nextcloud / nextcloud/fulltextsearch

Links to results are wrong when searching in the desktop client

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Description

As I am not sure if this is only a desktop client issue or also caused by the backend, I mention this here as well.

When doing a fulltext search in the desktop client, the links to documents are generated like this:

https://server.example/apps/files/%3Fdir=/some/folder/&scrollto=somefile.pdf

However, the escaping "%3F" is wrong. This must be "?":

https://server.example/apps/files/?dir=/some/folder/&scrollto=somefile.pdf

Also see https://github.com/nextcloud/desktop/issues/6173

This affects the following versions:

Nextcloud 27.1.2, 27.1.3
Desktop Client 3.10.0, 3.10.1
Fulltext Search 27.0.2
Fulltext Search - Elastic Platform 27.0.4
Fulltext Search - Files 27.0.1

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No source file, test, or entry point is named. Reproduce a full-text search with the listed Nextcloud, desktop client, and search versions, then trace where document links are generated; done means the desktop client opens the documented files URL with an unescaped question mark.

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Assessment

Tech stack
elasticsearch, php
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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