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Jason Woltje 3cb6eb7f8b feat(#67): implement search UI with filters and shortcuts
Implements comprehensive search interface for knowledge base:

Components:
- SearchInput: Debounced search with Cmd+K (Ctrl+K) shortcut
- SearchResults: Main results view with highlighted snippets
- SearchFilters: Sidebar for filtering by status and tags
- Search page: Full search experience at /knowledge/search

Features:
- Search-as-you-type with 300ms debounce
- HTML snippet highlighting (using <mark> from API)
- Tag and status filters with PDA-friendly language
- Keyboard shortcuts (Cmd+K/Ctrl+K to open, Escape to clear)
- No results state with helpful suggestions
- Loading states
- Visual status indicators (🟢 Active, 🔵 Scheduled, etc.)

Navigation:
- Added search button to header with keyboard hint
- Global Cmd+K shortcut redirects to search page
- Added "Knowledge" link to main navigation

Infrastructure:
- Updated Input component to support forwardRef for proper ref handling
- Comprehensive test coverage (100% on main components)
- All tests passing (339 passed)
- TypeScript strict mode compliant
- ESLint compliant

Fixes #67

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-02-02 14:50:25 -06:00

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Issue #67: [KNOW-015] Search UI

Objective

Build a comprehensive search interface in the Next.js web UI with search-as-you-type, filters, keyboard shortcuts, and highlighted snippets.

Approach

  1. Review existing web UI structure and components
  2. Design component architecture for search functionality
  3. Implement TDD workflow (RED-GREEN-REFACTOR):
    • Write tests for search input component
    • Implement search input with Cmd+K shortcut
    • Write tests for search results page
    • Implement search results with highlighting
    • Write tests for filter sidebar
    • Implement filter functionality
    • Add no results state
  4. Ensure all tests pass and coverage meets 85% minimum
  5. Run quality gates and code review
  6. Commit and close issue

Component Architecture

  • SearchInput - Header search component with Cmd+K shortcut
  • SearchResults - Main results page/component
  • SearchResultItem - Individual result with highlighted snippets
  • SearchFilters - Sidebar for tag and status filtering
  • NoResults - Empty state component

Progress

  • Create scratchpad
  • Review existing web UI structure
  • Write tests for SearchInput component
  • Implement SearchInput with keyboard shortcut
  • Write tests for SearchResults page
  • Implement SearchResults page
  • Write tests for SearchResultItem with highlighting
  • Implement result item with snippet highlighting
  • Write tests for SearchFilters
  • Implement filter sidebar
  • Write tests for NoResults state
  • Implement no results state
  • Add debounced search-as-you-type
  • Create search page at /knowledge/search
  • Add search button to Navigation header
  • Fix Input component to support forwardRef
  • All tests passing (100% coverage)
  • Typecheck passing
  • Lint passing
  • Run code review
  • Run QA checks
  • Commit changes
  • Close issue #67

Testing Strategy

  • Unit tests for all components
  • Test keyboard shortcuts (Cmd+K, Escape)
  • Test debouncing behavior
  • Test filter interactions
  • Test safe HTML rendering for highlights
  • Test no results state
  • Aim for 85%+ coverage

Notes

  • Use Shadcn/ui components (Input, Card, Badge, etc.)
  • Follow PDA-friendly language (no "URGENT", "MUST", etc.)
  • Use visual indicators: 🟢 Active, 🔵 Scheduled, ⏸️ Paused, 💤 Dormant, Not started
  • Safely render HTML snippets from API (use dangerouslySetInnerHTML with sanitization or a library)
  • Debounce search input to avoid excessive API calls
  • Cmd+K should open search modal/focus search input
  • Escape should close search modal if open