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A module that enables searching all nodes.

Installation

Just require it with:

composer require sanotto\atk-mod-global-search @dev

And then, include the module in your config\atk.php like this:

return [
    'language' => 'en',
 
    'modules' => [
    App\Modules\Setup\Module::class,
    App\Modules\Security\Module::class,
    App\Modules\Home\Module::class,
    sanotto\atkGlobalSearch\Module::class,
.
.
.

Using

A new input box and search butto will appear next to the logout button. Entering a word an pressing the search button will search for that word in every node of your application. The word will be searched in every attribute that have the AF_SEARCHABLE_FLAG.

A Requirement ...

Every node has to have a descriptor definition in order to appear in the results list.

A Bonus ...

You can implement a method called searchdescriptor in your node i.e.:

public function searchdescriptor($record)
{
    $content = "This is the search description for this record:";
    $content.= "<hr>";
    $content.= "Name:".$record['name'];
    $content.= "<hr>";
    return $content;
}

So you can return the description formatted as you wish, if you do not implement searchdescriptor in your node, the standard descriptor will be used instead. Using a custom search descriptor allows for very fine grained result display.