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Finding db file in non-git repositories #26
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I noticed that this plugin only works correctly if the db for searching is either in the current directory or it's in the root of a git repository. Many times neither of these are true. Do you know the best way to do this?
I ended up modifying my path: 'set path+=;/' in .vimrc and just used findfile(db_name) where the db is being searched for. I'm definitely no vim expert so there might be a better way to do this.
It would probably be better to use something other than path, but I don't know to do this.
Thoughts? I'd be happy to submit a pr once we figure out the best method.
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devjoe commentedon Jun 14, 2018
Always run
:CodeQueryMakeDBin the root of a git repository.A tip is that you can open any file (such as README.md) in this folder and specify the language you want to build (like
:CodeQueryMakeDB python). Then you will have a database file which indexed all necessary files. What you need to do next is callCodeQueryMoveDBToGitDir pythonto archive this database file to.git/codequery/.Finally, you should not worry about the location of the database file.If the tip doesn't work for your case, please let me know the way you use
vim-codequery.paulwalko commentedon Jun 14, 2018
The project I'm not working on is not a git repository, so your tip doesn't work.
devjoe commentedon Jun 18, 2018
Gotcha!
Maybe we could store database files under
~/.vim-codequery/directory.Do you have any thought to design this feature?
paulwalko commentedon Jun 22, 2018
I suppose something like that would work, using the path where the db was created as a key and then have vim search for the longest key that is included in the current path.
What do you think of what I suggested in the original comment? I really don't know much about vimscript, but it seems much simpler because the functionality for search up your current is already built in.
xfactor9 commentedon May 20, 2020
modify db.vim to force the lookup_path as getcwd(),
and let lookup_path = findfile(git_root_dir . '/' . db_name, '.')
where your start vim is the DB search folder, it's more intuitive and similar usage as ctags and cscope