Fix tag search order and not to use tsvector (#3611)

* Sort results by the name
* Switch search method to simple `LIKE` matching instead of tsvector/tsquery

Previously we used scores from ts_rank_cd() to sort results, but it didn't work
because the function returns same score for all results. It's not for calculate
similarity of single words. Sometimes this bug even push out exact matching tag
from results.

Additionally, PostgreSQL supports prefix searching with standard btree index.
Using it offers simpler code, but also less index size and some speed.
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unarist 2017-06-06 23:07:06 +09:00 committed by Eugen Rochko
parent ad4a28f4f6
commit 004672aa6c
4 changed files with 26 additions and 18 deletions

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@ -21,22 +21,9 @@ class Tag < ApplicationRecord
end
class << self
def search_for(terms, limit = 5)
terms = Arel.sql(connection.quote(terms.gsub(/['?\\:]/, ' ')))
textsearch = 'to_tsvector(\'simple\', tags.name)'
query = 'to_tsquery(\'simple\', \'\'\' \' || ' + terms + ' || \' \'\'\' || \':*\')'
sql = <<-SQL.squish
SELECT
tags.*,
ts_rank_cd(#{textsearch}, #{query}) AS rank
FROM tags
WHERE #{query} @@ #{textsearch}
ORDER BY rank DESC
LIMIT ?
SQL
Tag.find_by_sql([sql, limit])
def search_for(term, limit = 5)
pattern = sanitize_sql_like(term) + '%'
Tag.where('name like ?', pattern).order(:name).limit(limit)
end
end
end

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@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
class ChangeTagSearchIndexToBtree < ActiveRecord::Migration[5.1]
def up
remove_index :tags, name: :hashtag_search_index
execute 'CREATE INDEX hashtag_search_index ON tags (name text_pattern_ops);'
end
def down
remove_index :tags, name: :hashtag_search_index
execute 'CREATE INDEX hashtag_search_index ON tags USING gin(to_tsvector(\'simple\', tags.name));'
end
end

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@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
#
# It's strongly recommended that you check this file into your version control system.
ActiveRecord::Schema.define(version: 20170604144747) do
ActiveRecord::Schema.define(version: 20170606113804) do
# These are extensions that must be enabled in order to support this database
enable_extension "plpgsql"
@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ ActiveRecord::Schema.define(version: 20170604144747) do
t.string "name", default: "", null: false
t.datetime "created_at", null: false
t.datetime "updated_at", null: false
t.index "to_tsvector('simple'::regconfig, (name)::text)", name: "hashtag_search_index", using: :gin
t.index "name text_pattern_ops", name: "hashtag_search_index"
t.index ["name"], name: "index_tags_on_name", unique: true
end

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@ -22,5 +22,14 @@ RSpec.describe Tag, type: :model do
expect(results).to eq [tag]
end
it 'finds the exact matching tag as the first item' do
similar_tag = Fabricate(:tag, name: "matchlater")
tag = Fabricate(:tag, name: "match")
results = Tag.search_for("match")
expect(results).to eq [tag, similar_tag]
end
end
end