Fix: Handle string boolean values in exact_match filter (#283)

The exact_match parameter from URL query args is always a string, but the
code was comparing it directly to boolean True, causing it to always fail.
Changed comparison to check for string 'true' value using .lower() method.

Signed-off-by: Pranjal Jha <136667416+pranjal2004838@users.noreply.github.com>

Author: pranjal2004838

src/classes/package_search.py

@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ def searchSQLPackages(self,term,exact_match,bit_flag,page_number):
         rows = ()
         LOGGER.debug(f"We have {len(tables)} tables")
         for table in tables:
-            if exact_match==True:
+            if exact_match:
                 LOGGER.debug("Exact Match")
                 query = f"SELECT packageName,description,version,osName FROM {table} where packageName = %s"
             else:

src/main.py

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ def searchPackages():
     try:
         search_term = str(request.args.get('search_term', ''))
         search_term = search_term.lstrip().rstrip()
-        exact_match = request.args.get('exact_match', False)
+        exact_match = request.args.get('exact_match', 'false').lower() == 'true'
         search_bit_flag = int(request.args.get('search_bit_flag', '0'))
         page_number = int(request.args.get('page_number', '0'))