From 476089ecc66ce76834b05eee15566e7d336928c5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: dvirlabs <dvirlabs@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2026 12:00:36 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Update app

---
 backend/server.js | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/backend/server.js b/backend/server.js
index 2141c47..9472bcf 100644
--- a/backend/server.js
+++ b/backend/server.js
@@ -39,9 +39,12 @@ app.get('/api/search', async (req, res) => {
       return res.json([]);
     }
     
+    // Escape special regex characters to allow literal search
+    const escapedQuery = query.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, '\\$&');
+    
     // Search by family name (case-insensitive)
     const matches = await Family.find({
-      family: { $regex: query, $options: 'i' }
+      family: { $regex: escapedQuery, $options: 'i' }
     }).select('-__v -createdAt -updatedAt');
     
     res.json(matches);