🔍 URI Grep: Trigger Global Search via URI (v1.4.0)

URI Grep is a lightweight VS Code extension that allows you to trigger the built-in "Search in Files" feature (Global Search) using a custom URI scheme. It's designed for seamless integration with external scripts, batch files, or automation tools.

✨ Key Features

🚀 External Integration: Launch complex searches directly from your terminal, scripts, or other applications.
⚙️ Deep Customization: Control every aspect of the search, including regex, case sensitivity, file inclusion/exclusion, and context lines.
🔄 Smart Fallbacks: Intelligent priority system: URI Parameter > VS Code Setting > Extension Default.
📋 Context-Aware: Support for showing surrounding lines (context) in search results.

🚀 Usage

URI Format

vscode://mfujita47.uri-grep/search?query=<search_term>&[parameters]

Supported Parameters

Parameter	Description	Default (Setting)
`query`	(Required) The string or regex to search for.	-
`filesToInclude`	Glob pattern for files to search in (e.g., `src/*/.ts`).	`urigrep.defaultFilesToInclude`
`filesToExclude`	Glob pattern for files to skip (e.g., `/node_modules/`).	`urigrep.defaultFilesToExclude`
`isRegex`	Treat query as a regular expression (`true`/`false`).	`urigrep.defaultIsRegex`
`isCaseSensitive`	Perform case-sensitive search (`true`/`false`).	`urigrep.defaultIsCaseSensitive`
`matchWholeWord`	Match whole words only (`true`/`false`).	`urigrep.defaultMatchWholeWord`
`contextLines`	Number of surrounding lines to show.	`urigrep.defaultContextLines`
`useExcludeSettingsAndIgnoreFiles`	Respect `.gitignore` and exclude settings.	`urigrep.defaultUseExcludeSettingsAndIgnoreFiles`
`triggerSearch`	Execute search immediately (`true`) or just fill panel (`false`).	`urigrep.defaultTriggerSearch`

Examples

Search for console.log in TypeScript files:

vscode://mfujita47.uri-grep/search?query=console\.log&filesToInclude=src/**/*.ts&isRegex=true

Launch from Command Line:

Command Prompt (cmd.exe):

start "" "vscode://mfujita47.uri-grep/search?query=TODO&isCaseSensitive=true"

PowerShell:

Start-Process "vscode://mfujita47.uri-grep/search?query=FIXME&contextLines=3"

⚙️ Configuration

Customize default values via VS Code Settings or settings.json:

urigrep.defaultQuery: Default search term.
urigrep.defaultFilesToInclude: Default inclusion pattern.
urigrep.defaultFilesToExclude: Default exclusion pattern.
urigrep.defaultIsRegex: Default regex setting.
urigrep.defaultIsCaseSensitive: Default case sensitivity.
urigrep.defaultMatchWholeWord: Default whole word setting.
urigrep.defaultContextLines: Default number of context lines (Default: 1).
urigrep.defaultUseExcludeSettingsAndIgnoreFiles: Default for ignoring files (Default: true).
urigrep.defaultTriggerSearch: Default for executing search immediately (Default: true).

📄 License

MIT License