oracle/opengrok

limit the language dropdown selection based on indexed languages

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#1772 opened on Sep 14, 2017

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Description

Hi, Thanks for this awesome tool. In my environment, we just use a handful of programming languages. Is there a way to remove unused languages from the search UI drop down? Ideally the tool should not even list languages it didn't encounter during indexing. Sorry if this is a duplicate, I searched.

Using 1.1-rc13. jdk 1.8.

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Tech stack
java
Domain
frontendbackend
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.
1-2 days
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
Understanding of OpenGrok indexingJava development
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
40
Research direction
Investigate how OpenGrok indexes languages and stores them (likely in the index database). Then modify the frontend to only show languages present in the index. Look at the UI code for the language dropdown (e.g., JSP or JavaScript files). The issue has few comments and no maintainer response, so a contributor should ask for clarification on the preferred approach or implementation details.