fix(search): serve search.rooms from the ES spotlight index + correct frontend search contract

chat-frontend/src/api/searchMessages/index.ts

@@ -8,27 +8,34 @@ export interface SearchMessagesArgs {
   size: number
 }
 
+/** Mirrors pkg/model.SearchMessage (the search.messages reply projection). */
 export interface SearchMessageHit {
   messageId: string
   roomId: string
   siteId: string
-  userId: string
   userAccount: string
   content: string
   createdAt: string
+  editedAt?: string
+  updatedAt?: string
   threadParentMessageId?: string
   threadParentMessageCreatedAt?: string
 }
 
 export interface SearchMessagesResponse {
+  messages: SearchMessageHit[]
   total: number
-  results: SearchMessageHit[]
 }
 
 /** Full-text search across messages. Optionally scope to a room subset. */
 export async function searchMessages(
   { user, request }: Nats,
-  args: SearchMessagesArgs,
+  { searchText, roomIds, size }: SearchMessagesArgs,
 ): Promise<SearchMessagesResponse> {
-  return request<SearchMessagesResponse>(searchMessagesSubject(user.account), args)
+  const payload: { query: string; roomIds?: string[]; size: number } = {
+    query: searchText,
+    size,
+  }
+  if (roomIds) payload.roomIds = roomIds
+  return request<SearchMessagesResponse>(searchMessagesSubject(user.account), payload)
 }

chat-frontend/src/api/searchRooms/index.ts

@@ -3,33 +3,36 @@ import type { Nats, RoomType } from '../types'
 
 export interface SearchRoomsArgs {
   searchText: string
-  /** Server-accepted scope values; mirrors search-service's query_rooms.go.
-   *  `'all'` returns rooms anyone can see; the type-specific values narrow. */
-  scope: 'all' | 'channel' | 'dm' | 'app'
+  /** Server-accepted roomType filter; mirrors search-service's
+   *  query_rooms.go. `'all'` (default) returns every accessible room;
+   *  the type-specific values narrow. The server rejects any other value. */
+  roomType: 'all' | 'channel' | 'dm'
   size: number
 }
 
+/** Mirrors pkg/model.SearchRoom (the search.rooms reply projection). */
 export interface SearchRoomHit {
   roomId: string
-  roomName: string
-  roomType: RoomType
+  name: string
+  roomType?: RoomType
   siteId: string
-  userAccount: string
-  joinedAt: string
 }
 
 export interface SearchRoomsResponse {
-  total: number
-  results: SearchRoomHit[]
+  rooms: SearchRoomHit[]
 }
 
 /**
- * Search rooms the caller is a member of (or all rooms if scope='all').
+ * Search rooms the caller is a member of (or all rooms if roomType='all').
  * Mirrors search-service's `search.rooms` handler — hits sorted by relevance.
  */
 export async function searchRooms(
   { user, request }: Nats,
-  args: SearchRoomsArgs,
+  { searchText, roomType, size }: SearchRoomsArgs,
 ): Promise<SearchRoomsResponse> {
-  return request<SearchRoomsResponse>(searchRoomsSubject(user.account), args)
+  return request<SearchRoomsResponse>(searchRoomsSubject(user.account), {
+    query: searchText,
+    roomType,
+    size,
+  })
 }

chat-frontend/src/components/MainApp/AppHeader/SearchBar/SearchBar.jsx

@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ export default function SearchBar({ onSelectRoom, onEnterSearch }) {
 
   const fetcher = useCallback(
     async (q) => {
-      const resp = await searchRooms(nats, { searchText: q, scope: 'all', size: 8 })
+      const resp = await searchRooms(nats, { searchText: q, roomType: 'all', size: 8 })
       setActiveIdx(0)
-      return resp.results ?? []
+      return resp.rooms ?? []
     },
     [nats]
   )
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ export default function SearchBar({ onSelectRoom, onEnterSearch }) {
               <div className="result-type">
                 {searchRoomPrefix(hit.roomType)}
               </div>
-              <div className="result-name">{hit.roomName}</div>
+              <div className="result-name">{hit.name}</div>
             </div>
           ))}
           <div className="search-footer">

