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Building a search engine from scratch, in Rust: part 1
Or how to write on disk efficiently in the browser or any other device.
LocalStorage is too limited in size and capabilities IndexedDB is powerful but complex and heavy File System API provides the best balance of features and simplicity We'll need to handle the async nature of browser storage Security constraints actually benefit our use case In this first part of this series on building a search engine, we've laid a solid foundation by addressing one of the most fundamental challenges: cross-platform storage with encryption support. By choosing the File System API for browser storage and implementing a straightforward encryption layer, we've avoided unnecessary complexity while maintaining strong security guarantees.
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