Approximate Search - QuickSearch that finds results that "look like" my query

[msfredb7]

This feature request mainly applies to the ‘QuickSearch’ tool in Unity.

One of the biggest time wasters when trying to find an asset is: getting the name right.

This comes in two forms:

1. I don’t remember the exact name of the asset.
   Was it named “In-GameMenu”, “IngameMenu”, “MenuIngame”, “IngameOptionsMenu”?
   

   

2. I make a typo, either in the search query, or the asset is misnamed.
   “Matchmaknig” instead of “Matchmaking”
   

   

In both cases, a human would totally be able to find the asset I’m looking for. I think the new Search function in Unity Editor should be able to do the same.

I’m not suggesting Google-level search. I think using a simple scoring system could go far in terms of improvements. I don’t know how much slower this would make the search. If it makes it too slow, as a user, I would be willing to wait a second or two for better results. I imagine it could also be possible to split the results in two sections:

1. The normal results, found fast.
2. The “Did you mean X?” results, that take longer to appear.

[sebastienp_unity]

Thanks for the suggestion. This is something we could add to the asset search pipeline. We currently have an explicit provider that does all kind of search on asset name. And it can do Fuzzy search:

This query:
find: someting

If Search Window is flagged with “More Results” we will do a fuzzy search:

We will look at using this fuzzy search in the Asset search as well.