Automattic / Automattic/simplenote-electron

Searching notes does not search both tags and content

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[feature] search [feature] tags enhancement feature request
Dominant language
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Description

If I add a tag to a note which does not appear in the main text of the same note, I cannot locate that note with a search.

#### What I expected
When I do a search, my tagged note will show.

#### What happened instead
The tag does not show up in results.

#### OS version
1.3.7 on MacBook Pro and also on Windows app

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Research direction

No source file or test is named. Reproduce the issue by creating a note with a tag absent from its text, then search for that tag and trace the search entry point; done means tagged notes appear in results on the reported desktop platforms.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
electron, typescript
Domain
search
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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