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Search for content across services, events, photos, and resources using a unified search interface.

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Syntax

dzdk search --query <search_term> [options]

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Options

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--query
string
required
Search query string to match against content
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--type
choice
default:"all"
Type of content to searchChoices: all, services, events, photos, resources
  • all - Search across all content types
  • services - Search only services
  • events - Search only events
  • photos - Search only photos
  • resources - Search only resources
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--limit
integer
default:"10"
Maximum number of results to return

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Search Fields

The search command searches across different fields depending on the content type:

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Services

  • Title
  • Description
  • Category

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Events

  • Title
  • Description
  • Category
  • Location

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Photos

  • Title
  • Description
  • Location
  • Tags

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Resources

  • Title
  • Description
  • Category
  • Author

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Examples

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Search All Content

Search for “education” across all content types: 
dzdk search --query "education"

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Search Specific Type

Search only within services: 
dzdk search --query "healthcare" --type services

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Limit Results

Return only the top 5 matches: 
dzdk search --query "community" --type events --limit 5

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Search Photos by Location

dzdk search --query "market" --type photos

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Search Resources by Author

dzdk search --query "Smith" --type resources --limit 20

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Output Format

Search results are displayed in panels with the following information:

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For Services

  • Title and description
  • Contact email
  • Location address

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For Events

  • Title and description
  • Date and time
  • Location

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For Photos

  • Title and description
  • Photographer name
  • Location

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For Resources

  • Title and description
  • Author
  • Category

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Result Ranking

Results are ranked by relevance:
  1. Matches in title fields are weighted higher
  2. Matches in description fields
  3. Results are sorted by the number of field matches
  4. Limited to the specified --limit value

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Search Summary

After displaying results, a summary panel shows:
  • Total number of results found
  • Number of categories searched

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Error Handling

If no results are found: 
No matching items found
If a specific content type fails to fetch: 
Warning: Error searching [type]: [error message]
The search continues with other types even if one fails.

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Notes

  • Search is case-insensitive
  • Partial matches are supported
  • Search uses string matching (not full-text search)
  • All results are fetched from the API in real-time