Feature Enhancement - Add Find and replace command

[aferriss]

Nature of issue?

• Existing feature enhancement

Feature enhancement details:

Hi there! I'd like to propose that a find and replace feature could be added to the editor. Currently we have a find function, as well as find next and find previous, but I think it'd be super handy to also be able to find and replace either single or all instances of a search query. This might also mean some UI changes on the find pop-up bar.

I'm hoping that since the find functionality is already built out that this wouldn't be too big a lift. Sorry if this has already been proposed, I looked around in the issues but didn't see anything. Thoughts?

[catarak]

Thanks for the suggestion 😸 This is built into CodeMirror (demo) so I don't think this would be too hard to implement! In fact, if you look at the code for the Search popup, some code that handles replace is commented out. The hardest part would be adding in the UI and hooking up the keyboard shortcuts.

[RadheTians]

Hello @aferriss and @catarak!!
Can I please follow up on this issue?

[catarak]

@RadheTians absolutely! Feel free to work on it.

[RadheTians]

Thanks for confirmation @catarak.

[SundeepChand]

Hello @RadheTians! Just wanted to ask if you are working on this? If not then, I would like to do it.

[RadheTians]

Hi @SundeepChand !!
I appreciate your interest but currently I am working on it and looking for the way by which I can add code in UI. It would be great if you share your idea so that we can come up with potential pull request.

[SundeepChand]

Sure @RadheTians, continue working on this. For the UI part, from what I've done so far, changes have to be made in Nav.jsx & Editor.jsx as well as the translations have to be defined in translations.json (under translations directory). Its extremely helpful to use "Find" as a reference.

[RadheTians]

Since my placement section is going on, therefore, I'm not able to spend time on this issue so, it's handover to you @SundeepChand.

All the very best!!

[SundeepChand]

Okay @RadheTians.
All the best for your interview.