Search box url detection and open link feature #1881

[aspenyang]

Category:

Feature

Overview

Work in Progress – Opening this PR to gather feedback.
Implements the the URL detection / "go to link" feature and adds a toggle for default web search behavior.

Current behavior:

• Pressing Enter on a detected URL opens the link.
• Web search can be enabled/disabled via conf.yml (default on launch) and a runtime UI toggle.

Issue Number (if applicable) #1881

New Vars (if applicable)

• disableWebSearch in conf.yml: controls default web search behavior on Dashy launch.
• A setting button besides the search bar:
  • a runtime option to toggle the web search feature
  • a runtime option to toggle the "go to link" feature

Screenshot (if applicable)

• The web search toggle configuration in conf.yml UI:
  

• The search bar behavior setting button:
  

• Runtime toggles for the web search feature and the url detection/open link feature
  

Code Quality Checklist (Please complete)

• All changes are backwards compatible
• All lint checks and tests are passing
• There are no (new) build warnings or errors
• (If a new config option is added) Attribute is outlined in the schema and documented
• (If a new dependency is added) Package is essential, and has been checked out for security or performance
• (If significant change) Bumps version in package.json

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[aspenyang]

New Features: Advanced Search Functionality

• Advanced Search Panel: Users can enable advanced search and select which fields (title, description, provider, URL, tags, domain) to search from.
• Exact Match Block: When advanced search is enabled, exact matches are visually highlighted in a dedicated section for quick access.
• Force Web Search (only accessible when web search enabled): Option to trigger a web search using Ctrl/Cmd+Enter, even when a web link is detected.

New Vars

• Search Settings Button
  • Provides a runtime option to enable Advanced Search, allowing users to filter by specific fields.

Screenshots:

Advanced search panel

• User can select from six fields to restrict search range
• User can toggle "ctrl/cmd + enter" to enforce web search (when web search enabled)
  

Exact Match Section

• When searching in advanced mode, a new "Exact Match" block will show up if there are exact matches
• Selected item in "Exact Search" is highlighted, user can press "enter" to open the selected item
• User can use "left" and "right" arrow key to change selected item
  

[Lissy93]

Looks great, I'll give this a proper review, and get it merged tomorrow :)