Search Patterns
Tv uses a fuzzy matching algorithm to filter its list of entries. Its behavior depends on the input pattern you provide.
| Matcher | Pattern |
|---|---|
| Fuzzy | foo |
| Substring | 'foo / !foo to negate |
| Prefix | ^foo / !^foo to negate |
| Suffix | foo$ / !foo$ to negate |
| Exact | ^foo$ / !^foo$ to negate |
These patterns (and matchers) can be associated (as "AND") to express complex search queries such as:
car 'bike !^car !bike$
which translates to:
anything that:
- fuzzy matches `car`
- contains the exact substring `bike`
- does not start with `car`
- does not end with `bike`
And will produce the following results:
| haystack | match | explanation |
|---|---|---|
| the car drove past the bike | ❌ | ends with bike |
| car, bike or bus? | ❌ | starts with car |
| the black motorbike flew past the tourists | ✅ | |
| the motorbike flew past the tourists | ❌ | doesn't contain 'car' |
For more information on the matcher behavior, see the nucleo-matcher documentation.