Ignore powermarks in between words when searching for multi-word phrases
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- Dominant language
- JavaScript
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Description
Example: when searching for the phrase "La Belle Noiseuse", this tossup doesn't come up because the (standard) powermark is in between "Belle" and "Noiseuse."
I remember reading that there is already some processing in the backend to accommodate such cases with powermarks, and this might be an edge case somehow, but I could be wrong.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the linked search for "La Belle Noiseuse" and the linked tossup, then trace the backend's existing powermark processing for phrase searches. Check where multi-word matching fails when a powermark separates words; done means the phrase search returns this tossup without breaking existing powermark handling.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- backend, search
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 55/100