feat: add search dialog for quick navigation

docs/changelog/v0.2.9.md

@@ -3,3 +3,7 @@
 ## Bug Fixes
 
 - Fix Linux/macOS client install — enable single-file publish so the install script copies one self-contained binary instead of just the native host (which failed with "does not exist: EchoHub.Client.dll")
+
+## New Features
+
+- Command palette — press Ctrl+K to open a searchable command palette for quick navigation and actions (enter channel, open profile, etc.)

docs/todo.md

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   - that means basically multiple servers linked, so users can chat cross-server in this network
 - [x] when users clicks public -> private -> public checkbox in the channel creation, it ends up creating the channel on 3rd check switch
 - [ ] add keyboard only controls | at least for most important parts and the rest might be accessible with: (down)
-- [ ] add search bar / search modal – that will allow users to instantly navigate to room / focus on app element & etc
+- [x] add search bar / search modal – that will allow users to instantly navigate to room / focus on app element & etc
 - [ ] Actually smart data management – cache messages, lazy load messages on scroll (currently hardcoded 100msgs fetched + new ones)
 - [x] Another thing would be stateful userlist – basically fetch once and listen for userlist updates
 - [x] Send to EchohubSpace only state changes, currently we send user count periodically, instead of updating it on update

src/EchoHub.Client/AppOrchestrator.cs

@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ private void WireMainWindowEvents()
         _mainWindow.OnRollbackRequested += HandleRollbackRequested;
         _mainWindow.OnUserProfileRequested += HandleViewProfile;
         _mainWindow.OnChannelJoinRequested += HandleChannelJoinFromMessage;
+        _mainWindow.OnSearchRequested += HandleSearchRequested;
     }
 
     // ── Command Handler Wiring ─────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -733,6 +734,38 @@ private void HandleChannelJoinFromMessage(string channelName)
         HandleChannelSelected(channelName);
     }
 
+
+    private void HandleSearchRequested()
+    {
+        var result = SearchDialog.Show(_app, _mainWindow.GetChannelNames());
+        if (result is null) return;
+
+        switch (result.Type)
+        {
+            case SearchResultType.Channel:
+                _mainWindow.SwitchToChannel(result.Key);
+                HandleChannelSelected(result.Key);
+                break;
+
+            case SearchResultType.Action:
+                switch (result.Key)
+                {
+                    case "connect": HandleConnect(); break;
+                    case "disconnect": HandleDisconnect(); break;
+                    case "logout": HandleLogout(); break;
+                    case "profile": HandleProfileRequested(); break;
+                    case "status": HandleStatusRequested(); break;
+                    case "create-channel": HandleCreateChannelRequested(); break;
+                    case "delete-channel": HandleDeleteChannelRequested(); break;
+                    case "servers": HandleSavedServersRequested(); break;
+                    case "toggle-users": _mainWindow.ToggleUsersPanel(); break;
+                    case "updates": HandleCheckForUpdatesRequested(); break;
+                    case "quit": _app.RequestStop(); break;
+                }
+                break;
+        }
+    }
+
     private void HandleProfileRequested()
     {
         HandleViewProfile(null);

