test: add regression tests for quoted phrases with reserved words

The known issue "Quoted Phrases Don't Escape Operators" was already fixed
in a previous commit. This PR adds 7 regression tests to prevent future
regressions and documents the fix in KNOWN-ISSUES.md.

Tests verify that quoted phrases like "Alice AND Bob" correctly search
for the literal text instead of treating AND/OR/NOT as operators.

Author: dluc

KNOWN-ISSUES.md

@@ -2,14 +2,22 @@
 
 ## Search Functionality
 
-### 1. NOT Operator Doesn't Exclude Matches
+### 1. NOT Operator Issues
 
 **Status:** Known bug, not yet fixed
 
-**Issue:** Queries like `"foo NOT bar"` should find documents containing "foo" but not "bar". Currently, it returns documents containing both.
+**Issue:** The NOT operator has two problems:
 
-**Example:**
+1. **Standalone NOT crashes:** `km search "NOT foo"` throws FTS5 syntax error
+2. **NOT doesn't exclude:** `km search "foo NOT bar"` returns documents containing both instead of excluding "bar"
+
+**Examples:**
 ```bash
+# Problem 1: Standalone NOT crashes
+km search "NOT important"
+# Error: SQLite Error 1: 'fts5: syntax error near "NOT"'
+
+# Problem 2: NOT doesn't exclude
 km put "foo and bar together"
 km put "only foo here"
 km search "foo NOT bar"
@@ -18,83 +26,83 @@ km search "foo NOT bar"
 ```
 
 **Root Cause:**
-- FTS query extraction passes `"NOT (bar)"` to SQLite FTS5
-- SQLite FTS5's NOT operator support is limited/broken
+- FTS5 requires NOT to have a left operand (e.g., `foo NOT bar`), standalone `NOT term` is invalid
+- Even when valid, FTS query extraction passes `"NOT (bar)"` to SQLite FTS5 which doesn't work as expected
 - No LINQ post-filtering is applied to exclude NOT terms
 - The architecture assumes FTS handles all logic, but NOT needs LINQ filtering
 
-**Workaround:** None currently. Avoid using NOT operator.
+**Workaround:**
+- For literal text containing "NOT", use quotes: `km search '"NOT important"'`
+- Avoid using NOT as a boolean operator
 
 **Fix Required:**
-1. Split query: extract positive terms for FTS, negative terms for filtering
-2. Apply LINQ filter to FTS results using QueryLinqBuilder
-3. Filter out documents matching NOT terms
+1. Handle standalone NOT gracefully (either treat as literal or provide clear error)
+2. Split query: extract positive terms for FTS, negative terms for filtering
+3. Apply LINQ filter to FTS results using QueryLinqBuilder
+4. Filter out documents matching NOT terms
 
 **Files Affected:**
 - `src/Core/Search/NodeSearchService.cs:190` - ExtractLogical NOT handling
 - Need to add LINQ filtering after line 89
 
 ---
 
-### 2. Quoted Phrases Don't Escape Operators
+### 2. Field Queries with Quoted Values Fail
 
 **Status:** Known bug, not yet fixed
 
-**Issue:** Cannot search for literal phrases containing reserved words like "AND", "OR", "NOT".
+**Issue:** Field-specific queries with quoted values containing special characters fail.
 
 **Example:**
 ```bash
-km put "Meeting with Alice AND Bob"
-km search '"Alice AND Bob"'
+km put "user:password format"
+km search 'content:"user:password"'
 # Expected: Find the document
-# Actual: Parser error or incorrect results
+# Actual: SQLite error "unknown special query"
 ```
 
 **Root Cause:**
-- Quoted strings should treat content literally
-- Current parser/tokenizer doesn't properly handle operator escaping within quotes
-- May be FTS query generation issue
-
-**Workaround:** Rephrase searches to avoid reserved words.
+- Quoted values after field prefix (`content:"..."`) generate invalid FTS queries
+- FTS syntax may not support this pattern
+- Need investigation of FTS query generation
 
-**Fix Required:** Investigate tokenizer and FTS query extraction for quoted phrases.
+**Workaround:** Search without field prefix or without quotes.
 
 ---
 
-### 3. Field Queries with Quoted Values Fail
+## Resolved Issues
 
-**Status:** Known bug, not yet fixed
+### Quoted Phrases Don't Escape Operators (Resolved)
 
-**Issue:** Field-specific queries with quoted values containing special characters fail.
+**Status:** Fixed
+
+**Issue:** Cannot search for literal phrases containing reserved words like "AND", "OR", "NOT".
 