chat-frontend/src/components/MainApp/AppHeader/SearchBar/SearchBar.test.jsx

@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ describe('SearchBar', () => {
 
   it('fetches rooms after 250ms debounce when query >= 2 chars', async () => {
     const request = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
-      results: [
-        { roomId: 'r1', roomName: 'general', roomType: 'c', siteId: 'site-A' },
+      rooms: [
+        { roomId: 'r1', name: 'general', roomType: 'c', siteId: 'site-A' },
       ],
       total: 1,
     })
@@ -53,16 +53,16 @@ describe('SearchBar', () => {
     await waitFor(() => {
       expect(request).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
         'chat.user.alice.request.search.rooms',
-        { searchText: 'fro', scope: 'all', size: 8 }
+        { query: 'fro', roomType: 'all', size: 8 }
       )
     })
   })
 
   it('shows results in dropdown', async () => {
     const request = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
-      results: [
-        { roomId: 'r1', roomName: 'frontend-team', roomType: 'c', siteId: 'site-A' },
-        { roomId: 'r2', roomName: 'frontend-perf', roomType: 'c', siteId: 'site-A' },
+      rooms: [
+        { roomId: 'r1', name: 'frontend-team', roomType: 'c', siteId: 'site-A' },
+        { roomId: 'r2', name: 'frontend-perf', roomType: 'c', siteId: 'site-A' },
       ],
       total: 2,
     })
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ describe('SearchBar', () => {
   it('clicking result calls onSelectRoom and clears input', async () => {
     const onSelectRoom = vi.fn()
     const request = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
-      results: [
-        { roomId: 'r1', roomName: 'general', roomType: 'c', siteId: 'site-A' },
+      rooms: [
+        { roomId: 'r1', name: 'general', roomType: 'c', siteId: 'site-A' },
       ],
       total: 1,
     })
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ describe('SearchBar', () => {
     const onEnterSearch = vi.fn()
     useNats.mockReturnValue({
       user: { account: 'alice' },
-      request: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ results: [], total: 0 }),
+      request: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ rooms: [], total: 0 }),
     })
 
     render(<SearchBar onSelectRoom={vi.fn()} onEnterSearch={onEnterSearch} />)
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ describe('SearchBar', () => {
     useNats.mockReturnValue({
       user: { account: 'alice' },
       request: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
-        results: [{ roomId: 'r1', roomName: 'general', roomType: 'c', siteId: 'site-A' }],
+        rooms: [{ roomId: 'r1', name: 'general', roomType: 'c', siteId: 'site-A' }],
         total: 1,
       }),
     })

chat-frontend/src/components/MainApp/ChatPage/InRoomSearch/InRoomSearch.jsx

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export default function InRoomSearch({ roomId, onClose, onJumpToMessage }) {
     setSubmitted(true)
     try {
       const resp = await searchMessages(nats, { searchText: q, roomIds: [roomId], size: 50 })
-      setResults(resp.results ?? [])
+      setResults(resp.messages ?? [])
     } catch {
       setResults([])
     } finally {

chat-frontend/src/components/MainApp/ChatPage/InRoomSearch/InRoomSearch.test.jsx

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ describe('InRoomSearch', () => {
   })
 
