This is a web server and web client for GNU grep and Git repositories. It is a kind of a much simpler Hound or Livegrep, which does not require to index files.
Here is a running demo instance.
Yes and no. grep on Linux is blazing fast on small
repositories. Moreover, the gtsearch server streams results via
WebSockets to the client in order to show the first matches instantly.
gtsearch starts one grep process per search. When some results
don't fit on the client screen, the grep process is paused with
kill(SIGTSTP). When the user scrolls down the result list, the
server resumes the grep process with kill(SIGCONT). When the user
starts a new search, the previous grep process is killed with
kill(SIGTERM). It’s a bit tricky but it works.
However, grep is much slower with specific queries on very large
repositories. Consider using Hound or Livegrep instead.
Currently no, but it’s really easy to implement since grep supports
them. Please send PRs.
docker run -d -p 8080:8080 -e GTSEARCH_ADDRESS=0.0.0.0 moteta/gtsearch:0.11It listens on localhost by default.
Repositories and SQLite files are stored at /gs/server/var/ in the
container. Feel free to create a volume.
The admin password is printed on stdout. Copy and paste it in the /login form in order to add the first repository.
That’s it.