nextcloud / nextcloud/contacts

Advanced search strings

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Description

Users with many contacts (and there are many such Users) would benefit from an advanced search feature.

Zimbra enables users to search by field:
Example: #homecountry:Canada
Finds all contacts who reside in Canada

And can search mutiple values:
Example: NOT #homecity:Vancouver Canada
Finds all contacts who have the word Canada mentioned, but don't live in Vancouver


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Research direction

The issue provides search-string examples but names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by locating the existing contact search implementation and its tests, then determine how field filters and multiple values should be parsed and verified; done means the documented examples work without breaking ordinary contact searches.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
frontend
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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