Make search accent-insensitive (#887)

* Make search accent-insensitive

* Efficiendy improvements and small fixes

* Fix tests to improve coverage

* Fix SQL compatibility issues
This commit is contained in:
Matias Godoy
2025-07-12 22:16:55 +02:00
committed by GitHub
parent 23cecfb2a5
commit bcd77ee796
7 changed files with 700 additions and 1 deletions

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@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ require (
gocloud.dev/pubsub/rabbitpubsub v0.41.0 gocloud.dev/pubsub/rabbitpubsub v0.41.0
golang.org/x/crypto v0.39.0 golang.org/x/crypto v0.39.0
golang.org/x/image v0.28.0 golang.org/x/image v0.28.0
golang.org/x/text v0.26.0
modernc.org/sqlite v1.37.1 modernc.org/sqlite v1.37.1
) )
@@ -190,7 +191,6 @@ require (
golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.28.0 // indirect golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.28.0 // indirect
golang.org/x/sync v0.15.0 // indirect golang.org/x/sync v0.15.0 // indirect
golang.org/x/sys v0.33.0 // indirect golang.org/x/sys v0.33.0 // indirect
golang.org/x/text v0.26.0 // indirect
golang.org/x/time v0.11.0 // indirect golang.org/x/time v0.11.0 // indirect
golang.org/x/tools v0.33.0 // indirect golang.org/x/tools v0.33.0 // indirect
golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20240903120638-7835f813f4da // indirect golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20240903120638-7835f813f4da // indirect

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package ent
import (
"entgo.io/ent/dialect/sql"
"github.com/sysadminsmedia/homebox/backend/internal/data/ent/item"
"github.com/sysadminsmedia/homebox/backend/internal/data/ent/predicate"
"github.com/sysadminsmedia/homebox/backend/pkgs/textutils"
)
// AccentInsensitiveContains creates a predicate that performs accent-insensitive text search.
// It normalizes both the database field value and the search value for comparison.
func AccentInsensitiveContains(field string, searchValue string) predicate.Item {
if searchValue == "" {
return predicate.Item(func(s *sql.Selector) {
// Return a predicate that never matches if search is empty
s.Where(sql.False())
})
}
// Normalize the search value
normalizedSearch := textutils.NormalizeSearchQuery(searchValue)
return predicate.Item(func(s *sql.Selector) {
dialect := s.Dialect()
switch dialect {
case "sqlite3":
// For SQLite, we'll create a custom normalization function using REPLACE
// to handle common accented characters
normalizeFunc := buildSQLiteNormalizeExpression(s.C(field))
s.Where(sql.ExprP(
"LOWER("+normalizeFunc+") LIKE ?",
"%"+normalizedSearch+"%",
))
case "postgres":
// For PostgreSQL, try to use unaccent extension if available
// Fall back to REPLACE-based normalization if not available
normalizeFunc := buildPostgreSQLNormalizeExpression(s.C(field))
s.Where(sql.ExprP(
"LOWER("+normalizeFunc+") LIKE ?",
"%"+normalizedSearch+"%",
))
default:
// Default fallback using REPLACE for common accented characters
normalizeFunc := buildGenericNormalizeExpression(s.C(field))
s.Where(sql.ExprP(
"LOWER("+normalizeFunc+") LIKE ?",
"%"+normalizedSearch+"%",
))
}
})
}
// buildSQLiteNormalizeExpression creates a SQLite expression to normalize accented characters
func buildSQLiteNormalizeExpression(fieldExpr string) string {
return buildGenericNormalizeExpression(fieldExpr)
}
// buildPostgreSQLNormalizeExpression creates a PostgreSQL expression to normalize accented characters
func buildPostgreSQLNormalizeExpression(fieldExpr string) string {
// Use a CASE statement to check if unaccent function exists before using it
// This prevents errors when the unaccent extension is not installed
return "CASE WHEN EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM pg_proc WHERE proname = 'unaccent') " +
"THEN unaccent(" + fieldExpr + ") " +
"ELSE " + buildGenericNormalizeExpression(fieldExpr) + " END"
}
// buildGenericNormalizeExpression creates a database-agnostic expression to normalize common accented characters
func buildGenericNormalizeExpression(fieldExpr string) string {
// Chain REPLACE functions to handle the most common accented characters
// Focused on the most frequently used accents in Spanish, French, and Portuguese
// Ordered by frequency of use for better performance
normalized := fieldExpr
// Most common accented characters ordered by frequency
commonAccents := []struct {
from, to string
}{
// Spanish - most common
{"á", "a"}, {"é", "e"}, {"í", "i"}, {"ó", "o"}, {"ú", "u"}, {"ñ", "n"},
{"Á", "A"}, {"É", "E"}, {"Í", "I"}, {"Ó", "O"}, {"Ú", "U"}, {"Ñ", "N"},
// French - most common
{"è", "e"}, {"ê", "e"}, {"à", "a"}, {"ç", "c"},
{"È", "E"}, {"Ê", "E"}, {"À", "A"}, {"Ç", "C"},
// German umlauts and Portuguese - common
{"ä", "a"}, {"ö", "o"}, {"ü", "u"}, {"ã", "a"}, {"õ", "o"},
{"Ä", "A"}, {"Ö", "O"}, {"Ü", "U"}, {"Ã", "A"}, {"Õ", "O"},
}
for _, accent := range commonAccents {
normalized = "REPLACE(" + normalized + ", '" + accent.from + "', '" + accent.to + "')"
}
return normalized
}
// ItemNameAccentInsensitiveContains creates an accent-insensitive search predicate for the item name field.
func ItemNameAccentInsensitiveContains(value string) predicate.Item {
return AccentInsensitiveContains(item.FieldName, value)
}
// ItemDescriptionAccentInsensitiveContains creates an accent-insensitive search predicate for the item description field.
func ItemDescriptionAccentInsensitiveContains(value string) predicate.Item {
return AccentInsensitiveContains(item.FieldDescription, value)
}
// ItemSerialNumberAccentInsensitiveContains creates an accent-insensitive search predicate for the item serial number field.
func ItemSerialNumberAccentInsensitiveContains(value string) predicate.Item {
return AccentInsensitiveContains(item.FieldSerialNumber, value)
}
// ItemModelNumberAccentInsensitiveContains creates an accent-insensitive search predicate for the item model number field.
func ItemModelNumberAccentInsensitiveContains(value string) predicate.Item {
return AccentInsensitiveContains(item.FieldModelNumber, value)
}
// ItemManufacturerAccentInsensitiveContains creates an accent-insensitive search predicate for the item manufacturer field.
func ItemManufacturerAccentInsensitiveContains(value string) predicate.Item {
return AccentInsensitiveContains(item.FieldManufacturer, value)
}
// ItemNotesAccentInsensitiveContains creates an accent-insensitive search predicate for the item notes field.
func ItemNotesAccentInsensitiveContains(value string) predicate.Item {
return AccentInsensitiveContains(item.FieldNotes, value)
}

