • A display template to render the results

We will discuss display the template in detail in Chapter 4,...

Building a simple search-driven application


With all the theory we just discussed, it's time to put the wheels in motion. With the knowledge we gained so far in this chapter, we can build a simple search-driven application that will use query rules to react to users' intentions.

First, let's get our infrastructure in order and create two new sites as follows:

  • A team site called Video Games Center that will host the content for our search-driven application

  • A search center site that we will use to create the search logic on

Adding content

In order to show search results, we first need something to search for. Let's follow the ensuing steps to pour some content into our newly added team site:

  1. Navigate to the newly added team site and add the following apps:

    • A picture library named VideoGamesImages

    • A document library named VideoGamesDocuments

    Once both the libraries have been created, rename them to Video Games Center Images and Video Games Center Documents respectively.

  2. From the downloadable content...

Summary


This chapter mixed theory with practice. We started off by discussing result sources, the heart of search-driven applications. We saw examples on what result sources are, what they are used for, and got introduced to search verticals.

Query rules, the main concept of the chapter, was introduced next. Query rules are a new addition to SharePoint, and they allow us to respond intelligently to user queries. When building a query rule, you have to remember three questions: where is the user going to use this query rule (which search vertical)?, what makes this query rule fire?, and what does the query rule do once fired?

Once we understood the concept of query rules, we moved on and got introduced to the new king of search-related web parts: the content search web part.

The chapter ended with a step-by-step tutorial on creating a small and simple search-driven application based on the subjects discussed in this chapter.

While this search-driven application may seem simple, remember that...

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Key benefits

  • Create search-driven applications using the new SharePoint 2013 enterprise search engine
  • Learn how to respond intelligently to user's search queries using Query Rules
  • Filled with helpful tips, diagrams, and practical examples to make your organization's search experience smarter

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SharePoint 2013 feels like a of fresh air, offering many new features and changes over older versions. Among these new features is a completely revamped search engine. "Learning Search-driven Application Development with SharePoint 2013" is a quick-start guide to creating search-driven applications using the new and exciting features that have revolutionized the SharePoint enterprise search experience. "Learning Search-driven Application Development with SharePoint 2013" is a fast-paced, practical, hands-on guide to the world of enterprise search in SharePoint 2013. With step-by-step tutorials and real-world examples, this book will give you a head start creating fresh and exciting search-driven applications using SharePoint 2013's new search engine. "Learning Search-driven Application Development with SharePoint 2013" is an accelerated way to create search-driven applications for SharePoint 2013. By covering the basics first and gradually covering all search related topics, this book will be your guide through the world of SharePoint's enterprise search. Furthermore, you will learn how to use the powerful feature of Query Rules to create smart conditions that help respond to user's search queries intelligently. We will also discuss how to style search results and make them stand out, how to index external content so it will be searchable using SharePoint's powerful search engine, and how to use the new client side search APIs, which will allow us to take advantage of search in Apps, the new development model for SharePoint 2013. After reading Learning Search-driven Application Development with SharePoint 2013, you will understand what it takes to create applications that use search as a content provider. Using applications that are based on real world examples and step-by-step tutorials, you'll get hands-on experience in developing search driven applications.

Who is this book for?

This book is written for SharePoint and JavaScript developers who want to get started with SharePoint search and create search-driven applications. The book assumes working knowledge with previous versions of SharePoint and some experience with JavaScript and client side development.

What you will learn

  • Getting acquainted with the new features of SharePoint 2013 search and how its architecture is designed
  • Using query rules to define smart search conditions
  • Building search verticals
  • Using the new Content Search Web Part
  • Using SharePoint 2013 s client facing APIs and learn how to use them in a SharePoint hosted app
  • Styling results using Result Types and Display Templates
  • Learning how to use the business connectivity services application
  • Creating a BCS search indexer connector to index content that is external to SharePoint
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