Dimillian / Dimillian/IceCubesApp

Feature request: search in current context

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Description

In addition to the main search tab, it would be nice to perform a search in whatever the current context is. Apologies if this is already possible and I missed it!

Some examples/use cases:

  • If I'm in my main timeline, and I know I saw a post earlier today, I'd like to be able to search just posts in that timeline
  • If I'm viewing my own profile and trying to find a post I wrote ealier, a search in this view would help
  • Similar to my own profile, if I'm viewing another user's profile and browsing their posts, search in that view would be useful at times

Presumably this would be a local-only search against cached posts, so if you haven't scrolled past it recently, it wouldn't show up in search results.

I always hate comparing one app to another, especially when they're both great, but this is something that Ivory does well, so somtimes I switch over just to do a search.

Thanks again for Ice Cubes!

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the existing main search tab and the timeline and profile views described in the issue. Determine how cached posts are represented and how a search could be limited to the current context; done means users can find matching cached posts from the timeline or profile they are viewing.

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Assessment

Tech stack
ios, swift
Domain
mobile-dev, search
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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