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phase: 08-search-filter-and-candidate-status
plan: 02
subsystem: ui
tags: [react, search, filter, dropdown, lucide-icons, useMemo]

# Dependency graph
requires:
  - phase: 06-category-system-and-ui-redesign
    provides: CategoryPicker pattern, LucideIcon component, useCategories hook
provides:
  - CategoryFilterDropdown reusable component with icon-aware searchable dropdown
  - Search/filter toolbar on gear tab with text search and category filtering
  - Upgraded planning tab category filter with Lucide icons
affects: []

# Tech tracking
tech-stack:
  added: []
  patterns:
    - "CategoryFilterDropdown: filter-only dropdown separate from form-based CategoryPicker"
    - "useMemo filter chain for combining text search + category filter"
    - "Conditional rendering: flat grid (no category headers) when filters active"

key-files:
  created:
    - src/client/components/CategoryFilterDropdown.tsx
  modified:
    - src/client/routes/collection/index.tsx

key-decisions:
  - "Kept CategoryFilterDropdown separate from CategoryPicker (filter vs form concerns)"
  - "No debounce on search input (collection under 1000 items)"
  - "Individual clear controls (no combined clear-all button)"

patterns-established:
  - "CategoryFilterDropdown: reusable filter dropdown with icons, search, click-outside dismiss"
  - "Flat grid rendering when filters active to avoid confusing partial category headers"

requirements-completed: [SRCH-01, SRCH-02, SRCH-03, SRCH-04, SRCH-05, PLAN-01]

# Metrics
duration: 3min
completed: 2026-03-16
---

# Phase 8 Plan 2: Search/Filter Toolbar and Category Dropdown Summary

**Sticky search/filter toolbar on gear tab with text+category filtering, and shared icon-aware CategoryFilterDropdown on both gear and planning tabs**

## Performance

- **Duration:** 3 min
- **Started:** 2026-03-16T13:06:49Z
- **Completed:** 2026-03-16T13:10:03Z
- **Tasks:** 2
- **Files modified:** 2

## Accomplishments
- Created CategoryFilterDropdown component with searchable dropdown, Lucide icons per option, "All categories" default, click-outside/Escape dismiss, and clear button
- Added sticky search/filter toolbar to CollectionView with text search input and CategoryFilterDropdown side by side
- useMemo filter chain combines text search (by name) with category filter for instant results
- "Showing X of Y items" count appears when filters active; flat grid (no category headers) when filtering
- Replaced PlanningView native `<select>` with shared CategoryFilterDropdown showing Lucide icons

## Task Commits

Each task was committed atomically:

1. **Task 1: Create CategoryFilterDropdown component** - `9e1a875` (feat)
2. **Task 2: Add search/filter toolbar to CollectionView and replace select in PlanningView** - `5f89acd` (feat)

## Files Created/Modified
- `src/client/components/CategoryFilterDropdown.tsx` - Searchable category filter dropdown with Lucide icons, click-outside dismiss, Escape key, clear button
- `src/client/routes/collection/index.tsx` - Search/filter toolbar in CollectionView, CategoryFilterDropdown replacing native select in PlanningView

## Decisions Made
- Kept CategoryFilterDropdown separate from CategoryPicker (filter concerns vs form/creation concerns, per user decision)
- No debounce on search -- collection stays under 1000 items per CONTEXT.md
- Individual clear controls for search text and category dropdown (no combined clear-all button)

## Deviations from Plan

None - plan executed exactly as written.

## Issues Encountered
None

## User Setup Required

None - no external service configuration required.

## Next Phase Readiness
- Search and filter infrastructure complete for gear tab
- CategoryFilterDropdown available as shared component for any future filter needs
- Planning tab upgraded from native select to icon-aware dropdown
- Ready for remaining Phase 8 work or next phase

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*Phase: 08-search-filter-and-candidate-status*
*Completed: 2026-03-16*
