Explorer should route based on search query, rather than requiring a dropdown input

[viktorbunin]

Summary

The Provenance Explorer currently forces users to select from the search drop down to narrow their search, but it shouldn't.

Problem Definition

Forcing the user to specify the variable by which to search is not necessary if the formats or content of the inputs can make it clear what the category is.

Taking Etherscan as an example, putting in

• 0x3b7e026753bb0c2576a3a05de1afe3b0323d610f684fc13ba6bb2cd31a2dea21 brings up the correct associated tx
• 0xddfAbCdc4D8FfC6d5beaf154f18B778f892A0740 brings up an address
• 123 brings up a block

Forcing the selection results in failed first searches, which creates a bad UX.

Proposal

Make the search functionality identify the category on its own, while still enabling the user to narrow their search, similar to Etherscan today.

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