Adds Git extended regex support to commit searches

Changes commit search by message to be case-insensitive
Clarifies path/glob for file searches

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -9,11 +9,13 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/) and this p
 ### Added
 
 - Adds control over the contributed menu commands to the Source Control side bar to the GitLens interactive settings editor (via the `gitlens.menus` setting)
+- Adds Git extended regex support to commit searches
 
 ### Changed
 
 - Changes the _Show Revision Details_ command (`gitlens.showQuickRevisionDetails`) to show file commit details
 - Changes the `alt`-command of the _Toggle File Blame Annotations_ command (`gitlens.toggleFileBlame`) to _Toggle File Heatmap Annotations_ command (`gitlens.toggleFileHeatmap`)
+- Changes searching for commits by message to be case-insensitive
 - Reworks the layout of some contributed menu command
 
 ### Fixed

README.md

@@ -430,8 +430,8 @@ A [customizable](#search-commits-view-settings- 'Jump to the Search Commits view
 - Use the _Search Commits_ command (`gitlens.showCommitSearch`) with a shortcut of `alt+/` to search for commits
   - by message &mdash; use `<message>` to search for commits with messages that match `<message>` &mdash; See [Git docs](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-log#git-log---grepltpatterngt 'Open Git docs')
   - or, by author &mdash; use `@<pattern>` to search for commits with authors that match `<pattern>` &mdash; See [Git docs](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-log#git-log---authorltpatterngt 'Open Git docs')
-  - or, by commit id &mdash; use `#<sha>` to search for a commit with id of `<sha>` &mdash; See [Git docs](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-log 'Open Git docs')
-  - or, by files &mdash; use `:<pattern>` to search for commits with file names that match `<pattern>` &mdash; See [Git docs](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-log 'Open Git docs')
+  - or, by commit id &mdash; use `#<sha>` to search for a commit with id of `<sha>` &mdash; See [Git docs](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-log#git-log-ltrevisionrangegt 'Open Git docs')
+  - or, by files &mdash; use `:<path/glob>` to search for commits with file names that match `<path/glob>` &mdash; See [Git docs](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-log---ltpathgt82308203 'Open Git docs')
   - or, by changes &mdash; use `~<pattern>` to search for commits with differences whose patch text contains added/removed lines that match `<pattern>` &mdash; See [Git docs](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-log#git-log--Gltregexgt 'Open Git docs')
   - or, by changed lines &mdash; use `=<string>` to search for commits with differences that change the number of occurrences of the specified string (i.e. addition/deletion) in a file &mdash; See [Git docs](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-log#git-log--Sltstringgt 'Open Git docs')
 

src/commands/searchCommits.ts

@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ export class SearchCommitsCommand extends ActiveEditorCachedCommand {
             args.search = await window.showInputBox({
                 value: args.search,
                 prompt: `Please enter a search string`,
-                placeHolder: `Search commits by message, author (@<pattern>), files (:<pattern>), commit id (#<sha>), changes (=<pattern>), changed lines (~<pattern>)`,
+                placeHolder: `Search commits by message, author (@<pattern>), files (:<path/glob>), commit id (#<sha>), changes (=<pattern>), changed lines (~<pattern>)`,
                 valueSelection: selection
             } as InputBoxOptions);
             if (args.search === undefined) {

src/git/gitService.ts

@@ -1374,19 +1374,19 @@ export class GitService implements Disposable {
         let searchArgs: string[] | undefined = undefined;
         switch (searchBy) {
             case GitRepoSearchBy.Author:
-                searchArgs = ['-m', '-M', '--all', '--full-history', '-i', `--author=${search}`];
+                searchArgs = ['-m', '-M', '--all', '--full-history', '-E', '-i', `--author=${search}`];
                 break;
             case GitRepoSearchBy.ChangedLines:
-                searchArgs = ['-M', '--all', '--full-history', '-i', `-G${search}`];
+                searchArgs = ['-M', '--all', '--full-history', '-E', '-i', `-G${search}`];
                 break;
             case GitRepoSearchBy.Changes:
-                searchArgs = ['-M', '--all', '--full-history', '-i', '--pickaxe-regex', `-S${search}`];
+                searchArgs = ['-M', '--all', '--full-history', '-E', '-i', '--pickaxe-regex', `-S${search}`];
                 break;
             case GitRepoSearchBy.Files:
-                searchArgs = ['-M', '--all', '--full-history', '-i', `--`, `${search}`];
+                searchArgs = ['-M', '--all', '--full-history', '-E', '-i', `--`, `${search}`];
                 break;
             case GitRepoSearchBy.Message:
-                searchArgs = ['-m', '-M', '--all', '--full-history'];
+                searchArgs = ['-m', '-M', '--all', '--full-history', '-E', '-i'];
                 if (search) {
                     searchArgs.push(`--grep=${search}`);
                 }

src/views/nodes/searchNode.ts

@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export class SearchNode extends ViewNode {
                         ...command,
                         arguments: [this, { searchBy: GitRepoSearchBy.Files } as SearchCommitsCommandArgs]
                     },
-                    `${GlyphChars.Space.repeat(4)} or, by files (use :<file-pattern>)`,
+                    `${GlyphChars.Space.repeat(4)} or, by files (use :<file-path/glob>)`,
                     'Click to search commits by files'
                 ),
                 new CommandMessageNode(