Run with Python 2.7
It is currently running on port 7776 on helix.vis.uky.edu. You pass a json {'query':'yolo'} object with your query. It will return a json object '' with the post_ids. Consult test_socket.py for an example.
python searcher.py will load and start the searcher index on port 7776
python searcher.py --test loads the data, but then allows you to play around with testing it via input. Press enter on an empty input to start the sockets.
Run python test_socket.py to test the socket.
Run sh monitor.sh searcher.py to use the monitoring script for the searcher. This will restart the searcher on fail.