1261797 - "Search script" should allow fuzzy matches

Status: RESOLVED INVALID

(DevTools :: Debugger, defect, P3)

Description

[Pierre de La Morinerie]

The Debugger panel in the devtools has a feature to Search script (Ctrl+S or Ctrl+P). This search only match strict substrings.

Most text editors (and the Chrome debugger) can search for a file using fuzzy matching, where a search for "compsel" will match "components/select.js".

Steps to reproduce
1. Go to http://captaintrain.github.io/stations-studio/
2. Open the DevTools, and select the "Debugger" tab
3. Click on the "Search script" searchfield
4. Type "compstatcheck"

Actual result:
The results list is empty.

Expected results:
The file "stations-editor/components/station-checkbox.js" is matched, and appears in the results list.

Comment 1

[Eddy Bruel [:ejpbruel]]

I agree this would be a useful feature, but I don't think we have any cycles to work on this any time soon, unless somebody wants to pick it up in their free time. Assigning P3 to this.

Comment 2

[Pierre de La Morinerie]

The new debugger that landed in Firefox 52 dev tools now supports fuzzy matching. Many thanks to the dev tools team!