README

SEAL Search - Flexible integration of the Search Engine Abstraction Layer (SEAL) project into TYPO3. Different index configurations and multiple possibilities. Use it with TYPO3 or for example with Meilisearch, Solr, Loupe, Typesense - without changing the integration. Have fun.

This extension was funded by the TYPO3 Association: community ideas I / community idea II & first blogpost / second blogpost

Requirements

• PHP 8.3+
• TYPO3 v13.4 or v14.0
• EXT:index

Installation

1. Install and configure the EXT:index extension
2. Run composer require lochmueller/seal (note: This extension only works in composer mode)
3. Optional: Install the right adapter if you want to use a specific engine (see below)
4. Load the SiteSet lochmueller/seal in your site configuration
5. Configure the search adapter via site configuration (DSN)
6. Configure individual search options

Configuration

The extension is configured via the TYPO3 site configuration. The following options are available:

DSN Examples

typo3://                           # Local TYPO3 database adapter
loupe://var/loupe                  # Loupe file-based search
meilisearch://127.0.0.1:7700       # Meilisearch server
elasticsearch://127.0.0.1:9200     # Elasticsearch server
typesense://127.0.0.1:8108         # Typesense server
algolia://APP_ID:API_KEY           # Algolia cloud service
solr://127.0.0.1:8983              # Apache Solr server
opensearch://127.0.0.1:9200        # OpenSearch server
redisearch://127.0.0.1:6379        # RediSearch

Available Adapters

Install the adapter you need via composer:

CLI Commands

# Update the schema in all configured SEAL adapters
vendor/bin/typo3 seal:schema

Extension Structure

Development

# Install dependencies
composer install

# Fix code style
composer code-fix

# Run static analysis (PHPStan level 8)
composer code-check

# Run unit tests
composer code-test

Credits

Thanks to SEAL for the nice idea and TYPO3 Association & TYPO3 Community for sponsoring the extension.