 **Example:**
 ```bash
-km put "user:password format"
-km search 'content:"user:password"'
-# Expected: Find the document
-# Actual: SQLite error "unknown special query"
+km put "Meeting with Alice AND Bob"
+km search '"Alice AND Bob"'
+# Now works correctly and finds the document
 ```
 
-**Root Cause:**
-- Quoted values after field prefix (`content:"..."`) generate invalid FTS queries
-- FTS syntax may not support this pattern
-- Need investigation of FTS query generation
-
-**Workaround:** Search without field prefix or without quotes.
+**Resolution:**
+- The tokenizer correctly handles quoted strings and preserves them as literal text
+- The FTS query extractor properly quotes phrases containing reserved words
+- E2E tests added in `SearchEndToEndTests.cs` to prevent regression (tests: `KnownIssue2_*`)
 
 ---
 
 ## Testing Gaps
 
 These bugs were discovered through comprehensive E2E testing. Previous tests only verified:
-- ✅ AST structure correctness
-- ✅ LINQ expression building
-- ✅ Direct FTS calls
+- AST structure correctness
+- LINQ expression building
+- Direct FTS calls
 
 But did NOT test:
-- ❌ Full pipeline: Parse → Extract FTS → Search → Filter → Rank
-- ❌ Default settings (MinRelevance=0.3)
-- ❌ Actual result verification
+- Full pipeline: Parse -> Extract FTS -> Search -> Filter -> Rank
+- Default settings (MinRelevance=0.3)
+- Actual result verification
 
 **Lesson:** Exit code testing and structure testing are insufficient. Must test actual behavior with real data.
 

tests/Core.Tests/Search/SearchEndToEndTests.cs

@@ -606,4 +606,143 @@ public async Task RegressionTest_FieldSpecificEqualOperator_ExtractsFtsQuery()
     }
 
