Use unique IDs and allow partial matches when querying for names about bifrost HOT 4 OPEN

We're not using MongoDB.

That said, it appears as though we could be using a PrefixSearch: https://psychonautwiki.org/w/api.php?action=query&list=prefixsearch&pssearch=LS&format=json. The only issue is that we're not working with a generic search endpoint but with a semantic search (based on meta data inside articles). I'll look into this.

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There's no such concept in MediaWiki and no resource shall be considered static. That said, substance names are sufficiently stable for them to be considered IDs. We always create redirects if a substance article is moved, and the API respects redirects.

Example: https://api.psychonautwiki.org/?query=query%7Bsubstances(query:%221plsd%22)%7Bname%7D%7D. The 1plsd query implicitly aliases to 1P-LSD.

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That said, substance names are sufficiently stable for them to be considered IDs.

Cool!

Still, IMO we should also have some method of querying that gives results that partially matches the query (similar behavior to the wiki's search bar).

For example, if I search for "MD" (https://api.psychonautwiki.org/?query=query%7Bsubstances(query:%22MD%22)%7Bname%7D%7D), I should receive all of the following as results:

• MDMA
• MDA
• MDPV
• MDEA
• MDAI

Maybe use the $regex selector? https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/reference/operator/query/#query-selectors

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Hello, any update on this? Im trying to use the Apollo/GraphQL endpoint for a project and would really like prefix/post search capability <3

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