feat: case insensitive for non-ASCII text on main search (#3309)

* Added slug as dependecy and created a slugified String

* add the slug and slugifyLikeString

* using unsafeSql instead of the slug

* need to fix the like on the watermelon side and need the slug anyway

* watermelondb patch to change the like to use the upper or toUpperCase

* Updated config.yml

* Updated config.yml

* implemented the sanitized fname and fix the discussion icon at search

* add the search for non-latin alphabets

* fix the searchRoom function

* change the library of slug and added the unit tests

* optional sanitizedFname

* add some comment

* remove @types/slug

* remove watermelondb patch package

* latin test, tweak at comment and tweak e2e test

* minor tweak e2e

* change typeText to replaceText at searchRoom

* regexp to test the characters

* add typeText on searchRoom

* e2e search room replace and type

* to fix the replace text for iOS and type non-ASCII on Android

* minor tweak

* minor tweak

* enable artifact

* disable artifacts

* increase sleep time and change from toExist to toBeVisible

* fix android flaky test

app/definitions/ISubscription.ts

@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ export interface ISubscription {
 	ls: Date;
 	name: string;
 	fname?: string;
+	sanitizedFname?: string;
 	rid: string; // the same as id
 	open: boolean;
 	alert: boolean;

app/lib/database/model/Subscription.js

@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ export default class Subscription extends Model {
 
 	@field('fname') fname;
 
+	@field('sanitized_fname') sanitizedFname;
+
 	@field('rid') rid;
 
 	@field('open') open;

app/lib/database/model/migrations.js

@@ -266,6 +266,15 @@ export default schemaMigrations({
 					columns: [{ name: 'users_count', type: 'string', isOptional: true }]
 				})
 			]
+		},
+		{
+			toVersion: 22,
+			steps: [
+				addColumns({
+					table: 'subscriptions',
+					columns: [{ name: 'sanitized_fname', type: 'string', isOptional: true }]
+				})
+			]
 		}
 	]
 });

app/lib/database/schema/app.js

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { appSchema, tableSchema } from '@nozbe/watermelondb';
 
 export default appSchema({
-	version: 21,
+	version: 22,
 	tables: [
 		tableSchema({
 			name: 'subscriptions',
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ export default appSchema({
 				{ name: 'ls', type: 'number' },
 				{ name: 'name', type: 'string', isIndexed: true },
 				{ name: 'fname', type: 'string' },
+				{ name: 'sanitized_fname', type: 'string', isOptional: true },
 				{ name: 'rid', type: 'string', isIndexed: true },
 				{ name: 'open', type: 'boolean' },
 				{ name: 'alert', type: 'boolean' },

app/lib/database/utils.test.ts

@@ -39,3 +39,34 @@ describe('sanitizer', () => {
 		expect(utils.sanitizer(content)).toBe(content);
 	});
 });
+
+describe('slugifyLikeString', () => {
+	test('render empty', () => {
+		expect(utils.slugifyLikeString('')).toBe('');
+		expect(utils.slugifyLikeString(undefined)).toBe('');
+	});
+	test('slugify the latin alphabet', () => {
+		expect(utils.slugifyLikeString('test123')).toBe('test123');
+		expect(utils.slugifyLikeString('TEST123')).toBe('test123');
+	});
+	test('slugify the russian alphabet', () => {
+		const textToSlugify = 'ПРОВЕРКА';
+		const textSlugified = 'proverka';
+		expect(utils.slugifyLikeString(textToSlugify)).toBe(textSlugified);
+	});
+	test('slugify the arabic alphabet', () => {
+		const textToSlugify = 'اختبار123';
+		const textSlugified = 'khtbr123';
+		expect(utils.slugifyLikeString(textToSlugify)).toBe(textSlugified);
+	});
+	test('slugify the chinese trad alphabet', () => {
+		const textToSlugify = '測試123';
+		const textSlugified = 'ce-shi-123';
+		expect(utils.slugifyLikeString(textToSlugify)).toBe(textSlugified);
+	});
+	test('slugify the japanese alphabet', () => {
+		const textToSlugify = 'テスト123';
+		const textSlugified = 'tesuto123';
+		expect(utils.slugifyLikeString(textToSlugify)).toBe(textSlugified);
+	});
+});

app/lib/database/utils.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,19 @@
 import XRegExp from 'xregexp';
+import { slugify } from 'transliteration';
 
