nextcloud / nextcloud/fulltextsearch

Change search behavior from "keyword1 OR keyword2 OR ..." to "keyword1 AND keyword2 AND ..."

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Description

(Maybe the function is implemented and I did not find it in the documentation, so please ignore this feature request and maybe point me to the respective page in the docu.)

At the moment searches yield way to many results to be useful. When adding more keywords, even more results are found. So I assume the default behavior of the search is to search for "keyword1 OR keyword2 OR ...". I think it would be more helpful if it would be "keyword1 AND keyword2 AND ..."

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The issue does not name a file, test, or entry point. Start by locating the search implementation and relevant documentation, then determine whether multiple keywords currently use OR semantics; done means implementing or documenting the requested AND behavior, with search results confirming the change.

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Assessment

Tech stack
php
Domain
search
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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