microsoft / microsoft/vscode-pull-request-github

Allow search-ing on only the content of the PR

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Description

The abiliy to search for common patterns or issues when reviewing PRs is valuable, in that case the content being searched for should be that touched by the PR.

There should be two search scopes somehow:

  • the fileset modified by the PR
  • the PR diff (at least the new code, but both old and new is nice as well)

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

No files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by locating the existing PR review search behavior, then define how the two requested scopes should work for modified files and the PR diff. Done means reviewers can search each scope separately, including at least newly added code, with the behavior covered by appropriate tests.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
developer-experience, tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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