Enhancement : smart project search

[ldbglobe]

Enhancement : smart project search

Native Sublime texte project switcher learn from past search to propose more accurate (and expected) result sort.

After few search a specific keyword may have for first result an item previously far away in the list.

It is a really helpfull functionnality when you handle a large amount of project (in my case more than 300)

[randy3k]

despite how much I love to have this feature, it is not an easy task to accomplish.

[ldbglobe]

I can help you with a working methods I allready use in a project

On each search engine selection, I maintain a simple list based on search terms and the element picked up.

{
  (search_term) : { 
    (project_reference) : { use_time : (timestamp), count : (int) },
    (project_reference) : { use_time : (timestamp), count : (int) },
    ...
  },
  ...
}

Then, if I find a previously used terms, I override base result sorting with the usage counter.

A cron job remove elements unused from a long time or project référence no longer existing.
I your case this cleanup can be a startup action (and it can be usefull to set expiration time as a customisable value)