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Improve the block and patterns search algorithm #25105

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closes #14868
closes #24651

This PR improves the search algorithm for blocks and patterns by implementing a rank-based search:

The blocks are ordered as follows:

  • Search term matches the title
  • Search term matches the start of the title
  • Other matches (keywords, category, collection)

Also, if the block is a "core" block, it has a bonus point.

Note that the search algorithm doesn't work properly for block variations, the issue there is not from the search algorithm but more from the inserter where we consider the variations and the blocks as a single "item". A separate refactoring should be done to improve that.

@youknowriad youknowriad added [Type] Enhancement A suggestion for improvement. [Feature] Inserter The main way to insert blocks using the + button in the editing interface labels Sep 7, 2020
@youknowriad youknowriad self-assigned this Sep 7, 2020
@youknowriad youknowriad force-pushed the update/better-search-algorithm branch from 557e638 to 6a15336 Compare September 7, 2020 09:12
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I would probably add a unit test searchItems new ordering. Other than that and some minor comments this looks good!

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Nice one! 💯

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