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VIVO and Solr are two distinct web applications that act as one. Solr gives users the ability to search the VIVO data. VIVO also uses Solr for some of its internal data retrieval.

What is Solr?

Solr is an open-source, enterprise level search platform, available from Apache. It is based on the popular Lucene search engine. VIVO uses a standard instance of Solr, without modification. You can learn more about Solr at the Apache Solr home page.

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  • as a service to the end user,
  • as a tool within the structure of the application.

Solr for the end user

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Like many web sites, VIVO includes a search box on every page. The person using VIVO can type a search term, and see the results. This search is conducted by Solr, and the results are formatted and displayed by VIVO.

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  • Need to tell VIVO how to contact Solr
    • Authorization tests, now obsolete
  • VIVO may start before Solr does. Usually does.

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