   it('does not fetch on typing; fetches on Enter scoped to roomIds: [roomId]', async () => {
-    const request = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ results: [], total: 0 })
+    const request = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ messages: [], total: 0 })
     useNats.mockReturnValue({
       user: { account: 'alice' },
       request,
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ describe('InRoomSearch', () => {
     await waitFor(() => {
       expect(request).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
         'chat.user.alice.request.search.messages',
-        { searchText: 'hi', roomIds: ['r1'], size: 50 }
+        { query: 'hi', roomIds: ['r1'], size: 50 }
       )
     })
   })
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ describe('InRoomSearch', () => {
     const onJumpToMessage = vi.fn()
     const onClose = vi.fn()
     const request = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
-      results: [
+      messages: [
         { messageId: 'msg-1', roomId: 'r1', content: 'hello world' },
       ],
       total: 1,
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ describe('InRoomSearch', () => {
     const onClose = vi.fn()
     useNats.mockReturnValue({
       user: { account: 'alice' },
-      request: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ results: [], total: 0 }),
+      request: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ messages: [], total: 0 }),
     })
 
     render(

chat-frontend/src/components/MainApp/ChatPage/ManageMembersDialog/MemberPicker/MemberPicker.jsx

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ const identity = (e) => e
 
 const renderChannelResult = (r) => (
   <div className="picker-result-line">
-    <strong>{r.roomName}</strong>
+    <strong>{r.name}</strong>
     <span className="picker-result-sub"> — {r.siteId}</span>
   </div>
 )
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ const MemberPicker = forwardRef(function MemberPicker(
 
   const channelFetcher = useCallback(
     async (q) => {
-      const resp = await searchRooms(nats, { searchText: q, scope: 'all', size: 8 })
-      return resp.results ?? []
+      const resp = await searchRooms(nats, { searchText: q, roomType: 'all', size: 8 })
+      return resp.rooms ?? []
     },
     [nats]
   )

chat-frontend/src/components/MainApp/ChatPage/ManageMembersDialog/MemberPicker/MemberPicker.test.jsx

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ vi.mock('@/context/NatsContext', () => ({
 import { useNats } from '@/context/NatsContext'
 
 function setup(overrides = {}) {
-  const request = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ results: [] })
+  const request = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ rooms: [] })
   useNats.mockReturnValue({
     user: { account: 'alice', siteId: 'site-A' },
     request,
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ describe('MemberPicker', () => {
 
   it('debounces search.rooms (channels) and adds a ChannelRef when a result is clicked', async () => {
     const request = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
-      results: [{ roomId: 'r-x', roomName: 'project-x', siteId: 'site-B', roomType: 'c' }],
+      rooms: [{ roomId: 'r-x', name: 'project-x', siteId: 'site-B', roomType: 'c' }],
     })
     const onChannelsChange = vi.fn()
     useNats.mockReturnValue({ user: { account: 'alice', siteId: 'site-A' }, request })
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ describe('MemberPicker', () => {
     await waitFor(() => {
       expect(request).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
         'chat.user.alice.request.search.rooms',
-        expect.objectContaining({ searchText: 'pro' })
+        expect.objectContaining({ query: 'pro' })
       )
     })
     await waitFor(() => expect(screen.getByText('project-x')).toBeInTheDocument())

chat-frontend/src/components/MainApp/SearchResultsPane/SearchResultsPane.jsx

@@ -31,11 +31,12 @@ export default function SearchResultsPane({
     setRoomsError(null)
     setMsgsError(null)
 
-    searchRooms(nats, { searchText: query, scope: 'all', size: 50 })
+    searchRooms(nats, { searchText: query, roomType: 'all', size: 50 })
       .then((resp) => {
         if (cancelled) return
-        setRoomResults(resp.results ?? [])
-        setRoomTotal(resp.total ?? 0)
+        const rooms = resp.rooms ?? []
+        setRoomResults(rooms)
+        setRoomTotal(rooms.length)
       })
       .catch((err) => {
         if (!cancelled) setRoomsError(err?.message || 'Search failed')
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ export default function SearchResultsPane({
     searchMessages(nats, { searchText: query, size: 50 })
       .then((resp) => {
         if (cancelled) return
-        setMsgResults(resp.results ?? [])
+        setMsgResults(resp.messages ?? [])
         setMsgTotal(resp.total ?? 0)
       })
       .catch((err) => {
@@ -120,7 +121,7 @@ export default function SearchResultsPane({
                 <span className="result-type">
                   {searchRoomPrefix(hit.roomType)}
                 </span>
-                <span className="result-name">{hit.roomName}</span>
+                <span className="result-name">{hit.name}</span>
               </button>
             ))}
           </div>

chat-frontend/src/components/MainApp/SearchResultsPane/SearchResultsPane.test.jsx

