hound-search/hound

Adding ignore case modifier "(?i)" to search causes results to not load.

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#395 opened on Apr 7, 2021

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Description

When performing this type of search, the "searching" loading graphic sits there and no results appear. It does show how time it took to find the results and the number of results so it does seem like it finds the matches.

For example, searching for "Payments" returns results but searching for "(?i)Payments" causes the search to hang.

Running this from a local Docker instance on Windows 10. Repository is from BitBucket.

Edit: Forgot to mention. Checking ignore case does work.

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Tech stack
gojavascript
Domain
backendsearch
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.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
mostly clear
Prerequisites
Go programmingRegex patterns
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
40
Research direction
Investigate how the search query with '(?i)' is handled. Look at the query parsing in the Go backend (likely in the 'hound/search' or 'hound/lib' directory) and the frontend code that handles results display. Check for differences in handling of regex modifiers between the checkbox and the explicit modifier. Consider testing with simple patterns to isolate the hang.