id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	priority	milestone	component	version	resolution	keywords	cc
21572	[RFC][Patch] Allow matching by object history in search function	Woazboat	team	"https://github.com/JOSM/josm/pull/80
https://patch-diff.githubusercontent.com/raw/JOSM/josm/pull/80.patch

Added the was keyword to the search function to allow matching objects based on their previous states. I.e. `was <expr>` matches an object if `<expr>` matches any previous version of the object.

Example:

- `was building=*` to search for all objects that either currently have a `building=*` tag or have had this tag at any point in their history.
- `was building=* -building=*` to search for all objects that previously had a `building=*` tag which was removed at some point.
"	enhancement	new	normal		Core