element-hq / element-hq/synapse

Make search terms optional? (SYN-681)

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Description

This issue has been migrated from [#1534](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/1534).

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Submitted by @​matthew:matrix.org
Such that one can search for all messages from a given sender

(Imported from https://matrix.org/jira/browse/SYN-681)

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Research direction

The issue names no files or tests. Start by tracing Synapse's message-search entry point and current sender filtering; done means a search can omit terms and return all messages from the requested sender, with coverage for that behavior.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
backend, search
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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