oCIS Advanced Search

An ownCloud Infinite Scale (oCIS) web extension providing an advanced search interface with comprehensive filter support for all available search fields including photo EXIF metadata.

Features

• Full Filter Support: Access all oCIS search fields including custom photo/EXIF fields
• Visual Filter Builder: Easy-to-use UI for building complex queries
• Photo EXIF Filters: Search by camera make/model, ISO, aperture, focal length, date taken
• Active Filter Chips: See and manage active filters at a glance
• Multiple Result Views: List, grid, or table view for results
• Saved Searches: Save and reload frequently used queries

Requirements

• oCIS 7.x with photo metadata search support (custom fork)
• Node.js 18+
• pnpm 9+

Installation

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/paul43210/ocis-advanced-search.git
cd ocis-advanced-search

# Install dependencies
pnpm install

# Build the extension
pnpm build

# Deploy to oCIS
cp dist/index.amd.js /data/owncloud/ocis/web/assets/apps/advanced-search/index.js
cp dist/style.css /data/owncloud/ocis/web/assets/apps/advanced-search/
cp public/manifest.json /data/owncloud/ocis/web/assets/apps/advanced-search/

Supported Search Fields

Standard Fields

• Name (with wildcards)
• File type (file/folder)
• Size (range)
• Modified date
• Media type (MIME)
• Tags
• Full-text content

Photo/EXIF Fields (requires custom oCIS build)

• Camera Make
• Camera Model
• Date Taken (takenDateTime)
• ISO
• Aperture (f-number)
• Focal Length
• Exposure Time
• Orientation

KQL Query Examples

# Search by camera
photo.cameraMake:Canon

# Date range
photo.takenDateTime:[2024-01-01 TO 2024-12-31]

# ISO range
photo.iso:[100 TO 800]

# Combined query
photo.cameraMake:Canon AND photo.iso:<400 AND mediatype:image/*

Development

# Development mode with watch
pnpm dev

# Run tests
pnpm test:unit

# Type checking
pnpm typecheck

# Lint
pnpm lint

Related Projects

• ocis-photo-addon - Photo gallery with EXIF display
• oCIS Fork - Backend with photo metadata search

License

Apache-2.0

Author

Paul Faure paul@faure.ca