allow cobrands to override searching by ref

Add a cobrand hook to allow searching by reference to be overridden

2 files changed, 8 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a0a3d2d5d..901fe2dae 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 * Unreleased
     - New features:
         - Dashboard now has update CSV export. #2249
+        - Allow cobrands to override searching by reference #2271
     - Front end improvements:
         - Clearer relocation options while you’re reporting a problem #2238
     - Bugfixes:
diff --git a/perllib/FixMyStreet/App/Controller/Around.pm b/perllib/FixMyStreet/App/Controller/Around.pm
index a1258ccaa..ec8df4450 100644
--- a/perllib/FixMyStreet/App/Controller/Around.pm
+++ b/perllib/FixMyStreet/App/Controller/Around.pm
@@ -399,10 +399,13 @@ sub _geocode : Private {
 sub lookup_by_ref : Private {
     my ( $self, $c, $ref ) = @_;
 
-    my $problems = $c->cobrand->problems->search([
-        id => $ref,
-        external_id => $ref
-    ]);
+    my $criteria = $c->cobrand->call_hook("lookup_by_ref", $ref) ||
+        [
+            id => $ref,
+            external_id => $ref
+        ];
+
+    my $problems = $c->cobrand->problems->search( $criteria );
 
     my $count = try {
         $problems->count;