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perf(models): follow-ups to search debounce and cache - #2204

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Follow-up to #2198, addressing the review comments:

  • Clear is instant again: the results section gates on the raw query (trimmed), so clearing the box shows the prompt at once. The query key, enabled and no-results text stay on the debounced value.
  • Case-insensitive cache: the key is query.strip().casefold() with the limit clamped at 50 like the API, so Qwen and qwen share one entry.
  • Immutable entries: hits are stored as tuples; each get returns a fresh list so callers can't mutate each other's cached answer.
  • Docs: catalog.md now says the screen searches 300 ms after a query has two characters, and search_cache.py is in the file tree.
  • No new dependency.

Why

Review follow-ups from #2198. None blocking; this closes them out.

How to test

Backend (from surfsense_local/backend):

uv run pytest tests/unit/llm/catalog/local/test_search_cache.py -q
uv run ruff check modules/llm/catalog/local/search_cache.py tests/unit/llm/catalog/local/test_search_cache.py

New tests: case/whitespace-insensitive keys, limit clamping, and caller-mutation isolation.

Frontend (from surfsense_local/frontend):

pnpm test --run src/features/models/local/chat/download-chat-models.test.tsx
pnpm exec tsc -b

New test: clearing the box after the debounce settles shows the prompt immediately (fails without the fix).

High-level PR Summary

This PR refines the model search cache implementation by making clearing instant, adding case-insensitive caching with whitespace normalization, preventing cache mutation through immutable storage, and updating documentation to clarify search debounce timing. The changes address code review feedback from a previous PR (#2198) with improved cache key handling, tuple-based storage, and comprehensive test coverage.

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1 surfsense_local/frontend/src/features/models/local/chat/model-search.tsx
2 surfsense_local/backend/modules/llm/catalog/local/search_cache.py
3 surfsense_local/frontend/src/features/models/local/chat/download-chat-models.test.tsx
4 surfsense_local/backend/tests/unit/llm/catalog/local/test_search_cache.py
5 docs/architecture/local-models/catalog.md

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  • Bug Fixes
    • Clearing a completed search now immediately restores the empty-search prompt and removes the no-results message.
    • The empty-search prompt now responds to the current input instead of waiting for the search delay.
  • Search
    • Searches begin after a 300 ms pause once the query contains at least two characters.
    • Repeated searches with equivalent queries can reuse cached results for five minutes.

- The results section now follows the raw query, so clearing the box
  shows the prompt at once instead of the stale list for 300 ms. The
  query itself stays debounced.
- The cache key is case-insensitive (strip + casefold) and clamps the
  limit at 50 like the API, so Qwen and qwen share one entry.
- Cached hits are stored as tuples; each get returns a fresh list, so
  callers cannot mutate each other's answer.
- catalog.md describes the 300 ms debounce and lists search_cache.py.

Follow-up to MODSetter#2198
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The local search cache now normalizes query keys, caps limits, and returns independent result lists. The empty-search prompt now responds to the current input rather than its debounced value. Tests and architecture documentation cover these updates.

Changes

Local model search

Layer / File(s) Summary
Cache key normalization and result handling
surfsense_local/backend/modules/llm/catalog/local/search_cache.py, surfsense_local/backend/tests/unit/llm/catalog/local/test_search_cache.py, docs/architecture/local-models/catalog.md
The cache strips and case-folds queries, caps limits at 50, stores hits as tuples, and returns fresh lists. Tests cover query normalization, limit handling, and result isolation. The architecture map lists search_cache.py.
Immediate empty-search prompt
surfsense_local/frontend/src/features/models/local/chat/model-search.tsx, surfsense_local/frontend/src/features/models/local/chat/download-chat-models.test.tsx, docs/architecture/local-models/catalog.md
The prompt now checks the trimmed current input. A test verifies that clearing a settled search restores the prompt and removes the no-results message. The search documentation describes the 300 ms delay and 300-second API cache duration.

Priority: ⬇️ Low

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Bug fix

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to a13d8

For a brief moment after typing the second character, the search UI can show "Searching" before the request begins. This is minor and fixable with a one-line change, so the PR is mergeable with that small follow-up.

Security Architecture Review

Security architecture risk: 🔵 Low · up to a13d8

Search retains its existing network-access controls, and cached results are better isolated from caller mutation. Equivalence between some newly shared queries and the external search service remains unverified. No introduced security vulnerability was established.

Retained concerns
No architecture-level concerns identified.

Security review details

Security Blast Radius

  • inferred — The demonstrated exposure is cached search-result reuse among requests reaching the same catalog-service cache. Newly equivalent query variants can reuse an earlier result, but the examined flow does not demonstrate access to private data or automatic privileged execution.

Trust Boundaries and Controls

  • observed — The existing server-side egress check precedes both cached and uncached responses. Attacker-controlled query text is sent as a parameter to a fixed HTTPS endpoint, not used to choose the outbound host. Neither control changes in the full PR comparison.

Hardening Proposals

  • proposed — Establish the external query-equivalence contract, then use one supported normalization policy for both cache identity and outgoing searches, or restrict cache equivalence to proven variants.
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rather than stretching the page, as a server's models do. */}
<div data-slot="search-results" className={RESERVED}>
{debounced.length <= 1 ? (
{trimmed.length <= 1 ? (

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Wait for the debounced query before showing “Searching.”

When the user types a second character, trimmed.length exceeds one while debounced.length can remain at one or less for 300 ms. The query is still disabled, but an uncached disabled TanStack Query is isPending, so the UI shows “Searching” before source.search starts. (tanstack.com)

Keep the prompt visible until the debounced query is eligible. The trimmed check will still restore the prompt immediately when the user clears the search.

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--- "a/surfsense_local/frontend/src/features/models/local/chat/model-search.tsx"
+++ "b/surfsense_local/frontend/src/features/models/local/chat/model-search.tsx"
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@
           prompt to a spinner to a list and back. Results scroll inside it
           rather than stretching the page, as a server's models do. */}
       <div data-slot="search-results" className={RESERVED}>
-        {trimmed.length <= 1 ? (
+        {trimmed.length <= 1 || debounced.length <= 1 ? (
           <p className="rounded-xl border border-dashed p-4 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
             {intl.formatMessage({
               id: "models_search_prompt_empty",
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Merged into dev, thanks. Every item from the #2198 follow-up is done, and the new tests fail on the old code. Small things, none blocking:

  • service.search sends the raw query upstream while the cache key is normalised, so " Qwen " with limit 100 is fetched as is and then served for "qwen" with limit 50. Strip once at the top of service.search, and export one cap constant instead of MAX_LIMIT plus the literal 50 in hits.py:51.
  • catalog.md:432 "300 ms after a query has two characters" reads as after the second character; it's 300 ms after typing pauses.

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