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brew install tinysearch

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overview

Package summary

Tiny, full-text search engine for static websites built with Rust and Wasm

Project links

Commands and aliases

tinysearch

history

Project history and usage

tinysearch is a lightweight Rust and WebAssembly full-text search engine for static websites. Its README frames it as a small-browser-payload alternative to heavier JavaScript search libraries for blogs and other small to medium static sites.

Project history

The public GitHub repository was created in January 2018. The official README says tinysearch is a Rust/WASM port of Python code from the article 'Writing a full-text search engine using Bloom filters' and later uses an Xor Filter data structure for compact approximate membership tests.

Adoption history

The README documents installation from crates.io, optional WebAssembly optimization with Binaryen, Docker images, a GitHub Action for deployment pipelines, and examples for static site generators such as Jekyll, Hugo, Zola, Cobalt, and Pelican. It also lists several websites using tinysearch, including Matthias Endler's blog, OutOfCheeseError, and the Museum of Warsaw Archdiocese.

How it is used

Users provide a JSON index, optionally add tinysearch.toml beside that index to choose indexed and metadata fields, and run the CLI to generate a dependency-free WebAssembly search module. The README includes development and release modes, optimization flags, Docker usage, and library usage for Rust callers.

Why package nerds care

tinysearch is a package-nerd tool because it turns static-site search into a build artifact rather than a hosted service. It appeals to users of static site generators, Rust tooling, WebAssembly, Cargo, Homebrew, Docker, and CI pipelines who want search without a backend or a large JavaScript dependency.

Timeline

2018: Public GitHub repository created.
2019: The README-linked maintainer blog became one of the documented users of tinysearch.
2026: Repository metadata still showed active packaging interest and thousands of GitHub stars.

Related projects

tinysearch is related to lunr.js and elasticlunr as lighter alternatives in the same static-site search niche, and to Jekyll, Hugo, Zola, Cobalt, and Pelican as target site generators.

Sources

https://api.github.com/repos/tinysearch/tinysearch
https://github.com/tinysearch/tinysearch#readme
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security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 8 platform targets.
Installs with 2 runtime dependencies.
Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: tinysearch.toml (same directory as the JSON index file)

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`tinysearch`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version0.10.0

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv0.10.0

https://github.com/tinysearch/tinysearch

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:tinysearch
Version	0.10.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/tinysearch
Homepage	https://github.com/tinysearch/tinysearch
Repository	https://github.com/tinysearch/tinysearch
Upstream docs	https://github.com/tinysearch/tinysearch#readme
License	Apache-2.0 OR MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/tinysearch/tinysearch/archive/refs/tags/v0.10.0.tar.gz
Dependencies	rustup, wasm-pack
Build dependencies	rust
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	tinysearch
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

package graph

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Combined YAML source

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combined/tinysearch.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

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