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package ent
import (
"testing"
"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
)
func TestBuildGenericNormalizeExpression(t *testing.T) {
tests := []struct {
name string
field string
expected string
}{
{
name: "Simple field name",
field: "name",
expected: "name", // Should be wrapped in many REPLACE functions
},
{
name: "Complex field name",
field: "description",
expected: "description",
},
}
for _, tt := range tests {
t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
result := buildGenericNormalizeExpression(tt.field)
// Should contain the original field
assert.Contains(t, result, tt.field)
// Should contain REPLACE functions for accent normalization
assert.Contains(t, result, "REPLACE(")
// Should handle common accented characters
assert.Contains(t, result, "'á'", "Should handle Spanish á")
assert.Contains(t, result, "'é'", "Should handle Spanish é")
assert.Contains(t, result, "'ñ'", "Should handle Spanish ñ")
assert.Contains(t, result, "'ü'", "Should handle German ü")
// Should handle uppercase accents too
assert.Contains(t, result, "'Á'", "Should handle uppercase Spanish Á")
assert.Contains(t, result, "'É'", "Should handle uppercase Spanish É")
})
}
}
func TestSQLiteNormalizeExpression(t *testing.T) {
result := buildSQLiteNormalizeExpression("test_field")
// Should contain the field name and REPLACE functions
assert.Contains(t, result, "test_field")
assert.Contains(t, result, "REPLACE(")
// Check for some specific accent replacements (order doesn't matter)
assert.Contains(t, result, "'á'", "Should handle Spanish á")
assert.Contains(t, result, "'ó'", "Should handle Spanish ó")
}
func TestPostgreSQLNormalizeExpression(t *testing.T) {
result := buildPostgreSQLNormalizeExpression("test_field")
// Should contain unaccent function and CASE WHEN logic
assert.Contains(t, result, "unaccent(")
assert.Contains(t, result, "CASE WHEN EXISTS")
assert.Contains(t, result, "test_field")
}
func TestAccentInsensitivePredicateCreation(t *testing.T) {
tests := []struct {
name string
field string
searchValue string
description string
}{
{
name: "Normal search value",
field: "name",
searchValue: "electronica",
description: "Should create predicate for normal search",
},
{
name: "Accented search value",
field: "description",
searchValue: "electrónica",
description: "Should create predicate for accented search",
},
{
name: "Empty search value",
field: "name",
searchValue: "",
description: "Should handle empty search gracefully",
},
}
for _, tt := range tests {
t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
predicate := AccentInsensitiveContains(tt.field, tt.searchValue)
assert.NotNil(t, predicate, tt.description)
})
}
}
func TestSpecificItemPredicates(t *testing.T) {
tests := []struct {
name string
predicateFunc func(string) interface{}
searchValue string
description string
}{
{
name: "ItemNameAccentInsensitiveContains",
predicateFunc: func(val string) interface{} { return ItemNameAccentInsensitiveContains(val) },
searchValue: "electronica",
description: "Should create accent-insensitive name search predicate",
},
{
name: "ItemDescriptionAccentInsensitiveContains",
predicateFunc: func(val string) interface{} { return ItemDescriptionAccentInsensitiveContains(val) },
searchValue: "descripcion",
description: "Should create accent-insensitive description search predicate",
},
{
name: "ItemManufacturerAccentInsensitiveContains",
predicateFunc: func(val string) interface{} { return ItemManufacturerAccentInsensitiveContains(val) },
searchValue: "compañia",
description: "Should create accent-insensitive manufacturer search predicate",
},
{
name: "ItemSerialNumberAccentInsensitiveContains",
predicateFunc: func(val string) interface{} { return ItemSerialNumberAccentInsensitiveContains(val) },
searchValue: "sn123",
description: "Should create accent-insensitive serial number search predicate",
},
{
name: "ItemModelNumberAccentInsensitiveContains",
predicateFunc: func(val string) interface{} { return ItemModelNumberAccentInsensitiveContains(val) },
searchValue: "model456",
description: "Should create accent-insensitive model number search predicate",
},
{
name: "ItemNotesAccentInsensitiveContains",
predicateFunc: func(val string) interface{} { return ItemNotesAccentInsensitiveContains(val) },
searchValue: "notas importantes",
description: "Should create accent-insensitive notes search predicate",
},
}
for _, tt := range tests {
t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
predicate := tt.predicateFunc(tt.searchValue)
assert.NotNil(t, predicate, tt.description)
})
}
}

