Bump version to 2026.8.3 for Redmine QBO plugin

app/controllers/customers_controller.rb

@@ -61,12 +61,43 @@ class CustomersController < ApplicationController
 
   # Used for autocomplete form
   def autocomplete
-    term = ActiveRecord::Base.sanitize_sql_like(params[:q].to_s)
+    # Support both existing 'q' param and new 'name'/'phone' params
+    name_query = (params[:name] || params[:q] || params[:term]).to_s.strip
+    phone_query = params[:phone].to_s.gsub(/\D/, '')
 
-    items = Customer.where("name LIKE :t OR phone_number LIKE :t OR mobile_phone_number LIKE :t", t: "%#{term}%")
+    sql_matches = []
-      .order(:name)
-      .limit(20)
 
+    # 1. Check for phone number matches via SQL
+    if phone_query.present?
+      sql_matches += Customer.where("phone_number LIKE :p OR mobile_phone_number LIKE :p", p: "%#{phone_query}%")
+    end
+
+    # 2. Check for exact or partial name matches via SQL
+    if name_query.present?
+      safe_name = ActiveRecord::Base.sanitize_sql_like(name_query)
+      sql_matches += Customer.where("name LIKE :t", t: "%#{safe_name}%")
+    end
+
+    sql_matches = sql_matches.uniq
+
+    # 3. Handle spelling errors using built-in string distance
+    fuzzy_matches = []
+    if name_query.present?
+      require 'did_you_mean/jaro_winkler'
+      
+      # Only scan records we haven't already matched
+      unmatched = Customer.all - sql_matches
+      
+      fuzzy_matches = unmatched.select do |c|
+        # 0.6 is the threshold. 1.0 is an exact match.
+        DidYouMean::JaroWinkler.distance(c.name.to_s.downcase, name_query.downcase) > 0.6
+      end
+    end
+
+    # Combine results and limit to top 20
+    items = (sql_matches + fuzzy_matches).first(20)
+
+    # Return JSON formatted for both existing usage and new jQuery UI requirements
     render json: items.map { |i|
       { id: i.id, name: i.name, phone_number: i.phone_number, mobile_phone_number: i.mobile_phone_number }
     }

init.rb

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Redmine::Plugin.register :redmine_qbo do
   name 'Redmine QBO plugin'
   author 'Rick Barrette'
   description 'A pluging for Redmine to connect with QuickBooks Online to create Time Activity Entries for billable hours logged when an Issue is closed'
-  version '2026.8.2'
+  version '2026.8.3'
   url 'https://github.com/rickbarrette/redmine_qbo'
   author_url 'https://barrettefabrication.com'
   settings default: {empty: true}, partial: 'qbo/settings'

lib/redmine_qbo.rb

@@ -29,6 +29,15 @@ module RedmineQbo
     RedmineQbo::Hooks::IssuesHookListener
     RedmineQbo::Hooks::UsersShowHookListener
     RedmineQbo::Hooks::ViewHookListener
+
+    # If the SubtaskFieldCopier plugin is installed, register our fields
+    if defined?(SubtaskFieldCopier)
+      SubtaskFieldCopier.registered_fields << :customer
+      SubtaskFieldCopier.registered_fields << :estimate
+      
+      # Ensure there are no duplicates in case of hot-reloads in development mode
+      SubtaskFieldCopier.registered_fields.uniq!
+    end
   end
 
   def self.settings