nycmeshnet / meshdb

A convenient, stable, and sane database for tracking Members and Nodes for use with robots and humans
https://db.mesh.nycmesh.net
MIT License
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Rank exact matches higher than partial matches in the admin search #477

Closed Andrew-Dickinson closed 1 week ago

Andrew-Dickinson commented 3 weeks ago

When trying to find NNs like 3 or 10, it is very difficult because the nn you are looking for is drowned in irrelevant results. We should rank exact matches at the top to avoid this

I think this principle applies in general to other things, like install numbers, and maybe zip codes? Completion of this issue should include an analysis of other searches that could benefit from this kind of improvement