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@@ -360,14 +360,25 @@ func (e *ItemsRepository) QueryByGroup(ctx context.Context, gid uuid.UUID, q Ite
} }
if q.Search != "" { if q.Search != "" {
// Use accent-insensitive search predicates that normalize both
// the search query and database field values during comparison.
// For queries without accents, the traditional search is more efficient.
qb.Where( qb.Where(
item.Or( item.Or(
// Regular case-insensitive search (fastest)
item.NameContainsFold(q.Search), item.NameContainsFold(q.Search),
item.DescriptionContainsFold(q.Search), item.DescriptionContainsFold(q.Search),
item.SerialNumberContainsFold(q.Search), item.SerialNumberContainsFold(q.Search),
item.ModelNumberContainsFold(q.Search), item.ModelNumberContainsFold(q.Search),
item.ManufacturerContainsFold(q.Search), item.ManufacturerContainsFold(q.Search),
item.NotesContainsFold(q.Search), item.NotesContainsFold(q.Search),
// Accent-insensitive search using custom predicates
ent.ItemNameAccentInsensitiveContains(q.Search),
ent.ItemDescriptionAccentInsensitiveContains(q.Search),
ent.ItemSerialNumberAccentInsensitiveContains(q.Search),
ent.ItemModelNumberAccentInsensitiveContains(q.Search),
ent.ItemManufacturerAccentInsensitiveContains(q.Search),
ent.ItemNotesAccentInsensitiveContains(q.Search),
), ),
) )
} }

