no smart search cursor

server/src/dtos/search.dto.ts

@@ -387,7 +387,6 @@ const SmartSearchSchema = withShapeExclusivity(
     language: z.string().optional().describe('Search language code'),
     page: z.int().min(1).optional().describe('Page number').meta(DEPRECATED_FLAT_FIELD),
     filter: filterField,
-    cursor: cursorField,
   }).strict(),
 ).meta({ id: 'SmartSearchDto' });
 

server/src/services/search.service.spec.ts

@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ describe(SearchService.name, () => {
       mocks.machineLearning.encodeText.mockResolvedValue('[1, 2, 3]');
       await sut.searchSmart(auth, { size: 100, filter: {}, query: 'test' });
       expect(mocks.search.searchSmartV3).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-        { size: 100, offset: 0 },
+        { size: 100 },
         expect.objectContaining({ embedding: '[1, 2, 3]' }),
         expect.objectContaining({ lockedOwnerId: expect.any(String) }),
       );

server/src/services/search.service.ts

@@ -285,15 +285,14 @@ export class SearchService extends BaseService {
       this.resolveEmbedding(auth, dto, machineLearning),
     ]);
 
-    const { offset } = decodeSearchCursor(dto.cursor);
-    const size = dto.size;
-    const { hasNextPage, items } = await this.searchRepository.searchSmartV3(
-      { size, offset },
+    // no cursor until a rank-aware pagination strategy for smart search is decided
+    const { items } = await this.searchRepository.searchSmartV3(
+      { size: dto.size },
       { filter, withExif: dto.withExif, embedding },
       scope,
     );
 
-    return this.mapResponse(items, { auth }, { nextCursor: hasNextPage ? encodeSearchCursor(offset + size) : null });
+    return this.mapResponse(items, { auth });
   }
 
   private async resolveSearchScopeV3(