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[Bug]: Rules notes with matches has a bug

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#6317 opened on Dec 6, 2025

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Description

Verified issue does not already exist?

  • I have searched and found no existing issue

What happened?

A bug happened!

How can we reproduce the issue?

Go to Rules, create a new rule, set conditions to notes - matches and then type a word with a backslash. example: #\d+ or just \ or asdfasdf\

This is on v25.12.0

Where are you hosting Actual?

Docker

What browsers are you seeing the problem on?

Firefox

Operating System

Windows 11

Contributor guide

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
bug
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
fresh
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
Basic understanding of regular expressionsFamiliarity with Actual's rule system
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
65
Research direction
Investigate how the rule condition 'notes matches' processes user input, particularly backslash escaping. Look at the frontend code that handles rule creation and note matching. Ensure that backslashes are properly escaped before being passed to the regex engine.