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+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module OptionallySearch
+  extend ActiveSupport::Concern
+
+  module ClassMethods
+    def search(*)
+      raise(
+        NotImplementedError,
+        'Your model must implement the "search" class method'
+      )
+    end
+
+    # Optionally limits a result set to those matching the given search query.
+    def optionally_search(query = nil)
+      query.present? ? search(query) : all
+    end
+  end
+end