codeSearch function in Codebuff codebase.
In this article, we review codeSearch function in Codebuff codebase. We will look at:
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codeSearch invoked in handleToolCall.
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codeSearch function definition
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codeSearch invoked in handleToolCall.
At L346 in codebuff/sdk/src/client.ts, you will find the following block:
else if (toolName === 'code_search')
result = await codeSearch(
projectPath: this.cwd,
...input,
as Parameters<typeof codeSearch>[0])
This block is defined in handleToolCall function.
codeSearch function definition
You will find the following code in codebuff/sdk/src/tools/code-search.ts.
import spawn from 'child_process'
import * as path from 'path'
import rgPath from '@vscode/ripgrep'
import type CodebuffToolOutput from '../../../common/src/tools/list'
export function codeSearch(
projectPath,
pattern,
flags,
cwd,
maxResults = 30,
:
projectPath: string
pattern: string
flags?: string
cwd?: string
maxResults?: number
): Promise<CodebuffToolOutput<'code_search'>> {
return new Promise((resolve) => {
let stdout = ''
let stderr = ''
const flagsArray = (flags || '').split(' ').filter(Boolean)
let searchCwd = projectPath
if (cwd) {
const requestedPath = path.resolve(projectPath, cwd)
// Ensure the search path is within the project directory
if (!requestedPath.startsWith(projectPath))
resolve([
type: 'json',
value:
errorMessage: `Invalid cwd: Path '$cwd' is outside the project directory.`,
,
,
])
return
searchCwd = requestedPath
}
const args = [...flagsArray, pattern, '.']
const childProcess = spawn(rgPath, args,
cwd: searchCwd,
stdio: ['ignore', 'pipe', 'pipe'],
)
childProcess.stdout.on('data', (data) =>
stdout += data.toString()
)
childProcess.stderr.on('data', (data) =>
stderr += data.toString()
)
childProcess.on('close', (code) =>
// Limit results to maxResults
const lines = stdout.split('\n')
const limitedLines = lines.slice(0, maxResults)
const limitedStdout = limitedLines.join('\n')
// Add truncation message if results were limited
const finalStdout =
lines.length > maxResults
? limitedStdout +
`\n\n[Results limited to $maxResults of $lines.length total matches]`
: limitedStdout
// Truncate output to prevent memory issues
const maxLength = 10000
const truncatedStdout =
finalStdout.length > maxLength
? finalStdout.substring(0, maxLength) + '\n\n[Output truncated]'
: finalStdout
const maxErrorLength = 1000
const truncatedStderr =
stderr.length > maxErrorLength
? stderr.substring(0, maxErrorLength) + '\n\n[Error output truncated]'
: stderr
const result =
stdout: truncatedStdout,
...(truncatedStderr && stderr: truncatedStderr ),
...(code !== null && exitCode: code ),
message: 'Code search completed',
resolve([
type: 'json',
value: result,
,
])
)
childProcess.on('error', (error) =>
resolve([
type: 'json',
value:
errorMessage: `Failed to execute ripgrep: $error.message. Make sure ripgrep is installed and available in PATH.`,
,
,
])
)
})
}
I believe the search is happening in the below block of code:
const childProcess = spawn(rgPath, args,
cwd: searchCwd,
stdio: ['ignore', 'pipe', 'pipe'],
)
Here rgPath is imported as shown below:
import rgPath from '@vscode/ripgrep'
Learn more about vscode-ripgrep.
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