DPlex - Inverted Index

DPlex is an inverted index word search application. It's an application that help you index books and search through indexed books. It is easy to use and free for anyone who cares to use it. DPlex allows users to rapidly index documents in a JSON format of the form below and search through all indexed document to view the words contained in each documents.

Features of the application

• Allow upload of json files of the format below

[
    {
        "title": "This is a sample title",
        "text": "And this is a sample text"
    }
]

• Indexing of uploaded files
• Searching of each indexed files and all indexed files

How to use

The application can be accessed on heroku via https://dplex-staging.herokuapp.com. It can also be used locally by following the steps below

1. Clone the repository git clone https://github.com/andela-aonifade/dplex.git

2. Move into the repository directory cd dplex

3. Run npm install to install all the dependencies. The application is build on Nodejs npm install

   Dependencies

   • gulp
   • coveralls (test coverage reporting)
   • karma (test)
   • eslint (code style)
   • jasmine-core

4. Start the application by executing the command below npm start or gulp

5. To run tests, you can run the command below npm test or gulp lint

Limitation

• The application can not be distinguished between plural and singular words. It also does not distinguish between the past tense form of a verb. It does not identify synonyms and sees numbers as string

More information

• DPlex Wiki
• Inverted Index - Wikipedia
• Inverted Index