Implement park search suggestions: add autocomplete functionality and improve search input handling

parks/views_search.py

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+from django.http import HttpRequest, HttpResponse
+from django.shortcuts import render
+from .filters import ParkFilter
+from .querysets import get_base_park_queryset
+
+def suggest_parks(request: HttpRequest) -> HttpResponse:
+    """Return park search suggestions as a dropdown"""
+    try:
+        query = request.GET.get('search', '').strip()
+        if not query or len(query) < 2:
+            return HttpResponse('')
+
+        # Get current view mode from request
+        current_view_mode = request.GET.get('view_mode', 'grid')
+        park_filter = ParkFilter({
+            'search': query
+        }, queryset=get_base_park_queryset())
+
+        parks = park_filter.qs[:8]  # Limit to 8 suggestions
+
+        response = render(
+            request,
+            'parks/partials/search_suggestions.html',
+            {
+                'suggestions': parks,
+                'view_mode': current_view_mode
+            }
+        )
+        response['HX-Trigger'] = 'showSuggestions'
+        return response
+    except Exception as e:
+        return HttpResponse(f'Error getting suggestions: {str(e)}')