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Wednesday, 24 December 2025
Parte della serie RAG: Questa è la parte 4b - funzioni di ricerca e UI:
Dentro Parte 4a, abbiamo costruito la fondazione: ONNX embeddings e Qdrant vettorial storage. Ora mettiamolo a lavorare con un UI di ricerca reale - compreso il completamento automatico del tipoahead, la ricerca ibrida che combina semantico + full-text, e il filtraggio avanzato.
Questo articolo copre l'esperienza di ricerca reale gli utenti interagiscono con su questo blog.
La casella di ricerca nella parte superiore di questo sito fornisce risultati di ricerca istantanea-come-you-type. Ecco come funziona:
sequenceDiagram
participant U as User
participant A as Alpine.js
participant API as SearchApi
participant H as HybridSearch
participant S as Semantic Search
participant P as PostgreSQL
U->>A: Types "docker"
A->>A: Debounce 300ms
A->>API: GET /api/search/docker
API->>H: HybridSearchAsync("docker")
par Parallel Search
H->>S: SearchAsync("docker", 20)
H->>P: GetSearchResultForComplete("docker")
end
S-->>H: Semantic results (by meaning)
P-->>H: Full-text results (by keywords)
H->>H: Apply RRF scoring
H-->>API: Combined results
API-->>A: JSON results
A->>U: Display dropdown
La casella di ricerca utilizza Alpine.js per interfaccia utente reattiva senza pesanti framework JavaScript. Ecco il componente:
export function typeahead() {
return {
query: '',
results: [],
highlightedIndex: -1, // Tracks keyboard navigation
search() {
// Minimum 2 characters to trigger search
if (this.query.length < 2) {
this.results = [];
this.highlightedIndex = -1;
return;
}
fetch(`/api/search/${encodeURIComponent(this.query)}`, {
method: 'GET',
headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' }
})
.then(response => {
if (response.ok) return response.json();
return Promise.reject(response);
})
.then(data => {
this.results = data;
this.highlightedIndex = -1;
// Process HTMX attributes in results
this.$nextTick(() => {
htmx.process(document.getElementById('searchresults'));
});
})
.catch((response) => {
console.log("Error fetching search results");
});
},
// Keyboard navigation
moveDown() {
if (this.highlightedIndex < this.results.length - 1) {
this.highlightedIndex++;
}
},
moveUp() {
if (this.highlightedIndex > 0) {
this.highlightedIndex--;
}
},
selectHighlighted() {
if (this.highlightedIndex >= 0 && this.highlightedIndex < this.results.length) {
this.selectResult(this.highlightedIndex);
}
},
selectResult(selectedIndex) {
// Click the HTMX link to navigate
let links = document.querySelectorAll('#searchresults a');
links[selectedIndex].click();
this.results = [];
this.highlightedIndex = -1;
this.query = '';
}
}
}
Caratteristiche principali:
<div x-data="window.mostlylucid.typeahead()"
class="relative"
x-on:click.outside="results = []">
<label class="input input-sm bg-white dark:bg-custom-dark-bg input-bordered flex items-center gap-2">
<input
type="text"
x-model="query"
x-on:input.debounce.300ms="search"
x-on:keydown.down.prevent="moveDown"
x-on:keydown.up.prevent="moveUp"
x-on:keydown.enter.prevent="selectHighlighted"
placeholder="Search..."
class="border-0 grow input-sm text-black dark:text-white bg-transparent w-full"/>
<i class="bx bx-search"></i>
</label>
<!-- Dropdown Results -->
<ul x-show="results.length > 0"
id="searchresults"
class="absolute z-10 my-2 w-full bg-white dark:bg-custom-dark-bg border rounded-lg shadow-lg">
<template x-for="(result, index) in results" :key="result.slug">
<li :class="{'bg-blue-light dark:bg-blue-dark': index === highlightedIndex}"
class="cursor-pointer text-sm p-2 m-2 hover:bg-blue-light dark:hover:bg-blue-dark">
<a hx-boost="true"
hx-target="#contentcontainer"
hx-swap="innerHTML show:window:top"
:href="result.url"
x-text="result.title"></a>
</li>
</template>
</ul>
</div>
Perché? x-on:click.outside? Cliccando fuori dal menu a discesa si chiude - modello standard UX per il completamento automatico.
