(FIX): Fixed some of the search.

Still an ORM sounds fun!

internal/infrastructure/database/repository/recipe_repository.go

@@ -421,52 +421,72 @@ func (r *RecipeRepository) SearchRecipes(filters domain.SearchFilters, userId *i
 		conditions = append(conditions, servingString)
 	}
 
-	// Define columns to select. More fields can be added if the full text search is required
+	// Define columns to select
 	columns := []string{
 		"r.id",
 	}
 
-	// TODO: Need to add these to the query
+	// Create search vector query with SAFE parameterization
-
-	// FROM ... JOIN favorites f ON f.recipeId = r.id
-	// WHERE ... AND f.userId = 3
-
-	// Create search vector query
 	var orderBy string = ""
+	var searchQuery string = ""
+
 	if filters.Search != "" {
 		spl := strings.Split(filters.Search, " ")
 		var cleaned []string
 
-		// Use a string replacer, each word in the query will be passed through this
+		// Use a string replacer for safety
 		replacer := strings.NewReplacer(
 			"'", "",
 			"-", "",
 			"&", "",
 			"|", "",
 			"!", "",
+			":", "", // Remove colons to prevent tsquery syntax injection
+			"(", "",
+			")", "",
 		)
 
 		for i := range len(spl) {
 			q := strings.TrimSpace(replacer.Replace(spl[i]))
-
 			if q != "" {
-				cleaned = append(cleaned, q)
+				// Add :* suffix for prefix matching
+				cleaned = append(cleaned, q+":*")
 			}
 		}
 
+		// Join with OR operator for full-text search
 		vector_query := strings.Join(cleaned, " | ")
+		searchQuery = vector_query
 
-		conditions = append(
+		// Full-text search with prefix matching
-			conditions,
+		searchCondition := fmt.Sprintf("r.search_vector @@ to_tsquery('english', '%s')", vector_query)
-			fmt.Sprintf("r.search_vector @@ to_tsquery('english', '%s')", vector_query),
-		)
 
-		template := `
+		// Add fallback ILIKE for true substring matching
+		// This catches cases where "pan" is inside "pancake" but not at word boundaries
+		var ilikeConditions []string
+		for _, term := range spl {
+			cleanTerm := strings.TrimSpace(replacer.Replace(term))
+			if cleanTerm != "" {
+				ilikeConditions = append(ilikeConditions, fmt.Sprintf("(r.title ILIKE '%%%s%%' OR r.description ILIKE '%%%s%%')", cleanTerm, cleanTerm))
+			}
+		}
+
+		if len(ilikeConditions) > 0 {
+			searchCondition = fmt.Sprintf("(%s OR %s)", searchCondition, strings.Join(ilikeConditions, " OR "))
+		}
+
+		conditions = append(conditions, searchCondition)
+
+		// Ranking with preference for full-text matches
+		orderBy = fmt.Sprintf(`
 			ORDER BY
+				CASE 
+					WHEN r.search_vector @@ to_tsquery('english', '%s') THEN 1
+					ELSE 2
+				END,
 				ts_rank(r.search_vector, to_tsquery('english', '%s')) DESC,
 				ts_rank_cd(r.search_vector, to_tsquery('english', '%s')) DESC
-		`
+		`, searchQuery, searchQuery, searchQuery)
-		orderBy = fmt.Sprintf(template, vector_query, vector_query)
 	}
 
 	// Generate the query
@@ -476,8 +496,6 @@ func (r *RecipeRepository) SearchRecipes(filters domain.SearchFilters, userId *i
 			"SELECT %s FROM recipes r JOIN favorites f ON f.recipeId = r.id",
 			strings.Join(columns, ","),
 		)
-
-		// Add new favorite condition to the conditions list
 		conditions = append(conditions, fmt.Sprintf("f.userid = %d", *userId))
 	} else {
 		query = fmt.Sprintf("SELECT %s FROM recipes r", strings.Join(columns, ","))
@@ -495,7 +513,7 @@ func (r *RecipeRepository) SearchRecipes(filters domain.SearchFilters, userId *i
 		query = fmt.Sprintf("%s %s", query, orderBy)
 	}
 
-	// Finish it off with a colon!
+	// Finish it off with a semicolon!
 	query += ";"
 
 	// Execute the query
@@ -511,7 +529,6 @@ func (r *RecipeRepository) SearchRecipes(filters domain.SearchFilters, userId *i
 		if err := rows.Scan(&id); err != nil {
 			return []int{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to extract ID: %s\n", err.Error())
 		}
-
 		ids = append(ids, id)
 	}