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Mail Message Search

mail_message_search

AGPL-3v18.0.1.0.234updated about 2 months ago
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Mail Message Search

Beta License: AGPL-3 OCA/mail Translate me on Weblate Try me on Runboat

This module enables searching for messages across any record that uses the chatter, based on their associated conversation threads. It dynamically adds a Message Search field to the search view of any model that inherits from mail.thread.

The Message Search field performs a smart, per-word search across a message’s subject, body, sender, and reply-to fields.

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Use Cases / Context

This module offers an alternative to base_search_mail_content, designed to better support languages that do not separate words with spaces (e.g., Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai).

The original module relies on PostgreSQL's pg_trgm, which requires three-character tokens and a similarity score above the default cutoff—making it ineffective for languages without space-separated words.

This module uses direct keyword matching across key fields in mail.message, offering more reliable results in multilingual environments.

Configuration

If your database is very large, you can limit how many messages a search returns to prevent crashes.

  • Go to Settings ▸ Technical ▸ System Parameters.
  • Add a new parameter:
    • Key: mail_message_search.message_limit
    • Value: your desired limit (e.g., 5000).

Usage

Go to any model that contains a chatter (e.g. Contacts, ...). Search for content in field 'Message Search'.

Bug Tracker

Bugs are tracked on GitHub Issues. In case of trouble, please check there if your issue has already been reported. If you spotted it first, help us to smash it by providing a detailed and welcomed feedback.

Do not contact contributors directly about support or help with technical issues.

Credits

Authors

  • Quartile

Contributors

  • Quartile:
    • Aung Ko Ko Lin
    • Yoshi Tashiro

Maintainers

This module is maintained by the OCA.

Odoo Community Association

OCA, or the Odoo Community Association, is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to support the collaborative development of Odoo features and promote its widespread use.

Current maintainers:

yostashiro aungkokolin1997

This module is part of the OCA/mail project on GitHub.

You are welcome to contribute. To learn how please visit <https://odoo-community.org/page/Contribute>.