change: Improve search syntax for +neq

packages/manager/.changeset/pr-11521-changed-1736978874581.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@linode/manager": Changed
+---
+
+Search v2 not equal syntax ([#11521](https://github.com/linode/manager/pull/11521))

packages/search/README.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Search
 
-Search is a parser written with [Peggy](https://peggyjs.org) that takes a human readable search query and transforms it into a [Linode API v4 filter](https://techdocs.akamai.com/linode-api/reference/filtering-and-sorting). 
+Search is a parser written with [Peggy](https://peggyjs.org) that takes a human readable search query and transforms it into a [Linode API v4 filter](https://techdocs.akamai.com/linode-api/reference/filtering-and-sorting).
 
 The goal of this package is to provide a shared utility that enables a powerful, scalable, and consistent search experience throughout Akamai Connected Cloud Manager.
 
@@ -30,14 +30,14 @@ label: my-volume and size >= 20
 
 ## Supported Operations
 
-| Operation | Aliases        | Example                        | Description                                                     |
-|-----------|----------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
-| `and`     | `&`, `&&`      | `label: prod and size > 20`    | Performs a boolean *and* on two expressions                     |
-| `or`      | `|`, `||`      | `label: prod or size > 20`     | Performs a boolean *or* on two expressions                      |
-| `>`       | None           | `size > 20`                    | Greater than                                                    |
-| `<`       | None           | `size < 20`                    | Less than                                                       |
-| `>=`      | None           | `size >= 20`                   | Great than or equal to                                          |
-| `<=`      | None           | `size <= 20`                   | Less than or equal to                                           |
-| `!`       | `-`            | `!label = my-linode-1`         | Not equal to (does not work as a *not* for boolean expressions) |
-| `=`       | None           | `label = my-linode-1`          | Equal to                                                        |
-| `:`       | `~`            | `label: my-linode`             | Contains                                                        |
+| Operation | Aliases        | Example                        | Description                                                                                |
+|-----------|----------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| `and`     | `&`, `&&`, ` ` | `label: prod and size > 20`    | Performs a boolean *and* on two expressions  (whitespace is interpreted as "and")          |
+| `or`      | `\|`, `\|\|`   | `label: prod or size > 20`     | Performs a boolean *or* on two expressions                                                 |
+| `>`       | None           | `size > 20`                    | Greater than                                                                               |
+| `<`       | None           | `size < 20`                    | Less than                                                                                  |
+| `>=`      | None           | `size >= 20`                   | Great than or equal to                                                                     |
+| `<=`      | None           | `size <= 20`                   | Less than or equal to                                                                      |
+| `!=`       | None          | `size != 1024`                 | Not equal to (does not work as a *not* for boolean expressions. Only works as "not equal") |
+| `=`       | None           | `label = my-linode-1`          | Equal to                                                                                   |
+| `:`       | `~`            | `label: my-linode`             | Contains                                                                                   |

packages/search/src/search.peggy

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ TagQuery
   = "tag" ws* Contains ws* value:String { return { "tags": { "+contains": value } }; }
 
 NotEqualQuery
-  = Not key:FilterableField ws* Equal ws* value:String { return { [key]: { "+neq": value } }; }
+  = key:FilterableField ws* NotEqual ws* value:SearchValue { return { [key]: { "+neq": value } }; }
 
 LessThanQuery
   = key:FilterableField ws* Less ws* value:Number { return { [key]: { "+lt": value } }; }
@@ -74,9 +74,8 @@ And
   / ws* '&' ws*
   / ws
 
-Not
-  = '!'
-  / '-'
+NotEqual
+  = '!='
 
 Less
   = '<'

packages/search/src/search.test.ts

@@ -35,6 +35,17 @@ describe("getAPIFilterFromQuery", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it("handles +neq", () => {
+      const query = "status != active";
+
+      expect(getAPIFilterFromQuery(query, { searchableFieldsWithoutOperator: [] })).toEqual({
+        filter: {
+          status: { '+neq': "active" },
+        },
+        error: null,
+      });
+    });
+
   it("handles +lt", () => {
     const query = "size < 20";