ripgrep

A module for using ripgrep in a Node project.

Same as vscode-ripgrep, but fixes the github rate limiting error Downloading ripgrep failed: Error: Request failed: 403 by downloading the files directly instead of also using the github rest api.

Install

$ npm install @lvce-editor/ripgrep

Usage

import { rgPath } from '@lvce-editor/ripgrep'
import { spawn } from 'node:child_process'

const childProcess = spawn(rgPath, ['abc', '.'], {
  stdio: 'inherit',
})

Environment Variables

• RIPGREP_PREBUILT_BINARIES_MIRROR: Specify a custom mirror URL for downloading ripgrep prebuilt binaries. This is useful for users in regions where GitHub releases are slow or inaccessible, or for organizations using internal mirrors.
  • Default: https://github.com/microsoft/ripgrep-prebuilt/releases/download
  • Example: export RIPGREP_PREBUILT_BINARIES_MIRROR=https://your-mirror.com/ripgrep-prebuilt/releases/download
  • Note: The mirror URL should follow the same path structure as the official repository, with binaries available at {mirror-url}/{version}/ripgrep-{version}-{target}

Credits

This project is very much based on https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-ripgrep by Microsoft.