diff --git a/redarch.py b/redarch.py
index 8db9644..f56ab9e 100644
--- a/redarch.py
+++ b/redarch.py
@@ -4,10 +4,49 @@ import os
 import json
 import argparse
 import configparser
+from lunr import lunr
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
 from write_html import generate_html
 from watchful import return_redd_objects
 
+def get_lunr_posts_index(subreddits: list[dict]):
+    print('Generating search index')
+    to_index = []
+    chunk_size = 1000
+    idxs = []
+    metadata = {}
+    for s in subreddits.keys():
+        for t in subreddits[s]:
+            meta = {}
+            t['path'] = t['permalink'].lower().replace(f'r/{s}', '').strip('/') + '.html'
+            meta['path'] = t['path']
+            meta['title'] = t['title']
+            meta['score'] = t['score']
+            meta['replies'] = str(len(t['comments']))
+            meta['body_short'] = t['selftext'][:200]
+            meta['date'] = t['created_utc']
+            metadata[t['id']] = meta
+
+            to_index.append(t)
+
+    chunks = [to_index[i * chunk_size:(i + 1) * chunk_size] for i in range((len(to_index) + chunk_size - 1) // chunk_size )]
+    for chunk in chunks:
+        for t in chunk:
+            print(t, '\n\n\n')
+        idxs.append(lunr(
+            ref='id',
+            fields=[
+                'id',
+                dict(field_name='title', boost=15),
+                dict(field_name='selftext', boost=10),
+                'score',
+                'author'
+            ],
+            documents=chunk,
+            ))
+        print(f'\rCreating index chunk: {chunks.index(chunk) + 1}/{len(chunks)}', end='')
+    print('')
+    return idxs, metadata
 def main():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
     parser.add_argument('config', type=str, help='Path to configuration file.')
@@ -50,7 +89,7 @@ def main():
             comments[parent_url].append(c)
 
 
-        complete_threads = []
+        complete_reddit_threads = []
 
         for p in raw_posts:
             p['comments'] = []
@@ -60,17 +99,31 @@ def main():
             if postp in comments.keys():
                 p['comments'] = comments[postp]
 
-                complete_threads.append(p)
+                complete_reddit_threads.append(p)
 
-        subreddits[s.lower()] = complete_threads
+        subreddits[s.lower()] = complete_reddit_threads
 
     print("Total threads: ",len(raw_posts))
     print("Total comments: ", len(raw_comments))
     print("Comments missing permalinks: ", len(missing_perm))
     print("Comment chains found: ", len(comments))
-    print("Threads rebuilt: ", len(complete_threads))
+    print("Threads rebuilt: ", len(complete_reddit_threads))
 
+    idxs, metadata = get_lunr_posts_index(subreddits)
 
+    idx_path_list = []
+    for idx in idxs:
+        idx_name = f'static/js/search/idx-00{idxs.index(idx) + 1}.json'
+
+        idx_path_list.append(idx_name) 
+        print(f'\rWriting: {idx_name}',end='')
+        with open(f'r/{idx_name}', 'w') as f:
+            json.dump(idx.serialize(),f)
+    with open('r/static/js/search/search-idx-list.json','w') as f:
+        json.dump(idx_path_list, f)
+    with open('r/static/js/search/metadata.json', 'w') as f:
+        json.dump(metadata, f)
+    print('')
     generate_html([s.lower() for s in config.sections()], subreddits)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":