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I'm using the typesense-instantsearch-adapter in o...

Rob Bast

11/14/2024, 8:52 AM

I'm using the typesense-instantsearch-adapter in order to use algolia widgets for our search interface. I've specified a

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additionalSearchParameters: { filter_by: `id:* || $collection(id: *)`, include_fields: `$collection(id,field, strategy: nest_array)` }

however, when I use one of the refinement widgets to filter on a specific facet, this

filter_by

value is no longer used in the additional search query that is submitted and my results no longer receive any of the included fields from the joined collection. Is there a way to get this working documented somewhere?

Rob Bast

11/14/2024, 9:36 AM

I've seen multiple github issues (#11, #196, etc) mention the use of using a configure widget to set a hidden persistent filter by, but that requires an actual facet / attribute afaik, which the left join syntax isn't really compatible with.

Rob Bast

11/14/2024, 9:52 AM

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configure({
  facetFilters: [`id:* || $collection(id:*)`]
}),

does not work because this is transformed into

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filter_by: "id:* || $collection(id:=[`*)`]"

Rob Bast

11/14/2024, 9:58 AM

d'oh.. I just need to use

filters

in the configure widget; those are not adjusted by the search adapter

Fanis Tharropoulos

11/14/2024, 10:01 AM

We have a React Instantsearch demo utilizing JOINs on https://github.com/typesense/showcase-joins-django We used a

configure

widget to apply a persistent filter for JOINs: https://github.com/typesense/showcase-joins-django/blob/92632d8a9e8d425615b14c644369f09be233d249/frontend/src/routes/team-details.tsx#L278-L280

Rob Bast

11/14/2024, 10:02 AM

Yeah, can confirm the configure widget is the solution. I just configured it wrong initially.

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Fanis Tharropoulos

11/14/2024, 10:03 AM

Happy you found a solution for it!

Rob Bast

11/14/2024, 10:03 AM

Thanks for your reply as well, gonne sneak a peek to see if there is anything else I can learn from 😁

Fanis Tharropoulos

11/14/2024, 10:04 AM

Feel free to!

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