FAQ.md

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I add has_one, has_many, etc values

You need to create a custom function in your DataObject to generate a string, and configure FTSearch to use that string.

Axllent\FTSearch\SearchEngine:
  data_objects:
    StaffPage:
      - Title
      - Content
      - getFTSearchData

A function may be something like:

    public function getFTSearchData()
    {
        $content = [];
        foreach ($this->StaffMembers() as $staff_member) {
            array_push($content, $staff_member->Title . ' ' . $staff_member->Profile);
        }
        return implode(' ', $content);
    }

My DataObject isn't registering changes to the full-text search database

Any custom onbeforeWrite, onAfterWrite, onBeforeDelete, onBeforePublish, onBeforeUnpublish functions you have created in your DataObject must extend themselves (eg: $this->extend('onbeforeWrite')). eg:

    public function onBeforeWrite()
    {
        parent::onBeforeWrite();
        // your custom functionality here
        $this->extend('onBeforeWrite');
    }