Search History Embedded

A lightweight Visual Studio Code extension that adds search history tracking + sidebar panel, bringing a workflow similar to MPLAB and other IDEs.

✨ Features

✅ Search History Tracking

• Automatically store every global search (Ctrl + Shift + F)

✅ Sidebar Panel

• Dedicated panel in the Activity Bar
• Quickly view previous searches

✅ One‑Click Re-search

• Click any item → instantly run the search again

✅ Smart Search Behavior

• Uses selected text automatically
• Falls back to input box if nothing selected

✅ Right‑click Actions

• Delete individual entries
• Clear entire history

✅ Keyboard Shortcuts

• Ctrl + Shift + F → Search + save history
• Ctrl + Shift + H → Open search history panel

🚀 Usage

🔍 Perform a Search

• Select text and press:

  Ctrl + Shift + F
  

  → Automatically searches selection

• Or press:

  Ctrl + Shift + F
  

  and enter your query manually

📂 Open Search History Panel

Press:

Ctrl + Shift + H

Or click the Search History icon in the left sidebar.

🔁 Re-run a Search

• Open the panel
• Click any previous search

🧹 Manage History

Right-click any item:

• Delete → removes a single search

Top bar of panel:

• Clear All → removes all history

🧠 Motivation

VS Code does not provide a visual way to manage past searches like some IDEs (e.g., MPLAB).

This extension adds:

• A persistent history
• A visual list
• A much faster navigation workflow

⚙️ Requirements

• VS Code 1.80 or newer

👨‍💻 Author

Jackore

📝 License

MIT