Final feature

app/Http/Controllers/Api/ApiContactController.php

@@ -25,11 +25,15 @@ public function index(Request $request)
         if ($request->get('query')) {
             $needle = $request->get('query');
             $contacts = SearchHelper::searchContacts($needle, $this->getLimitPerPage());
-        } else {
-            $contacts = auth()->user()->account->contacts()->real()
-                                            ->paginate($this->getLimitPerPage());
+
+            return ContactResource::collection($contacts)->additional(['meta' => [
+                    'query' => $needle,
+                ]]);
         }
 
+        $contacts = auth()->user()->account->contacts()->real()
+                                        ->paginate($this->getLimitPerPage());
+
         return ContactResource::collection($contacts);
     }
 

tests/Api/Contact/ApiContactControllerTest.php

@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public function test_it_applies_the_limit_parameter_in_search()
         ]);
     }
 
-    public function test_it_is_possible_to_search_for_specific_contact()
+    public function test_it_is_possible_to_search_for_a_specific_contact()
     {
         $user = $this->signin();
 
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ public function test_it_is_possible_to_search_for_specific_contact()
         $response->assertJsonFragment([
             'first_name' => 'roger',
             'total' => 1,
+            'query' => 'ro',
         ]);
     }
 }