Suggestions are a killer feature for search - same applies to Azure Search!
Performance for the lookup of the possible options in combination with a large index is a key here - scale!

Suggestion

In the current 0.7.0.0 version I added all of the possible suggestion options - its a different search type so it needed a while to add it to my current implementation. But as the version number indicates, I am close to catching up with the main features.

All of the 12 query options for suggestions are implemented:

Video - Suggestions in Action

Watch it in action, first without fuzzy then with it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esxIevDo48w

Next version - "facet all the things"

Before I release version 1.0 I will add facets support. Maybe I will change the UX to support the facets visually - I will figure that one out while I implement it.

The tool lets you connect to different indexes and assists you formulating search queries against the Azure Search REST API.
As a byproduct it generates a REST url for you to use in your application.

With this it should be much easier to develop against the Azure Search REST Api.

Screenshots

Enter your service name, API key and press connect. The tool then discovers all available indexes.

After selecting an index you can formulate your query. The tool assists you with all available parameters and generates the REST url so that you can use it in your application.

By now all 16 query parameters are implemented:

You can see the results in the "Search" tab as table or in the "Raw" tab as JSON.

In the case of an error, the tool returns the error message of Azure Search.

Installation / Update

Just download the zip and extract it. Start the tool be launching AzureSearchTool.application or the setup.exe.

.NET Framework 4.5 is required.

If you have a previous installation, please uninstall prior starting this version.

Future

Suggestions and facets tab.
Additionally implement the Test Data tab to quickly upload test data.
Add an auto updated, the current installation experience sucks...

Feedback

Feedback & pull requests are highly appreciated.

AzureSearchTool v.0.1.5

This is the very first release of the AzureSearch Tool.
The tool lets you connect to different indexes and assists you formulating search queries.
As a byproduct it generates a REST url for you to use in your application.

With this it should be easier to develop against the Azure Search REST Api.

Pictures or it did not happen!

Enter your service name, API key and press connect. The tool then discovers all available indexes.

After selecting an index you can formulate your query. The tool assists you with all available parameters and generates the REST url so that you can use it in your application.

By now $top, $skip, $filter and api-version are implemented.

You can see the results in the "Search" tab as table or in the "Raw" tab as JSON.

Future

Implementation of the index, suggestions and facets tab.
Additionally implement the Test Data tab to quickly upload test data.

Feedback

Feedback & pull requests are highly appreciated.