feat: implement autocomplete functionality for park search with keyboard navigation

memory-bank/decisionLog.md

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+# Decision Log
+
+## [2025-02-25] - Search and Autocomplete Implementation
+
+### Search Component Enhancement
+**Context:** Need to implement autocomplete functionality while maintaining feature parity with Django implementation.
+
+**Decision:** Created a separate AutocompleteComponent to handle suggestions and integrated it with the existing SearchComponent using Livewire events.
+
+**Rationale:**
+1. Separation of concerns - keeping autocomplete logic isolated
+2. Reusability - component can be used in other search contexts
+3. Maintainability - easier to test and modify each component independently
+4. Performance - can optimize suggestion queries separately from main search
+
+**Implementation:**
+- Created AutocompleteComponent for suggestions
+- Used Alpine.js for keyboard navigation
+- Integrated with SearchComponent via Livewire events
+- Maintained existing search functionality
+- Added real-time filtering with debounce
+
+### Technology Choices
+
+**Context:** Need to implement interactive search features without adding JavaScript dependencies.
+
+**Decision:** Used Livewire with Alpine.js (included by default) for all interactive features.
+
+**Rationale:**
+1. Follows project requirement to avoid additional JavaScript dependencies
+2. Alpine.js comes with Livewire, so no extra setup needed
+3. Provides necessary interactivity without compromising simplicity
+4. Maintains consistent Laravel/Livewire architecture
+
+**Implementation:**
+- Used Livewire for component communication
+- Leveraged Alpine.js for keyboard navigation
+- Implemented real-time updates with wire:model.live
+- Added debounce for performance optimization
+
+### Component Communication
+
+**Context:** Need to handle communication between AutocompleteComponent and SearchComponent.
+
+**Decision:** Used Livewire events for component communication and state synchronization.
+
+**Rationale:**
+1. Events provide loose coupling between components
+2. Maintains Livewire's reactive nature
+3. Easy to debug and extend
+4. Standard Laravel/Livewire pattern
+
+**Implementation:**
+- Added suggestion-selected event
+- Implemented event handler in SearchComponent
+- Synchronized search state between components
+- Added proper event parameters (id, text)