Sonic

Lightweight, schema-less search backend alternative to Elasticsearch, built in Rust.

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Sonic is an open-source, lightweight search backend written in Rust that offers fast, typo-tolerant full-text search and autocomplete on minimal server resources. It acts as a simple alternative to heavier search engines like Elasticsearch, returning object identifiers that apps resolve against their own database.

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