matrix-org / matrix-org/seshat

Searching for "counter" does not find messages containing "counters"

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Description

Searching in Element for "counter" does not find messages containing "counters". I'd expect the index to stemming to make this work. For example, searching in Slack for "process" will give results that contain "processes" or "processing"

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Research direction

Start by locating the Rust message indexing and search entry points responsible for Element queries, then reproduce the difference between "counter" and "counters" described in the issue. Compare the expected stemming behavior with the Slack examples and verify that searches return messages containing inflected forms. No specific files or tests are named, and the issue has had no recent activity.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
search
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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