chocolatey / chocolatey/choco

Allow use of multiple search command filters

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Description

### Checklist

- [X] I have verified this is the correct repository for opening this issue.
- [X] I have verified no other issues exist related to my request.

### Is Your Feature Request Related To A Problem? Please describe.

the choco 'find' command is unable to operate on combinations of different types of search terms, specifically combining tag: and regular term searches.

e.g., against the Community Repository, a search (executed via the website or command line) of "code tag:ide" returns zero results, while there are individual packages that match both "tag:ide" and "code" separately, namely the vscode package.

### Describe The Solution. Why is it needed?

allow combinations and exclusion search terms (by pretending '-' to a term for exclusions)

### Additional Context

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### Related Issues

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Research direction

Start at the choco 'find' command and trace how regular terms and tag: searches are parsed and combined. Compare the command-line behavior with the described Community Repository example; done means combined terms return matching packages and a leading '-' supports exclusions.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
csharp
Domain
cli, search
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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