Vscode: Add filter/search box api support to custom tree views

[eamodio]

It would be great for an extension to provide the same filter/search box support that the new Outline view supports. Searching and filter custom views is a request I'm hearing more and more with GitLens.

/cc @jrieken

[Gruntfuggly]

This would be great, but it doesn't necessarily need to just be filter/search. There are other inputs which would be usefully located in the tree view - renaming, for example, so it would be cool if the API can be fairly generic...

[ntotten]

This would be helpful for us on the salesforce test explorer as well. https://github.com/forcedotcom/salesforcedx-vscode/issues/605

I agree the functionality should be generic. Allow extensions to add custom UI to the view's toolbar.

[ntotten]

We have another need for this in the Salesforce Extensions: https://github.com/forcedotcom/salesforcedx-vscode/issues/862

[chnliquan]

does the custom treeProvider will provide a filter/search box? I think this requirement is very necessary, otherwise it is difficult to find the data you want in the case of a lot of data.
Is it possible to open the outline search box and filter it through the label property of the tree node?
@sandy081

[sandy081]

Might not be as an API but we are looking to implement a generic filtering for all trees which will just filter the data that is visible.

[chnliquan]

Might not be as an API but we are looking to implement a generic filtering for all trees which will just filter the data that is visible.

thanks, looking forward to the implementation of the function, where can I get notice if the implementation is complete?

[cawoodm]

Is there any way to filter the explorer view today?

[mtxr]

I don't think so.

I'm looking forward to it as well.

[connorshea]

This'd be very useful 🙇

[superfliege]

any update on this?

[mtxr]

I'm looking forward to see it as well

[alekkowalczyk]

Coming from here https://github.com/hbenl/vscode-test-explorer/issues/4
Would be really usefull and make the VSCode experience a step closed to the full VS :)

[eamodio]

Now that #63566 has landed, hopefully this can be supported!

[sandy081]

With new Tree, custom views can be filtered just like file explorer.

[usernamehw]

It doesn't search in nested folders which makes this mildly useless and inconsistent ... and it's not an API ... and not a real input. Not hating, just stating.

[sandy081]

It is consistent with other trees (file explorer). Exposing as an API is a big ASK which I am afraid might not happen soon.

[sandy081]

Closing this as the custom views with new tree supports filtering

[Freshchris01]

@sandy081 Is this feature somewhere documented? Couldn't find it..

[sandy081]

@alexr00 Is it documented in 1.37 release notes?

[alexr00]

It's called out here which links to more info and includes documentation about the Improved Keyboard Navigation.