Is it possible to use "OR" in a search string?

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First time making a discussion, woo!

Pretty much as the title says. There's a decent list of parameters by which users can create a custom filter when searching for games. You can combine them together if desired. For example:

Example:
View giveaways for games released in the last 2 years, with a metascore of 75 or greater, with 500 or fewer entries, that require 20 points or fewer to enter...
https://www.steamgifts.com/giveaways/search?release_date_min=2019-09-09&metascore_min=75&entry_max=500&point_max=20

This method uses '&' (AND) to create a list of GAs that meet ALL of the specified conditions. But what about using something like '|' (OR) to display GAs that meet ANY of the specified conditions? Far as I can tell, I don't think I've seen any discussions on this topic ~~lately~~, so I'm interested in others' thoughts on the matter.

Example: https://www.steamgifts.com/giveaways/search?entry_max=500|point_max=20

Note that this example currently doesn't filter out anything. If implemented, it would display all games that meet either or both conditions instead of only the games that meet both.

Thoughts?

3 years ago

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RevvingRaven

So is this only applied to the games I haven't already hidden? Because I certainly don't want to see thousands of games popping up back when I, for example, just want to see GAs with 20 points.

3 years ago

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redsweater

Yes, there is a separate control for that, which always applies if set. ("Hide games you manually filtered?")

3 years ago

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RevvingRaven

That's worth checking then. Would also be cool to see more tags/parameters, like game genre.

3 years ago

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xxxka

I see currently 6 active giveaways. Not sure if I even find same searching parameters I would apply on them.

3 years ago

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maruten

Haha yeah, I see 4 right now and I already saw 0 before ^^

3 years ago

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Xeloses

Sign "&" in the URL address used as parameters delimiter, not as "logical AND": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Query_string
How to use those parameters and how to filter results depends on server-side code (made by developer/programmer).

You can try to use ESGST addon for filtering giveaways with specific logic (AND, OR, NOT, their combinations).

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3 years ago

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CakeGremlin

Oooh, I see. That certainly complicates things if '&' is being used as a delimiter instead of as 'logic' within the url (which makes sense in hindsight). Though that shouldn't stop the process entirely, it's bound to make any potential solutions more obtuse.

3 years ago

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Cece09

Oh dang my boy has grown up and made his 1st discussion. Woo!
Aw look this was my 3200 comment

3 years ago

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CakeGremlin

For the longest time, I didn't feel I had anything new to discuss ¯_(ツ)_/¯

3 years ago

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D3D

I was about to write the same thing a few days back. :)
I really would like such a feature, not only for the giveaway search.

Meaning for the normal partial exact match q= query
https://www.steamgifts.com/discussion/d8erd/is-it-possible-to-use-or-in-a-search-string/search?q=Agree|OR|Disagree

I doubt it would be hard to implement.

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Daxiaz

It would be great with a logical OR in search. But it would be even greater to get a new parameter:
SteamReviewScore_min to easily find great games. Metascore is great and all. But the steam reviews are mostly more indicative of actual enjoyment when playing.

3 years ago

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CakeGremlin

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