 // Matches letters from any alphabet and numbers
 const likeStringRegex = XRegExp('[^\\p{L}\\p{Nd}]', 'g');
 export const sanitizeLikeString = (str?: string): string | undefined => str?.replace(likeStringRegex, '_');
 
+// Will change any non-latin character to return a lower latin character string
+// Example:
+// slugifyLikeString('測試123') => 'ce-shi-123'
+// slugifyLikeString('テスト123') => 'tesuto123'
+export const slugifyLikeString = (str?: string) => {
+	if (!str) return '';
+	str?.replace(likeStringRegex, '_');
+	const slugified = slugify(str);
+	return slugified;
+};
+
 export const sanitizer = (r: object): object => r;

app/lib/methods/helpers/mergeSubscriptionsRooms.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import EJSON from 'ejson';
 
+import { slugifyLikeString } from '../../database/utils';
 import { Encryption } from '../../encryption';
 import { store as reduxStore } from '../../store/auxStore';
 import findSubscriptionsRooms from './findSubscriptionsRooms';
@@ -101,7 +102,7 @@ export const merge = (
 	mergedSubscription.blocker = !!mergedSubscription.blocker;
 	mergedSubscription.blocked = !!mergedSubscription.blocked;
 	mergedSubscription.hideMentionStatus = !!mergedSubscription.hideMentionStatus;
-
+	mergedSubscription.sanitizedFname = slugifyLikeString(mergedSubscription.fname || mergedSubscription.name);
 	return mergedSubscription;
 };
 

app/lib/methods/search.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Q } from '@nozbe/watermelondb';
 
-import { sanitizeLikeString } from '../database/utils';
+import { sanitizeLikeString, slugifyLikeString } from '../database/utils';
 import database from '../database/index';
 import { store as reduxStore } from '../store/auxStore';
 import { spotlight } from '../services/restApi';
@@ -15,10 +15,20 @@ export const localSearchSubscription = async ({ text = '', filterUsers = true, f
 	const searchText = text.trim();
 	const db = database.active;
 	const likeString = sanitizeLikeString(searchText);
+	const slugifiedString = slugifyLikeString(searchText);
 	let subscriptions = await db
 		.get('subscriptions')
 		.query(
-			Q.or(Q.where('name', Q.like(`%${likeString}%`)), Q.where('fname', Q.like(`%${likeString}%`))),
+			Q.or(
+				// `sanitized_fname` is an optional column, so it's going to start null and it's going to get filled over time
+				Q.where('sanitized_fname', Q.like(`%${slugifiedString}%`)),
+				// TODO: Remove the conditionals below at some point. It is merged at 4.39
+				// the param 'name' is slugified by the server when the slugify setting is enable, just for channels and teams
+				Q.where('name', Q.like(`%${slugifiedString}%`)),
+				// Still need the below conditionals because at the first moment the the sanitized_fname won't be filled
+				Q.where('name', Q.like(`%${likeString}%`)),
+				Q.where('fname', Q.like(`%${likeString}%`))
+			),
 			Q.sortBy('room_updated_at', Q.desc)
 		)
 		.fetch();
@@ -39,7 +49,8 @@ export const localSearchSubscription = async ({ text = '', filterUsers = true, f
 		encrypted: item.encrypted,
 		lastMessage: item.lastMessage,
 		status: item.status,
-		teamMain: item.teamMain
+		teamMain: item.teamMain,
+		prid: item.prid
 	})) as ISearchLocal[];
 
 	return search;

e2e/helpers/app.ts

@@ -118,14 +118,18 @@ async function tapBack() {
 	await sleep(300); // Wait for animation to finish
 }
 
