element-hq / element-hq/element-meta

Space home's search can't find DMs

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Description

### Steps to reproduce

1. Create (private) space
2. Explicitly add some DMs through the "Add existing room" feature
3. Try to search to the DMs by its (autogenerated, based on the other user) name

### Outcome

#### What did you expect?
find the DM, which looks the same as a room and is shown in the space home
#### What happened instead?
DM is not found

### Operating system

arch

### Browser information

Firefox 119

### URL for webapp

develop.element.io

### Application version

Element version: 2ee082652a18-react-33d527ee5e05-js-8ef2ca681c59 Crypto version: Olm 3.2.15

### Homeserver

matrix.org

### Will you send logs?

No

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Research direction

No files or tests are named. Start by reproducing the issue in a private space with an existing DM, then trace the Space home search entry point and compare how rooms and DMs are indexed; done means the autogenerated DM name appears in search results.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Domain
frontend, search
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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