vscode.proposed.fileSearchProvider.d.ts

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declare module 'vscode' {

	// https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/73524

	/**
	 * The parameters of a query for file search.
	 */
	export interface FileSearchQuery {
		/**
		 * The search pattern to match against file paths.
		 */
		pattern: string;
	}

	/**
	 * Options that apply to file search.
	 */
	export interface FileSearchOptions extends SearchOptions {
		/**
		 * The maximum number of results to be returned.
		 */
		maxResults?: number;

		/**
		 * A CancellationToken that represents the session for this search query. If the provider chooses to, this object can be used as the key for a cache,
		 * and searches with the same session object can search the same cache. When the token is cancelled, the session is complete and the cache can be cleared.
		 */
		session?: CancellationToken;
	}

	/**
	 * A FileSearchProvider provides search results for files in the given folder that match a query string. It can be invoked by quickopen or other extensions.
	 *
	 * A FileSearchProvider is the more powerful of two ways to implement file search in the editor. Use a FileSearchProvider if you wish to search within a folder for
	 * all files that match the user's query.
	 *
	 * The FileSearchProvider will be invoked on every keypress in quickopen. When `workspace.findFiles` is called, it will be invoked with an empty query string,
	 * and in that case, every file in the folder should be returned.
	 */
	export interface FileSearchProvider {
		/**
		 * Provide the set of files that match a certain file path pattern.
		 * @param query The parameters for this query.
		 * @param options A set of options to consider while searching files.
		 * @param token A cancellation token.
		 */
		provideFileSearchResults(query: FileSearchQuery, options: FileSearchOptions, token: CancellationToken): ProviderResult<Uri[]>;
	}

	export namespace workspace {
		/**
		 * Register a search provider.
		 *
		 * Only one provider can be registered per scheme.
		 *
		 * @param scheme The provider will be invoked for workspace folders that have this file scheme.
		 * @param provider The provider.
		 * @return A {@link Disposable} that unregisters this provider when being disposed.
		 */
		export function registerFileSearchProvider(scheme: string, provider: FileSearchProvider): Disposable;
	}
}