refactor: better ordering of query result

erpnext/controllers/queries.py

@@ -8,9 +8,10 @@
 import frappe
 from frappe import qb, scrub
 from frappe.desk.reportview import get_filters_cond, get_match_cond
-from frappe.query_builder import Criterion
-from frappe.query_builder.functions import Concat, Sum
+from frappe.query_builder import Criterion, CustomFunction
+from frappe.query_builder.functions import Concat, Locate, Sum
 from frappe.utils import nowdate, today, unique
+from pypika import Order
 
 import erpnext
 from erpnext.stock.get_item_details import _get_item_tax_template
@@ -348,6 +349,8 @@ def get_project_name(doctype, txt, searchfield, start, page_len, filters):
 	proj = qb.DocType("Project")
 	qb_filter_and_conditions = []
 	qb_filter_or_conditions = []
+	ifelse = CustomFunction("IF", ["condition", "then", "else"])
+
 	if filters and filters.get("customer"):
 		qb_filter_and_conditions.append(proj.customer == filters.get("customer"))
 
@@ -368,8 +371,18 @@ def get_project_name(doctype, txt, searchfield, start, page_len, filters):
 			qb_filter_or_conditions.append(proj[x].like(f"%{txt}%"))
 
 	q = q.where(Criterion.all(qb_filter_and_conditions)).where(Criterion.any(qb_filter_or_conditions))
+
+	# ordering
+	if txt:
+		# project_name that contains the search string 'txt' will be given higher precedence
+		q = q.orderby(ifelse(Locate(txt, proj.project_name) > 0, Locate(txt, proj.project_name), 99999))
+	q = q.orderby(proj.idx, order=Order.desc).orderby(proj.name)
+
 	if page_len:
 		q = q.limit(page_len)
+
+	if start:
+		q = q.offset(10)
 	return q.run()