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package repo
import (
"testing"
"github.com/sysadminsmedia/homebox/backend/pkgs/textutils"
"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
)
func TestItemsRepository_AccentInsensitiveSearch(t *testing.T) {
// Test cases for accent-insensitive search
testCases := []struct {
name string
itemName string
searchQuery string
shouldMatch bool
description string
}{
{
name: "Spanish accented item, search without accents",
itemName: "electrónica",
searchQuery: "electronica",
shouldMatch: true,
description: "Should find 'electrónica' when searching for 'electronica'",
},
{
name: "Spanish accented item, search with accents",
itemName: "electrónica",
searchQuery: "electrónica",
shouldMatch: true,
description: "Should find 'electrónica' when searching for 'electrónica'",
},
{
name: "Non-accented item, search with accents",
itemName: "electronica",
searchQuery: "electrónica",
shouldMatch: true,
description: "Should find 'electronica' when searching for 'electrónica' (bidirectional search)",
},
{
name: "Spanish item with tilde, search without accents",
itemName: "café",
searchQuery: "cafe",
shouldMatch: true,
description: "Should find 'café' when searching for 'cafe'",
},
{
name: "Spanish item without tilde, search with accents",
itemName: "cafe",
searchQuery: "café",
shouldMatch: true,
description: "Should find 'cafe' when searching for 'café' (bidirectional)",
},
{
name: "French accented item, search without accents",
itemName: "pére",
searchQuery: "pere",
shouldMatch: true,
description: "Should find 'pére' when searching for 'pere'",
},
{
name: "French: père without accent, search with accents",
itemName: "pere",
searchQuery: "père",
shouldMatch: true,
description: "Should find 'pere' when searching for 'père' (bidirectional)",
},
{
name: "Mixed case with accents",
itemName: "Electrónica",
searchQuery: "ELECTRONICA",
shouldMatch: true,
description: "Should find 'Electrónica' when searching for 'ELECTRONICA' (case insensitive)",
},
{
name: "Bidirectional: Non-accented item, search with different accents",
itemName: "cafe",
searchQuery: "café",
shouldMatch: true,
description: "Should find 'cafe' when searching for 'café' (bidirectional)",
},
{
name: "Bidirectional: Item with accent, search with different accent",
itemName: "résumé",
searchQuery: "resume",
shouldMatch: true,
description: "Should find 'résumé' when searching for 'resume' (bidirectional)",
},
{
name: "Bidirectional: Spanish ñ to n",
itemName: "espanol",
searchQuery: "español",
shouldMatch: true,
description: "Should find 'espanol' when searching for 'español' (bidirectional ñ)",
},
{
name: "French: français with accent, search without",
itemName: "français",
searchQuery: "francais",
shouldMatch: true,
description: "Should find 'français' when searching for 'francais'",
},
{
name: "French: français without accent, search with",
itemName: "francais",
searchQuery: "français",
shouldMatch: true,
description: "Should find 'francais' when searching for 'français' (bidirectional)",
},
{
name: "French: été with accent, search without",
itemName: "été",
searchQuery: "ete",
shouldMatch: true,
description: "Should find 'été' when searching for 'ete'",
},
{
name: "French: été without accent, search with",
itemName: "ete",
searchQuery: "été",
shouldMatch: true,
description: "Should find 'ete' when searching for 'été' (bidirectional)",
},
{
name: "French: hôtel with accent, search without",
itemName: "hôtel",
searchQuery: "hotel",
shouldMatch: true,
description: "Should find 'hôtel' when searching for 'hotel'",
},
{
name: "French: hôtel without accent, search with",
itemName: "hotel",
searchQuery: "hôtel",
shouldMatch: true,
description: "Should find 'hotel' when searching for 'hôtel' (bidirectional)",
},
{
name: "French: naïve with accent, search without",
itemName: "naïve",
searchQuery: "naive",
shouldMatch: true,
description: "Should find 'naïve' when searching for 'naive'",
},
{
name: "French: naïve without accent, search with",
itemName: "naive",
searchQuery: "naïve",
shouldMatch: true,
description: "Should find 'naive' when searching for 'naïve' (bidirectional)",
},
}
for _, tc := range testCases {
t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
// Test the normalization logic used in the repository
normalizedSearch := textutils.NormalizeSearchQuery(tc.searchQuery)
// This simulates what happens in the repository
// The original search would find exact matches (case-insensitive)
// The normalized search would find accent-insensitive matches
// Test that our normalization works as expected
if tc.shouldMatch {
// If it should match, then either the original query should match
// or the normalized query should match when applied to the stored data
assert.NotEqual(t, "", normalizedSearch, "Normalized search should not be empty")
// The key insight is that we're searching with both the original and normalized queries
// So "electrónica" will be found when searching for "electronica" because:
// 1. Original search: "electronica" doesn't match "electrónica"
// 2. Normalized search: "electronica" matches the normalized version
t.Logf("✓ %s: Item '%s' should be found with search '%s' (normalized: '%s')",
tc.description, tc.itemName, tc.searchQuery, normalizedSearch)
} else {
t.Logf("✗ %s: Item '%s' should NOT be found with search '%s' (normalized: '%s')",
tc.description, tc.itemName, tc.searchQuery, normalizedSearch)
}
})
}
}
func TestNormalizeSearchQueryIntegration(t *testing.T) {
// Test that the normalization function works correctly
testCases := []struct {
input string
expected string
}{
{"electrónica", "electronica"},
{"café", "cafe"},
{"ELECTRÓNICA", "electronica"},
{"Café París", "cafe paris"},
{"hello world", "hello world"},
// French accented words
{"père", "pere"},
{"français", "francais"},
{"été", "ete"},
{"hôtel", "hotel"},
{"naïve", "naive"},
{"PÈRE", "pere"},
{"FRANÇAIS", "francais"},
{"ÉTÉ", "ete"},
{"HÔTEL", "hotel"},
{"NAÏVE", "naive"},
}
for _, tc := range testCases {
t.Run(tc.input, func(t *testing.T) {
result := textutils.NormalizeSearchQuery(tc.input)
assert.Equal(t, tc.expected, result, "Normalization should work correctly")
})
}
}

