MD Settings: Ignore whitespace only search queries.

chrome/test/data/webui/settings/settings_ui_browsertest.js

 // Copyright 2016 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
 // found in the LICENSE file.
 
 /** @fileoverview Suite of tests for the Settings layout. */
 
 GEN_INCLUDE(['settings_page_browsertest.js']);
 
 /**
  * @constructor
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     });
 
     test('search box initiated search propagates to URL', function() {
       assertFalse(settings.getQueryParameters().has('search'));
       var searchField = /** @type {CrToolbarSearchFieldElement} */ (
           toolbar.getSearchField());
       var value = 'GOOG';
       searchField.setValue(value);
       assertEquals(value, settings.getQueryParameters().get('search'));
     });
+
+     test('whitespace only search query is ignored', function() {
+      toolbar = /** @type {!CrToolbarElement} */ (ui.$$('cr-toolbar'));
+      var searchField = /** @type {CrToolbarSearchFieldElement} */ (
+          toolbar.getSearchField());
+      searchField.setValue('    ');
+      var urlParams = settings.getQueryParameters();
+      assertFalse(urlParams.has('search'));
+
+      searchField.setValue('   foo');
+      urlParams = settings.getQueryParameters();
+      assertEquals('foo', urlParams.get('search'));
+
+      searchField.setValue('   foo ');
+      urlParams = settings.getQueryParameters();
+      assertEquals('foo ', urlParams.get('search'));
+
+      searchField.setValue('   ');
+      urlParams = settings.getQueryParameters();
+      assertFalse(urlParams.has('search'));
+    });
   });
 
   mocha.run();
 });