La /api/search/{query} L'endpoint alimenta il tipoahead. Ecco il controller:
[ApiController]
[Route("api")]
public class SearchApi(
BlogSearchService searchService,
UmamiBackgroundSender umamiBackgroundSender,
ISemanticSearchService semanticSearchService,
SemanticSearchConfig semanticSearchConfig) : ControllerBase
{
private const int RrfConstant = 60; // Reciprocal Rank Fusion constant
[HttpGet]
[Route("search/{query}")]
[OutputCache(Duration = 3600, VaryByQueryKeys = new[] { "query" })]
public async Task<Results<JsonHttpResult<List<SearchResults>>, BadRequest<string>>> Search(string query)
{
using var activity = Log.Logger.StartActivity("Search {query}", query);
try
{
var host = Request.Host.Value;
List<SearchResults> output;
// Use hybrid search if semantic search is enabled
if (semanticSearchConfig.Enabled)
{
output = await HybridSearchAsync(query, host);
}
else
{
// Fallback to full-text search only
output = await FullTextSearchAsync(query, host);
}
// Track search event for analytics
var encodedQuery = HttpUtility.UrlEncode(query);
await umamiBackgroundSender.Track("searchEvent", new UmamiEventData { { "query", encodedQuery } });
return TypedResults.Json(output);
}
catch (Exception e)
{
Log.Error(e, "Error in search");
return TypedResults.BadRequest("Error in search");
}
}
}
Importanti decisioni di progettazione:
semanticSearchConfig.Enabled consente di attivare la ricerca semanticaLa vera magia è ricerca ibrida - combinando risultati semantici e full-text. Usiamo la Reciproca Rank Fusion (RRF) per fonderli equamente.
Diversi approcci di ricerca hanno diversi punti di forza:
| Tipo di ricerca | Punti di forza | Debolezze |
|---|---|---|
| Semantico | Sinonimi, significato, concetti | Può mancare frasi esatte |
| Testo integrale | Parole chiave esatte, termini tecnici | Nessuna comprensione sinonimo |
Esempio: Ricerca di "dispiegamento di container"
flowchart TB
subgraph Semantic[Semantic Results]
S1[Docker Containers - 0.92]
S2[Kubernetes Basics - 0.87]
S3[Container Security - 0.81]
end
subgraph FullText[Full-Text Results]
F1[Container Security - rank 1]
F2[Docker Containers - rank 2]
F3[CI/CD Pipelines - rank 3]
end
subgraph RRF[RRF Scores]
R1[Container Security = 0.0327]
R2[Docker Containers = 0.0325]
R3[Kubernetes Basics = 0.0161]
R4[CI/CD Pipelines = 0.0159]
end
subgraph Final[Final Ranking]
O1[Container Security]
O2[Docker Containers]
O3[Kubernetes Basics]
O4[CI/CD Pipelines]
end
S1 --> R2
S2 --> R3
S3 --> R1
F1 --> R1
F2 --> R2
F3 --> R4
R1 --> O1
R2 --> O2
R3 --> O3
R4 --> O4
La formula: score = Σ(1 / (k + rank))
dove:
k = 60 (costante per evitare la dominazione dei ranghi primitivi)rank = posizione nei risultati del metodo di ricerca (1-indexed)Perché RRF funziona:
private async Task<List<SearchResults>> HybridSearchAsync(string query, string host)
{
// Run both searches in parallel
var fullTextTask = GetFullTextResultsAsync(query);
var semanticTask = semanticSearchService.SearchAsync(query, limit: 20);
await Task.WhenAll(fullTextTask, semanticTask);
var fullTextResults = await fullTextTask;
var semanticResults = await semanticTask;
// Apply Reciprocal Rank Fusion to combine results
var rrfScores = new Dictionary<string, (double Score, string Title, string Slug)>();
// Score full-text results
for (int i = 0; i < fullTextResults.Count; i++)
{
var (title, slug) = fullTextResults[i];
var key = slug.ToLowerInvariant();
var rrfScore = 1.0 / (RrfConstant + i + 1);
if (rrfScores.TryGetValue(key, out var existing))
{
rrfScores[key] = (existing.Score + rrfScore, title, slug);
}
else
{
rrfScores[key] = (rrfScore, title, slug);
}
}
// Score semantic results
for (int i = 0; i < semanticResults.Count; i++)
{
var result = semanticResults[i];
var key = result.Slug.ToLowerInvariant();
var rrfScore = 1.0 / (RrfConstant + i + 1);
if (rrfScores.TryGetValue(key, out var existing))
{
rrfScores[key] = (existing.Score + rrfScore, existing.Title, existing.Slug);
}
else
{
rrfScores[key] = (rrfScore, result.Title, result.Slug);
}
}
// Sort by combined RRF score and return top results
return rrfScores.Values
.OrderByDescending(x => x.Score)
.Take(15)
.Select(x => new SearchResults(
x.Title.Trim(),
x.Slug,
Url.ActionLink("Show", "Blog", new { x.Slug }, "https", host)))
.ToList();
}
Informazioni chiave sull'attuazione:
Task.WhenAll)ToLowerInvariant()Quando la ricerca semantica è disabilitata o fallisce, rimandiamo alla ricerca postgreSQL full-text.
