search_code
Search contrib and core code
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Search the source of every indexed contrib project, plus core, for a code pattern: which files, or with by_repo which projects. Who-uses-a-core-symbol counts: list_symbol_users or lookup_core_symbol.
- query is a regex. Set literal for exact text with ( [ ] . $ : or a space, and put r: f: lang: case: sym: b: terms in filters. repos: project machine name list. The index runs RE2, which has no lookaround or backreferences.
- .module, .install, .theme, .engine, .profile and .inc count as PHP: lang:php includes them and sym: resolves inside them. No language filter is applied for you.
- Returns total_matches and total_files plus a head of files (repo, path, matching lines), limit ≤ 50. by_repo: (repo, file_count) rows from a pull of up to 1000 files; total_files is the ceiling; truncated when cut. A parse error returns the index's own message.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| query | string | yes | Code to find, a regex unless literal is true. Filters may be inline when literal is false, else in filters. Example: hook_form_alter f:\.module$ |
| literal | boolean | no | true: query is matched as exact text. Use it for text with ( [ ] $ . such as #[Hook(. With literal, filters go in filters. |
| filters | string | no | Zoekt filters appended as written: r:<repo regex> f:<path regex> lang:<language> b:<branch> sym:<symbol> case:yes. |
| repos | null | array | no | Restrict to these projects, by machine name, in one query. |
| limit | integer | no | Files to return, default 20, cap 50. Ignored with by_repo. |
| by_repo | boolean | no | Return repos as (repo, file_count) instead of files. Pulls up to 1000 files; total_files is the ceiling. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"query": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Code to find, a regex unless literal is true. Filters may be inline when literal is false, else in filters. Example: hook_form_alter f:\\.module$"
},
"literal": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "true: query is matched as exact text. Use it for text with ( [ ] $ . such as #[Hook(. With literal, filters go in filters."
},
"filters": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Zoekt filters appended as written: r:<repo regex> f:<path regex> lang:<language> b:<branch> sym:<symbol> case:yes."
},
"repos": {
"type": [
"null",
"array"
],
"items": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "Restrict to these projects, by machine name, in one query."
},
"limit": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "Files to return, default 20, cap 50. Ignored with by_repo."
},
"by_repo": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Return repos as (repo, file_count) instead of files. Pulls up to 1000 files; total_files is the ceiling."
}
},
"required": [
"query"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}