[FEATURE] Improve (fix) object search

[mts2200]

Feature Request

Problem Statement

Object search applies only to the current page. I think this is wrong. The whole point of searching is lost, because it can be replaced with the standard Ctrl+F in the browser. In both cases you are forced to turn pages.

Proposed Solution

Make the search global. It is also worth considering that you should first conduct a search, and only then apply filters.

Acceptance Criteria

• Object search is performed across all available objects, not just those displayed on the current page.
• Search results include matching objects regardless of which page they belong to.
• Filters are applied after the search query, so the search scope is global before filtering.
• Pagination is updated to display the pages containing the matching search results.
• If no objects match the search query, an appropriate empty state is displayed.

Checklist

• I have searched existing issues to ensure this is not a duplicate
• I have provided a clear problem statement and proposed solution
• I have defined acceptance criteria

[cxymds]

The scenario you mentioned is indeed a common pain point, and we've discussed it extensively.

However, object storage works differently from a database. Listing objects requires scanning object keys rather than executing indexed queries, and the standard S3 API does not provide a way to search for objects by name or other attributes.

One possible approach would be to load the entire object list on the client and perform local searching, but this does not scale well for buckets containing a large number of objects and would significantly impact the performance and responsiveness of the web console.

After carefully considering the trade-offs, we decided to have the Console load the first 1,000 objects by default and implement lazy loading for additional objects, effectively providing paginated browsing. We believe that a default limit of 1,000 objects covers the vast majority of use cases where users need to browse or locate objects through the Console, while still maintaining good performance and responsiveness.

[cxymds]

#152

[mts2200]

Yes, that sounds reasonable. Then I can suggest first doing a search for an exact match by name, and if you couldn’t find it, then use your logic to try to find the object.

[mts2200]

@cxymds