La ricerca full-text gestisce due casi in modo diverso:
private async Task<List<(string Title, string Slug)>> GetFullTextResultsAsync(string query)
{
if (!query.Contains(' '))
return await searchService.GetSearchResultForComplete(query); // Wildcard
else
return await searchService.GetSearchResultForQuery(query); // Web search
}
Parola sola ("docker"): Usa la ricerca del prefisso jolly docker:*
Parole multiple ("contenitori docker"): Usa la sintassi di ricerca web di PostgreSQL
// Single word with wildcard
private IQueryable<BlogPostEntity> QueryForWildCard(string query)
{
return context.BlogPosts
.Include(x => x.Categories)
.Include(x => x.LanguageEntity)
.AsNoTracking()
.Where(x =>
!x.IsHidden
&& (x.ScheduledPublishDate == null || x.ScheduledPublishDate <= now)
&& (x.SearchVector.Matches(EF.Functions.ToTsQuery("english", query + ":*"))
|| x.Categories.Any(c =>
EF.Functions.ToTsVector("english", c.Name)
.Matches(EF.Functions.ToTsQuery("english", query + ":*"))))
&& x.LanguageEntity.Name == "en")
.OrderByDescending(x =>
x.SearchVector.Rank(EF.Functions.ToTsQuery("english", query + ":*")));
}
// Multiple words with web search
private IQueryable<BlogPostEntity> QueryForSpaces(string processedQuery)
{
return context.BlogPosts
.Where(x =>
x.SearchVector.Matches(EF.Functions.WebSearchToTsQuery("english", processedQuery))
|| x.Categories.Any(c =>
EF.Functions.ToTsVector("english", c.Name)
.Matches(EF.Functions.WebSearchToTsQuery("english", processedQuery))))
.OrderByDescending(x =>
x.SearchVector.Rank(EF.Functions.WebSearchToTsQuery("english", processedQuery)));
}
Perché? WebSearchToTsQuery? Gestisce domande di lingua naturale come Google:
"docker containers" → cerca entrambe le paroledocker OR kubernetes → Booleano Odocker -compose → esclude "componi"Per ulteriori informazioni sulla ricerca full-text di PostgreSQL, vedere Ricerca di testo completo con Postgres.
Al di là del tipoahead, c'è una pagina completa dei risultati di ricerca con filtraggio avanzato:
flowchart LR
subgraph SearchPage[Search Page]
A[Query Input] --> B{Filters}
B --> C[Language Filter]
B --> D[Date Range Filter]
C --> E[Search Results]
D --> E
E --> F[Paginated List]
end
style A stroke:#10b981,stroke-width:2px
style B stroke:#6366f1,stroke-width:2px
style E stroke:#ec4899,stroke-width:2px
style F stroke:#8b5cf6,stroke-width:2px
[Route("search")]
public class SearchController(
BaseControllerService baseControllerService,
BlogSearchService searchService,
ISemanticSearchService semanticSearchService,
ILogger<SearchController> logger)
: BaseController(baseControllerService, logger)
{
[HttpGet]
[Route("")]
[OutputCache(Duration = 3600, VaryByQueryKeys = new[] { "query", "page", "pageSize", "language", "dateRange", "startDate", "endDate" })]
public async Task<IActionResult> Search(
string? query,
int page = 1,
int pageSize = 10,
string? language = null,
DateRangeOption dateRange = DateRangeOption.AllTime,
DateTime? startDate = null,
DateTime? endDate = null,
[FromHeader] bool pagerequest = false)
{
// Calculate date range based on option
var (calculatedStartDate, calculatedEndDate) = CalculateDateRange(dateRange, startDate, endDate);
// Get available languages for the filter dropdown
var availableLanguages = await searchService.GetAvailableLanguagesAsync();
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(query?.Trim()))
{
var emptyModel = new SearchResultsModel { /* ... */ };
if (Request.IsHtmx()) return PartialView("SearchResults", emptyModel);
return View("SearchResults", emptyModel);
}
var searchResults = await searchService.HybridSearchWithPagingAsync(
query,
language,
calculatedStartDate,
calculatedEndDate,
page,
pageSize);
// Build response model...
