perf(utils): add retry limit to autocomplete setup polling (#6635)

* perf(utils): add retry limit to autocomplete setup polling

* perf(utils): add console error message on retry failure

Author: sapnilbiswas

js/utils/jquery-setup.js

@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ jQuery(document).ready(function () {
 
 // Fix autocomplete dropdown position to stay anchored to the search input.
 jQuery(document).ready(function () {
+    let retries = 0;
+    const MAX_RETRIES = 20;
+
     const fixAutocompletePosition = function () {
         const $search = jQuery("#search");
         if ($search.length && $search.data("ui-autocomplete")) {
@@ -50,8 +53,13 @@ jQuery(document).ready(function () {
                     }, 0);
                 };
             }
-        } else {
+        } else if (retries < MAX_RETRIES) {
+            retries++;
             setTimeout(fixAutocompletePosition, 500);
+        } else {
+            console.error(
+                `Autocomplete setup failed: Could not initialize ui-autocomplete on #search after ${MAX_RETRIES} retries.`
+            );
         }
     };
     setTimeout(fixAutocompletePosition, 1000);