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web/packages/new/photos/services/search/index.ts

@@ -166,7 +166,10 @@ const labelledFileTypes = (): LabelledFileType[] => [
 export const getAutoCompleteSuggestions =
     (files: EnteFile[], collections: Collection[]) =>
     async (searchPhrase: string): Promise<SearchOption[]> => {
-        log.debug(() => ["getAutoCompleteSuggestions", { searchPhrase }]);
+        log.debug(() => [
+            "getAutoCompleteSuggestions",
+            { searchPhrase, collections },
+        ]);
         try {
             const searchPhrase2 = searchPhrase.trim().toLowerCase();
             // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unnecessary-condition
@@ -180,7 +183,6 @@ export const getAutoCompleteSuggestions =
                 // - getLocationSuggestion(searchPhrase),
                 // - getFileTypeSuggestion(searchPhrase),
                 ...(await createSearchQuery(searchPhrase)),
-                ...getCollectionSuggestion(searchPhrase2, collections),
                 getFileNameSuggestion(searchPhrase2, files),
                 getFileCaptionSuggestion(searchPhrase2, files),
                 // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unnecessary-condition
@@ -219,22 +221,6 @@ async function convertSuggestionsToOptions(
     return previewImageAppendedOptions;
 }
 
-function getCollectionSuggestion(
-    searchPhrase: string,
-    collections: Collection[],
-): Suggestion[] {
-    const collectionResults = searchCollection(searchPhrase, collections);
-
-    return collectionResults.map(
-        (searchResult) =>
-            ({
-                type: SuggestionType.COLLECTION,
-                value: searchResult.id,
-                label: searchResult.name,
-            }) as Suggestion,
-    );
-}
-
 function getFileNameSuggestion(
     searchPhrase: string,
     files: EnteFile[],

web/packages/new/photos/services/search/worker.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { HTTPError } from "@/base/http";
 import type { Location } from "@/base/types";
+import type { Collection } from "@/media/collection";
 import { fileCreationPhotoDate, fileLocation } from "@/media/file-metadata";
 import type { EnteFile } from "@/new/photos/types/file";
 import { nullToUndefined } from "@/utils/transform";
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ export class SearchWorker {
     createSearchQuery(s: string, localizedSearchData: LocalizedSearchData) {
         return createSearchQuery(
             s,
+            this.searchableData,
             localizedSearchData,
             this.locationTags,
             this.cities,
@@ -93,16 +95,27 @@ expose(SearchWorker);
 
 const createSearchQuery = (
     s: string,
+    { collections }: SearchableData,
     { locale, holidays, labelledFileTypes }: LocalizedSearchData,
     locationTags: Searchable<LocationTag>[],
     cities: Searchable<City>[],
 ): Suggestion[] =>
     [
+        collectionSuggestions(s, collections),
         dateSuggestions(s, locale, holidays),
         locationSuggestions(s, locationTags, cities),
         fileTypeSuggestions(s, labelledFileTypes),
     ].flat();
 
+const collectionSuggestions = (s: string, collections: Collection[]) =>
+    collections
+        .filter(({ name }) => name.toLowerCase().includes(s))
+        .map(({ id, name }) => ({
+            type: SuggestionType.COLLECTION,
+            value: id,
+            label: name,
+        }));
+
 const dateSuggestions = (
     s: string,
     locale: string,