The Future of the Search API Typesense Module
The Future of the Search API Typesense Module
Roberto Peruzzo (robertoperuzzo)
Join us to explore the latest improvements and shape the future of the **Search API Typesense** module—the bridge between Drupal's Search API and the powerful Typesense search engine.
The module already empowers Drupal sites with features such as collection and schema management, indexing, synonyms, curations, stopwords, API key control, embeddings, semantic (vector) search, search-as-you-type, and RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) workflows.
### What We'll Cover in the BoF
- Highlight **recent enhancements**, including semantic and AI-driven search capabilities.
- Discuss current **beta-stage and upcoming roadmap items**, such as:
- Geo search, collection aliases, search presets, and analytics
- Invite the community to identify the **most valuable features** they need.
- Engage contributors—developers, testers, documenters—to **collaborate on future improvements**.
### Potential Feature Ideas
- Advanced management capabilities like analytics, geo search filters, and collection aliasing.
- Improved UI/UX for embedding RAG flows, configuring synonyms/curations, or enabling front-end integration frameworks.
- Use the Annex https://annexsearch.com framework instead of InstantSearch.js with the adapter https://github.com/typesense/typesense-instantsearch-adapter
Whether you’re already using search-as-you-type, semantic search, or RAG in Drupal—or just curious about what's next—bring your ideas and help us design the next chapter of Search API Typesense!