Function getPathsForSuggestions

src/hooks/fileSuggestions.ts:523–570

()

 * Returns a FileIndex populated for fast fuzzy search
 */
export async function getPathsForSuggestions(): Promise<FileIndex> {
  const signal = AbortSignal.timeout(10_000)
  const index = getFileIndex()

  try {
    // Check project settings first, then fall back to global config
    const projectSettings = getInitialSettings()
    const globalConfig = getGlobalConfig()
    const respectGitignore =
      projectSettings.respectGitignore ?? globalConfig.respectGitignore ?? true

    const cwd = getCwd()
    const [projectFiles, configFiles] = await Promise.all([
      getProjectFiles(signal, respectGitignore),
      getClaudeConfigFiles(cwd),
    ])

    // Cache for mergeUntrackedIntoNormalizedCache
    cachedConfigFiles = configFiles

    const allFiles = [...projectFiles, ...configFiles]
    const directories = await getDirectoryNamesAsync(allFiles)
    cachedTrackedDirs = directories
    const allPathsList = [...directories, ...allFiles]

    // Skip rebuild when the list is unchanged. This is the common case
    // during a typing session — git ls-files returns the same output.
    const sig = pathListSignature(allPathsList)
    if (sig !== loadedTrackedSignature) {
      // Await the full build so cold-start returns complete results. The
      // build yields every ~4ms so the UI stays responsive — user can keep
      // typing during the ~120ms wait without input lag.
      await index.loadFromFileListAsync(allPathsList).done
      loadedTrackedSignature = sig
      // We just replaced the merged index with tracked-only data. Force
      // the next untracked merge to rebuild even if its own sig matches.
      loadedMergedSignature = null
    } else {
      logForDebugging(
        `[FileIndex] skipped index rebuild — tracked paths unchanged`,
      )
    }
  } catch (error) {
    logError(error)
  }

  return index
}

/**
 * Finds the common prefix between two strings