-async function searchRoom(room: string) {
+async function searchRoom(room: string, roomTestID?: string) {
 	await waitFor(element(by.id('rooms-list-view')))
 		.toBeVisible()
 		.withTimeout(30000);
 	await tapAndWaitFor(element(by.id('rooms-list-view-search')), element(by.id('rooms-list-view-search-input')), 5000);
-	await element(by.id('rooms-list-view-search-input')).typeText(room);
+	// to fix the replace text for iOS and type non-ASCII on Android
-	await sleep(300);
+	const roomFirstSlice = room.slice(0, room.length - 2);
-	await waitFor(element(by.id(`rooms-list-view-item-${room}`)))
+	await element(by.id('rooms-list-view-search-input')).replaceText(roomFirstSlice);
+	await sleep(500);
+	await element(by.id('rooms-list-view-search-input')).replaceText(room);
+	await sleep(500);
+	await waitFor(element(by.id(roomTestID || `rooms-list-view-item-${room}`)))
 		.toBeVisible()
 		.withTimeout(60000);
 }

e2e/tests/room/01-createroom.spec.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { device, waitFor, element, by, expect } from 'detox';
 
-import { tapBack, navigateToLogin, login, platformTypes, TTextMatcher, tapAndWaitFor } from '../../helpers/app';
+import { tapBack, navigateToLogin, login, platformTypes, TTextMatcher, tapAndWaitFor, searchRoom } from '../../helpers/app';
 import { createRandomUser } from '../../helpers/data_setup';
 import random from '../../helpers/random';
 
@@ -238,6 +238,9 @@ describe('Create room screen', () => {
 				await waitFor(element(by.id('create-channel-view')))
 					.toExist()
 					.withTimeout(10000);
+				await waitFor(element(by.id('create-channel-name')))
+					.toBeVisible()
+					.withTimeout(2000);
 				await element(by.id('create-channel-name')).replaceText(room);
 				await element(by.id('create-channel-name')).tapReturnKey();
 				await waitFor(element(by.id('create-channel-submit')))
@@ -261,6 +264,61 @@ describe('Create room screen', () => {
 					.withTimeout(60000);
 				await expect(element(by.id(`rooms-list-view-item-${room}`))).toExist();
 			});
+
+			it('should create a room with non-latin alphabet and do a case insensitive search for it', async () => {
+				const randomValue = random();
+				const roomName = `ПРОВЕРКА${randomValue}`;
+				const roomNameLower = roomName.toLowerCase();
+
+				await waitFor(element(by.id('rooms-list-view')))
+					.toExist()
+					.withTimeout(10000);
+				await element(by.id('rooms-list-view-create-channel')).tap();
+				await waitFor(element(by.id('new-message-view')))
+					.toBeVisible()
+					.withTimeout(5000);
+				await waitFor(element(by.id('new-message-view-create-channel')))
+					.toBeVisible()
+					.withTimeout(2000);
+				await element(by.id('new-message-view-create-channel')).tap();
+				await waitFor(element(by.id('select-users-view')))
+					.toExist()
+					.withTimeout(5000);
+				await element(by.id('selected-users-view-submit')).tap();
+				await waitFor(element(by.id('create-channel-view')))
+					.toExist()
+					.withTimeout(10000);
+				await waitFor(element(by.id('create-channel-name')))
+					.toBeVisible()
+					.withTimeout(2000);
+				await element(by.id('create-channel-name')).replaceText(roomName);
+				await element(by.id('create-channel-name')).tapReturnKey();
+				await waitFor(element(by.id('create-channel-submit')))
+					.toExist()
+					.withTimeout(2000);
+				await element(by.id('create-channel-submit')).tap();
+				await waitFor(element(by.id('room-view')))
+					.toExist()
+					.withTimeout(60000);
+				await expect(element(by.id('room-view'))).toExist();
+				await waitFor(element(by.id(`room-view-title-${roomName}`)))
+					.toExist()
+					.withTimeout(60000);
+				await expect(element(by.id(`room-view-title-${roomName}`))).toExist();
+				await tapBack();
+				await waitFor(element(by.id('rooms-list-view')))
+					.toExist()
+					.withTimeout(2000);
+				await waitFor(element(by.id(`rooms-list-view-item-${roomName}`)))
+					.toExist()
+					.withTimeout(60000);
+				await expect(element(by.id(`rooms-list-view-item-${roomName}`))).toExist();
+				await searchRoom(roomNameLower, `rooms-list-view-item-${roomName}`);
+				await element(by.id(`rooms-list-view-item-${roomName}`)).tap();
+				await waitFor(element(by.id('room-view')))
+					.toBeVisible()
+					.withTimeout(5000);
+			});
 		});
 	});
 });

