search results should be merged

When searching for elements we find few elements with the same data (but located in many different places on the map) in the left search panel we should have single result for it.

mentioned in issue #282 (closed)

merge criteria:

• name
• PTM
• structural state
• type

changed milestone to %v12.0.0

@marek.ostaszewski, @kerstin.neininger: Now that we finally decided how you want to determine which elements should be merged I have a follow up question. Imagine that you have two proteins that match the merge criteria - they have equal name, PTM, structural state. However, they have different other parameters. Please tell me how you imagine visualization of merged element when there are differences for other parameters, like:

• description
• annotations
• when they are in different submaps (should they have buttons with link to all submaps??)
• symbol
• full name
• abbreviation
• formula
• list of synonyms

For each mearged set of elements, there should be an icon for "expanding" this group, e.g. turning it into a focused search for these elements. This way all differences will be visible for each individual element.

As for merged results, differences could be resolved as follows:

• description: mask the entire description, replace by a message "To see individual descriptions, expand this group."
• annotations: pick intersect of annotations, add a message "To see individual annotations, expand this group."
• symbol, full name, abbreviation, formula, list of synonyms: as above, display the intersect and a message
• when they are in different submaps: the submap should be a merging criterion

I like this idea and have nothing to add.

Expanding is tricky... I didn't assume you would require it - you never mentioned it regarding this feature... It will require more time

Then skip it for the moment, please. I thought it will be just executing the search with the criteria for the merged group. If it's more complicated, let's leave "expanding" for further specifications.

Well, you are right. It would require to implement fully #20 (closed).

mentioned in issue #309 (closed)

@marek.ostaszewski what message do you want me to put in merged elements?

Perhaps "A group of similar bioentities".

Markdown corrected me... I meant "A group of XYZ similar bioentities", where XYZ is the size of this merged group.

created branch 36-search-results-should-be-merged

mentioned in merge request !227 (merged)

closed via commit 9596d419

closed via merge request !227 (merged)

mentioned in commit 9596d419

mentioned in issue #724 (closed)