From 9fb78961fcfdfd6f65e7169c8f662638db555de7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Silberengel <silberengel7@protonmail.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2026 19:17:00 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] clear publication cache when search data updated

---
 .../components/publications/PublicationFeed.svelte  |  5 +++++
 src/lib/utils/searchCache.ts                        | 13 +++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 18 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/lib/components/publications/PublicationFeed.svelte b/src/lib/components/publications/PublicationFeed.svelte
index 0d0873b..92721dd 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/publications/PublicationFeed.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/publications/PublicationFeed.svelte
@@ -278,6 +278,11 @@
           // Sort by created_at descending
           allIndexEvents.sort((a, b) => b.created_at! - a.created_at!);
           
+          // AI-NOTE: Clear publication search cache when new events are loaded to prevent stale results
+          // This ensures searches will re-run with the updated event set
+          searchCache.clearType("publication");
+          console.debug(`[PublicationFeed] Cleared publication search cache after loading ${newEvents.length} new events`);
+          
           // Update the view immediately with new events
           eventsInView = allIndexEvents.slice(0, publicationsToDisplay);
           endOfFeed = allIndexEvents.length <= publicationsToDisplay;
diff --git a/src/lib/utils/searchCache.ts b/src/lib/utils/searchCache.ts
index 76eb3c0..03aea91 100644
--- a/src/lib/utils/searchCache.ts
+++ b/src/lib/utils/searchCache.ts
@@ -98,6 +98,19 @@ class SearchCache {
   size(): number {
     return this.cache.size;
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Clear cache entries for a specific search type
+   */
+  clearType(searchType: string): void {
+    const keysToDelete: string[] = [];
+    for (const [key] of this.cache.entries()) {
+      if (key.startsWith(`${searchType}:`)) {
+        keysToDelete.push(key);
+      }
+    }
+    keysToDelete.forEach((key) => this.cache.delete(key));
+  }
 }
 
 export const searchCache = new SearchCache();