If you are a developer, system integrator/administrator, or any other technically savvy person, you may enjoy the following summary of Coveo JsSearch technical details. The complete Coveo JavaScript Search Framework developer documentation is available from the Coveo Developers site (see JavaScript Search Framework).

• HTML 5, JavaScript, CSS implementation

• Everything runs in the browser

• Fully skinnable & customizable

• Responsive design

• No dependency on a specific server-side technology, no client/server state management

• Supports modern browsers (see Supported Browsers - Coveo JavaScript Search Framework)

• Integrates in any web context (e.g.: Sitecore, Salesforce, Dynamics)

• Uses the REST Search API to send queries and receive results from CES:

  • Coveo Cloud Platform or on-premises (see Coveo REST Search API 8.0)

  • Returns results as JSON

  • Supports various forms of Cloud authentication (see Logging in to Coveo Cloud V2), or Windows authentication

  • Support for Coveo Query Extension Language

• Result templates:

  • Uses one of several pluggable JavaScript template engines (Underscore, Mustache/Handlebars, JsRender)

  • Can easily add other template engines

  • Include many helpers to render fields

• Components:

  • UI elements (ex.: QueryBox, SearchButton, Facet, ResultList,...)

  • Bound to an HTML element with a well known CSS class

  • Options set through attributes or during JavaScript initialization

  • Customizable CSS default look

• Events:

  • DOM events fired on the UI root element

  • Easy to hookup with jQuery

• Uses a Dom Helper class, based on jQuery (see Interacting with the Framework and Its Components)

• Facets:

  • Fully featured with multiple-selection, exclude, search AND/OR, sort, and More/Less controls

  • Computed fields

• Filter summary (breadcrumb component)

• Images arranged in sprites

• Distribution:

  • Open-source code available from GitHub

  • Available on npm

  • Available from a CDN, with a link provided in the release notes

  • Includes debug and minified versions

  • Trivial deployments in custom systems, no matter the technology

  • Included in Coveo for Sitecore, Coveo for Salesforce, and Coveo for Dynamics integrations

• Logging:

  • Turned off by default but can be enabled through browser console

  • Drill down inside objects

  • Access the JavaScript Search Debug Panel for more details on your results (see Using the JavaScript Search Debug Panel)

• Debugging using browser developer tools to set breakpoints, trace, inspect variables,...