Use ILIKE/LIKE for searching milestones

app/models/milestone.rb

@@ -58,9 +58,18 @@ class Milestone < ActiveRecord::Base
   alias_attribute :name, :title
 
   class << self
+    # Searches for milestones matching the given query.
+    #
+    # This method uses ILIKE on PostgreSQL and LIKE on MySQL.
+    #
+    # query - The search query as a String
+    #
+    # Returns an ActiveRecord::Relation.
     def search(query)
-      query = "%#{query}%"
-      where("title like ? or description like ?", query, query)
+      t = arel_table
+      pattern = "%#{query}%"
+
+      where(t[:title].matches(pattern).or(t[:description].matches(pattern)))
     end
   end
 

spec/models/milestone_spec.rb

@@ -181,4 +181,34 @@ describe Milestone, models: true do
       expect(issue4.position).to eq(42)
     end
   end
+
+  describe '.search' do
+    let(:milestone) { create(:milestone, title: 'foo', description: 'bar') }
+
+    it 'returns milestones with a matching title' do
+      expect(described_class.search(milestone.title)).to eq([milestone])
+    end
+
+    it 'returns milestones with a partially matching title' do
+      expect(described_class.search(milestone.title[0..2])).to eq([milestone])
+    end
+
+    it 'returns milestones with a matching title regardless of the casing' do
+      expect(described_class.search(milestone.title.upcase)).to eq([milestone])
+    end
+
+    it 'returns milestones with a matching description' do
+      expect(described_class.search(milestone.description)).to eq([milestone])
+    end
+
+    it 'returns milestones with a partially matching description' do
+      expect(described_class.search(milestone.description[0..2])).
+        to eq([milestone])
+    end
+
+    it 'returns milestones with a matching description regardless of the casing' do
+      expect(described_class.search(milestone.description.upcase)).
+        to eq([milestone])
+    end
+  end
 end