diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..723ef36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+.idea
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diff --git a/lib/pg_searchable_regex.rb b/lib/pg_searchable_regex.rb
index 1dc287c..530b24a 100644
--- a/lib/pg_searchable_regex.rb
+++ b/lib/pg_searchable_regex.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 require 'active_support'
 require 'squeel'
 require_relative './text_to_tsquery'
-require_relative './text_to_regex_query'
+require_relative './text_to_sql_query'
 
 module PgSearchable
   extend ActiveSupport::Concern
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ module PgSearchable
 
     def ts_search(value)
       return if @ts_search_fields.blank? || value.blank?
-             TextToRegexQuery.new(value, @ts_search_fields, @default_field, @ts_search_fields_mappings).where_clause( includes(@ts_joins).references(:all))
+      TextToSqlQuery.new(value, @ts_search_fields, @default_field, @ts_search_fields_mappings).where_clause( includes(@ts_joins).references(:all))
     end
 
     def should_update_cache_field?
diff --git a/lib/text_to_sql_query.rb b/lib/text_to_sql_query.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f0bbce2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/text_to_sql_query.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+require './parser'
+
+class TextToSqlQuery
+  def initialize(text, fields, default_field, fields_mappings = {})
+    @text = text.to_s.strip
+    @fields = fields.map(&:to_sym)
+    @default_field = default_field.to_sym
+    @fields_mappings = fields_mappings.merge(@fields.reduce({}) do |mappings, field|
+      _table_name, field_name = field.to_s.split('.')
+      mappings[field_name.to_sym] = field
+      mappings
+    end)
+    fields_mappings.each do |field, value|
+      @fields_mappings[field] = value if @fields_mappings[field]
+    end
+  end
+
+  def where_clause
+    @parser = Query.new
+    @parsed_tree = @parser.parse(@text)
+    generate_sql @parsed_tree
+  end
+
+  private
+
+  def generate_sql(tree)
+    first_key = tree.keys.first
+    node_value = tree[first_key]
+    case first_key
+    when :DEFAULT_COLUMN
+      escaped_node_value = handle_special_chars node_value
+      ["#{@default_field.to_s} ILIKE ?", "%#{escaped_node_value}%"]
+    when :OPERATOR_OR
+      generate_expression_for_logical_operator(:OR, node_value)
+    when :OPERATOR_AND
+      generate_expression_for_logical_operator(:AND, node_value)
+    when :OPERATOR_NOT
+      not_array = generate_sql node_value
+
+      if not_array.length < 2
+        raise "There should be more than 1 element for expression following NOT operator"
+      end
+
+      not_expression = not_array.first
+      not_params = not_array[1..]
+
+      ["NOT #{not_expression}"] + not_params
+
+    else
+      # key is column name
+      escaped_node_value = handle_special_chars node_value
+      mapping = @fields_mappings[first_key.to_sym]
+      if mapping.nil?
+        raise "Unknown field '#{first_key.to_s}'"
+      else
+        ["#{mapping.to_s} ILIKE ?", "%#{escaped_node_value}%"]
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  def generate_expression_for_logical_operator(operator, operator_array)
+    if operator_array.length != 2
+      raise "There should be two array elements for #{operator.to_s} operator"
+    end
+
+    first_operand = generate_sql operator_array.first
+    second_operand = generate_sql operator_array.last
+
+    if first_operand.length < 2
+      raise 'There should be more than 1 element in first operand array'
+    end
+
+    if second_operand.length < 2
+      raise 'There should be more than 1 element in second operand array'
+    end
+
+    first_operand_expression = first_operand.first
+    first_operand_params = first_operand[1..]
+
+    second_operand_expression = second_operand.first
+    second_operand_params = second_operand[1..]
+
+    ["(#{first_operand_expression} #{operator.to_s} #{second_operand_expression})"] + first_operand_params + second_operand_params
+  end
+
+  def handle_special_chars(text)
+    result = text.gsub(/\"/, '')
+    result.gsub!(/\_/, '\_')
+    result.tr!('\\', '\\')
+    result.gsub!(/%/, '\%')
+    result
+  end
+end
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diff --git a/spec/lib/text_to_sql_query_spec.rb b/spec/lib/text_to_sql_query_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fd76b8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/lib/text_to_sql_query_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+describe TextToRegexQuery do
+  include_examples 'pg_search', SimpleVectorModel
+  describe '.new' do
+    # tests simple search term without column name and without quotes
+    it { expect(described_class.new('some-default-value', [:"players.name"], :"players.name").where_clause(SimpleVectorModel)).to eq(['players.name ILIKE ?', '%some-default-value%']) }
+
+    # tests simple search term with column name and without quotes
+    it { expect(described_class.new('title:ab', [:"players.title"], :"players.title").where_clause(SimpleVectorModel)).to eq(['players.title ILIKE ?', '%ab%']) }
