Search was breaking for certain strings such “HS 1475(+)” and “nam-sipa-zu”. It was actually ES having some reserved characters while using the query query_string. To use these reserved characters you need to add a “\” before every reserved character that occurs in the string that is to be searched. Hence, I had to implement a function which would do the same for all the keywords that are being searched. This PR has led to discussion of many other issues and how they could be solved.
| # | Day | Date | A short description of the work done |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monday | 2022/07/11 | check why search is breaking for certain strings |
| 2 | Tuesday | 2022/07/12 | Find the a way to make the search work for such strings |
| 3 | Wednesday | 2022/07/13 | Discuss the solution with mentor and begin implementation |
| 4 | Thursday | 2022/07/14 | Finish implementation |
| 5 | Friday | 2022/07/15 | Test out if all the functions of search are working correctly with the new feature added |
| 6 | Saturday | 2022/07/16 | Create a PR for the feature |
| 7 | Sunday | 2022/07/17 | Implement the suggestions |