Fix #6165: Improve global search relevance and add exact-field operators#6187
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Description
This PR addresses issue #6165 where the global card search was returning confusing or irrelevant results because it matched keywords in obscure fields (like comments and attachments) and treated them with the same weight as exact title matches.
To fix this, two major enhancements have been added:
Relevance Ranking on Global Search: Text searches now assign a _score to matching cards and sort them by relevance before serving them to the client. Matches in the Card Title are scored highest, followed by the Description, and then Custom Fields. This ensures the most visually relevant cards always appear first.
Precise Search Operators: Users can now search specific fields explicitly to narrow down their search and bypass global searching.
How to Test
Navigate to the global search bar.
Search for a generic keyword that exists in deeply nested comments/attachments as well as the title of a card.
Verify: The card with the keyword in the title is ordered visibly earlier/first in the results.
Try combining literal operators to narrow down matches:
title:"Exact Title Text"
description:keyword
attachment:filename
customfield:value
Fixes
Closes #6165