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ripgrep
ripgrep recursively searches directories for a regex pattern while respecting your gitignore (by dgopsq)
ripgrep is an interesting software that allows to do regex-based search queries to files and directories recursively. The most important part is that it’s fast like, really fast. So, could it be possible to make it works over HTTP instead of the filesystem? And what about using it in the browser?
The netgrep library is divided into two macro parts: a WASM binary that interacts with the ripgrep’s internals and a TypeScript library which manages the bindings and the exposed API. I also wanted to try nx as a build system, which is quite good for a Rust + TS codebase.
The netgrep library is divided into two macro parts: a WASM binary that interacts with the ripgrep’s internals and a TypeScript library which manages the bindings and the exposed API. I also wanted to try nx as a build system, which is quite good for a Rust + TS codebase.
Turned out that it actually IS possible to use it over HTTP since there is a Rust create with all the essential code to make ripgrep works programmatically. About the “work in the browser” thing the story is a bit more complicated. Since we are talking about a Rust library, the most common way to use it is through WebAssembly (WASM). The ripgrep’s codebase is mostly compatible with some exception which I had to manually fix inside a fork.