Core/dev#692 : Unable to use url search arguments in 'Advanced Search' using force=1

[monishdeb]

Overview

Currently, it is not possible to use URL search arguments in 'Advanced Search' using force=1 to load search results. This is no longer working except for mailing params which are manually handled here

Before

You cannot use any search parameters as url arguments to load search results in 'Advance Search'.

After

You cannot use contact search parameters as url arguments to load search results in 'Advanced Search'. Here are two examples:

1. Using contact_type=Individual
   

2. Log date = true AND log_date_relative = This calendar month
   

3. Privacy options - do_not_email + privacy operator - AND + privacy toggle - Include
   

Technical Details

This fix is made for Contact search fields and can be extended for other component's search forms.
Please check the issue description here for more details.

Comments

ping @lcdservices @eileenmcnaughton @seamuslee001

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[eileenmcnaughton]

@monishdeb closing this for now as it's stale. I pulled the first few lines into a reviewer's commit to get them merged.

There is a lot in here - what about just doing a small PR for the extraction of one of the metadata functions & we can progress it in smaller chunks?