In this episode, we're applying everything we've covered so far to build an instant search feature that connects to the Hacker News API! We kick things off by demoing what we'll be making: a search box that shows live status, the current search query, and a list of results as you type.
Next, we dive into building our own search component from scratch. You'll see how to manage the search query and results in your component's state, wire up inputs with x-model
, and show live feedback like the number of results found.
Then, we pull in the Hacker News Algolia API using JavaScript's fetch
, and make sure the data we need from the API gets mapped into our search results. We talk about setting up watchers so that our search fires off automatically as the user types—and how (at first) that can mean a ton of requests!
To make our app more friendly and efficient, you'll learn to conditionally hide results when there's no search query and how to avoid making empty searches. And of course, we talk about debouncing—adding a small delay before firing off a new API request—so your search doesn't overload the API with too many requests.
By the end of this episode, you'll have a smooth, real-time search experience powered by an external API. We've kept the styling basic so you can focus on the functionality, but feel free to jazz it up however you like!