Add configuration options for search

**Problem**
When working with components, the error messages could be more descriptive.

**Suggestion**
Improve error handling and add detailed error messages.

**Context**
This would help with debugging and maintenance.

The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. First reconcile the title's request for search configuration options with the body’s request for more descriptive component errors, then locate the relevant search and error-handling paths. Done should mean the intended configuration behavior and detailed debugging messages are defined and covered by verification.

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