Ace Better Search Extension

Enhance your Ace Editor with the Ace Better Search Extension—an advanced tool that brings improved search functionality and a seamless user experience to your development environment.

Features

• Multiline Search Support
  Perform searches across multiple lines effortlessly, enabling you to work with complex search patterns and large blocks of text.

• Highlighted Regex in Search Input
  Get immediate visual feedback with highlighted regular expressions in the search input box, making the creation and debugging of regex patterns much easier.

• Fixed Regex Lookahead
  Benefit from accurate handling of advanced regex patterns thanks to fixed regex lookahead operations.

• WebWorker for Non-blocking UI
  Experience a responsive interface even during extensive search operations as the search functionality runs within a WebWorker, preventing UI freezes.

• Search Query History
  Quickly access your previous search queries through an integrated history feature for both find and replace inputs, streamlining repetitive tasks.

Installation

Install the extension using npm:

npm install ace-better-search

Usage

Importing via NPM

After installing both ace-better-search and your preferred Ace Editor package, you can import the extension. Note that ace-code and ace-builds refer to essentially the same Ace Editor—ace-builds is the bundled version, while ace-code is the non-bundled variant. Use either based on your project needs.

// If you prefer the non-bundled version:
import * as ace from 'ace-code';

// Or if you prefer the bundled version:
import * as ace from 'ace-builds';

import 'ace-better-search';

// Initialize your Ace editor
const editor = ace.edit("editor");

Importing via CDN

For quick integration or testing, include the extension directly from a CDN by adding the following script tag to your HTML file:

<script src="http://127.0.0.1:8080/extension.js" crossorigin="anonymous" type="module"></script>

Note: Adjust the CDN URL based on your hosting provider or deployment setup.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.