From bc9fd03d02b0fd5883cfac42ef50f4a5b0471015 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Adrien Hopkins <adrien.p.hopkins@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2026 14:19:36 -0500
Subject: Prioritize matches at beginning of name

---
 src/routes/(app)/dm/+page.svelte | 42 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 42 insertions(+)

(limited to 'src')

diff --git a/src/routes/(app)/dm/+page.svelte b/src/routes/(app)/dm/+page.svelte
index caf74d2c..fa5a18a8 100644
--- a/src/routes/(app)/dm/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/(app)/dm/+page.svelte
@@ -300,18 +300,36 @@
    return chatName.includes(lowerQuery);
  }
 
+ const nameStartsWith = (chat: object, query: string) => {
+   const lowerQuery = query.toLowerCase();
+   const chatName = name(chat).toLowerCase();
+   return chatName.startsWith(lowerQuery);
+ }
+
  const nip05Matches = (chat: object, query: string) => {
    const lowerQuery = query.toLowerCase();
    const chatNip05 = chat?.nip05;
    return chatNip05 && chatNip05.includes(lowerQuery);
  }
 
+ const nip05StartsWith = (chat: object, query: string) => {
+   const lowerQuery = query.toLowerCase();
+   const chatNip05 = chat?.nip05;
+   return chatNip05 && chatNip05.startsWith(lowerQuery);
+ }
+
  const pubkeyMatches = (chat: object, query: string) => {
    const lowerQuery = query.toLowerCase();
    return chat.pubkey.includes(lowerQuery) ||
           npubEncode(chat.pubkey).includes(lowerQuery);
  }
 
+ const pubkeyStartsWith = (chat: object, query: string) => {
+   const lowerQuery = query.toLowerCase();
+   return chat.pubkey.startsWith(lowerQuery) ||
+          npubEncode(chat.pubkey).startsWith(lowerQuery);
+ }
+
  const searchMatches = (chat: object, query: string) =>
    nameMatches(chat, query) || nip05Matches(chat, query) || pubkeyMatches(chat, query);
 
@@ -324,6 +342,14 @@
  // Generates and returns a comparator based on a search query
  const searchCompare = (query: string) =>
    (a, b) => {
+     const aNameStartsWith = nameStartsWith(a, query);
+     const bNameStartsWith = nameStartsWith(b, query);
+     if (aNameStartsWith && !bNameStartsWith) {
+       return -1;
+     } else if (!aNameStartsWith && bNameStartsWith) {
+       return 1;
+     }
+
      const aNameMatches = nameMatches(a, query);
      const bNameMatches = nameMatches(b, query);
      if (aNameMatches && !bNameMatches) {
@@ -332,6 +358,14 @@
        return 1;
      }
 
+     const aNip05StartsWith = nip05StartsWith(a, query);
+     const bNip05StartsWith = nip05StartsWith(b, query);
+     if (aNip05StartsWith && !bNip05StartsWith) {
+       return -1;
+     } else if (!aNip05StartsWith && bNip05StartsWith) {
+       return 1;
+     }
+
      const aNip05Matches = nip05Matches(a, query);
      const bNip05Matches = nip05Matches(b, query);
      if (aNip05Matches && !bNip05Matches) {
@@ -340,6 +374,14 @@
        return 1;
      }
 
+     const aPubkeyStartsWith = pubkeyStartsWith(a, query);
+     const bPubkeyStartsWith = pubkeyStartsWith(b, query);
+     if (aPubkeyStartsWith && !bPubkeyStartsWith) {
+       return -1;
+     } else if (!aPubkeyStartsWith && bPubkeyStartsWith) {
+       return 1;
+     }
+
      const aPubkeyMatches = pubkeyMatches(a, query);
      const bPubkeyMatches = pubkeyMatches(b, query);
      if (aPubkeyMatches && !bPubkeyMatches) {
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