@docsearch/react

What is @docsearch/react?

@docsearch/react is a React component library that provides a search interface for documentation websites. It leverages Algolia's DocSearch to offer a fast and efficient search experience.

What are @docsearch/react's main functionalities?

Basic Search Implementation

This feature allows you to integrate a basic search interface into your React application. You need to provide your Algolia app ID, API key, and index name.

import { DocSearch } from '@docsearch/react';

function App() {
  return (
    <DocSearch
      appId="YOUR_APP_ID"
      apiKey="YOUR_API_KEY"
      indexName="YOUR_INDEX_NAME"
    />
  );
}

Customizing Search Box

This feature allows you to customize the search box, including placeholder text and button translations, to better fit the design and language of your application.

import { DocSearch } from '@docsearch/react';

function CustomSearch() {
  return (
    <DocSearch
      appId="YOUR_APP_ID"
      apiKey="YOUR_API_KEY"
      indexName="YOUR_INDEX_NAME"
      placeholder="Search documentation..."
      translations={{
        button: {
          buttonText: 'Search',
          buttonAriaLabel: 'Search'
        }
      }}
    />
  );
}

Handling Search Events

This feature allows you to handle search events, such as input changes, to perform custom actions like logging the search query or triggering other functions.

import { DocSearch } from '@docsearch/react';

function SearchWithEvents() {
  const handleSearchInput = (query) => {
    console.log('Search query:', query);
  };

  return (
    <DocSearch
      appId="YOUR_APP_ID"
      apiKey="YOUR_API_KEY"
      indexName="YOUR_INDEX_NAME"
      onInput={handleSearchInput}
    />
  );
}

Other packages similar to @docsearch/react

react-instantsearch-dom

react-instantsearch-dom is a library by Algolia that provides a set of React components to build search interfaces. It offers more flexibility and customization options compared to @docsearch/react, but requires more setup and configuration.

react-searchbox

react-searchbox is a lightweight search component for React applications. It is simpler and easier to set up than @docsearch/react, but it does not offer the same level of integration with Algolia's search capabilities.

react-autosuggest

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README

@docsearch/react

React package for DocSearch, the best search experience for docs.

Installation

yarn add @docsearch/react@alpha
# or
npm install @docsearch/react@alpha

If you don’t want to use a package manager, you can use a standalone endpoint:

<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@docsearch/react@alpha"></script>

Get started

DocSearch generates a fully accessible search box for you.

import { DocSearch } from '@docsearch/react';

import '@docsearch/css';

function App() {
  return (
    <DocSearch
      appId="YOUR_APP_ID"
      indexName="YOUR_INDEX_NAME"
      apiKey="YOUR_SEARCH_API_KEY"
    />
  );
}

export default App;

Documentation

Read documentation →