From 4e482c6d2b9da283132afc7b62b4351f5a3c8a9d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: sogalabhi <abhijith.231cv203@nitk.edu.in>
Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2025 20:56:13 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] feat(home): add search focus management in HomeController and
 HomePageBody

---
 .../modules/home/controllers/home_controller.dart  | 14 ++++++++++++++
 lib/app/modules/home/views/home_page_body.dart     |  1 +
 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+)

diff --git a/lib/app/modules/home/controllers/home_controller.dart b/lib/app/modules/home/controllers/home_controller.dart
index a7b6d353..3531745f 100644
--- a/lib/app/modules/home/controllers/home_controller.dart
+++ b/lib/app/modules/home/controllers/home_controller.dart
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ class HomeController extends GetxController {
   final RxBool sortHeaderVisible = false.obs;
   final RxBool searchVisible = false.obs;
   final TextEditingController searchController = TextEditingController();
+  final FocusNode searchFocusNode = FocusNode();
   final StringTagController stringTagController = StringTagController();
   late RxBool serverCertExists;
   final Rx<SupportedLanguage> selectedLanguage = SupportedLanguage.english.obs;
@@ -481,6 +482,12 @@ class HomeController extends GetxController {
     if (!searchVisible.value) {
       searchedTasks.assignAll(queriedTasks);
       searchController.text = '';
+      searchFocusNode.unfocus(); // Unfocus when hiding
+    } else {
+      // Request focus after the frame is built to ensure widget exists in tree
+      WidgetsBinding.instance.addPostFrameCallback((_) {
+        searchFocusNode.requestFocus();
+      });
     }
   }
 
@@ -827,4 +834,11 @@ class HomeController extends GetxController {
   //           forReplica: taskReplica.value));
   //   Get.dialog(showDialog);
   // }
+
+  @override
+  void onClose() {
+    searchFocusNode.dispose();
+    searchController.dispose();
+    super.onClose();
+  }
 }
diff --git a/lib/app/modules/home/views/home_page_body.dart b/lib/app/modules/home/views/home_page_body.dart
index a409e8ee..de72cb4a 100644
--- a/lib/app/modules/home/views/home_page_body.dart
+++ b/lib/app/modules/home/views/home_page_body.dart
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ class HomePageBody extends StatelessWidget {
                     margin: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(
                         horizontal: 10, vertical: 10),
                     child: SearchBar(
+                      focusNode: controller.searchFocusNode,
                       backgroundColor: WidgetStateProperty.all<Color>(
                           (tColors.primaryBackgroundColor!)),
                       surfaceTintColor: WidgetStateProperty.all<Color>(