Allow option in Unified Search for whether search includes external integrations
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Description
Related to warning displayed in Discourse integration, it'd be nice to allow users a certain amount of granular control when performing unified searches beyond just having to enable/disable each integration literally.
This request is for allowing a selectable search option or flag, to decide whether a unified search is performed:
- Just on system without external integrations included
- Unified search includes external integrations (github, discourse, and all else)
The feature could be something that makes it simple for users to understand what kind search they are making on-the-fly. Perhaps a selectable icon next to the search bar to confirm whether search will include external services.
Thanks for considering!
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- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reviewing the unified search flow and the search-bar UI, then compare searches with and without external integrations. Define the selectable option's behavior for system-only versus integration-inclusive results, including GitHub, Discourse, and other integrations. Done means users can choose the mode on the fly and results match the selected scope.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Domain
- frontend, search
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100