FEATURE: Search like vim search in neo-tree

[Kaiser-Yang]

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Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

What I want is to search the files or symbols like in vim search.

Let me explain it:

When in neo-tree windows, I use / or ? to search forward or backward ( I don't bind these with neo-tree's commands, just act as the nvim's search). You may be conscious of a question that this can only search the visible contens. For example, if there is a unexpanded directory, / or ? can not get the files or directories in the unexpanded directory. So in order to make this work properly, I must expand all the nodes at first, then use / or ? to search.

Describe the solution you'd like.

What I really want I can bind / with vim_search_forward and ? with vim_search_backward or something like these.

For vim_search_forward, there will pop up a window like filter. As I type, the matched file will expand its ancestors. Then after I press the enter key or something I can bind (like a vim_search_confirm command), it will make the cursor to the first matched one.
And every time I press n, the cursor goes to next matched, N for the previous one (or there may be commands like vim_search_next and vim_search_prev).

For vim_search_backward, it just search the content backward.

Describe alternatives you've considered.

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[SrslyJosh]

I would really like this, too. I'm sure the fuzzy finder works for some people, but to me it doesn't feel intuitive to use. I just want forward and backward i-search like in a regular buffer, and maybe a mechanism to quickly jump to a match by number in case there are a lot of them. I think that would feel a lot more natural, to me at least.

[TheNoeTrevino]

This is easily done with setting the mapping for "/" to be null. here is an example:

  "nvim-neo-tree/neo-tree.nvim",
  cmd = "Neotree",
  opts = {
    window = {
      position = "float",
      mappings = {
        ["/"] = "none",
      },
    },
etc...

Then just use the search as if you were in a normal buffer
@SrslyJosh @Kaiser-Yang if you are still wanting this.

[Kaiser-Yang]

This is easily done with setting the mapping for "/" to be null. here is an example:

  "nvim-neo-tree/neo-tree.nvim",
  cmd = "Neotree",
  opts = {
    window = {
      position = "float",
      mappings = {
        ["/"] = "none",
      },
    },
etc...

Then just use the search as if you were in a normal buffer @SrslyJosh @Kaiser-Yang if you are still wanting this.

This is not what I exactly need. This cannot find the items in unexpanded directories.

[TheNoeTrevino]

https://www.reddit.com/r/neovim/comments/17pxnse/nvimtree_expand_all_function_on_start/

Look for expand_all_nodes and that will let you search everything afterwards. Other wise, i would suggest just using something like telescope. Neotree is a file explorer not a picker.