Feature Proposal: Add excludeweb parameter to SEARCH

Updated 30 Apr 2005, with new patch

Motivation

For the BacklinksTemplate I need to create 2 searches for the "All backlinks" search: one in the current web, and one in all webs except for the current web.

A parameter to exclude webs from a search is missing. This functionality might be handy in other cases as well.

Implementation

Webs can be excluded by giving them a prefix - in the web parameter: %SEARCH{ search="my subject" web="all,-Main" }%

The attached patch is diffed to Search.pm SVN 4194.

Question: should UI/Search.pm be updated as well?

-- ArthurClemens - 30 Apr 2005

Documentation

Updated documentation of TWikiSearch, item web:

Note: the syntax is different than excludetopic
Note 2: see also my other search patch in WhyDoesWebSearchContainASearchQuery

-- ArthurClemens - 30 Apr 2005

Sensible enhancement!

-- PeterThoeny - 01 May 2005

Committed in DEVELOP SVN 4214.

-- ArthurClemens - 01 May 2005