feat: add markdown support to codebase indexing (#4660)

[MuriloFP]

Related GitHub Issue

Closes: #4660

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Description

This PR adds support for indexing Markdown files (.md and .markdown) in the codebase indexing feature. Previously, markdown files were explicitly excluded from indexing, preventing users from searching through documentation content.

Key Implementation Details:

• Extension Filter: Removed the explicit markdown filter in supported-extensions.ts to include .md and .markdown files in scannerExtensions
• Parser Integration: Added markdown file detection and processing in parser.ts by leveraging the existing parseMarkdown() function from the tree-sitter service
• Semantic Chunking: Implemented intelligent section chunking based on markdown headers with header level classification (markdown_header_h1, markdown_header_h2, etc.) for improved semantic search quality
• Fallback Logic: Added robust fallback chunking for headerless markdown files to ensure all content is indexable

Reviewers should pay attention to:

• The seamless integration with the existing tree-sitter pipeline
• The comprehensive test coverage including edge cases
• The header level extraction logic that enhances search semantics

Test Procedure

Unit Testing:

cd src
npx vitest services/code-index/shared/__tests__/supported-extensions.spec.ts
npx vitest services/code-index/processors/__tests__/parser.spec.ts  
npx vitest services/code-index/processors/__tests__/scanner.spec.ts

Integration Testing:

cd src
npx vitest services/code-index/

Manual Testing Steps:

• Create a directory with mixed content (.ts, .js, .md files)
• Run the codebase indexing on this directory
• Verify that markdown files are now processed and indexed
• Test semantic search on markdown content to ensure headers and sections are properly chunked
• Test Coverage Verification:

✅ Markdown file detection (.md and .markdown extensions)
✅ Header extraction and section chunking
✅ Minimum size requirements enforcement
✅ Fallback chunking for headerless markdown
✅ Unique segment hash generation
✅ Header level classification
✅ Edge cases (empty files, malformed content, mixed content)

Pre-Submission Checklist

• Issue Linked: This PR is linked to an approved GitHub Issue (see "Related GitHub Issue" above).
• Scope: My changes are focused on the linked issue (one major feature/fix per PR).
• Self-Review: I have performed a thorough self-review of my code.
• Testing: New and/or updated tests have been added to cover my changes (if applicable).
• Documentation Impact: I have considered if my changes require documentation updates (see "Documentation Updates" section below).
• Contribution Guidelines: I have read and agree to the Contributor Guidelines.

Screenshots / Videos

N/A - This is a backend feature enhancement with no UI changes.

Documentation Updates

[x] No documentation updates are required.
The feature enhancement is transparent to users - markdown files will now automatically be included in codebase indexing without requiring any configuration changes.

Additional Notes

Performance Impact: Testing shows no significant performance degradation. Markdown parsing is lightweight and the existing tree-sitter infrastructure handles the additional file types efficiently.

Backward Compatibility: All existing functionality remains unchanged. This is a pure feature addition with no breaking changes.

Future Enhancements: This implementation provides a foundation for potentially adding other documentation formats (e.g., .rst, .adoc) in the future using the same pattern.

Get in Touch

Discord: @MuriloFP

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Important

Adds Markdown support to codebase indexing, including parsing and chunking logic, with comprehensive tests.

• Behavior:
  • Adds support for indexing .md and .markdown files by removing exclusion in supported-extensions.ts.
  • Integrates Markdown parsing in parser.ts using parseMarkdown().
  • Implements chunking based on headers and fallback logic for headerless files.
• Tests:
  • Adds tests in parser.spec.ts for Markdown chunking, header extraction, and edge cases.
  • Adds tests in scanner.spec.ts to ensure Markdown files are processed alongside code files.
• Misc:
  • Uses segmentHash for unique ID generation in scanner.ts to handle multiple segments from the same file.

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[daniel-lxs]

The implementation looks solid overall. However, I noticed that it doesn't currently handle splitting very large paragraphs in markdown files. This results in large chunks being saved to Qdrant, which could lead to excessively long results when using the codebase_search tool:

It's worth noting the current chunking behavior for different file types:

• Regular code files

  • Minimum chunk size: 100 characters
  • Maximum chunk size: 1150 characters (with a 1.15 tolerance on the 1000-character target)
  • Large code blocks are automatically chunked

• Markdown files

  • Minimum chunk size: 100 characters
  • Maximum: No enforced limit; sections are defined by the content between headers
  • No chunking is applied to large markdown sections

Given this, we may want to consider using the already implemented chunking logic or update the markdown one to split markdown paragraphs.

[adamhill]

tree-parser supports all kinds of nodes for Markdown from sections to code to lists and list items, thematic breaks, tabels, rows and cells. (ref. https://github.com/tree-sitter-grammars/tree-sitter-markdown)

Just breaking up by section, lists and code blocks (inline code examples) might get us a long way to good enough @MuriloFP

[daniel-lxs]

I noticed some test overlap between this file and src/services/tree-sitter/__tests__/markdownIntegration.spec.ts. Both test:

• Header parsing (basic and mixed styles)
• Files without headers
• Minimum section length handling

The overlap isn't necessarily a problem since they're testing different layers (indexing vs tree-sitter), but it might be cleaner to focus each suite on its core purpose:

• This file: code indexing features like hash generation, fallback chunking, and MIN_BLOCK_CHARS logic
• markdownIntegration.spec.ts: integration-level behavior

This would reduce redundancy and make the intent of each suite clearer. What do you think?

[MuriloFP]

Update: Fixed Qdrant Deduplication Issue

I've pushed a critical fix that addresses the root cause of the markdown chunking problem.

The Issue

While the parser was correctly creating multiple chunks for large markdown sections, these chunks were being deduplicated in Qdrant due to identical point IDs being generated for chunks from the same line.

The Fix

• Modified scanner.ts to use segmentHash instead of ilePath:lineNumber for generating unique Qdrant point IDs
• This ensures each chunk gets a unique ID and is properly stored in the vector database
• Added comprehensive tests to prevent regression

Changes Made

1. parser.ts: Enhanced markdown chunking logic with proper handling of headers, header-less files, and oversized lines
2. scanner.ts: Fixed Qdrant point ID generation to prevent deduplication
3. parser.spec.ts: Added extensive unit tests covering all edge cases

The fix has been verified to work correctly - large markdown files are now properly chunked and all chunks are searchable in the codebase index.

[daniel-lxs]

LGTM