a1beb926d542ef1afff071ff4cbfc4851af24744
tdreszer
  Mon Nov 22 11:54:46 2010 -0800
Support for searchable freeText in cv.ra
diff --git src/hg/inc/mdb.h src/hg/inc/mdb.h
index 79e8657..19fc9a2 100644
--- src/hg/inc/mdb.h
+++ src/hg/inc/mdb.h
@@ -313,17 +313,34 @@
 // Search the metaDb table for vals by var.  Can impose (non-zero) limit on returned string size of val
 // Search is via mysql, so it's case-insensitive.  Return is sorted on val.
 
 struct slPair *mdbValLabelSearch(struct sqlConnection *conn, char *var, int limit, boolean tables, boolean files);
 // Search the metaDb table for vals by var and returns controlled vocabulary (cv) label
 // (if it exists) and val as a pair.  Can impose (non-zero) limit on returned string size of name.
 // Return is case insensitive sorted on name (label or else val).
 
 struct hash *mdbCvTermTypeHash();
 // returns a hash of hashes of mdb and controlled vocabulary (cv) term types
 // Those terms should contain label,descrition,searchable,cvDefined,hidden
 
 struct slPair *mdbCvWhiteList(boolean searchTracks, boolean cvLinks);
 // returns the official mdb/controlled vocabulary terms that have been whitelisted for certain uses.
 
+#define CV_SEARCH_SUPPORTS_FREETEXT
+#ifdef CV_SEARCH_SUPPORTS_FREETEXT
+enum mdbCvSearchable
+// metadata Variavble are only certain declared types
+    {
+    cvsNotSearchable        =0,  // Txt is default
+    cvsSearchByMultiSelect  =1,  // Search by drop down multi-select of supplied list (NOT YET IMPLEMENTED)
+    cvsSearchBySingleSelect =2,  // Search by drop down single-select of supplied list
+    cvsSearchByFreeText     =3,  // Search by free text field (NOT YET IMPLEMENTED)
+    cvsSearchByDateRange    =4,  // Search by discovered date range (NOT YET IMPLEMENTED)
+    cvsSearchByIntegerRange =5   // Search by discovered integer range (NOT YET IMPLEMENTED)
+    };
+
+enum mdbCvSearchable mdbCvSearchMethod(char *term);
+// returns whether the term is searchable // TODO: replace with mdbCvWhiteList() returning struct
+#endif//ndef CV_SEARCH_SUPPORTS_FREETEXT
+
 #endif /* MDB_H */