Find as you type setting

Author: osortega

src/vs/editor/common/config/editorOptions.ts

@@ -1649,6 +1649,10 @@ export interface IEditorFindOptions {
 	* Controls whether the cursor should move to find matches while typing.
 	*/
 	cursorMoveOnType?: boolean;
+	/**
+	 * Controls whether the find widget should search as you type.
+	 */
+	findOnType?: boolean;
 	/**
 	 * Controls if we seed search string in the Find Widget with editor selection.
 	 */
@@ -1692,6 +1696,7 @@ class EditorFind extends BaseEditorOption<EditorOption.find, IEditorFindOptions,
 	constructor() {
 		const defaults: EditorFindOptions = {
 			cursorMoveOnType: true,
+			findOnType: true,
 			seedSearchStringFromSelection: 'always',
 			autoFindInSelection: 'never',
 			globalFindClipboard: false,
@@ -1765,7 +1770,12 @@ class EditorFind extends BaseEditorOption<EditorOption.find, IEditorFindOptions,
 						nls.localize('editor.find.replaceHistory.workspace', 'Store replace history across the active workspace'),
 					],
 					description: nls.localize('find.replaceHistory', "Controls how the replace widget history should be stored")
-				}
+				},
+				'editor.find.findOnType': {
+					type: 'boolean',
+					default: defaults.findOnType,
+					description: nls.localize('find.findOnType', "Controls whether the Find Widget should search as you type.")
+				},
 			}
 		);
 	}
@@ -1777,6 +1787,7 @@ class EditorFind extends BaseEditorOption<EditorOption.find, IEditorFindOptions,
 		const input = _input as IEditorFindOptions;
 		return {
 			cursorMoveOnType: boolean(input.cursorMoveOnType, this.defaultValue.cursorMoveOnType),
+			findOnType: boolean(input.findOnType, this.defaultValue.findOnType),
 			seedSearchStringFromSelection: typeof _input.seedSearchStringFromSelection === 'boolean'
 				? (_input.seedSearchStringFromSelection ? 'always' : 'never')
 				: stringSet<'never' | 'always' | 'selection'>(input.seedSearchStringFromSelection, this.defaultValue.seedSearchStringFromSelection, ['never', 'always', 'selection']),

src/vs/editor/contrib/find/browser/findWidget.ts

@@ -951,9 +951,14 @@ export class FindWidget extends Widget implements IOverlayWidget, IVerticalSashL
 		this._findInput.setRegex(!!this._state.isRegex);
 		this._findInput.setCaseSensitive(!!this._state.matchCase);
 		this._findInput.setWholeWords(!!this._state.wholeWord);
-		this._register(this._findInput.onKeyDown((e) => this._onFindInputKeyDown(e)));
+		this._register(this._findInput.onKeyDown((e) => {
+			if (e.equals(KeyCode.Enter)) {
+				this._state.change({ searchString: this._findInput.getValue() }, true);
+			}
+			this._onFindInputKeyDown(e);
+		}));
 		this._register(this._findInput.inputBox.onDidChange(() => {
-			if (this._ignoreChangeEvent) {
+			if (this._ignoreChangeEvent || !this._codeEditor.getOption(EditorOption.find).findOnType) {
 				return;
 			}
 			this._state.change({ searchString: this._findInput.getValue() }, true);

src/vs/monaco.d.ts

@@ -4076,6 +4076,10 @@ declare namespace monaco.editor {
 		* Controls whether the cursor should move to find matches while typing.
 		*/
 		cursorMoveOnType?: boolean;
+		/**
+		 * Controls whether the find widget should search as you type.
+		 */
+		findOnType?: boolean;
 		/**
 		 * Controls if we seed search string in the Find Widget with editor selection.
 		 */