[Caml-list] Update on docs.camlcity.org

[Gerd Stolpmann <info@gerd-stolpmann.de>]

Hi list,

I've updated the code search engine on docs.camlcity.org. As before, it  
mainly bases on GODI packages, but it now also includes many OASIS  
packages.

The search engine allows to search for definitions and uses of  
identifiers in OCaml source code. For example, "List.map" shows the  
files with the definitions at the top position of the result list,  
followed by the references of List.map.

You can also search for type names, e.g. "in_channel". Type expressions  
are not yet supported (but I'm working on this).

The search engines is especially useful when you want to read and  
understand code you've not written yourself, and that uses libraries  
you don't know yet. It's also good when you want to find sample code  
that uses a certain function.

Note that there is also a browsing mode. Also, the viewer for source  
code allows it to click on identifiers triggering an ad-hoc search for  
other occurrences.

Start page: docs.camlcity.org
Query syntax: docs.camlcity.org/docs/syntax.html
FAQ: docs.camlcity.org/docs/faq.html

Technically, this update uses a dedicated full-text search engine for  
the first time. It's my own development Amber (not yet publicly  
released). The main advantage is the speed - searches take only a few  
milliseconds now, but it also improves scoring (based on inverted term  
frequencies). More about Amber later.

Gerd
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Gerd Stolpmann, Darmstadt, Germany    gerd@gerd-stolpmann.de
Creator of GODI and camlcity.org.
Contact details:        http://www.camlcity.org/contact.html
Company homepage:       http://www.gerd-stolpmann.de
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