UPDATE: Changed Search Bar to use button press instead of debouncing

frontend/src/components/Layout/SearchBar.tsx

@@ -1,31 +1,19 @@
-import React, { useState, useEffect } from "react";
+import React, { useState } from "react";
 import Input from "./Input";
 import { Search as SearchIcon } from "lucide-react";
 
 const SearchBar: React.FC = () => {
   const [searchQuery, setSearchQuery] = useState("");
-  const [debouncedQuery, setDebouncedQuery] = useState(searchQuery);
 
-  // Debounce the search query
-  useEffect(() => {
-    const timer = setTimeout(() => {
-      setDebouncedQuery(searchQuery);
-    }, 500); // Wait 500ms after user stops typing
-
-    return () => clearTimeout(timer);
-  }, [searchQuery]);
-
-  // Perform search when debounced query changes
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (debouncedQuery.trim()) {
-      const fetchSearchResults = async () => {
+  const handleSearch = async () => {
+    if (searchQuery.trim()) {
       try {
         const response = await fetch("/api/search", {
           method: "POST",
           headers: {
             "Content-Type": "application/json",
           },
-            body: JSON.stringify({ query: debouncedQuery }), // <-- Fixed payload
+          body: JSON.stringify({ query: searchQuery }),
         });
 
         const data = await response.json();
@@ -34,17 +22,19 @@ const SearchBar: React.FC = () => {
       } catch (error) {
         console.error("Error performing search:", error);
       }
-      };
-  
-      fetchSearchResults(); // Call the async function
     }
-  }, [debouncedQuery]);
-  
+  };
 
   const handleSearchChange = (e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
     setSearchQuery(e.target.value);
   };
 
+  const handleKeyDown = (e: React.KeyboardEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
+    if (e.key === "Enter") {
+      handleSearch();
+    }
+  };
+
   return (
     <div id="search-bar" className="flex items-center">
       <Input
@@ -52,9 +42,9 @@ const SearchBar: React.FC = () => {
         placeholder="Search..."
         value={searchQuery}
         onChange={handleSearchChange}
+        onKeyDown={handleKeyDown}
         extraClasses="pr-[30px] focus:outline-none focus:border-purple-500 focus:w-[30vw]"
       />
-
       <SearchIcon className="-translate-x-[28px] top-1/2 h-6 w-6 text-white" />
     </div>
   );