From 47ce77e04cbcb7855f7577b72b9694fa1062014e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Elian Doran <contact@eliandoran.me>
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2026 13:05:54 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] refactor(search): simplify branching for autocomplete

---
 apps/server/src/services/search/services/search.ts | 13 ++++++-------
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/apps/server/src/services/search/services/search.ts b/apps/server/src/services/search/services/search.ts
index 660c46119b..f9581aa170 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/services/search/services/search.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/services/search/services/search.ts
@@ -236,6 +236,12 @@ function findResultsWithExpression(expression: Expression, searchContext: Search
         loadNeededInfoFromDatabase();
     }
 
+    // For autocomplete searches, use the dedicated autocomplete fuzzy option
+    // instead of the global fuzzy setting.
+    if (searchContext.autocomplete) {
+        searchContext.enableFuzzyMatching = optionService.getOptionBool("searchAutocompleteFuzzy");
+    }
+
     // If there's an explicit orderBy clause, skip progressive search
     // as it would interfere with the ordering
     if (searchContext.orderBy) {
@@ -249,13 +255,6 @@ function findResultsWithExpression(expression: Expression, searchContext: Search
         return performSearch(expression, searchContext, false);
     }
 
-    // For autocomplete searches, use the dedicated autocomplete fuzzy option.
-    // Default is off for faster response; users can enable if they want typo tolerance.
-    if (searchContext.autocomplete) {
-        const autocompleteFuzzy = optionService.getOptionBool("searchAutocompleteFuzzy");
-        return performSearch(expression, searchContext, autocompleteFuzzy);
-    }
-
     // Phase 1: Try exact matches first (without fuzzy matching)
     const exactResults = performSearch(expression, searchContext, false);