def search name, opts = {} 
      filter name, { exact: false, ignore_case: true, strip_blank: true }.merge(opts)
    end
def search name, opts = {} 
      filter name, { exact: false, ignore_case: true, strip_blank: true }.merge(opts)
    end
shortcut for filter name, { exact: false, ignore_case: true, strip_blank: true }.merge(options)