Yes, but on the desktop we have the apt database on the system (as well as a xapian database for usc apps)
On Fri, Jun 28, 2013 at 10:07 AM, Dave Morley <[email protected]> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On 28/06/13 14:04, Roberto Alsina wrote: > > Thinking about how searching in the app scope should work if the > > user is offline and it causes some interesting complications. > > > > Here's what I assume is a minimum functionality we need to > > deliver: > > > > 1) If the user, offline, searches for "browser" we should locate > > all web browsers he has installed. > > > > 2) If the user, offline, searches for "navegador" (browser in > > spanish) and his phone's locale is spanish, he should find all the > > browsers he has installed. > > > > So, we will need some sort of app metadata cache we update on > > installation and which we can query (sounds familiar? ;-) > > > > Since "browser" is not in the app name, but in the description, > > that database needs to include metadata, including localized > > versions of it. > > > > We even have to query this database when the user is online, > > because if we just rely on the server's results and then filter by > > installed/not installed we will not find intalled apps which are > > very low matches on the server (say, the 350th web browser). > > > > So, who updates this metadata DB? > > > > My guess is the click installer does, since the app scope has no > > way of knowing if installation succeeded or not (there's no > > callback from the installer). > > > > Also, it needs to be pre-populated for pre-installed apps. If we > > put it in the installer, then that can happen naturally. > > > > This also gives a solution to the question of getting the version > > numbers of installed apps: we just query this DB > > > > Finally: preinstalled apps are system-wide (right?) so there are > > going to be two DBs? > > > > > As far as I am aware this is the current behaviour of Untiy. > Unity currently searches HDD files and apps and then adds suggestions > from online, If you are not online you can still search for > applications you have installed. > > - -- > You make it, I'll break it! > > I love my job :) > http://www.ubuntu.com > http://www.canonical.com > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.12 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with undefined - http://www.enigmail.net/ > > iEYEARECAAYFAlHNipEACgkQT5xqyT+h3OhfoQCghqu5aJ2G/QwOiy9fexhbDeUD > 2foAnijiUvg1wCf90npf+9vYgErCgwVX > =t3jD > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > -- > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-appstore-developers > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-appstore-developers > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >
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