From bf8db28a7cdd1e83c09ad1aa0f501b8ebb257178 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: gosangam <sangam4742@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 30 Aug 2026 10:57:28 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] feat: chat search

---
 app/(app)/chats/page.tsx | 99 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
 1 file changed, 84 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/app/(app)/chats/page.tsx b/app/(app)/chats/page.tsx
index 680a164e..9ae01246 100644
--- a/app/(app)/chats/page.tsx
+++ b/app/(app)/chats/page.tsx
@@ -16,14 +16,19 @@
 
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import { useRouter } from "next/navigation";
-import { MessageCircle, Users } from "lucide-react";
+import { MessageCircle, Search, Users, X } from "lucide-react";
 import { useAuth } from "@/components/auth/auth-provider";
 import { useAuthGate } from "@/components/auth/auth-gate";
 import { useNotifications } from "@/components/notifications/notifications-provider";
 import { KautilyaIcon } from "@/components/selection-toolbar/shared";
 import { ChatListItem } from "@/components/chat/chat-list-item";
 import { NewGroupDialog } from "@/components/chat/new-group-dialog";
-import { chat, type InboxItem, type InboxTab } from "@/lib/chat";
+import {
+  chat,
+  conversationTitle,
+  type InboxItem,
+  type InboxTab,
+} from "@/lib/chat";
 import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
 
 /** How long a row stays highlighted after a message lands. */
@@ -36,6 +41,15 @@ export default function ChatsPage() {
   const router = useRouter();
 
   const [tab, setTab] = useState<InboxTab>("chats");
+  const [searching, setSearching] = useState(false);
+  const [query, setQuery] = useState("");
+
+  // Closing clears the term too: leaving a filter applied behind a collapsed
+  // field is how a chat goes missing and looks like a bug.
+  const closeSearch = useCallback(() => {
+    setSearching(false);
+    setQuery("");
+  }, []);
   const [items, setItems] = useState<InboxItem[]>([]);
   const [state, setState] = useState<"loading" | "ready" | "error">("loading");
   const [highlighted, setHighlighted] = useState<Set<string>>(new Set());
@@ -120,22 +134,69 @@ export default function ChatsPage() {
     );
   }
 
+  // Filtered here rather than on the server: the inbox is already loaded in
+  // full, so this is instant and keeps working offline. Matches the thread's
+  // name and, for a DM, the peer's handle — the two things you actually
+  // remember someone by.
+  const term = query.trim().toLowerCase();
+  const visible = term
+    ? items.filter((item) => {
+        const title = conversationTitle(item).toLowerCase();
+        const handle = item.peer?.handle?.toLowerCase() ?? "";
+        return title.includes(term) || handle.includes(term);
+      })
+    : items;
+
   return (
     <main className="flex-1 max-w-2xl w-full mx-auto px-4 sm:px-6 py-6 space-y-6">
-      <div className="flex items-center justify-between gap-3">
-        <h1 className="font-[family-name:var(--font-title)] text-3xl font-semibold text-foreground">
-          Chats
-        </h1>
-        {tab === "chats" && (
+      {searching ? (
+        // The search field REPLACES the header rather than sitting under it:
+        // the title and New group are not useful while filtering, and stacking
+        // a second row would push the list down every time it opens.
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-2 rounded-lg border border-border bg-muted/40 px-3 py-2">
+          <Search className="size-4 shrink-0 text-muted-foreground" />
+          <input
+            autoFocus
+            value={query}
+            onChange={(e) => setQuery(e.target.value)}
+            placeholder="Search chats"
+            className="flex-1 bg-transparent text-sm outline-none pointer-coarse:text-base placeholder:text-muted-foreground"
+          />
           <button
             type="button"
-            onClick={() => setCreatingGroup(true)}
-            className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-lg border border-border px-3 py-1.5 text-sm font-medium text-foreground hover:bg-muted/60"
+            onClick={closeSearch}
+            aria-label="Close search"
+            className="shrink-0 rounded-md p-1 text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground"
           >
-            <Users className="size-4" /> New group
+            <X className="size-4" />
           </button>
-        )}
-      </div>
+        </div>
+      ) : (
+        <div className="flex items-center justify-between gap-3">
+          <h1 className="font-[family-name:var(--font-title)] text-3xl font-semibold text-foreground">
+            Chats
+          </h1>
+          <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+            <button
+              type="button"
+              onClick={() => setSearching(true)}
+              aria-label="Search chats"
+              className="inline-flex size-9 items-center justify-center rounded-lg border border-border text-foreground hover:bg-muted/60"
+            >
+              <Search className="size-4" />
+            </button>
+            {tab === "chats" && (
+              <button
+                type="button"
+                onClick={() => setCreatingGroup(true)}
+                className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-lg border border-border px-3 py-1.5 text-sm font-medium text-foreground hover:bg-muted/60"
+              >
+                <Users className="size-4" /> New group
+              </button>
+            )}
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      )}
 
       <div className="flex gap-1 rounded-lg bg-muted p-1">
         <TabButton active={tab === "chats"} onClick={() => setTab("chats")}>
@@ -155,8 +216,16 @@ export default function ChatsPage() {
         </p>
       ) : state === "loading" ? (
         <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">Loading…</p>
-      ) : items.length === 0 ? (
-        tab === "kautilya" ? (
+      ) : visible.length === 0 ? (
+        // A search that matches nothing is NOT an empty inbox: saying "no
+        // chats yet" there reads as data loss rather than a narrow filter.
+        term ? (
+          <Empty
+            icon={<Search className="size-8" />}
+            title="No matches"
+            text={`Nothing in ${tab === "kautilya" ? "Kautilya" : "your chats"} matches “${query.trim()}”.`}
+          />
+        ) : tab === "kautilya" ? (
           <Empty
             icon={<KautilyaIcon className="size-8" />}
             title="Kautilya is coming soon"
@@ -171,7 +240,7 @@ export default function ChatsPage() {
         )
       ) : (
         <ul className="divide-y divide-border rounded-2xl border border-border overflow-hidden">
-          {items.map((item) => (
+          {visible.map((item) => (
             <ChatListItem
               key={item.id}
               item={item}