Improve award/reaction emoji search

app/assets/javascripts/awards_handler.js

@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ export class AwardsHandler {
   }
 
   findMatchingEmojiElements(query) {
-    const emojiMatches = this.emoji.queryEmojiNames(query);
+    const emojiMatches = this.emoji.searchEmoji(query).map(({ name }) => name);
     const $emojiElements = $('.emoji-menu-list:not(.frequent-emojis) [data-name]');
     const $matchingElements = $emojiElements.filter(
       (i, elm) => emojiMatches.indexOf(elm.dataset.name) >= 0,

app/assets/javascripts/emoji/index.js

@@ -2,53 +2,57 @@ import { uniq } from 'lodash';
 import fuzzaldrinPlus from 'fuzzaldrin-plus';
 import emojiAliases from 'emojis/aliases.json';
 import axios from '../lib/utils/axios_utils';
-
 import AccessorUtilities from '../lib/utils/accessor';
 
 let emojiMap = null;
-let emojiPromise = null;
 let validEmojiNames = null;
 
 export const EMOJI_VERSION = '1';
 
 const isLocalStorageAvailable = AccessorUtilities.isLocalStorageAccessSafe();
 
-export function initEmojiMap() {
-  emojiPromise =
-    emojiPromise ||
-    new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-      if (emojiMap) {
-        resolve(emojiMap);
-      } else if (
-        isLocalStorageAvailable &&
-        window.localStorage.getItem('gl-emoji-map-version') === EMOJI_VERSION &&
-        window.localStorage.getItem('gl-emoji-map')
-      ) {
-        emojiMap = JSON.parse(window.localStorage.getItem('gl-emoji-map'));
-        validEmojiNames = [...Object.keys(emojiMap), ...Object.keys(emojiAliases)];
-        resolve(emojiMap);
-      } else {
-        // We load the JSON file direct from the server
-        // because it can't be loaded from a CDN due to
-        // cross domain problems with JSON
-        axios
-          .get(`${gon.relative_url_root || ''}/-/emojis/${EMOJI_VERSION}/emojis.json`)
-          .then(({ data }) => {
-            emojiMap = data;
-            validEmojiNames = [...Object.keys(emojiMap), ...Object.keys(emojiAliases)];
-            resolve(emojiMap);
-            if (isLocalStorageAvailable) {
-              window.localStorage.setItem('gl-emoji-map-version', EMOJI_VERSION);
-              window.localStorage.setItem('gl-emoji-map', JSON.stringify(emojiMap));
-            }
-          })
-          .catch(err => {
-            reject(err);
-          });
-      }
-    });
+async function loadEmoji() {
+  if (
+    isLocalStorageAvailable &&
+    window.localStorage.getItem('gl-emoji-map-version') === EMOJI_VERSION &&
+    window.localStorage.getItem('gl-emoji-map')
+  ) {
+    return JSON.parse(window.localStorage.getItem('gl-emoji-map'));
+  }
+
+  // We load the JSON file direct from the server
+  // because it can't be loaded from a CDN due to
+  // cross domain problems with JSON
+  const { data } = await axios.get(
+    `${gon.relative_url_root || ''}/-/emojis/${EMOJI_VERSION}/emojis.json`,
+  );
+  window.localStorage.setItem('gl-emoji-map-version', EMOJI_VERSION);
+  window.localStorage.setItem('gl-emoji-map', JSON.stringify(data));
+  return data;
+}
+
+async function prepareEmojiMap() {
+  emojiMap = await loadEmoji();
+
+  validEmojiNames = [...Object.keys(emojiMap), ...Object.keys(emojiAliases)];
+
+  Object.keys(emojiMap).forEach(name => {
+    emojiMap[name].aliases = [];
+    emojiMap[name].name = name;
+  });
+  Object.entries(emojiAliases).forEach(([alias, name]) => {
+    // This check, `if (name in emojiMap)` is necessary during testing. In
+    // production, it shouldn't be necessary, because at no point should there
+    // be an entry in aliases.json with no corresponding entry in emojis.json.
+    // However, during testing, the endpoint for emojis.json is mocked with a
+    // small dataset, whereas aliases.json is always `import`ed directly.
+    if (name in emojiMap) emojiMap[name].aliases.push(alias);
+  });
+}
 
-  return emojiPromise;
+export function initEmojiMap() {
+  initEmojiMap.promise = initEmojiMap.promise || prepareEmojiMap();
+  return initEmojiMap.promise;
 }
 
 export function normalizeEmojiName(name) {
@@ -77,6 +81,37 @@ export function queryEmojiNames(filter) {
   return uniq(matches.map(name => normalizeEmojiName(name)));
 }
 
