Better default minisearch tokenizer for Chinese documents

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Research direction

Investigate the current minisearch tokenizer configuration in VitePress (likely in src/node/search.ts or similar). The issue is about improving the default tokenizer to handle Chinese text. Research possible integrations with Chinese segmentation libraries like 'jieba' or 'nodejieba'. Consider making the tokenizer configurable or adding a custom default that uses a simple unigram or bigram approach for CJK characters. Look at existing discussions in the issue comments for specific suggestions.

Tech stack

typescriptnodejsvue

Domain

searchdocumentationfrontend

Issue type

Feature

DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.

3

Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.

1-3 hours

Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.

Fresh

ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.

Clear

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of full text searchUnderstanding of tokenization

Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.

40