ioos / ioos/standard_knowledge

Ignore common suffixes when searching

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Description

What should we add?

When searching through variable names, after searching for exact/fuzzy matches, we should try stripping common prefixes suffixes like instrument numbers (_1, _2), units (_m, _cm), and statistics (_min, _max).

May want to emit some kind of warning for those matches though.

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Research direction

Start by locating the variable-name search entry point and the code that performs exact and fuzzy matching. Check any existing search tests to understand current match behavior. Done means common suffixes such as instrument numbers, units, and statistics are considered after exact/fuzzy matches, with the warning behavior resolved and covered by tests.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
search
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
48/100

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