API livechat/visitors.search only filter visitors with name starts with query term

[galiazzi]

Description:

In release 3.6.0 was introduced the api livechat/visitors.search (#18514)

There is a reason for filter by name only with string starts with? Maybe can be with contains?

Rocket.Chat/app/models/server/raw/LivechatVisitors.js

Line 68 in bd550af

name: new RegExp(`^${ s.escapeRegExp(_emailOrPhoneOrNameOrUsername).trim() }`, 'i'),

Steps to reproduce:

1. Call api /livechat/visitors.search?term=value

Expected behavior:

Search all visitors with name contains value

Actual behavior:

List visitors with name starts with value

Server Setup Information:

• Version of Rocket.Chat Server:
• Operating System: Linux
• Deployment Method: tar
• Number of Running Instances: 1
• NodeJS Version: v12.14.0
• MongoDB Version: 4.2.8

Client Setup Information

• Browser Version: Chrome 85
• Operating System: Linux

[leolage]

This is very good! awesome! Thanks!

If I need can I delete a visitor? I'm trying to update user details, but in a lot of cases I need to delete the visitor to recreate them, its possible?

Thanks

[galiazzi]

This was fixed in version 3.9.0 #19577