CQL query fails when using a semicolon

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      Performing a CQL search with a semicolon generates an error

      Examples

      http://myhost:8080/rest/api/content/search?cql=space=TEST:
      http://myhost:8080/rest/api/content/search?cql=space~TEST:

      Error code
      {
statusCode: 400,
data: {
authorized: false,
valid: true,
errors: [ ]
},
message: "Could not parse cql : title=test:"
}
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      Entering title~"somethingwithacolon:" throws an error. It's because in a Lucene query, the ':' marks a key and a value, so 'macroName:jira' is the Lucene syntax to search for pages that contain a JIRA macro. It does however work if you use '=' instead of '' (eg title="somethingwithacolon:"), or if you put double and single quotes around the value - title"'somethingwithacolon:'" - that stops Lucene from trying to interpret it as a key/value pair.

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            Reporter:
            Robert Louie
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