Simplest PSQL Web-Like Text Search
August 03, 2024
The simplest way yet to do a web-like search in PSQL:
SELECT to_tsvector('a good option') @@
-- The query «"goo opt"» is converted to: «'goo' <-> 'opt' »
-- and finally becomes: «'goo':*<-> 'opt':*»
replace(
websearch_to_tsquery('simple', '"goo opt"')::text || ' ',
''' ',
''':*'
)::tsquery
Be aware that a column index will be needed for speed when there's a large amount of data.