RocketChat / RocketChat/Rocket.Chat

Team channels don't show up in Spotlight search

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Description

Description:

Using Spotlight to search for rooms that are 'Team Channels' returns no results. Directory search shows them.

Steps to reproduce:
  1. Add room to Team channels
  2. Spotlight doesn't find room anymore
  3. Directory search shows the room
Expected behavior:

Spotlight search should return team channels

Server Setup Information:
  • Version of Rocket.Chat Server: 3.14.0

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Research direction

No source file or test is named. Start by reproducing the issue in Rocket.Chat 3.14.0: compare Spotlight results for a room in Team channels with Directory search, then trace the Spotlight search entry point and its handling of team channels. Done means Spotlight returns the same team channel that Directory search finds.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
search
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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