Searchific

Semantic search sidebar for TypeScript and JavaScript. Find variables, functions, and string literals by name — with inferred types shown inline.

Features

AST-powered search — matches identifiers exactly, not just text
Filter by kind — Variable / Function / String pills to narrow results
Type inference — shows the inferred TypeScript type next to each variable result
Fast — ripgrep pre-filters candidate files before AST parsing
Gitignore aware — respects .gitignore by default (toggleable)
Streaming results — results appear as files are scanned
Persistent state — filter settings survive window reloads

Click the search icon in the Activity Bar. Type a symbol name to search across all TypeScript and JavaScript files in the workspace.

Control	What it does
`.*`	Treat query as a regular expression
`Aa`	Case-sensitive match
`\b`	Whole-word match only
Variable / Function / String	Toggle which AST node kinds to include
Files to include / exclude	Glob patterns (e.g. `src/*/.ts`)
.gitignore	Respect `.gitignore` when scanning

Button	Action
Refresh	Re-run the current query
Clear	Clear the search input and results
Collapse all	Fold all file groups