From f91c3cf2e601e60350970832ecf477800b5353bb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Raphael Fakhri <153192858+RaphaelFakhri@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:56:49 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] fix(rdb): lowercase filter values for every operator on text
 fields

---
 backend/pkg/server/rdb/table.go           |  6 +-
 backend/pkg/server/rdb/table_live_test.go | 92 +++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 97 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
 create mode 100644 backend/pkg/server/rdb/table_live_test.go

diff --git a/backend/pkg/server/rdb/table.go b/backend/pkg/server/rdb/table.go
index 42d6fa4dc..ec1346251 100644
--- a/backend/pkg/server/rdb/table.go
+++ b/backend/pkg/server/rdb/table.go
@@ -257,8 +257,12 @@ func (q *TableQuery) DataFilter() func(db *gorm.DB) *gorm.DB {
 		if _, ok := q.sqlMappers[f.Field]; ok {
 			if v, ok := f.Value.(string); ok && v != "" {
 				vs := v
+				// Init maps text fields to LOWER(column::text), so every operator compares lower case
+				if !isNumbericField(f.Field) {
+					vs = strings.ToLower(vs)
+				}
 				if slices.Contains([]string{"like", "not like"}, f.Operator) {
-					vs = "%" + strings.ToLower(vs) + "%"
+					vs = "%" + vs + "%"
 				}
 				setFilter(f.Field, f.Operator, vs)
 			}
diff --git a/backend/pkg/server/rdb/table_live_test.go b/backend/pkg/server/rdb/table_live_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..03ad40153
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/pkg/server/rdb/table_live_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+//go:build postgres
+
+package rdb
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"reflect"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/jinzhu/gorm"
+	_ "github.com/lib/pq"
+)
+
+type tableTitledRow struct {
+	ID    uint64
+	Title string
+}
+
+// tableOpenPostgres fails rather than skips without a server: Init maps text fields to LOWER(column::text), which sqlite cannot parse.
+func tableOpenPostgres(t *testing.T) (*gorm.DB, string) {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	dsn := os.Getenv("PENTAGI_TEST_DSN")
+	if dsn == "" {
+		t.Fatal("PENTAGI_TEST_DSN is unset; this tier needs a postgres to prove anything")
+	}
+
+	db, err := gorm.Open("postgres", dsn)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("open: %v", err)
+	}
+	t.Cleanup(func() { db.Close() })
+
+	table := fmt.Sprintf("table_titled_rows_%d", time.Now().UnixNano())
+	for _, stmt := range []string{
+		"CREATE TABLE " + table + " (id BIGINT PRIMARY KEY, title TEXT NOT NULL)",
+		"INSERT INTO " + table + " (id, title) VALUES (1, 'Recon Example'), (2, 'Other')",
+	} {
+		if err := db.Exec(stmt).Error; err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("%s: %v", stmt, err)
+		}
+	}
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		if err := db.Exec("DROP TABLE " + table).Error; err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("drop %s: %v", table, err)
+		}
+	})
+
+	return db, table
+}
+
+func TestTable_Query_ComparesTextFieldsWhateverTheCaseOfTheValue(t *testing.T) {
+	db, table := tableOpenPostgres(t)
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		operator string
+		value    any
+		want     []tableTitledRow
+	}{
+		{name: "equal to the stored title", operator: "=", value: "Recon Example", want: []tableTitledRow{{ID: 1, Title: "Recon Example"}}},
+		{name: "not equal to the stored title", operator: "!=", value: "Recon Example", want: []tableTitledRow{{ID: 2, Title: "Other"}}},
+		{name: "like part of the stored title", operator: "like", value: "Recon", want: []tableTitledRow{{ID: 1, Title: "Recon Example"}}},
+		{name: "in a list with the stored title", operator: "in", value: []any{"Recon Example"}, want: []tableTitledRow{{ID: 1, Title: "Recon Example"}}},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			query := TableQuery{
+				Page:    1,
+				Size:    5,
+				Type:    "filter",
+				Filters: []TableFilter{{Field: "title", Operator: tt.operator, Value: tt.value}},
+			}
+			if err := query.Init(table, map[string]any{"title": "{{table}}.title"}); err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("Init: %v", err)
+			}
+
+			var rows []tableTitledRow
+			total, err := query.Query(db, &rows)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("Query: %v", err)
+			}
+
+			if total != uint64(len(tt.want)) || !reflect.DeepEqual(rows, tt.want) {
+				t.Errorf("title %s %v counted %d and read %v, want %v", tt.operator, tt.value, total, rows, tt.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}