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Code search, Gitlab doesn't have a code search feature. Paraphrasing The code search functionality can be achieved by adding Elasticsearch. We haven't added ela

Code search, Gitlab doesn't have a code search feature. Paraphrasing The code search functionality can be achieved by adding Elasticsearch. We haven't added elasticsearch yet so cannot comment on the experience of using it.

manigandham 6y ago
Sourcegraph might be better: https://about.sourcegraph.com/ https://about.sourcegraph.com/
jka 6y ago
It looks like code search is available for self-hosted GitLab instances, and also for paid groups on gitlab.com. It could be a little while before global code search is available to non-paid users, according to their search roadmap documentation[1]. [1] - https://about.gitlab.com/direction/global-search/ https://about.gitlab.com/direction/global-search/
- jmcguire-gitlab 6y ago
  Our current approach is to make code search available for Bronze/starter and above. We appreciate your feedback on enabling it for non-paid. This is the Epic we are working on, feel free to leave feedback here as well. https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/1736 https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/1736
  - jka 6y ago
    Thanks for the link and engaging with the community. That led me to https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/429 https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/429 which sounds like a challenge. Although not at GitLab.com scale, I've worked on a few search-related projects (often using Elasticsearch) in the past and would consider offering some ideas. Does GitLab have a policy for attribution/licensing of technical design input from external contributors? (this is partly out of curiosity in general -- I don't know for sure whether I'd have anything to add that your team wouldn't already have thought of themselves)
    - jmcguire-gitlab 6y ago
      We have made some solid progress on reducing the index size recently. This comment has a nice summary on the preliminary results of what we are working on. https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/27918#note_353043618 https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/27918#note_353... We always welcome the sharing of ideas and feedback. Just tag me on anything I should review. GitLab ID is @JohnMcGuire We love external contributions. This page should help answer questions about contributing. https://about.gitlab.com/community/contribute/ https://about.gitlab.com/community/contribute/
      - jka 6y ago
        Great, thank you!

manigandham 6y ago

Sourcegraph might be better: https://about.sourcegraph.com/ https://about.sourcegraph.com/

jka 6y ago

It looks like code search is available for self-hosted GitLab instances, and also for paid groups on gitlab.com. It could be a little while before global code search is available to non-paid users, according to their search roadmap documentation[1]. [1] - https://about.gitlab.com/direction/global-search/ https://about.gitlab.com/direction/global-search/

jmcguire-gitlab 6y ago
Our current approach is to make code search available for Bronze/starter and above. We appreciate your feedback on enabling it for non-paid. This is the Epic we are working on, feel free to leave feedback here as well. https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/1736 https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/1736
- jka 6y ago
  Thanks for the link and engaging with the community. That led me to https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/429 https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/429 which sounds like a challenge. Although not at GitLab.com scale, I've worked on a few search-related projects (often using Elasticsearch) in the past and would consider offering some ideas. Does GitLab have a policy for attribution/licensing of technical design input from external contributors? (this is partly out of curiosity in general -- I don't know for sure whether I'd have anything to add that your team wouldn't already have thought of themselves)
  - jmcguire-gitlab 6y ago
    We have made some solid progress on reducing the index size recently. This comment has a nice summary on the preliminary results of what we are working on. https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/27918#note_353043618 https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/27918#note_353... We always welcome the sharing of ideas and feedback. Just tag me on anything I should review. GitLab ID is @JohnMcGuire We love external contributions. This page should help answer questions about contributing. https://about.gitlab.com/community/contribute/ https://about.gitlab.com/community/contribute/
    - jka 6y ago
      Great, thank you!