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New search predicate: substring of hash

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Description

The system:hash predicate only allows searching the full hash.

When working with files outside of hydrus, the best way to identify the file in hydrus is usually the hash (I export files naming them with the sha256 hash).

Some programs don't facilitate copying/pasting the filename and trying to type 64 characters can be painful.

Please consider adding a predicate to find files where a substring of the hash appears, similar to the wildcard searches available on regular tags.

e.g. a file named 1bcd4536f1db4ac24a69d6456e05a1093c32368973bf73e16245498262b9bf78af6.jpg, allow searching by partial hash such as '1bcd*' or '*78af6'.

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Research direction

The issue names the system:hash predicate and regular-tag wildcard searches, but no files or tests. Start by locating those two search paths and compare how exact hashes and wildcard terms are handled. Done means leading and trailing partial-hash examples return the intended files without requiring a full 64-character hash, with coverage for both examples.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
search
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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