if (pagerequest && Request.IsHtmx())
return PartialView("_SearchResultsPartial", searchModel.SearchResults);
if (Request.IsHtmx())
return PartialView("SearchResults", searchModel);
return View("SearchResults", searchModel);
}
}
public enum DateRangeOption
{
AllTime,
LastWeek,
LastMonth,
LastYear,
Custom
}
private static (DateTime? StartDate, DateTime? EndDate) CalculateDateRange(
DateRangeOption dateRange, DateTime? startDate, DateTime? endDate)
{
var now = DateTime.UtcNow;
return dateRange switch
{
DateRangeOption.LastWeek => (now.AddDays(-7), now),
DateRangeOption.LastMonth => (now.AddMonths(-1), now),
DateRangeOption.LastYear => (now.AddYears(-1), now),
DateRangeOption.Custom => (startDate, endDate),
_ => (null, null) // AllTime - no date filter
};
}
Ogni post del blog mostra semanticamente messaggi simili in un pannello pieghevole. Questo utilizza HTMX per il caricamento pigro:
<!-- In blog post view -->
<div class="print:hidden"
hx-get="/search/related/@Model.Slug/@Model.Language"
hx-trigger="load delay:500ms"
hx-swap="innerHTML">
<!-- Loading placeholder -->
<div class="mt-8 mb-8 text-center opacity-50">
<span class="loading loading-spinner loading-md"></span>
<p class="text-sm mt-2">Finding related posts...</p>
</div>
</div>
Perche' ritardare i 500m? Il contenuto principale carica prima, poi i post correlati caricano in background. Gli utenti vedono il contenuto immediatamente.
[HttpGet]
[Route("related/{slug}/{language}")]
[OutputCache(Duration = 7200, VaryByRouteValueNames = new[] {"slug", "language"})]
public async Task<IActionResult> RelatedPosts(string slug, string language, int limit = 5)
{
var results = await semanticSearchService.GetRelatedPostsAsync(slug, language, limit);
if (Request.IsHtmx())
{
return PartialView("_RelatedPosts", results);
}
return Json(results);
}
Cache di 2 ore: Post correlati non cambiano spesso, quindi la cache aggressiva è sicura.
Un componente di collasso DaisyUI con progresso radiale che mostra punteggi di somiglianza:
@model List<SearchResult>
@if (Model != null && Model.Any())
{
<div class="mt-8 mb-8">
<div class="collapse collapse-arrow bg-base-200">
<input type="checkbox" class="peer" />
<div class="collapse-title text-xl font-medium">
<i class='bx bx-brain text-2xl mr-2'></i>
Related Posts
<span class="badge badge-secondary badge-sm ml-2">@Model.Count</span>
</div>
<div class="collapse-content">
<div class="divider mt-0"></div>
<div class="space-y-2">
@foreach (var post in Model)
{
<div class="card bg-base-100 shadow-sm hover:shadow-md transition-shadow">
<div class="card-body p-4">
<div class="flex items-start justify-between">
<div class="flex-1">
<a hx-boost="true"
hx-target="#contentcontainer"
asp-action="Show"
asp-controller="Blog"
asp-route-slug="@post.Slug"
asp-route-language="@post.Language"
class="card-title text-base hover:text-secondary">
@post.Title
</a>
@if (post.Categories?.Any() == true)
{
<div class="flex flex-wrap gap-1 mt-2">
@foreach (var category in post.Categories.Take(3))
{
<span class="badge badge-outline badge-sm">@category</span>
}
</div>
}
<div class="flex items-center gap-3 mt-2 text-sm opacity-70">
<span>
<i class='bx bx-calendar'></i>
@post.PublishedDate.ToString("MMM dd, yyyy")
</span>
<span>
<i class='bx bx-planet'></i>
@post.Language.ToUpper()
</span>
</div>
</div>
<!-- Similarity Score -->
<div class="flex flex-col items-end ml-4">
<div class="radial-progress text-primary text-xs"
style="--value:@(post.Score * 100); --size:3rem; --thickness:3px;"
role="progressbar">
@((post.Score * 100).ToString("F0"))%
</div>
<span class="text-xs opacity-60 mt-1">similarity</span>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
}
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
}
Il progresso radiale mostra la somiglianza come percentuale (0-100%), aiutando gli utenti a capire quanto sia correlato ogni post.
