How to handle special search logic / virtual attributes about search_cop HOT 4 CLOSED

hi,

case 1:

you can use a group:

seach_scope ... do
  attributes name: [:first_name, :last_name]
end

but it'll not allow you to search using the mentioned quoted query.
However, you'll be able to search for Model.search("James Bond")

case 2:

currently, i'd try to detect/parse phone numbers and un-prefix them before passing them to search cop.

In addition, recall that you can chain/combine multiple queries:

search_scope :name_search do 
  attributes name: [:first_name, :last_name]
end

search_scope :phone_search do
  attributes :phone
end

and then

Model.name_search('James Bond').or(Model.phone_search(normalize_phone('0123456789')))

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Thank you, but both solutions beat the my purpose. I was looking to provide my users with a single search field, where they can just type advanced queries, and it will be executed in one scope. Sort of like GitHub is doing. So in my case, I wanted users to type in one field:

name:'James Bond' phone:0551234567

After posting this issue, I also noticed that the intuitive syntax for setting exact match did not work. When searching for first_name: bob, we also get users named Bobby, and I was assuming name: "bob" would match exact match, but it didn't.

So, unless I am missing something, I am a bit discouraged about this gem fulfilling my needs.

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hi, unfortunate to hear, but yeah. i try to support as many use cases as possible... In general, search_cop is not a fulltext search unless you tell search cop to use fulltext mode (see readme). In non-fulltext mode it's using LIKE queries and, yes, will match Bobby. I'll consider adding a concatenation option to support the fullname use case, but it'll of course take some time. Same for custom mappers, still.

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Yeah, totally understood. It is still a great gem and I was hoping it can do what I need, since such search is common both in GitHub, and Gmail for example.

In fact, I reached the gem by searching "rails search like github"... :)

Thanks for being cool about it all, I am closing.

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