1# purescript-docs-search
3[](https://github.com/purescript/purescript-docs-search/actions/workflows/build.yml)
5An app that adds search capabilities to generated documentation for PureScript code.
7It supports nearly-all functionality of [Pursuit](https://github.com/purescript/pursuit), including querying by type.
11When using [spago](https://github.com/spacchetti/spago), you don't need to install this app manually: run `spago docs` or `spago search`.
13Otherwise, use NPM (`npm install purescript-docs-search`) or [npx](https://github.com/npm/npx): `npx purescript-docs-search`.
17There are two usage scenarios:
19### Patching static documentation
21Use `purescript-docs-search build-index` command to patch HTML files located in `generated-docs/html`. You then will be able to search for declarations or types:
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25The user interface of the app is optimised for keyboard-only use.
27**S** hotkey can be used to focus on the search field, **Escape** can be used to leave it. Pressing **Escape** twice will close the search results listing.
31Running `purescript-docs-search` within a project directory will open an interactive command-line session.
33Note that unlike in Pursuit, most relevant results will appear last.
37[](https://asciinema.org/a/Hexie5JoWjlAqLqv2IgafIdb9)
39You may notice that the CLI offers slightly better results than the web interface. This is a performance tradeoff.
45npm run build # or build-dev to skip JS compression stage
48Use `spago docs --no-search && ./dist/purescript-docs-search.cjs build-index` to generate the docs and patch them using the local version of the app.
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