e2e/tests/room/02-room.spec.ts

@@ -490,11 +490,11 @@ describe('Room screen', () => {
 				const { name: replyRoom } = await createRandomRoom(replyUser, 'c');
 				const originalMessage = 'Message to reply in DM';
 				const replyMessage = 'replied in dm';
+				await sendMessage(replyUser, replyRoom, originalMessage);
 				await waitFor(element(by.id('rooms-list-view')))
 					.toBeVisible()
 					.withTimeout(2000);
 				await navigateToRoom(replyRoom);
-				await sendMessage(replyUser, replyRoom, originalMessage);
 				await waitFor(element(by[textMatcher](originalMessage)).atIndex(0))
 					.toBeVisible()
 					.withTimeout(10000);
@@ -502,16 +502,27 @@ describe('Room screen', () => {
 				await waitFor(element(by.id('room-view-join-button')))
 					.not.toBeVisible()
 					.withTimeout(10000);
-				await element(by[textMatcher](originalMessage)).atIndex(0).tap();
 				await element(by[textMatcher](originalMessage)).atIndex(0).longPress();
-				await sleep(300); // wait for animation
+				await sleep(600); // wait for animation
 				await waitFor(element(by.id('action-sheet')))
 					.toExist()
 					.withTimeout(2000);
-				await waitFor(element(by[textMatcher]('Reply in Direct Message')).atIndex(0))
+				await sleep(600); // wait for animation
+				// Fix android flaky test. Close the action sheet, then re-open again
+				await element(by.id('action-sheet-handle')).swipe('down', 'fast', 0.5);
+				await sleep(1000); // wait for animation
+				await element(by[textMatcher](originalMessage)).atIndex(0).longPress();
+				await sleep(600); // wait for animation
+				await waitFor(element(by.id('action-sheet')))
 					.toExist()
+					.withTimeout(2000);
+				await sleep(600); // wait for animation
+				await waitFor(element(by[textMatcher]('Reply in Direct Message')).atIndex(0))
+					.toBeVisible()
 					.withTimeout(6000);
+				await sleep(600); // wait for animation
 				await element(by[textMatcher]('Reply in Direct Message')).atIndex(0).tap();
+				await sleep(600); // wait for animation
 				await waitFor(element(by.id(`room-view-title-${replyUser.username}`)))
 					.toExist()
 					.withTimeout(6000);

package.json

@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@
 		"rn-fetch-blob": "^0.12.0",
 		"rn-root-view": "RocketChat/rn-root-view",
 		"semver": "^7.3.8",
+		"transliteration": "^2.3.5",
 		"ua-parser-js": "^1.0.32",
 		"uri-js": "^4.4.1",
 		"url-parse": "1.5.10",

yarn.lock

@@ -19640,6 +19640,13 @@ transformation-matrix@^2.8.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/transformation-matrix/-/transformation-matrix-2.12.0.tgz#cb826a23aa5d675d18940215ccb7613b8587830f"
   integrity sha512-BbzXM7el7rNwIr1s87m8tcffH5qgY+HYROLn3BStRU9Y6vYTL37YZKadfNPEvGbP813iA1h8qflo4pa2TomkyQ==
 
+transliteration@^2.3.5:
+  version "2.3.5"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/transliteration/-/transliteration-2.3.5.tgz#8f92309575f69e4a8a525dab4ff705ebcf961c45"
+  integrity sha512-HAGI4Lq4Q9dZ3Utu2phaWgtm3vB6PkLUFqWAScg/UW+1eZ/Tg6Exo4oC0/3VUol/w4BlefLhUUSVBr/9/ZGQOw==
+  dependencies:
+    yargs "^17.5.1"
+
 traverse@~0.6.6:
   version "0.6.6"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/traverse/-/traverse-0.6.6.tgz#cbdf560fd7b9af632502fed40f918c157ea97137"