Workflow Search Bar Doesn't Handle Leading Spaces Properly

[Aijeyomah]

Bug Description

When searching in the workflow search bar, queries with a leading space fail to return results.

To Reproduce

Steps to Reproduce

1. Open the workflow search bar.
2. Search for " Slack" or " Linkedin" (with a leading space).
3. Notice that no results are found.
4. Now search for "Slack" or "Linkedin" (without the leading space).
5. Results are correctly displayed.

Additional Info

See Loom video for a visual demonstration.

Expected behavior

Expected Behavior

Search should return results regardless of whether there’s a leading space.

Operating System

Mac OS

n8n Version

1.82.1

Node.js Version

18.20.4

Database

SQLite (default)

Execution mode

main (default)

[Joffcom]

Hey @Aijeyomah,

We have created an internal ticket to look into this which we will be tracking as "GHC-1174"

[Aijeyomah]

@Joffcom I will love to work on this