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package textutils
import (
"strings"
"unicode"
"golang.org/x/text/runes"
"golang.org/x/text/transform"
"golang.org/x/text/unicode/norm"
)
// RemoveAccents removes accents from text by normalizing Unicode characters
// and removing diacritical marks. This allows for accent-insensitive search.
//
// Example:
// - "electrónica" becomes "electronica"
// - "café" becomes "cafe"
// - "père" becomes "pere"
func RemoveAccents(text string) string {
// Create a transformer that:
// 1. Normalizes to NFD (canonical decomposition)
// 2. Removes diacritical marks (combining characters)
// 3. Normalizes back to NFC (canonical composition)
t := transform.Chain(norm.NFD, runes.Remove(runes.In(unicode.Mn)), norm.NFC)
result, _, err := transform.String(t, text)
if err != nil {
// If transformation fails, return the original text
return text
}
return result
}
// NormalizeSearchQuery normalizes a search query for accent-insensitive matching.
// This function removes accents and converts to lowercase for consistent search behavior.
func NormalizeSearchQuery(query string) string {
normalized := RemoveAccents(query)
return strings.ToLower(normalized)
}

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package textutils
import (
"strings"
"testing"
)
func TestRemoveAccents(t *testing.T) {
testCases := []struct {
name string
input string
expected string
}{
{
name: "Spanish accented characters",
input: "electrónica",
expected: "electronica",
},
{
name: "Spanish accented characters with tilde",
input: "café",
expected: "cafe",
},
{
name: "French accented characters",
input: "père",
expected: "pere",
},
{
name: "German umlauts",
input: "Björk",
expected: "Bjork",
},
{
name: "Mixed accented characters",
input: "résumé",
expected: "resume",
},
{
name: "Portuguese accented characters",
input: "João",
expected: "Joao",
},
{
name: "No accents",
input: "hello world",
expected: "hello world",
},
{
name: "Empty string",
input: "",
expected: "",
},
{
name: "Numbers and symbols",
input: "123!@#",
expected: "123!@#",
},
{
name: "Multiple accents in one word",
input: "été",
expected: "ete",
},
{
name: "Complex Unicode characters",
input: "français",
expected: "francais",
},
{
name: "Unicode diacritics",
input: "naïve",
expected: "naive",
},
{
name: "Unicode combining characters",
input: "e\u0301", // e with combining acute accent
expected: "e",
},
{
name: "Very long string with accents",
input: strings.Repeat("café", 1000),
expected: strings.Repeat("cafe", 1000),
},
{
name: "All French accents",
input: "àâäéèêëïîôöùûüÿç",
expected: "aaaeeeeiioouuuyc",
},
{
name: "All Spanish accents",
input: "áéíóúñüÁÉÍÓÚÑÜ",
expected: "aeiounuAEIOUNU",
},
{
name: "All German umlauts",
input: "äöüÄÖÜß",
expected: "aouAOUß",
},
{
name: "Mixed languages",
input: "Français café España niño",
expected: "Francais cafe Espana nino",
},
}
for _, tc := range testCases {
t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
result := RemoveAccents(tc.input)
if result != tc.expected {
t.Errorf("RemoveAccents(%q) = %q, expected %q", tc.input, result, tc.expected)
}
})
}
}
func TestNormalizeSearchQuery(t *testing.T) {
testCases := []struct {
name string
input string
expected string
}{
{
name: "Uppercase with accents",
input: "ELECTRÓNICA",
expected: "electronica",
},
{
name: "Mixed case with accents",
input: "Electrónica",
expected: "electronica",
},
{
name: "Multiple words with accents",
input: "Café París",
expected: "cafe paris",
},
{
name: "No accents mixed case",
input: "Hello World",
expected: "hello world",
},
}
for _, tc := range testCases {
t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
result := NormalizeSearchQuery(tc.input)
if result != tc.expected {
t.Errorf("NormalizeSearchQuery(%q) = %q, expected %q", tc.input, result, tc.expected)
}
})
}
}