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This package allows you to search any StackExchange site specified in ~asx-sites~ and insert the top post in an Org-mode buffer. For better searching, this uses Google and DuckDuckGo as it is superior to StackExchange's searching capabilities. More search engines can be defined using ~asx-search-engine-alist~.

Inspired by [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/cs6cb4/instant_stackoverflow_solutions_in_emacs_without/][this reddit post]] and [[https://github.com/thanhvg/emacs-howdoyou][howdoyou.el]], I decided to build a more robust experience and make it compatible with Org-mode.

I chose to scrape the StackExchange posts, as StackExchange's API only allows searching/getting posts from a single site.

If Ivy 0.13.0 or Helm is installed, suggestions from Google or DuckDuckGo will be provided while you type.

• Install

Available on [[https://melpa.org/#/asx][MELPA]].

• Usage Run ~M-x asx~ and enter query when prompted.

• Configuration | Variable | Notes | Default | |---------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------| | ~asx-sites~ | Sites to search. | ~("stackoverflow.com" ...)~ | | ~asx-search-engine~ | Search engine to use. | ~google~ | | ~asx-search-engine-alist~ | Alist of search engine configuration. | ~((google ..) (duckduckgo ..))~ | | ~asx-number-of-answers~ | Answers to include. | ~3~ | | ~asx-prompt-post-p~ | If non-nil, prompt for post to show. Otherwise show the first post. | ~nil~ | | ~asx-buffer-name~ | Name of buffer to insert post. | ~AskStackExchange~ | | ~asx-skip-unanswered~ | If non-nil, skip posts which have no answers. | ~t~ |

• Commands | Variable | Notes | |-----------------------------+----------------------| | ~asx~ | Search for query. | | ~asx-jump~ | Jump to post. | | ~asx-next-post~ | Go to next post. | | ~asx-previous-post~ | Go to previous post. | | ~asx-reload-post~ | Reload current post. | | ~asx-go-back-to-first-post~ | Go to first post. |

• Similar projects

• [[https://github.com/vermiculus/sx.el][SX]]
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• [[https://github.com/thanhvg/emacs-howdoyou/blob/master/howdoyou.el][howdoyou]]
• [[https://github.com/santinic/how2][how2]]
• [[https://github.com/atykhonov/emacs-howdoi][howdoi]]