fix(directory,admin): trim search whitespace in user search hooks

[Sathvik2954]

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Applies .trim() to search input terms in useDirectoryQuery and useFilteredUsers hooks.

This prevents search queries containing leading or trailing whitespace (e.g. " john ") from sending un-trimmed queries to the backend API, fixing user and channel lookup failures when extra spaces are present in search inputs.

Issue(s)

Closes #41545
Closes #41530

Steps to test or reproduce

1. Navigate to Directory -> Users tab (or Workspace Admin -> Users).
2. Enter a search query with leading or trailing spaces (e.g., admin ).
3. Verify that the user list updates properly without failing to match users due to whitespace.

Further comments

• Updated apps/meteor/client/views/directory/hooks/useDirectoryQuery.ts
• Updated apps/meteor/client/views/admin/users/hooks/useFilteredUsers.ts

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes
  • Improved user and directory searches by ignoring leading and trailing whitespace in search terms.
  • Prevents unintended spaces from affecting search results.

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• apps/meteor/client/views/admin/users/hooks/useFilteredUsers.ts
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• apps/meteor/client/views/admin/users/hooks/useFilteredUsers.ts
• apps/meteor/client/views/directory/hooks/useDirectoryQuery.ts

🧠 Learnings (5)

📚 Learning: 2026-02-10T16:32:42.586Z

Learnt from: tassoevan
Repo: RocketChat/Rocket.Chat PR: 38528
File: apps/meteor/client/startup/roles.ts:14-14
Timestamp: 2026-02-10T16:32:42.586Z
Learning: In Rocket.Chat's Meteor client code, DDP streams use EJSON and Date fields arrive as Date objects; do not manually construct new Date() in stream handlers (for example, in sdk.stream()). Only REST API responses return plain JSON where dates are strings, so implement explicit conversion there if needed. Apply this guidance to all TypeScript files under apps/meteor/client to ensure consistent date handling in DDP streams and REST responses.

Applied to files:

• apps/meteor/client/views/admin/users/hooks/useFilteredUsers.ts
• apps/meteor/client/views/directory/hooks/useDirectoryQuery.ts

📚 Learning: 2026-05-11T20:30:35.265Z

Learnt from: tassoevan
Repo: RocketChat/Rocket.Chat PR: 40480
File: apps/meteor/client/meteor/startup/accounts.ts:59-61
Timestamp: 2026-05-11T20:30:35.265Z
Learning: In Rocket.Chat’s Meteor client code, when calling `dispatchToastMessage` with `{ type: 'error' }`, pass the raw caught error object as `message` without manual normalization. `dispatchToastMessage` is designed to accept `message: unknown` for error toasts, so avoid converting errors to strings (e.g., `String(error)`) or extracting `error.message` before passing them.

Applied to files:

• apps/meteor/client/views/admin/users/hooks/useFilteredUsers.ts
• apps/meteor/client/views/directory/hooks/useDirectoryQuery.ts

📚 Learning: 2026-02-26T19:25:44.063Z

Learnt from: gabriellsh
Repo: RocketChat/Rocket.Chat PR: 38778
File: packages/ui-voip/src/providers/useMediaSession.ts:192-192
Timestamp: 2026-02-26T19:25:44.063Z
Learning: In the Rocket.Chat repository, do not reference Biome lint rules in code review feedback. Biome is not used even if biome.json exists; only reference Biome rules if there is explicit, project-wide usage documented. For TypeScript files, review lint implications without Biome guidance unless the project enables Biome rules.

Applied to files:

• apps/meteor/client/views/admin/users/hooks/useFilteredUsers.ts
• apps/meteor/client/views/directory/hooks/useDirectoryQuery.ts

📚 Learning: 2026-02-26T19:25:44.063Z

Learnt from: gabriellsh
Repo: RocketChat/Rocket.Chat PR: 38778
File: packages/ui-voip/src/providers/useMediaSession.ts:192-192
Timestamp: 2026-02-26T19:25:44.063Z
Learning: In this repository (RocketChat/Rocket.Chat), Biome lint rules are not used even if a biome.json exists. When reviewing TypeScript files (e.g., packages/ui-voip/src/providers/useMediaSession.ts), ensure lint suggestions do not reference Biome-specific rules. Rely on general ESLint/TypeScript lint rules and project conventions instead.

Applied to files:

• apps/meteor/client/views/admin/users/hooks/useFilteredUsers.ts
• apps/meteor/client/views/directory/hooks/useDirectoryQuery.ts

📚 Learning: 2026-05-06T12:21:44.083Z

Learnt from: juliajforesti
Repo: RocketChat/Rocket.Chat PR: 40256
File: apps/meteor/client/components/CreateDiscussion/CreateDiscussion.tsx:121-149
Timestamp: 2026-05-06T12:21:44.083Z
Learning: Field wrappers in rocket.chat/fuselage-forms (Field, FieldLabel, FieldRow, FieldError, FieldHint) auto-create htmlFor/id associations, aria-describedby, and role="alert" for errors. Do not manually set htmlFor, id, aria-describedby, or role attributes when using these wrappers. This automatic wiring does not apply to plain rocket.chat/fuselage components, which require explicit ID wiring per the accessibility docs. In code reviews, prefer using fuselage-forms wrappers for form fields and verify there is no unnecessary manual ID/aria wiring in files that use these wrappers. If a component uses plain fuselage components, ensure proper id wiring as per docs.

Applied to files:

• apps/meteor/client/views/admin/users/hooks/useFilteredUsers.ts
• apps/meteor/client/views/directory/hooks/useDirectoryQuery.ts

🔇 Additional comments (2)

apps/meteor/client/views/directory/hooks/useDirectoryQuery.ts (1)

13-13: LGTM!

apps/meteor/client/views/admin/users/hooks/useFilteredUsers.ts (1)

46-46: LGTM!

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Walkthrough

User search inputs in Directory and Administration Users are trimmed before their client-side query payloads are built.

Changes

User search normalization

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Trim user search queries apps/meteor/client/views/directory/hooks/useDirectoryQuery.ts, apps/meteor/client/views/admin/users/hooks/useFilteredUsers.ts	Directory query text and Administration Users search terms now trim leading and trailing whitespace before requests are constructed. Internal whitespace remains unchanged.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~5 minutes

Possibly related PRs

• RocketChat/Rocket.Chat#41531: Trims the Administration Users search term in the same search flow.
• RocketChat/Rocket.Chat#41546: Trims whitespace for Directory Users search query construction.

Suggested labels: type: bug

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 5

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Check name	Status	Explanation
Description Check	✅ Passed	Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly matches the main change: trimming whitespace in directory and admin user search hooks.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	The PR trims leading and trailing whitespace in both Directory Users and Admin Users search hooks, matching issues #41545 and #41530.
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	The changes are narrowly scoped to the two search hooks described in the linked issues.
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check.

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