Guidance on Choosing Search Solution (UI Enhancement GSoC project)

[Suprith]

Hi, I need guidance on whether I’m heading in the right direction.

I initially considered RediSearch since it supports all the search features needed. However, in GCP's managed version (Memorystore for Redis), Redis 7.2+ only supports vector search (AI/semantic search), which doesn’t fully align with our use case.

Would it be acceptable to use a self-managed RediSearch or ElasticSearch setup, or is it strongly recommended to stick with GCP-managed services?

I also came across Spanner’s Full-Text Search, which does provide substring search and typo correction (https://cloud.google.com/spanner/docs/full-text-search), but user search history and behavior-based search would likely require custom implementation which can be used in webstatus.dev

Before I go deeper into research, I’d like to confirm which approach makes the most sense for the project. Is there a recommended search strategy or best practice I should be following for implementing autocomplete, typo correction, and search history within GCP’s ecosystem?

Would appreciate any input on this!
Waiting for the response

Thanks!

[Stephen Nusko]

I see you already received an answer here https://issues.chromium.org/issues/398904341#comment10