Vector35 / Vector35/binaryninja-api
Command palette matching improvements
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Description
Version and Platform (required):
- Binary Ninja Version: 3.4.4268
- OS: Ubuntu
- OS Version: 22.04
- CPU Architecture: x64
Bug Description:
String matching in the command palette doesn't work as well as it should
Steps To Reproduce:
Please provide all steps required to reproduce the behavior:
- Open command palette
- Type "reopen"
- Notice somehow "Clear Recent Open with Options" is above "Restart Binary Ninja and Reopen Files" (even restart+reopen was already used)
Expected Behavior:
Show commands containing exact substring matches first
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- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the command palette matching implementation and reproduce the issue by searching for "reopen" on Ubuntu. Compare the ranking of "Clear Recent Open with Options" and "Restart Binary Ninja and Reopen Files"; done means exact substring matches appear before weaker matches.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100