oracle/opengrok

The "File Path" field should be stickier.

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#2,882 opened on Jul 29, 2019

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Description

Often a repository can have many sub-trees and the File Path field is used to limit the searches to one subtree. Because of this, it really needs to be more persistent than the other fields, so that when I click on a symbol on a source page the search page that opens up should have the File Path field pre-populated with the old one and the search done assuming it was in effect. Perhaps a button could be added next to the field with the "broom" icon, to easily clear the field.

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Research direction
Investigate how the search UI stores and retrieves field values when navigating between pages. Implement persistence for the 'File Path' field using cookies or session storage, and add a clear button with a broom icon.
Tech stack
java
Domain
frontend
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Feature
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2
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1-3 hours
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Active
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Clear
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75