h

cmdlet/search_file.py

@@ -138,6 +138,12 @@ class search_file(Cmdlet):
         ext = "".join(ch for ch in ext if ch.isalnum())
         return ext[:5]
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def _normalize_lookup_target(value: Optional[str]) -> str:
+        """Normalize candidate names for store/provider matching."""
+        raw = str(value or "").strip().lower()
+        return "".join(ch for ch in raw if ch.isalnum())
+
     def _ensure_storage_columns(self, payload: Dict[str, Any]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         """Ensure storage results have the necessary fields for result_table display."""
 
@@ -535,10 +541,12 @@ class search_file(Cmdlet):
             configured = list_configured_backend_names(config or {})
             if storage_backend:
                 matched = None
-                for p in (providers_map or {}):
-                    if str(p).strip().lower() == str(storage_backend).strip().lower():
-                        matched = p
-                        break
+                storage_hint = self._normalize_lookup_target(storage_backend)
+                if storage_hint:
+                    for p in (providers_map or {}):
+                        if self._normalize_lookup_target(p) == storage_hint:
+                            matched = p
+                            break
                 if matched and str(storage_backend) not in configured:
                     log(f"Note: Treating '-store {storage_backend}' as provider search for '{matched}'", file=sys.stderr)
                     return self._run_provider_search(
@@ -553,10 +561,12 @@ class search_file(Cmdlet):
                     )
             elif store_filter:
                 matched = None
-                for p in (providers_map or {}):
-                    if str(p).strip().lower() == str(store_filter).strip().lower():
-                        matched = p
-                        break
+                store_hint = self._normalize_lookup_target(store_filter)
+                if store_hint:
+                    for p in (providers_map or {}):
+                        if self._normalize_lookup_target(p) == store_hint:
+                            matched = p
+                            break
                 if matched and str(store_filter) not in configured:
                     log(f"Note: Treating 'store:{store_filter}' as provider search for '{matched}'", file=sys.stderr)
                     return self._run_provider_search(