@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 package components
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+
 	"alin.ovh/searchix/internal/index"
 	"alin.ovh/searchix/internal/nix"
 
@@ -15,6 +18,52 @@ case nix.Package:
 		return PackageDetail(t)
 	default:
 		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+const MaxDescriptionLength = 160
+
+func TruncateWithEllipsis(text string, maxLength int) string {
+	if len(text) > maxLength {
+		if maxLength > 1 {
+			return text[:maxLength-1] + "…"
+		}
+
+		return text
+	}
+
+	return text
+}
+
+func MetaDescription(thing index.Indexable) string {
+	switch t := thing.(type) {
+	case nix.Package:
+		desc := t.Attribute
+		if t.Version != "" {
+			desc += " " + t.Version
+		}
+		if t.Description != "" {
+			desc += " - " + t.Description
+		}
+
+		desc = TruncateWithEllipsis(desc, MaxDescriptionLength)
+
+		return desc
+	case nix.Option:
+		desc := t.Name
+		if t.Type != "" {
+			desc = fmt.Sprintf("%s - %s option", desc, t.Type)
+		}
+		plain := strings.TrimSpace(string(t.Description))
+		if plain != "" {
+			desc += ". " + plain
+		}
+
+		desc = TruncateWithEllipsis(desc, MaxDescriptionLength)
+
+		return desc
+	default:
+		return ""
 	}
 }