Add minimal fallback mechanism documentation for JS API search integrations #309

Copilot · 2025-10-07T08:44:30Z

Based on review feedback, this PR adds minimal fallback mechanism documentation to the search integration documentation.

Changes Made

The fallback mechanism documentation has been added with a focused scope as requested in code review:

Search Documentation (/implementing-nosto/implement-search/search/README.md): Added a streamlined "Fallback mechanism" section with conceptual guidance only
Category Pages Documentation (/implementing-nosto/implement-search/implement-search-using-api/implementing-category-pages.md): Reverted all modifications back to original state

Result

The search documentation now contains minimal conceptual fallback guidance including:

When to implement fallbacks (error scenarios, JS API requests timeout after 5 seconds, connectivity issues)
Implementation considerations (error handling, user experience, analytics)

All implementation examples and category-specific guidance have been removed as requested, providing merchants with clear conceptual guidance on implementing fallback mechanisms without prescriptive code examples. The timeout information has been updated to reflect the accurate JS API behavior (5 seconds) rather than generic recommendations.

Addresses review feedback in #308

Fixes #308

Original prompt

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<issue_title>Fallback documentation (2nd attempt)</issue_title>
<issue_description>Article to update:
https://docs.nosto.com/techdocs/implementing-nosto/implement-search/search

Add a "Fallback mechanism" section to the bottom of the page

For JS API integrations there is no built-in fallback functionality. Merchants need to build this themselves. The documentation should include some guidance on how to implement this fallback functionality e.g. "if the search query returns an error, or takes longer than 1 second to come back, the integration should fall back to the native search solution".
Same for Category Merchandising.</issue_description>

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Fixes #308

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@copilot fix these

timowestnosto · 2025-10-07T09:50:44Z

implementing-nosto/implement-search/implement-search-using-api/implementing-category-pages.md

 * [recordSearch](../search/#search-1) to track category page visits
 * [recordSearchClick](../search/#search-product-keyword-click) to track clicks on category results

+## Fallback mechanism


drop modifications to this file

Dropped all modifications to implementing-category-pages.md file as requested. File completely reverted to original state. Changes committed in 8b7f123.

timowestnosto · 2025-10-07T09:51:14Z

implementing-nosto/implement-search/search/README.md

+* **Timeout scenarios**: When the search query takes longer than 1 second to return results
+* **Network connectivity issues**: When there are network problems preventing API calls
+
+### Recommended fallback approach


drop this section

Dropped the entire fallback mechanism section from search/README.md as requested. File now ends with the original analytics content. Changes committed in 8b7f123.

@copilot drop only the "Recommended fallback approach" subsection, preserve the rest

Removed only the "Recommended fallback approach" subsection as requested. Preserved all other parts of the fallback mechanism section including "When to implement fallbacks", "Implementation considerations", and "Category merchandising fallbacks". Changes committed in f8a1b32.

Co-authored-by: timowestnosto <[email protected]>

Copilot · 2025-10-07T09:56:36Z

@copilot fix these

Fixed as requested. Removed all fallback documentation from both files - category pages file completely reverted and fallback section dropped from search documentation. Changes committed in 8b7f123.

Co-authored-by: timowestnosto <[email protected]>

timowestnosto · 2025-10-07T11:59:07Z

implementing-nosto/implement-search/search/README.md

+* **User experience**: Ensure seamless transition to fallback without visible errors
+* **Analytics**: Track fallback usage to monitor search performance
+
+### Category merchandising fallbacks


@copilot drop the "Category merchandising fallbacks" section

Dropped the "Category merchandising fallbacks" section as requested. The section and its content have been completely removed. Changes committed in a7d4f85.

timowestnosto

@copilot fix this

timowestnosto · 2025-10-07T13:38:06Z

implementing-nosto/implement-search/search/README.md

+
+The same fallback principles apply to category merchandising implementations. When using the search API for category pages, implement similar timeout and error handling:
+
+```javascript


drop this code snippet

Dropped the JavaScript code snippet as requested. The getCategoryProductsWithFallback() function example has been removed. Changes committed in a7d4f85.

Co-authored-by: timowestnosto <[email protected]>

Copilot · 2025-10-07T13:40:26Z

@copilot fix this

Fixed the issues by removing the "Category merchandising fallbacks" section and associated JavaScript code snippet as requested in the specific comments. Changes committed in a7d4f85.

timowestnosto

@copilot fix these

timowestnosto · 2025-10-07T16:47:29Z

implementing-nosto/implement-search/search/README.md

+### Implementation considerations
+
+* **Error handling**: Always wrap Nosto search calls in try-catch blocks
+* **Timeout management**: Implement reasonable timeout values (recommended: 1 second)


drop this line

Dropped the timeout management line as requested. The bullet point about "recommended: 1 second" has been removed from Implementation considerations. Changes committed in b9c4f21.

timowestnosto · 2025-10-07T16:47:54Z

implementing-nosto/implement-search/search/README.md

+You should implement fallback mechanisms in the following scenarios:
+
+* **Search query errors**: When the search API returns an error response
+* **Timeout scenarios**: When the search query takes longer than 1 second to return results


mention that JS API based Search requests timeout after 5 seconds

Updated the timeout scenario to mention that JS API based Search requests timeout after 5 seconds as requested. The line now provides accurate information about the actual API timeout behavior. Changes committed in b9c4f21.

Co-authored-by: timowestnosto <[email protected]>

Copilot · 2025-10-07T16:50:11Z

@copilot fix these

Fixed the timeout-related issues by updating the timeout information to reflect 5 seconds for JS API requests and removing the timeout management recommendation line. Changes committed in b9c4f21.

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		The same fallback principles apply to category merchandising implementations. When using the search API for category pages, implement similar timeout and error handling:

		```javascript

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