# documentcloud/visualsearch

A Rich Search Box for Real Data

Repository: https://github.com/documentcloud/visualsearch
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/visualsearch
Homepage: http://documentcloud.github.io/visualsearch/
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2022-09-30T08:00:06+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5563, "days_push": 1433, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1795, forks 219 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:37.438473+00:00)

## What it is
VisualSearch.js is a JavaScript library that enhances ordinary search boxes with autocomplete for faceted search queries. It lets developers specify completable facets and values, and returns the query as a structured object instead of a raw string.

## Use cases
- add faceted autocomplete to a search box
- build a rich search input for structured data
- let users filter by category, date, or location in a search bar
- get search queries as structured objects without parsing strings
- implement Gmail-style advanced search UI

## When to choose
- you need a faceted search input with autocompletion in a web app
- you want search queries returned as structured data
- your stack already uses jQuery, Underscore, and Backbone

## When to avoid
- you use a modern framework like React or Vue without jQuery/Backbone dependencies
- you need a full backend search engine rather than a UI component
- you need actively developed features or modern browser tooling

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: search-engine, ui-components, form-handling
- domain: web-development, frontend
- platform: browser
- tags: faceted-search, autocomplete, jquery, backbone, search-box, search, javascript

## Member repositories
- documentcloud/visualsearch (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:37.438473+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:22:50.955650+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/documentcloud/visualsearch (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:37.438473+00:00, sha 7723daab02b8)
  - homepage: http://documentcloud.github.io/visualsearch/ (fetched 2026-08-29T11:01:49.050222+00:00, sha b4cd8e087e7c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.