Command Assistant [PSARC/2008/772 FastTrack timeout 12/16/2008]

[Nicolas Williams]

On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 05:48:20PM -0800, Yong Young Sun wrote:
>          Feature                   Description
>          ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>          Solaris Command Search    User can search Solaris Commands     

What does "Solaris Command" mean here?  Will this tool search all the
bin directories, such as /usr/gnu/bin, not just /bin?

>          Multi-language support    User can search in their languages

Do you mean that plural of 'languages'?  (I.e., if I read N languages I
can review the docs in all N languages without switching locales?)  If
so, I commend you!

>          Classified information    Search results are customized to different categories

I think you'll want a different adjective than "classified" -- that
makes one think of labeling, not categorization.  Try "categorized."

>          Manpage                   Search the Solaris manpages
>          Javadoc                   Search the Javadoc

What about GNU info docs?  Can new doc types be added to the service
without modifying the client?

>          ------------    Interact    -------------         ---------------         
>         | Client APP | <==========> | Web Service | ----> | Lucene Engine |
>          ------------                -------------         ---------------
>                                       |                        |
>                                       |     ---------------    |     --------------------
>                                       ---> | Command Index |    --->| Lucene Index Files |
>                                             ---------------          --------------------
>         Client Application
>            Java based GUI application. It interacts with server to get results.
> 
>         Server side
>            Java based Web Service. It bases on Lucene engine to provides matching
>            functions.

Can this service run on the localhost?  If so, does it meet the secure
by default policies?  If not, I assume authentication and session
security are not important for this service, as it serves generally
available information.

Also, if not on localhost, will this service support indexing all
manpages in the various OpenSolaris package repositories?

My impression is that it does not run on localhost and there's no option
for it (which is fine).

Nico
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