perf: Reduce retry delays and eliminate unnecessary timeouts for improved responsiveness.

app/api/proxy/route.ts

@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ export async function GET(request: NextRequest) {
                 if (response.status === 503 && attempt < MAX_RETRIES) {
                     console.warn(`⚠ Got 503 on attempt ${attempt}, retrying... (${url})`);
                     lastError = `503 on attempt ${attempt}`;
-                    // Wait 500ms before retry
-                    await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 500));
+                    // Wait 100ms before retry
+                    await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 100));
                     continue;
                 }
 
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export async function GET(request: NextRequest) {
                 lastError = fetchError;
                 if (attempt < MAX_RETRIES) {
                     console.warn(`⚠ Fetch error on attempt ${attempt}, retrying...`, fetchError);
-                    await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 500));
+                    await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 100));
                 } else {
                     throw fetchError;
                 }

components/search/SearchBox.tsx

@@ -33,9 +33,7 @@ export function SearchBox({ onSearch, onClear, initialQuery = '' }: SearchBoxPro
         setQuery(selectedQuery);
         onSearch(selectedQuery);
         // Blur the input after selecting from history
-        setTimeout(() => {
-            inputRef.current?.blur();
-        }, 100);
+        inputRef.current?.blur();
     });
 
     // Update query when initialQuery changes

lib/api/http-utils.ts

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 const REQUEST_TIMEOUT = 15000;
 const MAX_RETRIES = 3;
-const RETRY_DELAY = 1000;
+const RETRY_DELAY = 200;
 
 /**
  * Fetch with timeout support

lib/hooks/useHomePage.ts

@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ export function useHomePage() {
                 setHasSearched(true);
                 loadCachedResults(cached.results, cached.availableSources);
             } else {
-                setTimeout(() => handleSearch(urlQuery), 100);
+                handleSearch(urlQuery);
             }
         }
     }, [searchParams, loadFromCache, loadCachedResults]);