seach bar addded in form

apps/Frontend/package.json

@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@
     "tailwindcss": "^3.4.17",
     "tailwindcss-animate": "^1.0.7",
     "tw-animate-css": "^1.2.5",
+    "use-debounce": "^10.0.4",
     "vaul": "^1.1.2",
     "wouter": "^3.7.0",
     "ws": "^8.18.0",

apps/Frontend/src/components/appointments/appointment-form.tsx

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useEffect } from "react";
+import { useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import { useForm } from "react-hook-form";
 import { zodResolver } from "@hookform/resolvers/zod";
 import { format } from "date-fns";
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import { CalendarIcon, Clock } from "lucide-react";
 import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
 import { useQuery } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 import { useAuth } from "@/hooks/use-auth";
-
+import { useDebounce } from "use-debounce";
 import {
   AppointmentUncheckedCreateInputObjectSchema,
   PatientUncheckedCreateInputObjectSchema,
@@ -83,6 +83,15 @@ export function AppointmentForm({
   isLoading = false,
 }: AppointmentFormProps) {
   const { user } = useAuth();
+  const inputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
+useEffect(() => {
+  const timeout = setTimeout(() => {
+    inputRef.current?.focus();
+  }, 50); // small delay ensures content is mounted
+
+  return () => clearTimeout(timeout);
+}, []);
+
 
   const { data: staffMembersRaw = [] as Staff[], isLoading: isLoadingStaff } =
     useQuery<Staff[]>({
@@ -163,6 +172,24 @@ export function AppointmentForm({
     defaultValues,
   });
 
+  const [searchTerm, setSearchTerm] = useState("");
+  const [debouncedSearchTerm] = useDebounce(searchTerm, 200); // 1 seconds
+  const [filteredPatients, setFilteredPatients] = useState(patients);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+  if (!debouncedSearchTerm.trim()) {
+    setFilteredPatients(patients);
+  } else {
+    const term = debouncedSearchTerm.toLowerCase();
+    setFilteredPatients(
+      patients.filter((p) =>
+        `${p.firstName} ${p.lastName} ${p.phone} ${p.dob}`.toLowerCase().includes(term)
+      )
+    );
+  }
+}, [debouncedSearchTerm, patients]);
+
+
   // Force form field values to update and clean up storage
   useEffect(() => {
     if (parsedStoredData) {
@@ -277,14 +304,45 @@ export function AppointmentForm({
                     </SelectTrigger>
                   </FormControl>
                   <SelectContent>
-                    {patients.map((patient) => (
+                        <div className="p-2" onKeyDown={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}>
+
+                      <Input
+                        ref={inputRef}
+                        placeholder="Search patients..."
+                        className="w-full"
+                        value={searchTerm}
+                        onChange={(e) => setSearchTerm(e.target.value)}
+                        onKeyDown={(e) => {
+      const navKeys = ['ArrowDown', 'ArrowUp', 'Enter'];
+      if (!navKeys.includes(e.key)) {
+        e.stopPropagation(); // Only stop keys that affect select state
+      }
+    }}
+                      />
+                    </div>
+                    <div className="max-h-60 overflow-y-auto scrollbar-thin scrollbar-thumb-muted-foreground/30">
+
+                      {filteredPatients.length > 0 ? (
+                        filteredPatients.map((patient) => (
                           <SelectItem
                             key={patient.id}
                             value={patient.id.toString()}
-                      >
+                          ><div className="flex flex-col">
+      <span className="font-medium">
         {patient.firstName} {patient.lastName}
+      </span>
+      <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+        DOB: {new Date(patient.dateOfBirth).toLocaleDateString()} • {patient.phone}
+      </span>
+      </div>
                           </SelectItem>
-                    ))}
+                        ))
+                      ) : (
+                        <div className="p-2 text-muted-foreground text-sm">
+                          No patients found
+                        </div>
+                      )}
+                    </div>
                   </SelectContent>
                 </Select>
                 <FormMessage />

package-lock.json

@@ -471,12 +471,12 @@
         "react-hook-form": "^7.55.0",
         "react-icons": "^5.4.0",
         "react-resizable-panels": "^2.1.7",
-        "react-router-dom": "^7.6.0",
         "recharts": "^2.15.2",
         "tailwind-merge": "^3.2.0",
         "tailwindcss": "^3.4.17",
         "tailwindcss-animate": "^1.0.7",
         "tw-animate-css": "^1.2.5",
+        "use-debounce": "^10.0.4",
         "vaul": "^1.1.2",
         "wouter": "^3.7.0",
         "ws": "^8.18.0",
@@ -11572,53 +11572,6 @@
         "react-dom": "^16.14.0 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0 || ^19.0.0 || ^19.0.0-rc"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/react-router": {
-      "version": "7.6.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/react-router/-/react-router-7.6.0.tgz",
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-      "license": "MIT",
-      "dependencies": {
-        "cookie": "^1.0.1",
-        "set-cookie-parser": "^2.6.0"
-      },
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">=20.0.0"
-      },
-      "peerDependencies": {
-        "react": ">=18",
-        "react-dom": ">=18"
-      },
-      "peerDependenciesMeta": {
-        "react-dom": {
-          "optional": true
-        }
-      }
-    },
-    "node_modules/react-router-dom": {
-      "version": "7.6.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/react-router-dom/-/react-router-dom-7.6.0.tgz",
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-      "license": "MIT",
-      "dependencies": {
-        "react-router": "7.6.0"
-      },
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">=20.0.0"
-      },
-      "peerDependencies": {
-        "react": ">=18",
-        "react-dom": ">=18"
-      }
-    },
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-      "license": "MIT",
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">=18"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/react-smooth": {
       "version": "4.0.4",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/react-smooth/-/react-smooth-4.0.4.tgz",
@@ -12266,12 +12219,6 @@
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       "license": "ISC"
     },
-    "node_modules/set-cookie-parser": {
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/set-cookie-parser/-/set-cookie-parser-2.7.1.tgz",
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-      "license": "MIT"
-    },
     "node_modules/set-function-length": {
       "version": "1.2.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/set-function-length/-/set-function-length-1.2.2.tgz",
@@ -13916,6 +13863,18 @@
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       }
     },
+    "node_modules/use-debounce": {
+      "version": "10.0.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/use-debounce/-/use-debounce-10.0.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-6Cf7Yr7Wk7Kdv77nnJMf6de4HuDE4dTxKij+RqE9rufDsI6zsbjyAxcH5y2ueJCQAnfgKbzXbZHYlkFwmBlWkw==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 16.0.0"
+      },
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "react": "*"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/use-sidecar": {
       "version": "1.1.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/use-sidecar/-/use-sidecar-1.1.3.tgz",