Feature: add Solr result data to Rest API search endpoint

[kshaner]

SolrPower has no Rest API integration at this point and would be nice to have going forward when building single page applications. I envision two possible scenarios:

1. It would be nice to have solr data available on /wp/v2/search endpoint. I imagine adding a item.solr object to each item in the collection containing the highlight and perhaps the score. Every other field should be covered by default fields.

2. Build a dedicated solr-power namespace with a route for search results and search suggestions. The results could differ from the /wp/v2/search route as it could include a full list of facets and results in the same response.

We could also do both options.

I'll look into building a PR for this but wanted to see if this was already on the roadmap.

[danielbachhuber]

Hey @kshaner,

Thanks for the suggestion :) Like I mentioned to @MikeNGarrett, we're not really embarking upon new feature development for Solr Power at the moment.

It seems like each of these two scenarios could be built out as a standalone plugin. What do you think about this approach?

[kshaner]

Cleaning out my inbox and realized I never replied to this. That's unfortunate, but understandable.

It does give me pause though to recommend this to any for sites moving forward though, even sites hosted on Pantheon.