From cd06dbd9fc1a1533f7c25489b35cf3fb4e8ac9be Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nico <Nico>
Date: Sun, 4 Jan 2026 16:15:18 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] fix issue with lowercase

---
 backend/models/list.model.js | 6 ++++--
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/backend/models/list.model.js b/backend/models/list.model.js
index 7ac77a4..f009e67 100644
--- a/backend/models/list.model.js
+++ b/backend/models/list.model.js
@@ -38,9 +38,11 @@ exports.getItemByName = async (itemName) => {
 
 
 exports.addOrUpdateItem = async (itemName, quantity, userId, imageBuffer = null, mimeType = null) => {
+  const lowerItemName = itemName.toLowerCase();
+
   const result = await pool.query(
     "SELECT id, bought FROM grocery_list WHERE item_name ILIKE $1",
-    [itemName]
+    [lowerItemName]
   );
 
   if (result.rowCount > 0) {
@@ -73,7 +75,7 @@ exports.addOrUpdateItem = async (itemName, quantity, userId, imageBuffer = null,
       `INSERT INTO grocery_list 
       (item_name, quantity, added_by, item_image, image_mime_type) 
       VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5) RETURNING id`,
-      [itemName, quantity, userId, imageBuffer, mimeType]
+      [lowerItemName, quantity, userId, imageBuffer, mimeType]
     );
     return insert.rows[0].id;
   }