From 53e892799a1e1338bb417be23fc8d2844b5e84ca Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: booleanmaybe <booleanmaybe@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2026 18:34:40 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] empty search fix

---
 controller/plugin.go            |  2 +-
 integration/plugin_view_test.go | 53 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 view/header/stats.go            |  1 +
 3 files changed, 55 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/controller/plugin.go b/controller/plugin.go
index 5c2beec..7a8bb07 100644
--- a/controller/plugin.go
+++ b/controller/plugin.go
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ func (pc *PluginController) HandleSearch(query string) {
 	// Search across all tasks; pane membership is decided per pane
 	results := pc.taskStore.Search(query, nil)
 	if len(results) == 0 {
-		pc.pluginConfig.ClearSearchResults()
+		pc.pluginConfig.SetSearchResults([]task.SearchResult{}, query)
 		return
 	}
 
diff --git a/integration/plugin_view_test.go b/integration/plugin_view_test.go
index dd0d5fd..5acd5e3 100644
--- a/integration/plugin_view_test.go
+++ b/integration/plugin_view_test.go
@@ -299,6 +299,59 @@ func TestPluginView_Search(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+// TestPluginView_SearchNoResults verifies search with no matches shows empty results
+func TestPluginView_SearchNoResults(t *testing.T) {
+	ta := testutil.NewTestApp(t)
+	defer ta.Cleanup()
+
+	if err := ta.LoadPlugins(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to load plugins: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Create a single task
+	if err := testutil.CreateTestTask(ta.TaskDir, "TIKI-1", "First Task", taskpkg.StatusReady, taskpkg.TypeStory); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to create task: %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := ta.TaskStore.Reload(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to reload: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Navigate to plugin view
+	ta.NavController.PushView(model.MakePluginViewID("Kanban"), nil)
+	ta.Draw()
+
+	// Verify task is visible before search
+	foundBefore, _, _ := ta.FindText("TIKI-1")
+	if !foundBefore {
+		ta.DumpScreen()
+		t.Fatalf("TIKI-1 should be visible before search")
+	}
+
+	// Start search
+	ta.SendKey(tcell.KeyRune, '/', tcell.ModNone)
+
+	// Type non-matching search query
+	ta.SendText("xyznonexistent")
+	ta.SendKey(tcell.KeyEnter, 0, tcell.ModNone)
+
+	// Verify task is NOT visible after no-match search
+	foundAfter, _, _ := ta.FindText("TIKI-1")
+	if foundAfter {
+		ta.DumpScreen()
+		t.Errorf("TIKI-1 should NOT be visible after no-match search")
+	}
+
+	// Press Escape to clear search
+	ta.SendKey(tcell.KeyEscape, 0, tcell.ModNone)
+
+	// Verify task reappears
+	foundCleared, _, _ := ta.FindText("TIKI-1")
+	if !foundCleared {
+		ta.DumpScreen()
+		t.Errorf("TIKI-1 should reappear after clearing search")
+	}
+}
+
 // TestPluginView_EmptyPlugin verifies plugin view with no matching tasks
 func TestPluginView_EmptyPlugin(t *testing.T) {
 	ta := testutil.NewTestApp(t)
diff --git a/view/header/stats.go b/view/header/stats.go
index 356b72e..2631848 100644
--- a/view/header/stats.go
+++ b/view/header/stats.go
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ func NewStatsWidget() *StatsWidget {
 	tv := tview.NewTextView()
 	tv.SetDynamicColors(true)
 	tv.SetTextAlign(tview.AlignLeft)
+	tv.SetWrap(false)
 
 	sw := &StatsWidget{
 		TextView: tv,