nextcloud / nextcloud/fulltextsearch

Unable to search by multiple words as a whole.

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Description

Searching for "Jared Busch" should return nothing in this system.
Yet it returns 37 results.

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It is returning single word matches.
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NextCloud 17
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Research direction

Reproduce the reported search for "Jared Busch" on Nextcloud 17 and compare the 37 single-word matches with the expected zero results. The issue names no files or tests, so trace the search implementation and add coverage showing that multiple words are matched as a whole.

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Assessment

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

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