microsoft / microsoft/vscode-cpptools

Workspace symbol search may give no results if the database read times out after 5 seconds

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Description

...which is more likely to happen with a large database (e.g. 2 GB) and while it's being updated from tag parsing other files. Repros in VS too.

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Research direction

No file, test, or entry point is named. Start by reproducing workspace symbol search with a large database while tag parsing updates other files, including the reported five-second database read timeout and the VS case; done means symbol search no longer incorrectly returns no results after that timeout.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp, typescript
Domain
search
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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