Rust Search Extension v2.0 has been released

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Hi, all,

This is the 7th year since I began maintaining Rust Search Extension, and I'm happy to announce that it has finally reached version 2.0. For those unfamiliar with Rust Search Extension, it's a handy browser extension that helps you instantly search Rust docs and crates from the address bar. If you prefer not to install a browser extension, you can also use the web alternative version at https://query.rs.

Maintaining Rust Search Extension isn't an easy task, as librustdoc changes the search index format quite frequently. Rust Search Extension needs to maintain compatibility with legacy docs because docs.rs never rebuilds old documentation to generate search indices with the latest format. As a result, I've had to maintain a lot of complex code to ensure this compatibility. You can see examples of this in the core.js file and the add-search-index.js file.

I hope you find this extension is useful in your Rust development journey. Happy coding!

Change log: https://github.com/huhu/rust-search-extension/releases/tag/v2.0.0