From the post:
In version 2.4 of Hue, the open source Web UI that makes Apache Hadoop easier to use, a new app was added in addition to more than 150 fixes: Search!
Using this app, which is based on Apache Solr, you can now search across Hadoop data just like you would do keyword searches with Google or Yahoo! In addition, a wizard lets you tweak the result snippets and tailors the search experience to your needs.
The new Hue Search app uses the regular Solr API underneath the hood, yet adds a remarkable list of UI features that makes using search over data stored in Hadoop a breeze. It integrates with the other Hue apps like File Browser for looking at the index file in a few clicks.
Here’s a video demoing queries and results customization. The demo is based on Twitter Streaming data collected with Apache Flume and indexed in real time:
Even allowing for the familiarity of the presenter with the app, this is impressive!
More features are reported to be on the way!
Definitely sets a higher bar for search UIs.