"Go To" does not weight properly. : RUBY-3008

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Project	Ruby
Priority	Normal
Type	Usability Problem
Fix versions	RubyMine 1.0 RC (build 873)
State	Fixed
Assignee	Unassigned
Subsystem	IDE
Affected versions	No Affected versions
Fixed in build	108.101

Created by Kevin Menard
2 years ago (21 Feb 2009 03:24)
Updated by Kevin Menard
2 years ago (28 Apr 2009 14:45)
Jira: RUBY-3008
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RUBY-3008 "Go To" does not weight properly.

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We had to freeze Rails in our Rails app. As a result, we have a lot more classes in our app that most others probably do. The "Go To" search algorithm does not weight our app appropriately. When searching for a class or a file, I constantly have to wade through files from either the frozen Rails version or from any of the 20+ plugins we use. In almost every case, I want to go to a class in my app, then one in a plugin, then a core Rails class, in that order.

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Kevin Menard

28 Mar 2009 00:13

2 years ago

Here's an example of what I mean. My Rails app has precisely one ApplicationController. I can't tell from that list which I should use. I can't even pick "application.rb" because there's four listed with no additional path information.

Dmitry Jemerov

24 Apr 2009 18:33

2 years ago

"Goto Class" now shows files under vendor/ only when the option "Show non-project classes" is checked. After 1.0 this behavior will also be extended to "Goto File".

Kevin Menard

25 Apr 2009 00:53

2 years ago

Thanks. This is much better.

It'd be nice if weighting occurred within the project as well.

E.g., Goto Class "User" yields a bunch of hits inside database migrations before it yields the hit on the model. So, maybe if there is a partial match in the filename or if you weight models & controllers heavier than tests or migration, that could help as well.