From 5e94ba617d19767098bd59506ba1ebfc58c7fd2a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Paul Buetow <paul@buetow.org>
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2026 09:09:31 +0300
Subject: ui: make ultra mode search live and regex-aware

Replace the Enter-to-apply search with live filtering: every keystroke
recompiles the regex and rebuilds ultraFiltered immediately, so results
update as the user types.

Behaviour summary:
- Typing: regex compiled and filter applied on each character.
- Invalid regex mid-type: previous filter kept unchanged (no flicker).
- Enter: confirm and close the input (empty Enter clears the filter).
- Esc: cancel, clear the filter, close the input.
- Regexes are always supported (was already the case via
  compileAndCacheRegex, now usable interactively as you type).

Extracted ultraApplySearch() to centralise the compile+filter logic.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 internal/ui/ultra.go | 64 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------
 1 file changed, 48 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)

diff --git a/internal/ui/ultra.go b/internal/ui/ultra.go
index e2ad3e9..16c1a2c 100644
--- a/internal/ui/ultra.go
+++ b/internal/ui/ultra.go
@@ -460,34 +460,66 @@ func (m *Model) ultraFilteredIndexes(re *regexp.Regexp) []int {
 	return indexes
 }
 
+// handleUltraSearchMode handles keystrokes while the ultra search input is open.
+// Results are filtered live on every keystroke; Enter confirms (keeps the
+// filter, closes the input); Esc cancels (clears the filter, closes the input).
+// The search term is treated as a regular expression.
 func (m *Model) handleUltraSearchMode(msg tea.KeyPressMsg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
-	onEnter := func(value string) error {
-		if value == "" {
+	switch msg.String() {
+	case "enter":
+		// Empty input clears the filter; non-empty confirms and keeps it.
+		if strings.TrimSpace(m.ultraSearchInput.Value()) == "" {
 			m.ultraSearchRegex = nil
 			m.ultraFiltered = nil
 			m.ultraCursor = 0
 			m.ultraOffset = 0
-			return nil
 		}
+		m.ultraSearching = false
+		m.ultraSearchInput.Blur()
+		return m, nil
+	case "esc":
+		// Cancel: clear the filter and close the search input.
+		m.ultraSearching = false
+		m.ultraSearchInput.SetValue("")
+		m.ultraSearchInput.Blur()
+		m.ultraSearchRegex = nil
+		m.ultraFiltered = nil
+		m.ultraCursor = 0
+		m.ultraOffset = 0
+		return m, nil
+	}
 
-		re, err := compileAndCacheRegex(value)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
+	// Forward the keystroke to the text input widget.
+	var cmd tea.Cmd
+	m.ultraSearchInput, cmd = m.ultraSearchInput.Update(msg)
+
+	// Recompile and refilter on every change for live results.
+	m.ultraApplySearch(m.ultraSearchInput.Value())
+	return m, cmd
+}
 
-		m.ultraSearchRegex = re
-		m.ultraFiltered = m.ultraFilteredIndexes(re)
+// ultraApplySearch compiles value as a regex and updates the filtered task
+// index. If value is empty the filter is cleared. If the regex is invalid
+// (e.g. mid-typing an incomplete pattern) the existing filter is left
+// unchanged so the display does not flicker.
+func (m *Model) ultraApplySearch(value string) {
+	value = strings.TrimSpace(value)
+	if value == "" {
+		m.ultraSearchRegex = nil
+		m.ultraFiltered = nil
 		m.ultraCursor = 0
 		m.ultraOffset = 0
-		return nil
+		return
 	}
-
-	onExit := func() {
-		m.ultraSearching = false
-		m.ultraSearchInput.SetValue("")
+	re, err := compileAndCacheRegex(value)
+	if err != nil {
+		// Keep the previous filter while the regex is incomplete.
+		return
 	}
-
-	return m.handleTextInput(msg, &m.ultraSearchInput, onEnter, onExit)
+	m.ultraSearchRegex = re
+	m.ultraFiltered = m.ultraFilteredIndexes(re)
+	m.ultraCursor = 0
+	m.ultraOffset = 0
 }
 
 func (m *Model) ultraMoveSearchMatch(delta int) {
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