Add logic to support search for epic boards

app/assets/javascripts/boards/components/board_filtered_search.vue

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { pickBy } from 'lodash';
 import { mapActions } from 'vuex';
 import { updateHistory, setUrlParams } from '~/lib/utils/url_utility';
 import { __ } from '~/locale';
+import { FILTERED_SEARCH_TERM } from '~/vue_shared/components/filtered_search_bar/constants';
 import FilteredSearch from '~/vue_shared/components/filtered_search_bar/filtered_search_bar_root.vue';
 
 export default {
@@ -104,7 +105,9 @@ export default {
     },
     getFilterParams(filters = []) {
       const notFilters = filters.filter((item) => item.value.operator === '!=');
-      const equalsFilters = filters.filter((item) => item.value.operator === '=');
+      const equalsFilters = filters.filter(
+        (item) => item?.value?.operator === '=' || item.type === FILTERED_SEARCH_TERM,
+      );
 
       return { ...this.generateParams(equalsFilters), not: { ...this.generateParams(notFilters) } };
     },

ee/spec/features/epic_boards/epic_boards_spec.rb

@@ -287,6 +287,20 @@ RSpec.describe 'epic boards', :js do
       expect(page).to have_content('Epic2')
       expect(page).to have_content('Epic3')
     end
+
+    it 'can search for an epic in the search bar' do
+      fill_in 'Search', with: 'Epic 1'
+
+      page.within('[data-testid="epic-filtered-search"]') do
+        find('input').native.send_keys(:return)
+      end
+
+      wait_for_requests
+
+      expect(page).to have_content('Epic1')
+      expect(page).not_to have_content('Epic2')
+      expect(page).not_to have_content('Epic3')
+    end
   end
 
   def visit_epic_boards_page