+
+    # tests simple search term with unknown column name and without quotes
+    it { expect(described_class.new('unknown:ab', [:"players.name"], :"players.name").where_clause(SimpleVectorModel)).to raise_error(RuntimeError, "Unknown field 'unknown'") }
+
+    # tests simple search term without column name and with quotes
+    it { expect(described_class.new('"ab"', [:"players.name", :"players.device_id"],  :"players.device_id").where_clause(SimpleVectorModel)).to eq(["players.device_id ILIKE ?", "%ab"]) }
+
+    # tests simple search term with column name and with quotes
+    it { expect(described_class.new('tag:"ab"', [:"players.name", :"players.tag"],  :"players.device_id").where_clause(SimpleVectorModel)).to eq(["players.tag ILIKE ?", "%ab%"]) }
+
+    # tests search without operators
+    it { expect(described_class.new('123 456', [:"players.name", :"players.device_id"],  :"players.device_id").where_clause(SimpleVectorModel)).to eq(["(players.device_id ILIKE ? OR players.device_id ILIKE ?)", "%123%", "%456%"]) }
+
+    # tests search with OR operator
+    it { expect(described_class.new('123 or 456', [:"players.name", :"players.device_id"],  :"players.device_id").where_clause(SimpleVectorModel)).to eq(["(players.device_id ILIKE ? OR players.device_id ILIKE ?)", "%123%", "%456%"]) }
+
+    # tests search with AND operator
+    it { expect(described_class.new('123 and 456', [:"players.name", :"players.device_id"],  :"players.device_id").where_clause(SimpleVectorModel)).to eq(["(players.device_id ILIKE ? AND players.device_id ILIKE ?)", "%123%", "%456%"]) }
+
+    # tests search with NOT operator on default column
+    it { expect(described_class.new('not 23', [:"players.name", :"players.device_id"],  :"players.device_id").where_clause(SimpleVectorModel)).to eq(["NOT players.device_id ILIKE ?", "%23%"]) }
+
+    # tests search with NOT operator on non-default column
+    it { expect(described_class.new('not tag:23', [:"players.name", :"players.tag"],  :"players.device_id").where_clause(SimpleVectorModel)).to eq(["NOT players.tag ILIKE ?", "%23%"]) }
+
+    # tests search with mixed logical operators
+    it { expect(described_class.new('title:ab and not tag:hf-1', [:"players.title", :"players.tag"],  :"players.device_id").where_clause(SimpleVectorModel)).to eq(['(players.title ILIKE ? AND NOT players.tag ILIKE ?)', '%ab%', '%hf-1%']) }
+
+    # tests search with mixed logical operators without NOT'
+    it { expect(described_class.new('title:a and title:b or title:c', [:"players.title", :"players.tag"],  :"players.device_id").where_clause(SimpleVectorModel)).to eq(['((players.title ILIKE ? AND players.title ILIKE ?) OR players.title ILIKE ?)', '%a%', '%b%', '%c%']) }
+
+    # tests search with brackets in expression
+    it { expect(described_class.new('title:a and (title:b or title:c)', [:"players.title", :"players.tag"],  :"players.device_id").where_clause(SimpleVectorModel)).to eq(['(players.title ILIKE ? AND (players.title ILIKE ? OR players.title ILIKE ?))', '%a%', '%b%', '%c%']) }
+
+    # tests search with brackets in expression and with NOT operator
+    it { expect(described_class.new('title:a and not (title:b or title:c)', [:"players.title", :"players.tag"],  :"players.device_id").where_clause(SimpleVectorModel)).to eq(['(players.title ILIKE ? AND NOT (players.title ILIKE ? OR players.title ILIKE ?))', '%a%', '%b%', '%c%']) }
+
+    # tests search with special characters in search term
+    it { expect(described_class.new('title:"%a_\"', [:"players.title", :"players.tag"],  :"players.device_id").where_clause(SimpleVectorModel)).to eq(['players.title ILIKE ?', '%\%a\_\\%']) }
+
+    # tests search with field mappings
+    it { expect(described_class.new('tags:h1-r', [:'players.title', :'players.name', :'players.device_id'],  :"players.device_id", { tags: "tags.name" }).where_clause(SimpleVectorModel)).to eq(['tags.name ILIKE ?', '%h1-r%']) }
+
+    # tests search with field mappings when fields array has same mapping
+    it { expect(described_class.new('tags:hs1-r', [:'players.title', :'players.tags', :'players.device_id'],  :"players.device_id", { tags: "tags.name" }).where_clause(SimpleVectorModel)).to eq(["players.tag ILIKE ?", "%ab%"]) }
+
+    # tests complex query
+    it { expect(described_class.new('(device_id:"with space" tags:mta no-quotes-id-123) or "id with quotes-5"  and   ( ("id with q 10" or "id with q 20") and ("id with Q 30" "id with Q 40") and not id-without-Q-50)', [:'players.title', :'players.name', :'players.device_id'],  :"players.device_id", { tags: 'tags.name' }).where_clause(SimpleVectorModel)).to eq(['((players.device_id ILIKE ? OR (tags.name ILIKE ? OR players.device_id ILIKE ?)) OR (players.device_id ILIKE ? AND (((players.device_id ILIKE ? OR players.device_id ILIKE ?) AND (players.device_id ILIKE ? OR players.device_id ILIKE ?)) AND NOT players.device_id ILIKE ?)))', '%with space%', '%mta%', '%no-quotes-id-123%', '%id with quotes-5%', '%id with q 10%', '%id with q 20%', '%id with Q 30%', '%id with Q 40%', '%id-without-Q-50%']) }
+
+  end
+end