GET /api/search/{query}
| Parametro | Tipo | Descrizione |
|---|---|---|
query |
stringa (percorso) | Termine di ricerca (min 2 caratteri) |
Risposta: List<SearchResults>
[
{
"title": "Docker Containers Explained",
"slug": "docker-containers",
"url": "https://example.com/blog/docker-containers"
}
]
Caching: 1 ora, varia a seconda della query
GET /search/semantic?query={query}&limit={limit}
| Parametro | Tipo | Predefinito | Descrizione |
|---|---|---|---|
query |
string | required | Search term |
limit |
int | 10 | Max results |
Risposta: List<SearchResult> con punteggi di somiglianza
GET /search/related/{slug}/{language}?limit={limit}
| Parametro | Tipo | Predefinito | Descrizione |
|---|---|---|---|
slug |
String | required | Blog post slug |
language |
string | required | Language code (en, es, ecc.) |
limit |
int | 5 | Max correlated posts |
Risposta: List<SearchResult> ordinati per somiglianza
Caching: 2 ore, varia per lumaca e lingua
GET /search?query={query}&page={page}&pageSize={pageSize}&language={language}&dateRange={dateRange}&startDate={startDate}&endDate={endDate}
| Parametro | Tipo | Predefinito | Descrizione |
|---|---|---|---|
query |
string | required | Search term |
page |
int | 1 | Page number |
pageSize |
int | 10 | Results for page |
language |
stringa | null | Filtro per lingua |
dateRange |
Enum | AllTime | AllTime, LastWeek, LastWeek, LastYear, Custom |
startDate |
DateTime | null | Start date (with dateRange=Custom) |
endDate |
DateTime | null | End date (with dateRange=Custom) |
// Typeahead - 1 hour (queries are repeated often)
[OutputCache(Duration = 3600, VaryByQueryKeys = new[] { "query" })]
// Related posts - 2 hours (rarely change)
[OutputCache(Duration = 7200, VaryByRouteValueNames = new[] {"slug", "language"})]
// Full search - 1 hour (many filter combinations)
[OutputCache(Duration = 3600, VaryByQueryKeys = new[] { "query", "page", "pageSize", "language", "dateRange", "startDate", "endDate" })]
Debounce sempre l'ingresso dell'utente per evitare chiamate API eccessive:
x-on:input.debounce.300ms="search"
300ms è un buon equilibrio - abbastanza veloce da sentirsi reattivo, abbastanza lento da ridurre il carico del server.
Usa la versione di HTMX load delay: attivazione di contenuti non critici:
hx-trigger="load delay:500ms"
Questo assicura che il contenuto principale sia visibile prima che il contenuto secondario venga caricato.
Questo articolo ha riguardato: esperienza di ricerca - come gli utenti interagiscono con la ricerca semantica. distribuzione della produzione compreso l'indicizzazione automatica e il servizio di background, continuare a:
Parte 5: Ricerca ibrida e integrazione automatica - Modelli di integrazione della produzione:
Tutti i codici disponibili al seguente indirizzo: github.com/scottgal/mostlylucidweb
Mostlylucid/API/SearchApi.cs - API TypeaheadMostlylucid/Controllers/SearchController.cs - Pagina di ricerca completaMostlylucid.Services/Blog/BlogSearchService.cs - Logica di ricerca ibridaMostlylucid/src/js/typeahead.js - componente Alpine.js© 2026 Scott Galloway — Unlicense — All content and source code on this site is free to use, copy, modify, and sell.