Added a util helper to remove accent and case to improve search logic (#14533)

# [WIP] Make Local Search Non-Accent-Sensitive

fixes(#14468)

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**Description:**  
This PR adds accent- and case-insensitive search for the
**SettingsWorkspaceMembers** component’s local search. It ensures that
searching for names or emails works correctly even if the user types
letters without accents.

**Implementation:**  
- Added a helper util: `removeAccentsAndCase(text: string)`  
- This util:
  - Normalizes text to NFD form
  - Removes diacritics (accents)
  - Converts text to lowercase
- Replaced current `.includes(searchFilter)` logic with a normalized
comparison:


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Opening a draft pr for initial strategy review before extending it to
other components.

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Co-authored-by: Félix Malfait <felix@twenty.com>
Co-authored-by: Félix Malfait <felix.malfait@gmail.com>
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Saurav Jain
2025-09-19 20:33:43 +05:30
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import { type FieldMetadataItem } from '@/object-metadata/types/FieldMetadataItem';
import { type SpreadsheetImportFieldOption } from '@/spreadsheet-import/types/SpreadsheetImportFieldOption';
import { normalizeSearchText } from '~/utils/normalizeSearchText';
export const getSubFieldOptions = (
fieldMetadataItem: FieldMetadataItem,
options: readonly Readonly<SpreadsheetImportFieldOption>[],
searchFilter: string,
): readonly Readonly<SpreadsheetImportFieldOption>[] => {
return options.filter(
(option) =>
return options.filter((option) => {
const searchNormalized = normalizeSearchText(searchFilter);
return (
option.fieldMetadataItemId === fieldMetadataItem.id &&
option.label.toLowerCase().includes(searchFilter.toLowerCase()),
);
normalizeSearchText(option.label).includes(searchNormalized)
);
});
};