     #endregion
+
+    #region Known Issue 2: Quoted Phrases With Reserved Words
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task KnownIssue2_QuotedPhraseWithAND_FindsExactPhrase()
+    {
+        // Known Issue 2: Quoted phrases don't escape operators
+        // This test verifies that searching for "Alice AND Bob" (as a phrase)
+        // finds documents containing that exact phrase, not documents with "Alice" AND "Bob" separately
+
+        // Arrange
+        await this.InsertAsync("doc1", "Meeting with Alice AND Bob").ConfigureAwait(false);
+        await this.InsertAsync("doc2", "Alice went to lunch and Bob stayed").ConfigureAwait(false);
+        await this.InsertAsync("doc3", "Just Alice here").ConfigureAwait(false);
+        await this.InsertAsync("doc4", "Just Bob here").ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+        // Act: Search for the exact phrase "Alice AND Bob" using quotes
+        var response = await this.SearchAsync("\"Alice AND Bob\"").ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+        // Assert: Should find only doc1 which contains the exact phrase
+        Assert.Equal(1, response.TotalResults);
+        Assert.Single(response.Results);
+        Assert.Equal(this._insertedIds["doc1"], response.Results[0].Id);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task KnownIssue2_QuotedPhraseWithOR_FindsExactPhrase()
+    {
+        // Known Issue 2: Quoted phrases don't escape operators
+        // This test verifies that "this OR that" searches for the literal phrase
+
+        // Arrange
+        await this.InsertAsync("doc1", "choose this OR that option").ConfigureAwait(false);
+        await this.InsertAsync("doc2", "this is one option or that is another").ConfigureAwait(false);
+        await this.InsertAsync("doc3", "just this").ConfigureAwait(false);
+        await this.InsertAsync("doc4", "just that").ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+        // Act: Search for the exact phrase "this OR that"
+        var response = await this.SearchAsync("\"this OR that\"").ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+        // Assert: Should find only doc1 with the exact phrase
+        Assert.Equal(1, response.TotalResults);
+        Assert.Single(response.Results);
+        Assert.Equal(this._insertedIds["doc1"], response.Results[0].Id);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task KnownIssue2_QuotedPhraseWithNOT_FindsExactPhrase()
+    {
+        // Known Issue 2: Quoted phrases don't escape operators
+        // This test verifies that "this is NOT important" searches for the literal phrase
+
+        // Arrange
+        await this.InsertAsync("doc1", "this is NOT important notice").ConfigureAwait(false);
+        await this.InsertAsync("doc2", "this is definitely important").ConfigureAwait(false);
+        await this.InsertAsync("doc3", "NOT a problem").ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+        // Act: Search for the exact phrase "this is NOT important"
+        var response = await this.SearchAsync("\"this is NOT important\"").ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+        // Assert: Should find only doc1 with the exact phrase
+        Assert.Equal(1, response.TotalResults);
+        Assert.Single(response.Results);
+        Assert.Equal(this._insertedIds["doc1"], response.Results[0].Id);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task KnownIssue2_QuotedReservedWordAND_FindsDocumentsContainingAND()
+    {
+        // Known Issue 2: Searching for just the word "AND" should work when quoted
+
+        // Arrange
+        await this.InsertAsync("doc1", "The word AND appears here").ConfigureAwait(false);
+        await this.InsertAsync("doc2", "No reserved words").ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+        // Act: Search for the literal word "AND"
+        var response = await this.SearchAsync("\"AND\"").ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+        // Assert: Should find doc1 containing "AND"
+        Assert.Equal(1, response.TotalResults);
+        Assert.Equal(this._insertedIds["doc1"], response.Results[0].Id);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task KnownIssue2_QuotedReservedWordOR_FindsDocumentsContainingOR()
+    {
+        // Known Issue 2: Searching for just the word "OR" should work when quoted
+
+        // Arrange
+        await this.InsertAsync("doc1", "The word OR appears here").ConfigureAwait(false);
+        await this.InsertAsync("doc2", "No reserved words").ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+        // Act: Search for the literal word "OR"
+        var response = await this.SearchAsync("\"OR\"").ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+        // Assert: Should find doc1 containing "OR"
+        Assert.Equal(1, response.TotalResults);
+        Assert.Equal(this._insertedIds["doc1"], response.Results[0].Id);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task KnownIssue2_QuotedReservedWordNOT_FindsDocumentsContainingNOT()
+    {
+        // Known Issue 2: Searching for just the word "NOT" should work when quoted
+
+        // Arrange
+        await this.InsertAsync("doc1", "The word NOT appears here").ConfigureAwait(false);
+        await this.InsertAsync("doc2", "No reserved words").ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+        // Act: Search for the literal word "NOT"
+        var response = await this.SearchAsync("\"NOT\"").ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+        // Assert: Should find doc1 containing "NOT"
+        Assert.Equal(1, response.TotalResults);
+        Assert.Equal(this._insertedIds["doc1"], response.Results[0].Id);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task KnownIssue2_MixedQuotedPhraseAndOperator_WorksCorrectly()
+    {
+        // Known Issue 2: Mixing quoted phrases with actual operators should work
+        // Search: "Alice AND Bob" AND kubernetes
+        // This should find documents containing both the exact phrase "Alice AND Bob" AND the word "kubernetes"
+
+        // Arrange
+        await this.InsertAsync("doc1", "Meeting notes for Alice AND Bob about kubernetes").ConfigureAwait(false);
+        await this.InsertAsync("doc2", "Meeting notes for Alice AND Bob about docker").ConfigureAwait(false);
+        await this.InsertAsync("doc3", "Meeting notes for Alice about kubernetes").ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+        // Act: Search for exact phrase AND another term
+        var response = await this.SearchAsync("\"Alice AND Bob\" AND kubernetes").ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+        // Assert: Should find only doc1
+        Assert.Equal(1, response.TotalResults);
+        Assert.Single(response.Results);
+        Assert.Equal(this._insertedIds["doc1"], response.Results[0].Id);
+    }
+
+    #endregion
 }

tests/Main.Tests/Integration/ExamplesCommandE2ETests.cs

@@ -215,11 +215,10 @@ await this.ExecAsync($"search \"title:api AND (content:rest OR content:graphql)\
 
     #endregion
 
-    // NOTE: Escaping special characters tests disabled - Known limitations:
-    // 1. Quoted phrases like '"Alice AND Bob"' don't work - parser/FTS issues
-    // 2. Field queries with quoted values like 'content:"user:password"' fail with SQLite error
-    // 3. Literal reserved words like '"NOT"' cause parser errors
-    // These are known bugs that need investigation and fixes before examples can be shown to users
+    // NOTE: Some escaping special characters tests disabled - Known limitations:
+    // - Field queries with quoted values like 'content:"user:password"' fail with SQLite error
+    // FIXED: Quoted phrases like '"Alice AND Bob"' now work (see SearchEndToEndTests.KnownIssue2_*)
+    // FIXED: Literal reserved words like '"NOT"' now work correctly
 
     #region MongoDB JSON Format