/Spotlight

Spotlight for Windows is a fast searching tool in windows.It is a C# desktop application for windows for fast searching .The project builts a modified trie from the most used directories and indexes all possible prefixes from the prefix tree with an array of suggestions as autocomplete features , ranked/sorted by recently modified attribute .

Primary LanguageC#

Spotlight

It is a C# desktop application for windows for fast searching .The project builts a modified trie from the most used directories and indexes all possible prefixes from the prefix tree with an array of suggestions as autocomplete features , ranked/sorted by recently modified attribute .

Usage

  • Create a task in the task scheduler to run the python allfiles.py everyday to update the indexing of new files.
  • Create a shortcut to the desktop of the Beta version present debug folder.
  • Assign to it your favourite key combination by going into the file properties.
  • Type the key stroke assigned : Example Alt+Ctrl+Z

Spotlight_demo

Requirements

  • Windows

Improvements Needed

  • Need to even further optimize the code by doing in merging of N sorted list of size M.
  • Think of using threads to update the UI.
  • Add functionality to open the folder of the selected file .