Javascript client library for accessing the Typesense HTTP API.
This library can be used both on the server-side and on the client-side. The library's source is in ES6 and during build time, we transpile it to ES5 and generate two artifacts - one that can be used on the server-side and another that uses Browserify and can be used on the client side.
npm install --save typesenseInstall peer dependencies:
npm install --save @babel/runtimeNote: @babel/runtime is very a common dependency among many JS libraries. So instead of each library adding it as a dependency independently (which will cause multiple instances of @babel/runtime to be installed increasing bundle size), Babel's recommendation is that the libraries ask users to install it once as a direct dependency, so there's only one copy of @babel/runtime for the entire project. In some cases, your JS framework might already include @babel/runtime as a dependency.
<script src="dist/typesense.min.js"></script>or via jsDelivr
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/typesense@latest/dist/typesense.min.js"></script>Read the documentation here for detailed examples: https://typesense.org/docs/api/
Tests are also a good place to know how the library works internally: test
Note: When using this library in a browser, please be sure to use an API Key that only allows search operations instead of the master API key. See doc/examples/server/keys.js for an example of how to generate a search only API key.
See Configuration.ts for a list of all client configuration options.
Here are some examples with inline comments that walk you through how to use the client: doc/examples
To run the examples, from the repo root:
npm run typesenseServer
node doc/examples/server/bulkImport.jsIf you use GatsbyJS for a framework, we have a plugin (that uses typesense-js behind the scenes) to automatically push your site data to Typesense when you build your site. Learn more here.
If you use Firebase, we have a Firebase extension (that uses typesense-js behind the scenes) to automatically push your Firestore data to Typesense. Learn more here.
Checkout the Typesense-InstantSearch.js (which uses typesense-js) for UI components you can use to quickly build powerful instant search experiences.
This table refers to server=>client compatibility. Newer versions of the client library maintain backwards compatibility with older versions of the server library.
| Typesense Server | typesense-js |
|---|---|
| >= v0.23.0 | >= v1.3.0 |
| >= v0.21.0 | >= v0.14.0 |
| >= v0.20.0 | >= v0.12.0 |
| >= v0.19.0 | >= v0.11.0 |
| >= v0.18.0 | >= v0.10.0 |
| >= v0.17.0 | >= v0.9.0 |
| >= v0.16.0 | >= v0.8.0 |
| >= v0.15.0 | >= v0.7.0 |
| >= v0.12.1 | >= v0.5.0 |
| >= v0.12.0 | >= v0.4.7 |
| <= v0.11 | <= v0.3.0 |
After checking out the repo, run npm install to install dependencies. Then run npm test to run the linter and tests.
To release a new version, we use the np package:
$ npm install --global np
$ np
# Follow instructions that np shows you
Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/typesense/typesense-js.