🔭 Telescope-Like Search for VSCode

A fast and elegant search UI for Visual Studio Code, inspired by Neovim's Telescope plugin.

• ✅ Fuzzy file content search using ripgrep
• 🧠 Grouped results per file
• 🖱 Clickable line previews with inline context
• 👁 Hover to preview content from matching file
• 📂 Foldable sections for better readability
• 🧑‍💻 Works with VSCodeVim (j/k, :q, etc.)

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🚀 Features

🔍 Live Content Search

• Triggered by Live Search command
• Uses ripgrep under the hood for blazing-fast results
• Debounced, fuzzy filtering while typing

📄 Result View (CodeLens Style)

• Shows matches grouped per file
• Each match includes a few lines of context
• Foldable sections per file using built-in folding support
• Hover over matches to see exact content preview from original file
• Clickable CodeLens to open exact line in editor
• Press Ctrl+Enter on a line to open its location

🧭 Keyboard Support

• Works seamlessly with VSCodeVim as well.
• j/k to move, :q to quit, / to search in buffer
• Ctrl+Enter to open the selected line result

📦 Installation

1. Clone or download this extension
2. Run npm install inside the extension directory
3. Press F5 to open a new Extension Development Host

🧰 Commands

⌨️ Keybindings

{
  "key": "ctrl+l",
  "command": "telescopeLikeSearch.openCodelensViewFromPicker",
  "when": "inputFocus && inQuickOpen"
},
{
  "key": "enter",
  "command": "telescopeLikeSearch.openLineFromVirtualDoc",
  "when": "editorTextFocus && resourceScheme == 'telescope-results'"
}

Tip: To ensure VSCodeVim doesn't intercept Enter, add this to settings:

"vim.handleKeys": {
  "<Enter>": false
}

🛠 Requirements

• ripgrep must be installed and available in your PATH
• VS Code version 1.70+

📄 License

MIT License © 2025