search-service.md

Search service

Handles all item searching.

Queries handled

• search - Search for items currently under auction matching a given criteria.
• getUserAuctions - Gets a list of all current auctions that a user is participating in by user ID.

Events consumed

Item service

• ItemUpdated - Creates or updates the details for an item in the search index
• AuctionStarted - Updates the status for an item to started
• AuctionFinished - Deletes an item from the search index
• AuctionCancelled - Deletes an item from the search index

Bidding service

• BidPlaced - Updates the current price for an item, if it exists in the index