refactor: simplify string comparisons

apps/server/src/api-data/automation/__tests__/automation.service.test.ts

@@ -107,6 +107,16 @@ describe('testConditions()', () => {
       expect(result).toBe(true);
     });
 
+    it('string comparisons should be case insensitive', () => {
+      const mockStore = makeRuntimeStateData({ eventNow: { title: 'Title' } as PlayableEvent });
+      const result = testConditions(
+        [{ field: 'eventNow.title', operator: 'equals', value: 'title' }],
+        'all',
+        mockStore,
+      );
+      expect(result).toBe(true);
+    });
+
     it('should check if a value does not exist', () => {
       const mockStore = makeRuntimeStateData({ eventNow: null });
       const result = testConditions([{ field: 'eventNow.title', operator: 'equals', value: '' }], 'all', mockStore);

apps/server/src/api-data/automation/automation.service.ts

@@ -82,10 +82,13 @@ export function testConditions(
     switch (operator) {
       case 'equals':
         // handle the case where we are comparing boolean strings
-
         if (typeof fieldValue === 'boolean') {
           return isBooleanEquals(fieldValue, lowerCasedValue);
         }
+        // make string comparisons case insensitive
+        if (typeof fieldValue === 'string') {
+          return fieldValue.toLowerCase() === lowerCasedValue;
+        }
         // overload the edge case where we use empty string to check if a value does not exist
         if (value === '' && fieldValue === undefined) {
           return true;