src/EchoHub.Client/UI/Dialogs/SearchDialog.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,160 @@
+using EchoHub.Client.UI.ListSources;
+
+using System.Collections;
+using System.Collections.Specialized;
+using System.Diagnostics;
+
+using Terminal.Gui.App;
+using Terminal.Gui.Drawing;
+using Terminal.Gui.Input;
+using Terminal.Gui.Text;
+using Terminal.Gui.ViewBase;
+using Terminal.Gui.Views;
+
+namespace EchoHub.Client.UI.Dialogs;
+
+public enum SearchResultType
+{
+    Channel,
+    Action
+}
+
+public record SearchResult(SearchResultType Type, string Key, string Label);
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Command-palette style search dialog (Ctrl+K) for navigating channels and triggering app actions.
+/// </summary>
+public static class SearchDialog
+{
+    private static readonly IReadOnlyList<SearchResult> DefaultActions = [
+        new(SearchResultType.Action, "connect",        "Connect to Server"),
+        new(SearchResultType.Action, "disconnect",     "Disconnect"),
+        new(SearchResultType.Action, "logout",         "Logout"),
+        new(SearchResultType.Action, "profile",        "My Profile"),
+        new(SearchResultType.Action, "status",         "Set Status"),
+        new(SearchResultType.Action, "create-channel", "Create Channel"),
+        new(SearchResultType.Action, "delete-channel", "Delete Channel"),
+        new(SearchResultType.Action, "servers",        "Saved Servers"),
+        new(SearchResultType.Action, "toggle-users",   "Toggle Users Panel"),
+        new(SearchResultType.Action, "updates",        "Check for Updates"),
+        new(SearchResultType.Action, "quit",           "Quit"),
+    ];
+
+    public static SearchResult? Show(IApplication app, IReadOnlyList<string> channels)
+    {
+        SearchResult? result = null;
+        var source = new SearchListSource(BuildAllItems(channels));
+
+        var dialog = new Dialog
+        {
+            Title = "Search",
+            Width = 59,
+            Height = 22,
+        };
+
+        var hintLabel = new Label
+        {
+            Text = "Channels and actions \u2502 \u2193 to navigate \u2502 Enter to select",
+            X = 1,
+            Y = 1,
+        };
+
+        var searchField = new TextField
+        {
+            X = 1,
+            Y = 2,
+            Title = "Search",
+            Width = Dim.Fill(2),
+        };
+
+        var resultList = new ListView
+        {
+            X = 1,
+            Y = 4,
+            Width = Dim.Fill(2),
+            Height = Dim.Fill(3),
+            Source = source
+        };
+
+        var cancelButton = new Button
+        {
+            Text = "Cancel",
+            X = Pos.Center(),
+            Y = Pos.AnchorEnd(1),
+        };
+
+        if (source.Count > 0)
+            resultList.SelectedItem = 0;
+
+        searchField.KeyDown += (s, e) =>
+        {
+            if (e.KeyCode == Key.K.WithCtrl)
+            {
+                e.Handled = true;
+                app.RequestStop();
+            }
+        };
+
+        searchField.TextChanged += (s, e) =>
+        {
+            source.Filter(searchField.Text ?? string.Empty);
+            resultList.Source = source;
+            if (source.Count > 0)
+                resultList.SelectedItem = 0;
+        };
+
+        searchField.Accepting += (s, e) => TryConfirm(e);
+
+        resultList.Accepting += (s, e) => TryConfirm(e);
+
+        resultList.KeystrokeNavigator.SearchStringChanged += (s, e) =>
+        {
+            app.Invoke(() =>
+            {
+                searchField.SetFocus();
+            });
+        };
+
+        cancelButton.Accepting += (s, e) =>
+        {
+            result = null;
+            e.Handled = true;
+            app.RequestStop();
+        };
+
+        dialog.KeyDown += (s, e) =>
+        {
+            if (e.KeyCode == Key.K.WithCtrl)
+            {
+                e.Handled = true;
+                app.RequestStop();
+            }
+        };
+
+        dialog.Add(hintLabel, searchField, resultList, cancelButton);
+        searchField.SetFocus();
+        app.Run(dialog);
+
+        return result;
+
+        void TryConfirm(CommandEventArgs e)
+        {
+            var idx = resultList.SelectedItem ?? 0;
+            if (source.Count > 0 && idx >= 0 && idx < source.Count)
+            {
+                result = source.GetItem(idx);
+                e.Handled = true;
+                app.RequestStop();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static List<SearchResult> BuildAllItems(IReadOnlyList<string> channels)
+    {
+        var items = new List<SearchResult>();
+        foreach (var ch in channels)
+            items.Add(new SearchResult(SearchResultType.Channel, ch, $"#{ch}"));
+        items.AddRange(DefaultActions);
+        return items;
+    }
+}

