OpenSearch
OpenSearch is a collection of technologies that allow publishing of search results in a format suitable for syndication and aggregation. It is a way for websites and search engines to publish search results in a standard and accessible format. OpenSearch 1.0 was unveiled in March, 2005. Draft versions of OpenSearch 1.1 were released during September and December 2005.
OpenSearch consists of:# OpenSearch Description files:
XML files that identify and describe a search engine.#* OpenSearch Query Syntax: describe where to retrieve the search results# OpenSearch
RSS (in OpenSearch 1.0) or OpenSearch Response (in OpenSearch 1.1): format for providing open search results.# OpenSearch Aggregators: Sites that can display OpenSearch results.OpenSearch Description Documents list search result responses for the given website/tool. Version 1.0 of the specification only allowed one response, in RSS format; however, version 1.1 provides support for multiple responses, which may be in any format. RSS and
Atom are the only ones formally supported by OpenSearch aggregators, however other types, such as
HTML are perfectly acceptable.
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A9.com*
Nuvvo e-Learning*
Bargainstriker*
SyndicatedShopping*
OSFeed*
Internet Explorer 7 (
Beta release now available with OpenSearch support working)
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WWW -
Perl module
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textualize's opensearch --
Python module
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Kwiki - Perl module for use within
Kwiki*
OpenSearch Klip - for use with the
Klipfolio software
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searchplugins.net - create OpenSearch plugins for use with
IE7 and Firefox2 (
Minefield or
Bon Echo) builds
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Mozdex.com OpenSearch*
Nurse Web Search - Health Internet Search Engine.
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Drupal.org OpenSearch Module (Steven Wittens)
* An open directory of public
OpenSearch Description Documents was made available at A9 as of August 5, 2005. This directory can be accessed via an
HTML search, an
OpenSearch RSS feed, or via its underlying
Description Document.
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ROME OpenSearch Java Module (Beta) - Rome A9 OpenSearch 1.1 API for Java (Michael Nassif)
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MovableType - OpenSearch 1.1 (Alf Eaton)
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MovableType - OpenSearch 1.0 (Niall Kennedy)
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WordPress (Chris Fairbanks)
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Z39.50*
SRW*
OpenSearch -- official website, including specifications
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A9 Developer Blog -- postings about OpenSearch development efforts
