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Discussing `additionalSearchParameters` and `group_by` in TypesenseInstantSearchAdapter

TLDR ilia requested advice on manipulating group_by during runtime. Jason suggested a workaround, but the limitations of Algolia was a problem, resulting in ilia choosing to use the pure Typesense API instead.

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Jul 10, 2023 (5 months ago)

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ilia

01:30 PM

Hey! Quick question about additionalSearchParameters and group_by specifically. Is it the only option setting group_by during TypesenseInstantSearchAdapter initialisation?
Currently it's a bit messy process to update group_by conditionally ( need to updateConfig ). Would be nice to have simpler API to update the value during runtime ( similar to filtering / sorting ). Am I missing anything?

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Jason

03:56 PM

Could you try setting the following via the configure widget:

distinct: 2
attributeForDistinct: '<fieldToGroupBy>'

03:57

Jason

03:57 PM

If that doesn’t work, then unfortunately it’s a limitation of instantsearch / Algolia since Algolia might not allow runtime configuration of the attributeForDistinct unlike in Typesense

ilia

08:13 PM

Thank you! We've came to conclusion to throw away insta-search and just use pure Typesense API 😅 ( since we are using custom UI anyway )

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