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Suggested fix to MultiSearchPlugin

Hi, I tried to use MultiSearchPlugin with >9 searches. I got strange results from 10 upward.

After looking at the code I thought the problem was in:
   for ( my $i = 1 ; $i <= $searchCounter ; $i++ ) {
       $header =~ s/\$ntopics$i/$totalFound[$i]/gs;
       $footer =~ s/\$ntopics$i/$totalFound[$i]/gs;
   }

For $i = 1 ntopiics1 will be updated, but so will $ntopics10, $ntopics11 and so on.

To avoid the issue I have on my machine reversed the loop. From:
  • for ( my $i = 1 ; $i <= $searchCounter ; $i++ ) {
To:
  • for ( my $i = $searchCounter ; $i >= 1 ; $i-- ) {
It now reads:
   for ( my $i = $searchCounter ; $i >= 1 ; $i-- ) {
       $header =~ s/\$ntopics$i/$totalFound[$i]/gs;
       $footer =~ s/\$ntopics$i/$totalFound[$i]/gs;
   }

So now $ntopics100 is replaced before $ntopics19 ... $ntopics10 before $ntopics1. This change has the desired result. But since I do not fully understand the implementation of MULTISEARCH I am not sure of the impact on the interval implementation (I think I have left that alone) and possible side effects in the index implementation.

A diff between original and update follows:
$ diff MultiSearchPlugin.pm.ORIGINAL MultiSearchPlugin.pm.UPDATED
408c408,409
<             for ( my $i = 1 ; $i <= $searchCounter ; $i++ ) {
---
> ## BvO        for ( my $i = 1 ; $i <= $searchCounter ; $i++ ) {
>               for ( my $i = $searchCounter ; $i >= 1 ; $i-- ) {
458c459,460
<         for ( my $i = 1 ; $i <= $searchCounter ; $i++ ) {
---
>         for ( my $i = $searchCounter ; $i >= 1 ; $i-- ) {
> ## BvO  for ( my $i = 1 ; $i <= $searchCounter ; $i++ ) {
547c549,550
<     for ( my $i = 1 ; $i <= $searchCounter ; $i++ ) {
---
>     for ( my $i = $searchCounter ; $i >= 1 ; $i-- ) {
> ## BvO for ( my $i = 1 ; $i <= $searchCounter ; $i++ ) {

Hope this helps to improve MULTISEARCH.

regards....

-- BramVanOosterhout - 03 Jan 2016

Filed as task: Tasks.Item14129

-- Main.LynnwoodBrown - 05 Aug 2016 - 16:57

 

QuestionForm edit

Subject Using an extension
Extension MultiSearchPlugin
Version Foswiki 2.0.3
Status Task filed
Related Topics Tasks.Item14129
Topic revision: r2 - 05 Aug 2016, LynnwoodBrown
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