@@ -15,10 +15,9 @@ describe('SearchResultsPane', () => {
 
   it('fetches and displays room results immediately', async () => {
     const request = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
-      results: [
-        { roomId: 'r1', roomName: 'general', roomType: 'c', siteId: 'site-A' },
+      rooms: [
+        { roomId: 'r1', name: 'general', roomType: 'c', siteId: 'site-A' },
       ],
-      total: 1,
     })
     useNats.mockReturnValue({
       user: { account: 'alice' },
@@ -40,21 +39,20 @@ describe('SearchResultsPane', () => {
 
     expect(request).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       'chat.user.alice.request.search.rooms',
-      expect.objectContaining({ searchText: 'gen' })
+      expect.objectContaining({ query: 'gen' })
     )
   })
 
   it('Rooms tab shows results, Messages tab fetches on click', async () => {
     const request = vi.fn().mockImplementation((subject) => {
       if (subject.includes('.search.rooms')) {
         return Promise.resolve({
-          results: [{ roomId: 'r1', roomName: 'general', roomType: 'c', siteId: 'site-A' }],
-          total: 1,
+          rooms: [{ roomId: 'r1', name: 'general', roomType: 'c', siteId: 'site-A' }],
         })
       }
       if (subject.includes('.search.messages')) {
         return Promise.resolve({
-          results: [
+          messages: [
             { messageId: 'm1', roomId: 'r1', content: 'hello', createdAt: '2026-04-17T10:00:00Z', userAccount: 'bob' },
           ],
           total: 1,
@@ -93,10 +91,9 @@ describe('SearchResultsPane', () => {
     const onSelectRoom = vi.fn()
     const onClose = vi.fn()
     const request = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
-      results: [
-        { roomId: 'r1', roomName: 'general', roomType: 'c', siteId: 'site-A' },
+      rooms: [
+        { roomId: 'r1', name: 'general', roomType: 'c', siteId: 'site-A' },
       ],
-      total: 1,
     })
     useNats.mockReturnValue({
       user: { account: 'alice' },
@@ -130,11 +127,11 @@ describe('SearchResultsPane', () => {
     const onClose = vi.fn()
     const request = vi.fn().mockImplementation((subject) => {
       if (subject.includes('.search.rooms')) {
-        return Promise.resolve({ results: [], total: 0 })
+        return Promise.resolve({ rooms: [] })
       }
       if (subject.includes('.search.messages')) {
         return Promise.resolve({
-          results: [
+          messages: [
             { messageId: 'm1', roomId: 'r1', content: 'hello world', createdAt: '2026-04-17T10:00:00Z', userAccount: 'bob' },
           ],
           total: 1,

chat-frontend/src/lib/roomFormat.js

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export function roomDisplayName(room) {
 export function roomFromSearchHit(hit) {
   return {
     id: hit.roomId,
-    name: hit.roomName,
+    name: hit.name,
     type: hit.roomType,
     siteId: hit.siteId,
   }

chat-frontend/src/lib/roomFormat.test.js

@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ describe('roomDisplayName', () => {
 
 describe('roomFromSearchHit', () => {
   it('maps search-hit field names onto the room shape', () => {
-    const hit = { roomId: 'r1', roomName: 'frontend', roomType: 'channel', siteId: 'site-A' }
+    const hit = { roomId: 'r1', name: 'frontend', roomType: 'channel', siteId: 'site-A' }
     expect(roomFromSearchHit(hit)).toEqual({
       id: 'r1',
       name: 'frontend',