Inserts exact matches of username, email and name to the top of the user search list

1 files changed, 10 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index 6dd1b1415d6..35e0d021c47 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -299,11 +299,20 @@ class User < ActiveRecord::Base
       table   = arel_table
       pattern = "%#{query}%"
 
+      order = <<~SQL
+        CASE
+          WHEN users.name = %{query} THEN 0
+          WHEN users.username = %{query} THEN 1
+          WHEN users.email = %{query} THEN 2
+          ELSE 3
+        END
+      SQL
+
       where(
         table[:name].matches(pattern)
           .or(table[:email].matches(pattern))
           .or(table[:username].matches(pattern))
-      )
+      ).reorder(order % { query: ActiveRecord::Base.connection.quote(query) }, id: :desc)
     end
 
     # searches user by given pattern