>Given this input, I would then create an iIndex.xml file specifying what
 >content a person wanted indexed. It's a configuration file. I would then
 >index their content (using whatever indexer I desired), save the index
 >locally, and allow these people to search their own personal index.

I know swish-e (http://www.swish-e.org/) allows plugins for search
types (for instance, I have a pdf plugin to grab the text inside).
Perhaps you'd want to focus on expanding swish-e?


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