Fix search bar behaviour (step 3)

pvc-vue/src/components/general/VMSearchBar.vue

@@ -175,12 +175,20 @@ onMounted(() => {
   // Set up click outside handler
   document.addEventListener('click', handleClickOutside);
   
+  // Restore search text from localStorage if available
+  const savedSearchText = localStorage.getItem('vmSearchText');
+  if (savedSearchText) {
+    searchText.value = savedSearchText;
+  }
+  
   // Initialize input value based on selected VM
   if (!props.showList && (props.selectedVM || props.vmFromUrl)) {
     inputValue.value = props.selectedVM || props.vmFromUrl;
   } else if (props.showList && props.modelValue) {
     inputValue.value = props.modelValue;
     searchText.value = props.modelValue;
+    // Save to localStorage
+    localStorage.setItem('vmSearchText', props.modelValue);
   }
   
   // If the list is visible on mount, scroll to selected VM
@@ -200,6 +208,9 @@ const handleSearch = (event) => {
   searchText.value = value;
   isFilterActive.value = true;
   
+  // Save search text to localStorage
+  localStorage.setItem('vmSearchText', value);
+  
   emit('update:modelValue', value);
   emit('search', value);
 };
@@ -248,6 +259,8 @@ const toggleList = () => {
     // If we're closing the list, save the search text
     if (props.modelValue) {
       searchText.value = props.modelValue;
+      // Save to localStorage
+      localStorage.setItem('vmSearchText', props.modelValue);
     }
   } else {
     // If we're opening the list, deactivate filtering
@@ -273,6 +286,10 @@ const clearSearch = () => {
   inputValue.value = '';
   searchText.value = '';
   isFilterActive.value = false;
+  
+  // Clear search text from localStorage
+  localStorage.removeItem('vmSearchText');
+  
   emit('update:modelValue', '');
   emit('clear');
 };
@@ -280,6 +297,14 @@ const clearSearch = () => {
 // Select a VM
 const handleVMSelect = (vm) => {
   console.log('Selecting VM:', vm);
+  
+  // Save the current search text before selecting a VM
+  if (props.modelValue) {
+    searchText.value = props.modelValue;
+    // Save to localStorage
+    localStorage.setItem('vmSearchText', props.modelValue);
+  }
+  
   emit('select-vm', vm);
 };
 
@@ -418,6 +443,12 @@ watch(() => props.showList, (isVisible) => {
     const effectiveVM = props.selectedVM || props.vmFromUrl;
     if (effectiveVM) {
       inputValue.value = effectiveVM;
+      
+      // Don't clear the model value when closing the list
+      // This ensures the search text is preserved
+      if (!props.modelValue && searchText.value) {
+        emit('update:modelValue', searchText.value);
+      }
     }
   } else {
     // When list is opened, show search text if available