add simple way to search within changed files

README.md

@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ In bigger projects with many files it also provides **context**, it gives you a
 
 - Log output of all git commands run
 
+- Search within changed files (Git Tree Comparse: Search Changes)
+
 ## Location
 
 By default, the tree view is located in its own container accessible from the activity bar on the left. However, it can be freely moved to any other location like Source Control or Explorer by dragging and dropping.

package.json

@@ -147,6 +147,12 @@
                 "title": "View as Tree",
                 "icon": "$(list-tree)",
                 "category": "Git Tree Compare"
+            },
+            {
+                "command": "gitTreeCompare.searchChanges",
+                "title": "Search Changes",
+                "icon": "$(search)",
+                "category": "Git Tree Compare"
             }
         ],
         "menus": {
@@ -220,6 +226,11 @@
                     "command": "gitTreeCompare.viewAsTree",
                     "when": "view == gitTreeCompare && gitTreeCompare.viewAsList",
                     "group": "navigation@1"
+                },
+                {
+                    "command": "gitTreeCompare.searchChanges",
+                    "when": "view == gitTreeCompare",
+                    "group": "2_files"
                 }
             ],
             "view/item/context": [

src/extension.ts

@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@ export function activate(context: ExtensionContext) {
     commands.registerCommand(NAMESPACE + '.viewAsTree', () => {
         runAfterInit(() => provider!.viewAsTree(true));
     });
+    commands.registerCommand(NAMESPACE + '.searchChanges', () => {
+        runAfterInit(() => provider!.searchChanges());
+    });
 
     createGit(gitApi, outputChannel).then(async git => {
         const onOutput = (str: string) => outputChannel.append(str);

src/treeProvider.ts

@@ -1100,6 +1100,16 @@ export class GitTreeCompareProvider implements TreeDataProvider<Element>, Dispos
         this._onDidChangeTreeData.fire();
     }
 
+    async searchChanges() {
+        const uris = [...this.iterFiles()].map(file => Uri.file(file.dstAbsPath));
+        const relativePaths = uris.map(uri => path.relative(this.repoRoot, uri.fsPath));
+        await commands.executeCommand('workbench.action.findInFiles', {
+            query: '',
+            filesToInclude: relativePaths.join(','),
+            triggerSearch: true
+        });
+    }
+
     dispose(): void {
         this.disposables.forEach(d => d.dispose());
     }