Grep in project files. Start query and setting search directory (cwd)

[RayZ0rr]

I want to ask whether the following is an optimal way to grep a project (by providing the project root as cwd) or all files with the cwd as root. I like the feature of grep_project which avoids searching the path components during the fuzzy search. So, I'll be using it here.

local fzf_lua = require 'fzf-lua'
local actions = fzf_lua.actions
local utils = fzf_lua.utils
local fzf_grep_project = fzf_lua.grep_project

nnmap('<leader>G', function() fzf_grep_project({search=utils.input('Grep For❯ ')}) end, {desc="Fzf-Lua grep"})
nnmap('<leader>gr', function() fzf_grep_project({continue_last_search = true}) end, {desc="Fzf-Lua grep continue last"})
xnmap('<leader>gv', function() fzf_grep_project({search=utils.get_visual_selection()}) end, {desc="Fzf-Lua grep visual"})

local root_markers = {
  '.gitignore',
  'CMakeLists.txt',
  'compile_commands.json',
  'compile_flags.txt',
  'configure.ac', -- AutoTools
  'cmake',
  'setup.py',
  'requirements.txt',
  'build',
  '.clangd',
  '.clang-tidy',
  '.clang-format',
}

local root_dir = function(fname, rm)
    fname = fname or 0
    rm = rm or root_markers
    return vim.fs.root(fname, rm)
end

nnmap('<leader>gp', function() fzf_grep_project({search=utils.input('Grep For❯ '), cwd=root_dir(vim.api.nvim_buf_get_name(0))}) end, {desc="Fzf-Lua grep project"})

[ibhagwan]

I want to ask whether the following is an optimal way to grep a project (by providing the project root as cwd) or all files with the cwd as root. I like the feature of grep_project which avoids searching the path components during the fuzzy search. So, I'll be using it here.

Yes, your code is great, if you’re only using this in git repos you can also fzf-lua path utils to get the git root (uses git rev-parse … behind the scenes):

:lua FzfLua.grep_project({ cwd = FzfLua.path.git_root({}) })

[RayZ0rr]

That's useful. But sometimes I make projects without making it a git repo. For eg. giving students projects or demonstrations. These projects usually have only a main.cpp or main.py or CMakeLists.txt as reliable root markers.

[ibhagwan]

That's useful. But sometimes I make projects without making it a git repo. For eg. giving students projects or demonstrations. These projects usually have only a main.cpp or main.py or CMakeLists.txt as reliable root markers.

In this case your code is more appropriate indeed.

[RayZ0rr]

I have been refactoring my nvim config after several months and I just realized fzf-lua is perhaps the single most important plugin in my config.

I also took some nice keymaps and functions from your config so thanks for that!

[ibhagwan]

I have been refactoring my nvim config after several months and I just realized fzf-lua is perhaps the single most important plugin in my config.

I also took some nice keymaps and functions from your config so thanks for that!

Ty for the kind words friend 🙏☺️

[RayZ0rr]

PS: it used to be fzf.vim but now fzf-lua takes the cake ;)