XF 2.1 xf_search table

[Ozzy47]

So I had a look in the file XF/Pub/Controller/Search.php and I am trying to figure out why when a user searches for something, and there are no results, the search is not stored in the xf_search table. It only stores a search in there if results are found.

 

[Chris D]

The purpose of the table is to cache results found in searches, so we do not cache anything if no results are found.

 

[Ozzy47]

Is there a way to over ride that?

 

[Ozzy47]

I still have not found a solution to this.

 

[Ozzy47]

What I ultimately would like to do is store that info in my own table, but I need to know how to overcome the problem of not saving the empty search.

 

[Ozzy47]

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[Ozzy47]

Would be a nice Christmas present if someone were to help me out with this.

 

[Xon]

@ozzy47 is this using XFES aka the ElasticSearch backend?

If so my add-on Search Improvements has a "Log search DSL" option which is hilariously useful for figuring out what is actually being sent to ElasticSearch.

If not; https://github.com/Xon/XenForo2-SearchImprovements is useful for showing how to integrate with XF's search stack

 

[Ozzy47]

Thanks, I'll have to have to have look at those.

 

[Ozzy47]

Well this is for the default XF search.

I had a look through those, but still can not figure out where to stop the system from not logging a search if the results are empty.

I would like to log empty results so admins can see what is being searched for on their sites, so if they keep seeing certain keywords searched for with no results they can add content to the site pertaining to those keywords.

 

[MilkyMeda]

Extend XF\Repository\runSearch(), get the keywords with $query->getKeywords(), call parent and check $search, do your logging if it's null and then return the $search.

 

[Ozzy47]

Extend XF\Repository\runSearch(), get the keywords with $query->getKeywords(), call parent and check $search, do your logging if it's null and then return the $search.

Thanks for the hints, I got it working now.