A modular and flexible framework for creating search systems of networked resources.
The framework utilizes an abstraction layer between a user of network resources
and the underlying resource types and access methodologies to allow the processing
of different resource types simultaneously. The system framework accepts resource
types and access methodologies through self-contained modules which can be easily
deployed and combined. The end result is a unified search system capable of handling
heterogeneous network resources and resources from heterogeneous network access
methodologies with a single point of access for the user, and simplified setup
for the administrator.
