feat(planter filter): include partial matches in results

src/models/FilterPlanter.js

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-/*
+import { stringToSearchRegExp } from '../utilities';
+
+/**
  * A simple model for planter filter
  */
 
@@ -19,13 +21,13 @@ export default class Filter {
 
     if (this.firstName) {
       where.firstName = {
-        ilike: this.firstName,
+        regexp: stringToSearchRegExp(this.firstName),
       };
     }
 
     if (this.lastName) {
       where.lastName = {
-        ilike: this.lastName,
+        regexp: stringToSearchRegExp(this.lastName),
       };
     }
 
@@ -35,13 +37,13 @@ export default class Filter {
 
     if (this.email) {
       where.email = {
-        ilike: this.email,
+        regexp: stringToSearchRegExp(this.email),
       };
     }
 
     if (this.phone) {
       where.phone = {
-        ilike: this.phone,
+        regexp: stringToSearchRegExp(this.phone),
       };
     }
 

src/utilities/index.js

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+/**
+ * @function
+ * @name stringToSearchRegExp
+ * @description Converts a string to a case-insesnsitive regular expression
+ * that can be used to search for string patterns.
+ *
+ * @param {string} value The string to convert.
+ * @returns {string} A regular expression string
+ */
+export const stringToSearchRegExp = (value) => `/.*${value}.*/i`;

src/utilities/index.test.js

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import { stringToSearchRegExp } from './';
+
+describe('converts string to regexp', () => {
+  it('it should convert string to regexp', () => {
+    const result = stringToSearchRegExp('test');
+    expect(result).toEqual(`/.*test.*/i`);
+  });
+});