How to search for tags by value

bip1989

Hello community 

I am creating a custom search WebScript to support content personalized search. I am not able to find how to handle search for tags. When I checked the ootb search it seems tags are actually node refs and when search is happening it is using node  refs. 
how do i get the node ref from the tag value so i can try to follow same ootb search pattern or is there a way to implement search with value itself? 

i am using SearchService for my custom search

Any pointers will be helpful, thanks.

abhinavmishra14

Have you looked at TaggingService

https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/references/API-JS-TaggingService.html

https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/references/dev-services-tagging.html

It has a method :

org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeRef getTagNodeRef(org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.StoreRef storeRef, String tag)

 https://dev.alfresco.com/resource/docs/java/org/alfresco/service/cmr/tagging/TaggingService.html#getTagNodeRef-org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.StoreRef-java.lang.String-

When you pass the tag value to this method it returns the noderef which can be appened to search query. 

e.g.:

taggingService.getTagNodeRef(StoreRef.STORE_REF_WORKSPACE_SPACESSTORE, inputTagValue);

where inputTagValue is the value you will pass for a tag that you are trying to search.