Notes searcher

VS code extension for managing a collection of local text files, eg. a zettelkasten.

Features:

• full text search
• search by tags
• shortcuts for creating and linking notes

See the extension readme for more info.

Contributing

Quick start

Install nodejs (see github actions for which version). Then:

cd vscode
npm ci
npm test

Run the extension locally

Open the vscode directory with VS code, and run the Run Extension configuration.

Build the extension locally

Run npm run build_vsix in the vscode directory.

Updating dependencies

Speedrun:

cd vscode
npm outdated
npm update
npm test
npm outdated
# if any major updates available:
npm rm [list] [of] [deps] [to] [update]
npm i -D <same list as above>
npm test
# just in case:
npm audit
# make sure it still builds:
npm run webpack

Understanding the code/architecture

See code explainer

todo

• bug?
  • search for something
  • edit a doc to contain that something
  • search again
  • expected: edited doc near the top
  • actual: edited doc near the bottom
• feature: extract text to new note
• feature: make paths queryable. Eg. i want to exclude ABC from path, but not contents
• feature(s): pasting links
  • try this: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/44598894/in-a-vs-code-extension-how-can-i-be-notified-when-the-user-cuts-copies-or-paste
  • if no selected text: set cursor inside []
  • if text selected: use selected text as description. eg. 'this' becomes this
• cleanup: replace mocked/other high level tests with acceptance tests
• feature: suggest tags in search
  • not yet available: microsoft/vscode#35785
• improvement: dead links should navigate to the offending link text