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Next-generation full-text search library for Browser and Node.js
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π¦ Fast, lightweight & schema-less search backend. An alternative to Elasticsearch that runs on a few MBs of RAM.
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The open source code of this project is used for userscripts (ζ²Ήη΄θζ¬) for desktop browsers, including Font Rendering (Customized) (εδ½ζΈ²ζοΌθͺη¨θζ¬οΌ- Font Rendering.user.js), and Search Engine Assistant (δΌι ηζη΄’εΌζε©ζ - Google & Baidu Switcher.user.js), etc.
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