+/**
+ * Searches emoji by name, alias, description, and unicode value and returns an
+ * array of matches.
+ *
+ * Note: `initEmojiMap` must have been called and completed before this method
+ * can safely be called.
+ *
+ * @param {String} query The search query
+ * @returns {Object[]} A list of emoji that match the query
+ */
+export function searchEmoji(query) {
+  if (!emojiMap)
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @gitlab/require-i18n-strings
+    throw new Error('The emoji map is uninitialized or initialization has not completed');
+
+  const matches = s => fuzzaldrinPlus.score(s, query) > 0;
+
+  // Search emoji
+  return Object.values(emojiMap).filter(
+    emoji =>
+      // by name
+      matches(emoji.name) ||
+      // by alias
+      emoji.aliases.some(matches) ||
+      // by description
+      matches(emoji.d) ||
+      // by unicode value
+      query === emoji.e,
+  );
+}
+
 let emojiCategoryMap;
 export function getEmojiCategoryMap() {
   if (!emojiCategoryMap) {

changelogs/unreleased/improve-emoji-support.yml

+---
+title: Improve issuable reaction search
+merge_request: 42321
+author: Ethan Reesor (@firelizzard)
+type: added

spec/frontend/awards_handler_spec.js

@@ -319,6 +319,20 @@ describe('AwardsHandler', () => {
       expect($('[data-name=anger]').is(':visible')).toBe(false);
       expect($('[data-name=sunglasses]').is(':visible')).toBe(true);
     });
+
+    it('should filter by emoji description', async () => {
+      await openAndWaitForEmojiMenu();
+
+      awardsHandler.searchEmojis('baby');
+      expect($('[data-name=angel]').is(':visible')).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('should filter by emoji unicode value', async () => {
+      await openAndWaitForEmojiMenu();
+
+      awardsHandler.searchEmojis('👼');
+      expect($('[data-name=angel]').is(':visible')).toBe(true);
+    });
   });
 
   describe('emoji menu', () => {

spec/frontend/emoji/emoji_spec.js

 import MockAdapter from 'axios-mock-adapter';
 import { trimText } from 'helpers/text_helper';
 import axios from '~/lib/utils/axios_utils';
-import { initEmojiMap, glEmojiTag, queryEmojiNames, EMOJI_VERSION } from '~/emoji';
+import { initEmojiMap, glEmojiTag, searchEmoji, EMOJI_VERSION } from '~/emoji';
 import isEmojiUnicodeSupported, {
   isFlagEmoji,
   isRainbowFlagEmoji,
@@ -31,25 +31,35 @@ const emptySupportMap = {
 };
 
 const emojiFixtureMap = {
+  atom: {
+    name: 'atom',
+    moji: '⚛',
+    description: 'atom symbol',
+    unicodeVersion: '4.1',
+  },
   bomb: {
     name: 'bomb',
     moji: '💣',
     unicodeVersion: '6.0',
+    description: 'bomb',
   },
   construction_worker_tone5: {
     name: 'construction_worker_tone5',
     moji: '👷🏿',
     unicodeVersion: '8.0',
+    description: 'construction worker tone 5',
   },
   five: {
     name: 'five',
     moji: '5️⃣',
     unicodeVersion: '3.0',
+    description: 'keycap digit five',
   },
   grey_question: {
     name: 'grey_question',
     moji: '❔',
     unicodeVersion: '6.0',
+    description: 'white question mark ornament',
   },
 };
 
@@ -386,14 +396,23 @@ describe('gl_emoji', () => {
     });
   });
 
-  describe('queryEmojiNames', () => {
-    const contains = (e, term) => {
-      const names = queryEmojiNames(term);
-      expect(names.indexOf(e.name) >= 0).toBe(true);
-    };
+  describe('searchEmoji', () => {
+    const { atom, grey_question } = emojiFixtureMap;
+    const contains = (e, term) =>
+      expect(searchEmoji(term).map(({ name }) => name)).toContain(e.name);
+
+    it('should match by full name', () => contains(grey_question, 'grey_question'));
+    it('should match by full alias', () => contains(atom, 'atom_symbol'));
+    it('should match by full description', () => contains(grey_question, 'ornament'));
+
+    it('should match by partial name', () => contains(grey_question, 'question'));
+    it('should match by partial alias', () => contains(atom, '_symbol'));
+    it('should match by partial description', () => contains(grey_question, 'ment'));
+
+    it('should fuzzy match by name', () => contains(grey_question, 'greion'));
+    it('should fuzzy match by alias', () => contains(atom, 'atobol'));
+    it('should fuzzy match by description', () => contains(grey_question, 'ornt'));
 
-    it('should match by name', () => contains(emojiFixtureMap.grey_question, 'grey_question'));
-    it('should match by partial name', () => contains(emojiFixtureMap.grey_question, 'question'));
-    it('should fuzzy match by name', () => contains(emojiFixtureMap.grey_question, 'grqtn'));
+    it('should match by character', () => contains(grey_question, '❔'));
   });
 });