Does anyone have some tips for displaying search results that come in batches and asynchronously from multiple locations? Is this a solved problem?
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I mean from multiple devices and hence multiple databases.
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Sign up to join this communityDoes anyone have some tips for displaying search results that come in batches and asynchronously from multiple locations? Is this a solved problem?
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I mean from multiple devices and hence multiple databases.
Kayak does this when searching for flights; it queries a bunch of airlines in parallel and displays results as they come in, maintaining the sort you specified (by price, departure time, or whatever).
well, ok, I guess you're meaning different databases. If the results all come in at different times you will not be able to produce a fair result set to the user.
You could scope the search. For each database create a separate scope and allow the user to select at time of submission.
examples of scoped search: