Resolving File Search Issues: Handling Special Characters and Ensuring Correct URL Encoding

[azizul939]

I noticed that clicking the link in the search results for a folder or file with special characters would not display the file even if it exists. To address this issue, I made the following adjustments to the code:

// Search template
function search_template(data) {
var response = "";
$.each(data, function (key, val) {
var encodedPath = encodeURIComponent(val.path);
var encodedName = encodeURIComponent(val.name);
var url = ?p=${encodedPath}&view=${encodedName};
response += <li><a href="${url}">${val.path}/${val.name}</a></li>;
});
return response;
}

In this code, I resolved the issue by using the encodeURIComponent() function separately for the val.path and val.name variables. This ensures that special characters are properly encoded before concatenating them in the URL. As a result, the search links now direct to the correct file, even if it contains special characters.

[prasathmani]

@azizul939 thanks for sharing, can you create a PR. it will be useful for others.