hound-search/hound

Enable multiline search

Open

#349 opened on Sep 28, 2020

View on GitHub
 (1 comment) (0 reactions) (0 assignees)JavaScript (5,470 stars) (606 forks)batch import
enhancementhelp wanted

Description

The searching seems to only find matches on a single line. Would it be possible to search across multiple lines?

Contributor guide

Tech stack
go
Domain
searchbackend
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
Go programmingregex basics
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
60
Research direction
Investigate the current search implementation in Hound, likely in the Go backend (e.g., the search engine files). The feature requires modifying the regex or tokenization to allow matching across newlines. Look at existing tests for single line search to understand the pattern, then extend to multiline by adjusting the search query or index mode. No prior PRs or comments provide direction, so start by examining the codebase's search logic.
Enable multiline search · hound-search/hound#349 | Good First Issue