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Build a debounced Search Bar

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Build a search bar that only queries after the user stops typing.

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Building a Debounced Search Bar in React

Mental model: Typing fires on every keystroke, but you only want to act (filter, fetch) once the user pauses. Debouncing delays the derived value until input has been quiet for N ms. The clean pattern is a useDebounced hook that mirrors a value after a delay, with th

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import React from 'react';
import SearchBar from './src/SearchBar';

export default function App() {
  return (
    <div style={{ fontFamily: 'sans-serif', padding: 20 }}>
      <h1>Debounced Search Demo</h1>
      <SearchBar />
    </div>
  );
}
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