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[Bug]: unified search filtering issues (space at end handling)

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0. Needs triage 25-feedback bug feature: search
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Description

⚠️ This issue respects the following points: ⚠️
  • This is a bug, not a question or a configuration/webserver/proxy issue.
  • This issue is not already reported on Github (I've searched it).
  • Nextcloud Server is up to date. See Maintenance and Release Schedule for supported versions.
  • Nextcloud Server is running on 64bit capable CPU, PHP and OS.
  • I agree to follow Nextcloud's Code of Conduct.
Bug description
  • The search result varies depending on whether or not there is a space at the end of the search.
  • This behavior is different depending on the app (in:files or in:mail)
  • except error before: "date" does not work. or where to find the possible filters and instructions for use.

To clarify these points, the easiest way is to watch the short video here https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iOH51EFZBmparcEGdJga9GePBZLbD9oz/view

Steps to reproduce
  1. have 2 files named foo1.md and foo2.md
  2. have emails containing the word "foo"
  3. make a search with: foo (without space at this end)
  4. note the result
  5. add a space at the end of the search ("foo " without quotes) and note the difference in result
  6. add " in:files" (without spaces at the end) and note the result
  7. add a space to have " in:files " and note the result
  8. change "files" to "mail" and note the different behavior with "in:mail" and "in:mail"
  9. add: "before:2021" (with old mails dating from 2021 and 2020) and note the issue again
Expected behavior

always the same mode of operation. A space at the end of the entry must not influence the search result.

Installation method

Community Docker image

Operating system

Debian/Ubuntu

PHP engine version

PHP 8.0

Web server

Apache (supported)

Database engine version

PostgreSQL

Is this bug present after an update or on a fresh install?

No response

Are you using the Nextcloud Server Encryption module?

No response

What user-backends are you using?
  • Default user-backend (database)
  • LDAP/ Active Directory
  • SSO - SAML
  • Other
Configuration report

No response

List of activated Apps
Enabled:
  - accessibility: 1.10.0
  - activity: 2.16.0
  - calendar: 3.4.2
  - circles: 24.0.1
  - cloud_federation_api: 1.7.0
  - comments: 1.14.0
  - contacts: 4.2.0
  - contactsinteraction: 1.5.0
  - dashboard: 7.4.0
  - dav: 1.22.0
  - deck: 1.7.1
  - federatedfilesharing: 1.14.0
  - federation: 1.14.0
  - files: 1.19.0
  - files_accesscontrol: 1.14.1
  - files_pdfviewer: 2.5.0
  - files_rightclick: 1.3.0
  - files_sharing: 1.16.2
  - files_trashbin: 1.14.0
  - files_versions: 1.17.0
  - files_videoplayer: 1.13.0
  - firstrunwizard: 2.13.0
  - groupfolders: 12.0.1
  - impersonate: 1.11.0
  - logreader: 2.9.0
  - lookup_server_connector: 1.12.0
  - mail: 1.13.8
  - nextcloud_announcements: 1.13.0
  - notifications: 2.12.0
  - oauth2: 1.12.0
  - password_policy: 1.14.0
  - photos: 1.6.0
  - privacy: 1.8.0
  - provisioning_api: 1.14.0
  - recommendations: 1.3.0
  - serverinfo: 1.14.0
  - settings: 1.6.0
  - sharebymail: 1.14.0
  - spreed: 14.0.4
  - support: 1.7.0
  - survey_client: 1.12.0
  - systemtags: 1.14.0
  - text: 3.5.1
  - theming: 1.15.0
  - twofactor_backupcodes: 1.13.0
  - updatenotification: 1.14.0
  - user_status: 1.4.0
  - viewer: 1.8.0
  - weather_status: 1.4.0
  - workflowengine: 2.6.0
Disabled:
  - admin_audit
  - encryption
  - files_external
  - user_ldap
Nextcloud Signing status

No response

Nextcloud Logs

No response

Additional info

No response

Contributor guide

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First steps

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

No source file, test, or entry point is named. Start by reproducing the steps with trailing spaces, comparing unified search in files and mail and the before:2021 filter. Done means trailing spaces no longer change results and the behavior is consistent across the described search modes.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
php, postgresql
Domain
backend, search
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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