nextcloud / nextcloud/server

Implement AND in search box

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Description

The search combines different places with OR. Could there be an AND option? E.g. to narrow the fulltextssearch down to a bearable amount of search results, because you remembered it was in that specific folder... Using Nextcloud version 30.0.8.

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Research direction

No file, test, or entry point is named in the issue. Start by locating the search-box implementation and the full-text search path, then determine how an AND option should narrow results to the specified folder; done means the option is available and produces the expected narrowed results.

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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
30/100

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