From c5518b64b76cd7d8f2595d39217a17492cab3c64 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Elian Doran <contact@eliandoran.me>
Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2026 19:24:06 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] chore(core): integrate attribute_formatter

---
 .../src/services/attribute_formatter.ts       | 47 +------------------
 packages/trilium-core/src/index.ts            |  1 +
 .../src/services/attribute_formatter.ts       | 46 ++++++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 49 insertions(+), 45 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 packages/trilium-core/src/services/attribute_formatter.ts

diff --git a/apps/server/src/services/attribute_formatter.ts b/apps/server/src/services/attribute_formatter.ts
index d67e5c7a3d..8ed90a6810 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/services/attribute_formatter.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/services/attribute_formatter.ts
@@ -1,46 +1,3 @@
-"use strict";
+import { attribute_formatter } from "@triliumnext/core";
 
-import type { AttributeRow } from "@triliumnext/commons";
-
-function formatAttrForSearch(attr: AttributeRow, searchWithValue: boolean) {
-    let searchStr = "";
-
-    if (attr.type === "label") {
-        searchStr += "#";
-    } else if (attr.type === "relation") {
-        searchStr += "~";
-    } else {
-        throw new Error(`Unrecognized attribute type ${JSON.stringify(attr)}`);
-    }
-
-    searchStr += attr.name;
-
-    if (searchWithValue && attr.value) {
-        if (attr.type === "relation") {
-            searchStr += ".noteId";
-        }
-
-        searchStr += "=";
-        searchStr += formatValue(attr.value);
-    }
-
-    return searchStr;
-}
-
-function formatValue(val: string) {
-    if (!/[^\w]/.test(val)) {
-        return val;
-    } else if (!val.includes('"')) {
-        return `"${val}"`;
-    } else if (!val.includes("'")) {
-        return `'${val}'`;
-    } else if (!val.includes("`")) {
-        return `\`${val}\``;
-    } else {
-        return `"${val.replace(/"/g, '\\"')}"`;
-    }
-}
-
-export default {
-    formatAttrForSearch
-};
+export default attribute_formatter;
diff --git a/packages/trilium-core/src/index.ts b/packages/trilium-core/src/index.ts
index 19a8228bff..b89241c66c 100644
--- a/packages/trilium-core/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/trilium-core/src/index.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ export { default as revisions } from "./services/revisions";
 export { default as erase } from "./services/erase";
 export { default as getSharedBootstrapItems } from "./services/bootstrap_utils";
 export { default as branches } from "./services/branches";
+export { default as attribute_formatter} from "./services/attribute_formatter";
 
 // Messaging system
 export * from "./services/messaging/index";
diff --git a/packages/trilium-core/src/services/attribute_formatter.ts b/packages/trilium-core/src/services/attribute_formatter.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d67e5c7a3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/trilium-core/src/services/attribute_formatter.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+"use strict";
+
+import type { AttributeRow } from "@triliumnext/commons";
+
+function formatAttrForSearch(attr: AttributeRow, searchWithValue: boolean) {
+    let searchStr = "";
+
+    if (attr.type === "label") {
+        searchStr += "#";
+    } else if (attr.type === "relation") {
+        searchStr += "~";
+    } else {
+        throw new Error(`Unrecognized attribute type ${JSON.stringify(attr)}`);
+    }
+
+    searchStr += attr.name;
+
+    if (searchWithValue && attr.value) {
+        if (attr.type === "relation") {
+            searchStr += ".noteId";
+        }
+
+        searchStr += "=";
+        searchStr += formatValue(attr.value);
+    }
+
+    return searchStr;
+}
+
+function formatValue(val: string) {
+    if (!/[^\w]/.test(val)) {
+        return val;
+    } else if (!val.includes('"')) {
+        return `"${val}"`;
+    } else if (!val.includes("'")) {
+        return `'${val}'`;
+    } else if (!val.includes("`")) {
+        return `\`${val}\``;
+    } else {
+        return `"${val.replace(/"/g, '\\"')}"`;
+    }
+}
+
+export default {
+    formatAttrForSearch
+};