From f97bb91b114c559904af60d0f5f52f25934b15cb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: pac7 <47831526-pac7@users.noreply.replit.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2025 15:44:45 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Improve handling of recent searches to prevent errors

Add error handling and validation for parsing recent searches from localStorage in src/hooks/useSearch.tsx.

Replit-Commit-Author: Agent
Replit-Commit-Session-Id: 8e00d8b1-e8de-4f48-99ca-dbba7279e1a6
Replit-Commit-Checkpoint-Type: intermediate_checkpoint
---
 src/hooks/useSearch.tsx | 14 +++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/hooks/useSearch.tsx b/src/hooks/useSearch.tsx
index cd9dfea2..10ead168 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useSearch.tsx
+++ b/src/hooks/useSearch.tsx
@@ -46,9 +46,17 @@ export function useSearch(options: UseSearchOptions = {}) {
 
   // Load recent searches from localStorage
   useEffect(() => {
-    const stored = localStorage.getItem('thrillwiki_recent_searches');
-    if (stored) {
-      setRecentSearches(JSON.parse(stored));
+    try {
+      const stored = localStorage.getItem('thrillwiki_recent_searches');
+      if (stored) {
+        const parsed = JSON.parse(stored);
+        if (Array.isArray(parsed)) {
+          setRecentSearches(parsed);
+        }
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error('Failed to parse recent searches from localStorage:', error);
+      localStorage.removeItem('thrillwiki_recent_searches');
     }
   }, []);