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## ✨ Add accent-insensitive search functionality ### 🎯 Overview Implements accent-insensitive search across all searchable fields in Twenty CRM. Users can now search for "jose" to find "José", "muller" to find "Müller", "cafe" to find "café", etc. ### 🔍 Problem Twenty's search functionality was accent-sensitive, requiring users to type exact accented characters to find records. This created a poor user experience, especially for international names and content. ### 💡 Solution Added PostgreSQL `unaccent` extension with a custom immutable wrapper function to enable accent-insensitive full-text search across all searchable field types. ### 📋 Changes Made **Modified Files:** - `packages/twenty-server/scripts/setup-db.ts` - `packages/twenty-server/src/engine/api/graphql/graphql-query-runner/utils/compute-where-condition-parts.ts` - `packages/twenty-server/src/engine/workspace-manager/workspace-sync-metadata/utils/get-ts-vector-column-expression.util.ts` ### 🗄️ Database Setup (`setup-db.ts`) ```sql -- Added unaccent extension CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS "unaccent"; -- Created immutable wrapper function CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION unaccent_immutable(text) RETURNS text AS $$ SELECT public.unaccent($1) $$ LANGUAGE sql IMMUTABLE; ``` ### 🔍 Search Vector Generation (`get-ts-vector-column-expression.util.ts`) Applied `public.unaccent_immutable()` to all searchable field types: - TEXT fields (job titles, names, etc.) - FULL_NAME fields (first/last names) - EMAILS fields (both email address and domain) - ADDRESS fields - LINKS fields - RICH_TEXT and RICH_TEXT_V2 fields ### 🔎 Query Processing (`compute-where-condition-parts.ts`) Enhanced search queries to use `public.unaccent_immutable()` for both: - Full-text search (`@@` operator with `to_tsquery`) - Pattern matching (`ILIKE` operator) ### 🧠 Technical Rationale: Why the Wrapper Function? **The Challenge:** PostgreSQL's built-in `unaccent()` is marked as **STABLE**, but `GENERATED ALWAYS AS` expressions (used for search vector columns) require **IMMUTABLE** functions. **The Solution:** Created an IMMUTABLE wrapper function that calls the underlying `unaccent()` function: - ✅ Satisfies PostgreSQL's immutability requirements for generated columns - ✅ Maintains the exact same functionality as the original `unaccent()` - ✅ Uses fully qualified `public.unaccent_immutable()` to ensure function resolution from workspace schemas **Alternative Approaches Considered:** - ❌ Modifying `search_path`: would affect workspace isolation - ❌ Computing unaccent at query time: would hurt performance - ❌ Using triggers: would complicate data consistency ### 🎯 Impact For **Person** records, accent-insensitive search now works on: - Name (first/last name): `"jose garcia"` finds `"José García"` - Email: `"jose@cafe.com"` finds `"josé@café.com"` - Job Title: `"manager"` finds `"Managér"` or `"Gerente de Café"` Applies to all searchable standard objects: - Companies, People, Opportunities, Notes, Tasks, etc. - Any custom fields of searchable types (TEXT, EMAILS, etc.) ### ✅ Testing - Database reset completes successfully - Workspace seeding works without errors - Search vectors generate with unaccent functionality - All searchable field types properly handle accented characters --------- Co-authored-by: Félix Malfait <felix.malfait@gmail.com>
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