Fix incorrect RMP matching

.server/index.ts

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import DB, { type Class, ClassStatus } from "./db/DB";
 import axios from "axios";
 import https from "https";
 import { ZstdInit } from '@oneidentity/zstd-js';
+import searchRMP from "./ratemyprofessor/search";
 
 
 
@@ -112,6 +113,18 @@ async function main() {
                 }
             }
 
+            /*
+            // force rmp update
+            
+            if (db.classes[dbClassIndex].instructor.name && db.classes[dbClassIndex].instructor.name !== "Staff") {
+                let rateMyProfessor = await backoffRetryer(searchRMP.bind(null, db.classes[dbClassIndex].instructor.name, db.classes[dbClassIndex].code) as any);
+                db.classes[dbClassIndex].instructor = {
+                    ...rateMyProfessor as any,
+                    name: db.classes[dbClassIndex].instructor.name
+                }
+            }
+            */
+
             /*if (i % 50 === 0) {
                 console.log("checking export...");
                 tempDB.classes = db.classes;

.server/ratemyprofessor/search.ts

@@ -4,16 +4,23 @@ import { POST } from "../search/retryableSearch";
 
 const SCHOOL_ID = "U2Nob29sLTEwNzg=";
 
+// Tromba, A.J.Bauerle,F.Lin,L. -> ["Tromba", "A"]
+// Escobar Vega, L. -> ["Escobar Vega", "L"]
 
-export default async function searchRMP(instructorName: string, classCode: string): Promise<Instructor|null> {
-    // UCSC class search doesn't include spaces
+function getPisaName(instructorName: string) {
     let splitName = instructorName.split(",");
-    let query = splitName[0];
+    let lastName = splitName[0];
+    let firstInitial = splitName[1] ? splitName[1].split(".")[0] : "";
+    return [lastName, firstInitial];
+}
+
+export default async function searchRMP(instructorName: string, classCode: string, searchWithInitial=false): Promise<Instructor|null> {
+    // UCSC class search doesn't include spaces
+    let [lastName, firstInitial] = getPisaName(instructorName);
     let className = classCode.split(" - ")[0].replace(" ", "");
 
-    if (query.includes(" ")) {
-        query = (query.split(" ").pop() || "") + (splitName[1] ? ", " + splitName[1].replace(/\./g, "") : "");
-    }
+    // This seems to give best results in the RMP search (don't use commas)
+    let query = lastName + " " + firstInitial;
 
     let resp = await POST("https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/graphql",
         {
@@ -253,9 +260,9 @@ export default async function searchRMP(instructorName: string, classCode: strin
 
     let similarityScore = instructors.map((b) =>
             // Check if last name matches
-            (b.lastName.endsWith(query) ? 1 : -10) +
+            (b.lastName.endsWith(lastName) ? 1 : -10) +
             // Check if first initial matches
-            (b.firstName.startsWith(splitName[1][0]) ? 1 : -1) +
+            (b.firstName.startsWith(firstInitial) ? 1 : -1) +
             // Check if this instructor has taught courses like this
             (b.courseCodes.map(x => x.courseName.replace(/([0-9 ]+.+)|(AND.+)/gm, "")).includes(className.replace(/([0-9 ]+.+)|(AND.+)/gm, "")) ? 1 : -1) +
             // Check if this instructor has taught this course
@@ -267,8 +274,8 @@ export default async function searchRMP(instructorName: string, classCode: strin
 
     let instructor = instructors[index];
 
-    // sanity check; ensure the last name is the same
-    if (!instructor.lastName.endsWith(query)) {
+    // sanity check; ensure what we know is true
+    if (!instructor.lastName.endsWith(lastName) || !instructor.firstName.startsWith(firstInitial)) {
         return null;
     }
 

src/app.css

@@ -147,6 +147,9 @@ header.mobileHeader {
   gap: 10px;
   align-items: center;
 }
+svg {
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+}
 
 @media screen and (min-width: 1000px) {
   .mobileHeader {