[Feature] Search bar should prioritise exact file name matches over fuzzy matches

thomasaarholt commented 3 years ago

Describe the bug

Searching for a model e.g. f_my_model often returns results where the model in question is surprisingly far down the list. We often have models with similar names with different underscores, for instance a_users and b_users or f_orders_current and h_orders_old (I have had to make up some names here).

Steps To Reproduce

Open the generated dbt documentation, and search for a model name in the top bar. Type the exact model name (minus extension), and observe that the model is not always the first hit.

Expected behavior

Exact model name should be listed at the top.

Screenshots and log output

I can't provide any screenshots due to it being a private dbt project, but just to provide explicit context, this is the search field I mean:

The output of dbt --version:


installed version: 0.20.2
   latest version: 0.21.0

Your version of dbt is out of date! You can find instructions for upgrading here:
https://docs.getdbt.com/docs/installation

Plugins:
  - bigquery: 0.20.2
  - snowflake: 0.20.2
  - redshift: 0.20.2
  - postgres: 0.20.2```

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