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+import {useState, useCallback, useMemo} from 'react';
+
+const useSearch = (
+    items = [],
+    {
+        searchableFields = ['name', 'tags'],
+        initialSortBy = 'name',
+        initialFilterType = 'none',
+        initialFilterValue = '',
+        sortOptions = {
+            name: (a, b) => a.name.localeCompare(b.name),
+            dateModified: (a, b) =>
+                new Date(b.modified_date) - new Date(a.modified_date)
+        }
+    } = {}
+) => {
+    // Search state
+    const [searchTerms, setSearchTerms] = useState([]);
+    const [currentInput, setCurrentInput] = useState('');
+
+    // Filter state
+    const [filterType, setFilterType] = useState(initialFilterType);
+    const [filterValue, setFilterValue] = useState(initialFilterValue);
+
+    // Sort state
+    const [sortBy, setSortBy] = useState(initialSortBy);
+
+    // Search term management
+    const addSearchTerm = useCallback(
+        term => {
+            const trimmedTerm = term.trim();
+            if (trimmedTerm && !searchTerms.includes(trimmedTerm)) {
+                setSearchTerms(prev => [...prev, trimmedTerm]);
+                setCurrentInput('');
+                return true;
+            }
+            return false;
+        },
+        [searchTerms]
+    );
+
+    const removeSearchTerm = useCallback(termToRemove => {
+        setSearchTerms(prev => prev.filter(term => term !== termToRemove));
+    }, []);
+
+    const clearSearchTerms = useCallback(() => {
+        setSearchTerms([]);
+        setCurrentInput('');
+    }, []);
+
+    // Helper function to check if a value matches a search term
+    const matchesSearchTerm = useCallback((value, searchTerm) => {
+        if (!value) return false;
+        if (Array.isArray(value)) {
+            return value.some(v =>
+                String(v).toLowerCase().includes(searchTerm.toLowerCase())
+            );
+        }
+        return String(value).toLowerCase().includes(searchTerm.toLowerCase());
+    }, []);
+
+    // Helper function to get nested object values
+    const getNestedValue = useCallback((obj, path) => {
+        return path.split('.').reduce((current, part) => current?.[part], obj);
+    }, []);
+
+    // Process items through search, filter, and sort
+    const processedItems = useMemo(() => {
+        let result = [...items];
+
+        // Apply search terms (if any)
+        if (searchTerms.length > 0) {
+            result = result.filter(item =>
+                searchTerms.every(term =>
+                    searchableFields.some(field => {
+                        const value = getNestedValue(item, field);
+                        return matchesSearchTerm(value, term);
+                    })
+                )
+            );
+        }
+
+        // Apply filters (if any)
+        if (filterType === 'tag' && filterValue) {
+            result = result.filter(item => item.tags?.includes(filterValue));
+        }
+
+        // Apply sorting
+        const sortFn = sortOptions[sortBy];
+        if (sortFn) {
+            result.sort(sortFn);
+        }
+
+        return result;
+    }, [
+        items,
+        searchTerms,
+        filterType,
+        filterValue,
+        sortBy,
+        searchableFields,
+        sortOptions,
+        getNestedValue,
+        matchesSearchTerm
+    ]);
+
+    // Clear all filters
+    const clearAllFilters = useCallback(() => {
+        clearSearchTerms();
+        setFilterType('none');
+        setFilterValue('');
+        setSortBy(initialSortBy);
+    }, [clearSearchTerms, initialSortBy]);
+
+    return {
+        // Search-related
+        searchTerms,
+        currentInput,
+        setCurrentInput,
+        addSearchTerm,
+        removeSearchTerm,
+        clearSearchTerms,
+
+        // Filter-related
+        filterType,
+        setFilterType,
+        filterValue,
+        setFilterValue,
+
+        // Sort-related
+        sortBy,
+        setSortBy,
+
+        // Results
+        items: processedItems,
+
+        // Utilities
+        clearAllFilters,
+        hasFilters:
+            searchTerms.length > 0 ||
+            filterType !== 'none' ||
+            filterValue !== ''
+    };
+};
+
+export default useSearch;