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Build a Search Bar with History

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Build a search bar that remembers recent queries.

ReactSearchStorage
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Building a Search Bar with History in React

Mental model: On submit, push the query onto a recent-searches list — most-recent-first, de-duplicated, capped to N. A dropdown shows the history when the input is focused; clicking an item re-runs it. (In a real app the list persists to localStorage.)

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

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