BeforeSearchInDatabaseRecordProviderEvent

New in version 12.1

The TYPO3 backend search (also known as "Live Search") uses the \TYPO3\CMS\Backend\Search\LiveSearch\DatabaseRecordProvider to search for records in database tables, having searchFields configured in TCA.

In some individual cases it may not be desirable to search in a specific table. Therefore, the PSR-14 event \TYPO3\CMS\Backend\Search\Event\BeforeSearchInDatabaseRecordProviderEvent is available, which allows to exclude / ignore such tables by adding them to a deny list. Additionally, the PSR-14 event can be used to restrict the search result on certain page IDs or to modify the search query altogether.

Example

EXT:my_extension/Classes/Backend/EventListener/MyEventListener.php
<?php

declare(strict_types=1);

namespace MyVendor\MyExtension\Backend\EventListener;

use TYPO3\CMS\Backend\Search\Event\BeforeSearchInDatabaseRecordProviderEvent;
use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Attribute\AsEventListener;

#[AsEventListener(
    identifier: 'my-extension/before-search-in-database-record-provider',
)]
final readonly class MyEventListener
{
    public function __invoke(BeforeSearchInDatabaseRecordProviderEvent $event): void
    {
        $event->ignoreTable('my_custom_table');
    }
}
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New in version 13.0

The PHP attribute \TYPO3\CMS\Core\Attribute\AsEventListener has been introduced to tag a PHP class as an event listener. Alternatively, or if you need to be compatible with older TYPO3 versions, you can also register an event listener via the Configuration/Services.yaml file. Switch to an older version of this page for an example or have a look at the section Implementing an event listener in your extension.

API

class \TYPO3\CMS\Backend\Search\Event\ BeforeSearchInDatabaseRecordProviderEvent

PSR-14 event to modify the incoming input about which tables should be searched for within the live search results. This allows adding additional DB tables to be excluded / ignored, to further limit the search result on certain page IDs or to modify the search query altogether.

getSearchPageIds ( )
returntype

array

setSearchPageIds ( array $searchPageIds)
param array $searchPageIds

the searchPageIds

getSearchDemand ( )
returntype

TYPO3\CMS\Backend\Search\LiveSearch\SearchDemand\SearchDemand

setSearchDemand ( TYPO3\\CMS\\Backend\\Search\\LiveSearch\\SearchDemand\\SearchDemand $searchDemand)
param TYPO3\\CMS\\Backend\\Search\\LiveSearch\\SearchDemand\\SearchDemand $searchDemand

the searchDemand

ignoreTable ( string $table)
param string $table

the table

setIgnoredTables ( array $tables)
param array $tables

the tables

isTableIgnored ( string $table)
param string $table

the table

returntype

bool

getIgnoredTables ( )
returntype

array

Returns:

string[]