Can't search for numbers in the search bar

[CWDamm-Kint]

When searching for a number, the search bar appears to treat it as a string. When you try to click on the search bar to cancel this behaviour, you run into a related issue, where search text disappears upon clicking the search bar: #11618

Searching.for.a.number.mp4

[CWDamm-Kint]

Tested in 7.6 and 8.0.x

[chiatt]

I think the issue here is that the search bar performs a 'term' search, so it only searches for string terms. I think other datatypes such as dates and edtf won't work here either. I can see how people might expect numbers to be treated as terms, though. We could probably index them that way. @apeters might have more insight on this.

[chiatt]

It looks like all we would have to do is add a get_search_terms method to the number datatype.

[apeters]

It would be easy enough as @chiatt mentioned all you need to do is add that method to the datatype.