[MNT-25409] fix Cannot switch between saved searches correctly (#4876)

projects/aca-content/src/lib/components/search/search-results/search-results.component.spec.ts

@@ -339,8 +339,13 @@ describe('SearchComponent', () => {
     expect(queryBuilder.execute).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
   }));
 
-  it('should NOT call execute on navigation to search page', fakeAsync(() => {
-    spyOn(queryBuilder, 'execute');
+  it('should NOT call execute on navigation to search page with unchanged query', fakeAsync(() => {
+    const executeSpy = spyOn(queryBuilder, 'execute');
+    queryParams.next({ q: encodeQuery({ userQuery: 'cm:name:"test*"' }) });
+    tick();
+
+    executeSpy.calls.reset();
+
     routerEvents.next(new NavigationStart(1, '/mock-search-url', 'imperative'));
     queryParams.next({ q: encodeQuery({ userQuery: 'cm:name:"test*"' }) });
 
@@ -349,5 +354,20 @@ describe('SearchComponent', () => {
     expect(queryBuilder.execute).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   }));
 
+  it('should call execute on navigation to search page with changed query', fakeAsync(() => {
+    const executeSpy = spyOn(queryBuilder, 'execute');
+    queryParams.next({ q: encodeQuery({ userQuery: 'cm:name:"different*"' }) });
+    tick();
+
+    executeSpy.calls.reset();
+
+    routerEvents.next(new NavigationStart(1, '/mock-search-url', 'imperative'));
+    queryParams.next({ q: encodeQuery({ userQuery: 'cm:name:"test*"' }) });
+
+    tick();
+
+    expect(executeSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  }));
+
   testHeader(SearchResultsComponent, false);
 });

projects/aca-content/src/lib/components/search/search-results/search-results.component.ts

@@ -147,6 +147,8 @@ export class SearchResultsComponent extends PageComponent implements OnInit {
   encodedQuery: string;
   searchConfig: SearchConfiguration;
 
+  private previousEncodedQuery: string;
+
   constructor(
     tagsService: TagService,
     private readonly queryBuilder: SearchQueryBuilderService,
@@ -351,10 +353,13 @@ export class SearchResultsComponent extends PageComponent implements OnInit {
   }
 
   private shouldExecuteQuery(navigationStartEvent: NavigationStart | null, query: string | undefined): boolean {
+    const hasQueryChanged = query !== this.previousEncodedQuery;
+    this.previousEncodedQuery = query;
+
     if (!navigationStartEvent || navigationStartEvent.navigationTrigger === 'popstate' || navigationStartEvent.navigationTrigger === 'hashchange') {
       return true;
     } else if (navigationStartEvent.navigationTrigger === 'imperative') {
-      return false;
+      return hasQueryChanged;
     } else {
       return !!query;
     }