Search with exact: true doesn't work as intended

[zeroliu]

Describe the bug

When I search with exact: true, documents with partially matching terms are also returned.

To Reproduce

https://codesandbox.io/p/sandbox/lvy7mc

const db = create({
schema: {
path: "string",
title: "string",
},
});

insert(db, { path: "First Note.md", title: "First Note" });
insert(db, { path: "Second Note.md", title: "Second Note" });

const noExact = search(db, {
term: "first",
properties: ["path"],
}); // 1 result OK
const withExact = search(db, {
term: "first",
properties: ["path"],
exact: true,
}); // 1 result NOT OK

console.log("noExact path", noExact);
console.log("withExact path", withExact);

Expected behavior

Calling search with exact: true should only return documents with terms that exactly matches.

Environment Info

@orama/orama 3.0.4

Affected areas

Search

Additional context

No response

[logancyang]

Anybody looking at this issue? Any pointer would be appreciated @micheleriva

[micheleriva]

Hi @logancyang and @zeroliu, we are currently experiencing a temporary slowdown in managing this activity. We will keep you updated.

[micheleriva]

I'll try to speed this up:

/bounty 150

[algora-pbc]

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[akv2011]

/attempt #866

[Erodri6z]

/attempt #866

[ram-amoncar]

/attempt #866

[micheleriva]

@matijagaspar is this fixed with your last PR?

[joybro]

I'm experiencing this issue with the latest version (3.1.1).

[Mobarak786]

I understand the problem. It happens because the adject match in search matching with "First" But not with "Note.md" And this is the behavior of "orama" as it tokenise the name when an space occours. Thats why you are getting the error.

@zeroliu Could you assign to me. I can fix it.
/assign #866

[zeroliu]

Thanks for looking into it @Mobarak786 . I don't have the permission to assign the ticket though. Maybe a repo admin can help

[micheleriva]

Hi @Mobarak786 , @zeroliu , thanks for your help! You don't need to get the issue assigned, just send a PR and if it gets merged, we will pay the bounty. Thanks again!

[Mobarak786]

Exact match

The exact property finds all the document with an exact match of the term property.

const searchResult = search(movieDB, {
  term: "Chris",
  properties: ["director"],
  exact: true,
});

We are now searching for all the documents that contain exactly the word Chris in the director property.

📌 Without the exact property, for example, the term Christopher Nolan would be returned as well, as it contains the word Chris.

So in my opinion there is no bug in the issue. The issue is with the example input , the creator of the issue uses.

📍issue shoud be closed. Don't need a PR

[Sambit003]

@micheleriva is this issue still open? if. then I will start working on it