That or allow passing a list of models to be searched or a finder or
passing in results.

Last is probably simplest
def site_search(query,results = nil)
results ||= ...

On Sep 15, 5:37 am, Bryan Larsen <[email protected]> wrote:
> Oops, forgot about that one.
>
> The generators put the search function in your front controller.  The
> generated function calls Hobo::Controller#site_search which calls
> Hobo.find_by_search and then renders the result.   It seems to me like
> you'd probably want to reimplement Hobo::Controller#site_search,
> replacing the call to Hobo.find_by_search with your own finder.   In
> other words, cut and paste site_search into your front_controller, and
> replace the first two lines:
>
>      def site_search(query)
>        results = ModelA.find(:all, :conditions => ...) +
> ModelB.find(:all, :conditions => ...)
>        all_results = results.select { |r| r.viewable_by?(current_user) }
>        if all_results.empty?
>          render :text => "<p>"+ ht(:"hobo.live_search.no_results",
> :default=>["Your search returned no matches."]) + "</p>"
>        else
>          render_tags(all_results, :search_card, :for_type => true)
>        end
>      end
>
> It seems to me that we should split site_search into two functions so
> that nobody has to do any cut and pasting.
>
> Bryan
>
> On 10-09-15 12:15 AM, Abbasi Ujjainwala wrote:
>
> > Yep Kevin is right but I do think I can give a short at what Bryan has
> > sugfested and see either I can convince my stake holders to the
> > functionality it offiers else, I will be in search of how to modify live out
> > of the box search provided by Hobo. Ideal scenario for me is to allow filter
> > on the out of the box search for example a drop down list a user can select
> > to search Entity A or B or C or ...
>
> > regards,
> > abbasi
> > ph: 678 425 4556
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On
> > Behalf Of kevinpfromnm
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2010 10:46 PM
> > To: Hobo Users
> > Subject: [Hobo Users] Re: how to restrict search to perform search on an
> > entity type
>
> > I think he was referring to the live-search and not a particular model
> > search.  I looked but found no documentation on how (if possible even)
> > to change what the live-search searches.  I know there's a search
> > method on the front controller by default but as to how to go about
> > changing it, don't know.
>
> > On Sep 14, 6:58 pm, Bryan Larsen<[email protected]>  wrote:
> >> Using the agility tutorial example:
>
> >>     def show
> >>       @project = find_instance
> >>       @stories =
> >>         @project.stories.apply_scopes(:search    =>  [params[:search],
> >> :title],
> >>                                       :order_by  =>
> >> parse_sort_param(:title, :status))
> >>     end
>
> >> You can simply add further scopes to the chain or the apply_scopes:
>
> >>     @project.stories.not_completed.apply_scopes(...)
>
> >> You can either use Hobo's automatic scopes:
>
> >>http://cookbook.hobocentral.net/manual/scopes
>
> >> or Rails' named scopes:
>
> >>http://ryandaigle.com/articles/2008/3/24/what-s-new-in-edge-rails-has...
>
> >> Bryan
>
> >> On 10-09-14 08:12 PM, Abbasi Ujjainwala wrote:
>
> >>> Hi,
>
> >>> I have a requirement to search only one type of entity or allow user to
> >>> select which entity she wants to search on.
>
> >>> The default search basically searches across the board, so question is
> >>> how can I configure it to search just the entity which user wants?
>
> >>> regards,
>
> >>> abbasi
>
> >>> ph: 678 425 4556
>
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