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+/*
+ * Vencord, a modification for Discord's desktop app
+ * Copyright (c) 2023 Vendicated and contributors
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+import { definePluginSettings } from "@api/Settings";
+import ErrorBoundary from "@components/ErrorBoundary";
+import { Devs } from "@utils/constants";
+import definePlugin, { OptionType } from "@utils/types";
+import { findByPropsLazy } from "@webpack";
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from "@webpack/common";
+
+interface SearchBarComponentProps {
+    ref?: React.MutableRefObject<any>;
+    autoFocus: boolean;
+    className: string;
+    size: string;
+    onChange: (query: string) => void;
+    onClear: () => void;
+    query: string;
+    placeholder: string;
+}
+
+type TSearchBarComponent =
+    React.FC<SearchBarComponentProps> & { Sizes: Record<"SMALL" | "MEDIUM" | "LARGE", string>; };
+
+interface Gif {
+    format: number;
+    src: string;
+    width: number;
+    height: number;
+    order: number;
+    url: string;
+}
+
+interface Instance {
+    dead?: boolean;
+    state: {
+        resultType?: string;
+    };
+    props: {
+        favCopy: Gif[],
+
+        favorites: Gif[],
+    },
+    forceUpdate: () => void;
+}
+
+
+const containerClasses: { searchBar: string; } = findByPropsLazy("searchBar", "searchHeader", "gutterSize");
+
+export const settings = definePluginSettings({
+    searchOption: {
+        type: OptionType.SELECT,
+        description: "The part of the url you want to search",
+        options: [
+            {
+                label: "Entire Url",
+                value: "url"
+            },
+            {
+                label: "Path Only (/somegif.gif)",
+                value: "path"
+            },
+            {
+                label: "Host & Path (tenor.com somgif.gif)",
+                value: "hostandpath",
+                default: true
+            }
+        ] as const
+    }
+});
+
+export default definePlugin({
+    name: "FavoriteGifSearch",
+    authors: [Devs.Aria],
+    description: "Adds a search bar for favorite gifs",
+
+    patches: [
+        {
+            find: "renderCategoryExtras",
+            replacement: [
+                {
+                    // https://regex101.com/r/4uHtTE/1
+                    // ($1 renderHeaderContent=function { ... switch (x) ... case FAVORITES:return) ($2) ($3 case default:return r.jsx(($<searchComp>), {...props}))
+                    match: /(renderHeaderContent=function.{1,150}FAVORITES:return)(.{1,150};)(case.{1,200}default:return\(0,\i\.jsx\)\((?<searchComp>\i\.\i))/,
+                    replace: "$1 this.state.resultType === \"Favorites\" ? $self.renderSearchBar(this, $<searchComp>) : $2; $3"
+                },
+                {
+                    // to persist filtered favorites when component re-renders.
+                    // when resizing the window the component rerenders and we loose the filtered favorites and have to type in the search bar to get them again
+                    match: /(,suggestions:\i,favorites:)(\i),/,
+                    replace: "$1$self.getFav($2),favCopy:$2,"
+                }
+
+            ]
+        }
+    ],
+
+    settings,
+
+    getTargetString,
+
+    instance: null as Instance | null,
+    renderSearchBar(instance: Instance, SearchBarComponent: TSearchBarComponent) {
+        this.instance = instance;
+        return (
+            <ErrorBoundary noop={true}>
+                <SearchBar instance={instance} SearchBarComponent={SearchBarComponent} />
+            </ErrorBoundary>
+        );
+    },
+
+    getFav(favorites: Gif[]) {
+        if (!this.instance || this.instance.dead) return favorites;
+        const { favorites: filteredFavorites } = this.instance.props;
+
+        return filteredFavorites != null && filteredFavorites?.length !== favorites.length ? filteredFavorites : favorites;
+
+    }
+});
+
+
+function SearchBar({ instance, SearchBarComponent }: { instance: Instance; SearchBarComponent: TSearchBarComponent; }) {
+    const [query, setQuery] = useState("");
+    const ref = useRef<{ containerRef?: React.MutableRefObject<HTMLDivElement>; } | null>(null);
+
+    const onChange = useCallback((searchQuery: string) => {
+        setQuery(searchQuery);
+        const { props } = instance;
+
+        // return early
+        if (searchQuery === "") {
+            props.favorites = props.favCopy;
+            instance.forceUpdate();
+            return;
+        }
+
+
+        // scroll back to top
+        ref.current?.containerRef?.current
+            .closest("#gif-picker-tab-panel")
+            ?.querySelector("[class|=\"content\"]")
+            ?.firstElementChild?.scrollTo(0, 0);
+
+
+        const result =
+            props.favCopy
+                .map(gif => ({
+                    score: fuzzySearch(searchQuery.toLowerCase(), getTargetString(gif.url ?? gif.src).replace(/(%20|[_-])/g, " ").toLowerCase()),
+                    gif,
+                }))
+                .filter(m => m.score != null) as { score: number; gif: Gif; }[];
+
+        result.sort((a, b) => b.score - a.score);
+        props.favorites = result.map(e => e.gif);
+
+        instance.forceUpdate();
+    }, [instance.state]);
+
+    useEffect(() => {
+        return () => {
+            instance.dead = true;
+        };
+    }, []);
+
+    return (
+        <SearchBarComponent
+            ref={ref}
+            autoFocus={true}
+            className={containerClasses.searchBar}
+            size={SearchBarComponent.Sizes.MEDIUM}
+            onChange={onChange}
+            onClear={() => {
+                setQuery("");
+                if (instance.props.favCopy != null) {
+                    instance.props.favorites = instance.props.favCopy;
+                    instance.forceUpdate();
+                }
+            }}
+            query={query}
+            placeholder="Search Favorite Gifs"
+        />
+    );
+}
+
+
+
+export function getTargetString(urlStr: string) {
+    const url = new URL(urlStr);
+    switch (settings.store.searchOption) {
+        case "url":
+            return url.href;
+        case "path":
+            if (url.host === "media.discordapp.net" || url.host === "tenor.com")
+                // /attachments/899763415290097664/1095711736461537381/attachment-1.gif -> attachment-1.gif
+                // /view/some-gif-hi-24248063 -> some-gif-hi-24248063
+                return url.pathname.split("/").at(-1) ?? url.pathname;
+            return url.pathname;
+        case "hostandpath":
+            if (url.host === "media.discordapp.net" || url.host === "tenor.com")
+                return `${url.host} ${url.pathname.split("/").at(-1) ?? url.pathname}`;
+            return `${url.host} ${url.pathname}`;
+
+        default:
+            return "";
+    }
+}
+
+function fuzzySearch(searchQuery: string, searchString: string) {
+    let searchIndex = 0;
+    let score = 0;
+
+    for (let i = 0; i < searchString.length; i++) {
+        if (searchString[i] === searchQuery[searchIndex]) {
+            score++;
+            searchIndex++;
+        } else {
+            score--;
+        }
+
+        if (searchIndex === searchQuery.length) {
+            return score;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return null;
+}