From 126ee27505ddaa21c6d9fb44390e7ffd7a0eaf0d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Elian Doran <contact@eliandoran.me>
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2026 20:38:13 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] feat(search): some error messages were not translated (closes
 #8850)

---
 apps/server/src/assets/translations/en/server.json | 10 ++++++++++
 apps/server/src/services/search/services/parse.ts  | 13 +++++++------
 2 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/apps/server/src/assets/translations/en/server.json b/apps/server/src/assets/translations/en/server.json
index 95c5a74663..87e9f0bbcc 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/assets/translations/en/server.json
+++ b/apps/server/src/assets/translations/en/server.json
@@ -445,5 +445,15 @@
   },
   "desktop": {
     "instance_already_running": "There's already an instance running, focusing that instance instead."
+  },
+  "search": {
+    "error": {
+      "in-context": "Error in {{- context}}: {{- message}}",
+      "reserved-keyword": "\"{{- token}}\" is a reserved keyword. To search for a literal value, use quotes: \"{{- token}}\"",
+      "cannot-compare-with": "cannot compare with \"{{- token}}\". To search for a literal value, use quotes: \"{{- token}}\"",
+      "misplaced-expression": "Misplaced or incomplete expression \"{{- token}}\"",
+      "fulltext-after-expression": "\"{{- token}}\" is not a valid expression. To search for text, place it before attribute filters (e.g., \"{{- token}} #label\" instead of \"#label {{- token}}\").",
+      "unrecognized-expression": "Unrecognized expression \"{{- token}}\""
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/apps/server/src/services/search/services/parse.ts b/apps/server/src/services/search/services/parse.ts
index e4721feab4..2d6092280b 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/services/search/services/parse.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/services/search/services/parse.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { dayjs } from "@triliumnext/commons";
+import { t } from "i18next";
 
 import { removeDiacritic } from "../../utils.js";
 import AncestorExp from "../expressions/ancestor.js";
@@ -97,9 +98,9 @@ function getExpression(tokens: TokenData[], searchContext: SearchContext, level
 
         if (!operand.inQuotes && (operand.token.startsWith("#") || operand.token.startsWith("~") || operand.token === "note")) {
             const hint = operand.token === "note"
-                ? `"${operand.token}" is a reserved keyword. To search for a literal value, use quotes: "${operand.token}"`
-                : `cannot compare with "${operand.token}". To search for a literal value, use quotes: "${operand.token}"`;
-            searchContext.addError(`Error in ${context(i)}: ${hint}`);
+                ? t("search.error.reserved-keyword", { token: operand.token })
+                : t("search.error.cannot-compare-with", { token: operand.token });
+            searchContext.addError(t("search.error.in-context", { context: context(i), message: hint }));
             return null;
         }
 
@@ -437,14 +438,14 @@ function getExpression(tokens: TokenData[], searchContext: SearchContext, level
                 searchContext.addError("Mixed usage of AND/OR - always use parenthesis to group AND/OR expressions.");
             }
         } else if (isOperator({ token })) {
-            searchContext.addError(`Misplaced or incomplete expression "${token}"`);
+            searchContext.addError(t("search.error.misplaced-expression", { token }));
         } else {
             // Check if this looks like a fulltext search term placed after attribute filters
             const looksLikeFulltext = !token.startsWith("#") && !token.startsWith("~") && !token.startsWith("note.");
             if (looksLikeFulltext) {
-                searchContext.addError(`"${token}" is not a valid expression. If you want to search for text, place it before attribute filters (e.g., "${token} #label" instead of "#label ${token}").`);
+                searchContext.addError(t("search.error.fulltext-after-expression", { token }));
             } else {
-                searchContext.addError(`Unrecognized expression "${token}"`);
+                searchContext.addError(t("search.error.unrecognized-expression", { token }));
             }
         }