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+import { assertEquals } from '@std/assert';
+
+import { createTestDB } from '@/test.ts';
+import { getPubkeysBySearch } from '@/controllers/api/search.ts';
+
+Deno.test('fuzzy search works', async () => {
+  await using db = await createTestDB();
+
+  await db.kysely.insertInto('author_search').values({
+    pubkey: '47259076c85f9240e852420d7213c95e95102f1de929fb60f33a2c32570c98c4',
+    search: 'patrickReiis patrickdosreis.com',
+  }).execute();
+
+  assertEquals(await getPubkeysBySearch(db.kysely, { q: 'pat rick', limit: 1 }), []);
+  assertEquals(await getPubkeysBySearch(db.kysely, { q: 'patrick dos reis', limit: 1 }), [
+    '47259076c85f9240e852420d7213c95e95102f1de929fb60f33a2c32570c98c4',
+  ]);
+  assertEquals(await getPubkeysBySearch(db.kysely, { q: 'dosreis.com', limit: 1 }), [
+    '47259076c85f9240e852420d7213c95e95102f1de929fb60f33a2c32570c98c4',
+  ]);
+});