src/EchoHub.Client/UI/ListSources/SearchListSource.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+using EchoHub.Client.UI.Chat;
+using EchoHub.Client.UI.Dialogs;
+
+using System.Collections;
+using System.Collections.Specialized;
+
+using Terminal.Gui.Drawing;
+using Terminal.Gui.Text;
+using Terminal.Gui.Views;
+
+using Attribute = Terminal.Gui.Drawing.Attribute;
+
+namespace EchoHub.Client.UI.ListSources;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// List data source for the search dialog with filtering and colored rendering.
+/// </summary>
+public class SearchListSource(List<SearchResult> items) : IListDataSource
+{
+    private readonly List<SearchResult> _allItems = items;
+    private List<SearchResult> _filtered = [.. items];
+
+    private static readonly Attribute ChannelAttribute = new(Color.BrightCyan, Color.None);
+    private static readonly Attribute ActionAttribute = new(Color.White, Color.None);
+
+    public event NotifyCollectionChangedEventHandler? CollectionChanged;
+    public int Count => _filtered.Count;
+    public int MaxItemLength => _filtered.Count > 0 ? _filtered.Max(i => i.Label.GetColumns()) : 0;
+    public bool SuspendCollectionChangedEvent { get; set; }
+
+    public void Filter(string query)
+    {
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(query))
+        {
+            _filtered = [.. _allItems];
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            _filtered = [.. _allItems.Where(i =>
+                i.Label.Contains(query, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                || i.Key.Contains(query, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))];
+        }
+
+        if (!SuspendCollectionChangedEvent)
+            CollectionChanged?.Invoke(this, new NotifyCollectionChangedEventArgs(NotifyCollectionChangedAction.Reset));
+    }
+
+    public SearchResult? GetItem(int index) => index >= 0 && index < _filtered.Count ? _filtered[index] : null;
+
+    public bool IsMarked(int item) => false;
+    public void SetMark(int item, bool value) { }
+    public IList ToList() => _filtered.Select(i => (object)i.Label).ToList();
+
+    public void Render(ListView listView, bool selected, int item, int col, int row, int width, int viewportX = 0)
+    {
+        listView.Move(Math.Max(col - viewportX, 0), row);
+
+        var entry = _filtered[item];
+        var fillAttr = listView.GetAttributeForRole(selected ? VisualRole.Focus : VisualRole.Normal);
+
+        Attribute itemAttr;
+        if (selected)
+        {
+            itemAttr = fillAttr;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            var raw = entry.Type switch
+            {
+                SearchResultType.Channel => ChannelAttribute,
+                SearchResultType.Action => ActionAttribute,
+                _ => fillAttr
+            };
+            itemAttr = raw.Background == Color.None ? raw with { Background = fillAttr.Background } : raw;
+        }
+
+        listView.SetAttribute(itemAttr);
+
+        var drawn = RenderHelpers.WriteText(listView, entry.Label, 0, width);
+
+        listView.SetAttribute(fillAttr);
+        for (var i = drawn; i < width; i++)
+            listView.AddStr(" ");
+    }
+
+    public void Dispose() { }
+}

src/EchoHub.Client/UI/MainWindow.cs

@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ public sealed partial class MainWindow : Runnable
     private static readonly Key NewlineKey = Key.N.WithCtrl;
     private static readonly Key AltQKey = Key.Q.WithAlt;
     private static readonly Key TabKey = Key.Tab;
+    private static readonly Key CtrlKKey = Key.K.WithCtrl;
 
     // Available slash commands for Tab autocomplete
     private static readonly string[] SlashCommands =
@@ -151,6 +152,11 @@ public sealed partial class MainWindow : Runnable
     /// </summary>
     public event Action<string>? OnChannelJoinRequested;
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Fired when the user requests to open the search dialog (via menu or Ctrl+K).
+    /// </summary>
+    public event Action? OnSearchRequested;
+
     public MainWindow(IApplication app, ChatMessageManager messageManager)
     {
         _app = app;
@@ -222,7 +228,7 @@ public MainWindow(IApplication app, ChatMessageManager messageManager)
         // Bottom input area
         _inputFrame = new FrameView
         {
-            Title = "Message \u2502 Enter=send \u2502 Ctrl+N=newline \u2502 Tab=complete",
+            Title = "Message \u2502 Enter=send \u2502 Ctrl+N=newline \u2502 Tab=complete \u2502 Ctrl+K=search",
             X = 22,
             Y = Pos.Bottom(_chatFrame),
             Width = Dim.Fill(UsersPanelWidth),
@@ -513,6 +519,11 @@ private void OnInputKeyDown(object? sender, Key e)
             _app.RequestStop();
             e.Handled = true;
         }
+        else if (e.KeyCode == CtrlKKey.KeyCode)
+        {
+            ShowSearchDialog();
+            e.Handled = true;
+        }
     }
 
     private bool _suppressEmojiReplace;
@@ -597,6 +608,16 @@ private void OnWindowKeyDown(object? sender, Key e)
             ToggleUsersPanel();
             e.Handled = true;
         }
+        else if (e.KeyCode == CtrlKKey.KeyCode)
+        {
+            ShowSearchDialog();
+            e.Handled = true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void ShowSearchDialog()
+    {
+        OnSearchRequested?.Invoke();
     }
 
     private void OnMessagesChanged(string channelName)