Can ElasticSearch be packaged locally with Electron?

Question

I'm exploring building an Electron desktop app that would be powered by ElasticSearch running on the client. Is this possible, and if so, how can it be done?

Answer 1

Depending on interpretation, there are two possible answers to your question:

If you want to implement an elasticsearch library that enables the use of elasticsearch from within electron, try elasticsearch.js.

If you want to implement local offline search within a client, try using either lunr.js, or its weird but loveable cousin, elasticlunr.