Function evalSearchInput

pkg/search/handler.go:934–951

EvalSearchInput checks if its input is JSON. If so it returns a Constraint constructed from that JSON. Otherwise it assumes the input to be a search expression. It parses the expression and returns the parsed Constraint.

(in string)

// EvalSearchInput checks if its input is JSON. If so it returns a Constraint constructed from that JSON. Otherwise
// it assumes the input to be a search expression. It parses the expression and returns the parsed Constraint.
func evalSearchInput(in string) (*Constraint, error) {
	if len(in) == 0 {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("empty expression")
	}
	if strings.HasPrefix(in, "{") && strings.HasSuffix(in, "}") {
		cs := new(Constraint)
		if err := json.NewDecoder(strings.NewReader(in)).Decode(&cs); err != nil {
			return nil, err
		}
		return cs, nil
	} else {
		sq, err := parseExpression(context.TODO(), in)
		if err != nil {
			return nil, err
		}
		return sq.Constraint.Logical.B, nil
	}
}

// getNamed displays the search expression or constraint json for the requested alias.
func (h *Handler) getNamed(ctx context.Context, name string) (string, error) {