diff --git a/src/commands/git/search.ts b/src/commands/git/search.ts
index dc83ae7..6773188 100644
--- a/src/commands/git/search.ts
+++ b/src/commands/git/search.ts
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ import { getContext } from '../../context';
 import type { GitCommit } from '../../git/models/commit';
 import type { GitLog } from '../../git/models/log';
 import type { Repository } from '../../git/models/repository';
-import type { SearchOperators } from '../../git/search';
-import { searchOperators, SearchPattern } from '../../git/search';
+import type { SearchOperators, SearchPattern } from '../../git/search';
+import { getKeyForSearchPattern, parseSearchOperations, searchOperators } from '../../git/search';
 import type { QuickPickItemOfT } from '../../quickpicks/items/common';
 import { ActionQuickPickItem } from '../../quickpicks/items/common';
 import { pluralize } from '../../system/string';
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ export class SearchGitCommand extends QuickCommand<State> {
 				matchCase: state.matchCase,
 				matchRegex: state.matchRegex,
 			};
-			const searchKey = SearchPattern.toKey(search);
+			const searchKey = getKeyForSearchPattern(search);
 
 			if (context.resultsPromise == null || context.resultsKey !== searchKey) {
 				context.resultsPromise = state.repo.searchForCommits(search);
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ export class SearchGitCommand extends QuickCommand<State> {
 				// Simulate an extra step if we have a value
 				state.counter = value ? 3 : 2;
 
-				const operations = SearchPattern.parseSearchOperations(value);
+				const operations = parseSearchOperations(value);
 
 				quickpick.title = appendReposToTitle(
 					operations.size === 0 || operations.size > 1
diff --git a/src/commands/showCommitsInView.ts b/src/commands/showCommitsInView.ts
index 59f219a..3c2df1f 100644
--- a/src/commands/showCommitsInView.ts
+++ b/src/commands/showCommitsInView.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { executeGitCommand } from '../commands/gitCommands.actions';
 import { Commands } from '../constants';
 import type { Container } from '../container';
 import { GitUri } from '../git/gitUri';
-import { SearchPattern } from '../git/search';
+import { getSearchPatternFromCommits } from '../git/search';
 import { Logger } from '../logger';
 import { showFileNotUnderSourceControlWarningMessage, showGenericErrorMessage } from '../messages';
 import { command } from '../system/command';
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ export class ShowCommitsInViewCommand extends ActiveEditorCommand {
 			command: 'search',
 			state: {
 				repo: args?.repoPath,
-				pattern: SearchPattern.fromCommits(args.refs),
+				pattern: getSearchPatternFromCommits(args.refs),
 				showResultsInSideBar: true,
 			},
 		});
diff --git a/src/env/node/git/localGitProvider.ts b/src/env/node/git/localGitProvider.ts
index 163756c..d86ccdd 100644
--- a/src/env/node/git/localGitProvider.ts
+++ b/src/env/node/git/localGitProvider.ts
@@ -106,7 +106,8 @@ import type { RemoteProvider } from '../../../git/remotes/remoteProvider';
 import type { RemoteProviders } from '../../../git/remotes/remoteProviders';
 import { getRemoteProviderMatcher, loadRemoteProviders } from '../../../git/remotes/remoteProviders';
 import type { RichRemoteProvider } from '../../../git/remotes/richRemoteProvider';
-import { SearchPattern } from '../../../git/search';
+import type { SearchPattern } from '../../../git/search';
+import { parseSearchOperations } from '../../../git/search';
 import { Logger } from '../../../logger';
 import type { LogScope } from '../../../logger';
 import {
@@ -2657,7 +2658,7 @@ export class LocalGitProvider implements GitProvider, Disposable {
 			const limit = options?.limit ?? configuration.get('advanced.maxSearchItems') ?? 0;
 			const similarityThreshold = configuration.get('advanced.similarityThreshold');
 
-			const operations = SearchPattern.parseSearchOperations(search.pattern);
+			const operations = parseSearchOperations(search.pattern);
 
 			const searchArgs = new Set<string>();
 			const files: string[] = [];
diff --git a/src/git/search.ts b/src/git/search.ts
index 6d59938..c55aff9 100644
--- a/src/git/search.ts
+++ b/src/git/search.ts
@@ -35,72 +35,70 @@ export interface SearchPattern {
 	matchRegex?: boolean;
 }
 
-export namespace SearchPattern {
-	const normalizeSearchOperatorsMap = new Map<SearchOperators, SearchOperators>([
-		['', 'message:'],
-		['=:', 'message:'],
-		['message:', 'message:'],
-		['@:', 'author:'],
-		['author:', 'author:'],
-		['#:', 'commit:'],
-		['commit:', 'commit:'],
-		['?:', 'file:'],
-		['file:', 'file:'],
-		['~:', 'change:'],
-		['change:', 'change:'],
-	]);
+export function getKeyForSearchPattern(search: SearchPattern) {
+	return `${search.pattern}|${search.matchAll ? 'A' : ''}${search.matchCase ? 'C' : ''}${
+		search.matchRegex ? 'R' : ''
+	}`;
+}
 
-	const searchOperationRegex =
-		/(?:(?<op>=:|message:|@:|author:|#:|commit:|\?:|file:|~:|change:)\s?(?<value>".+?"|\S+\b}?))|(?<text>\S+)(?!(?:=|message|@|author|#|commit|\?|file|~|change):)/gi;
+export function getSearchPatternFromCommit(ref: string): string;
+export function getSearchPatternFromCommit(commit: GitRevisionReference): string;
+export function getSearchPatternFromCommit(refOrCommit: string | GitRevisionReference) {
+	return `#:${typeof refOrCommit === 'string' ? GitRevision.shorten(refOrCommit) : refOrCommit.name}`;
+}
 
-	export function fromCommit(ref: string): string;
-	export function fromCommit(commit: GitRevisionReference): string;
-	export function fromCommit(refOrCommit: string | GitRevisionReference) {
-		return `#:${typeof refOrCommit === 'string' ? GitRevision.shorten(refOrCommit) : refOrCommit.name}`;
-	}
+export function getSearchPatternFromCommits(refs: string[]): string;
+export function getSearchPatternFromCommits(commits: GitRevisionReference[]): string;
+export function getSearchPatternFromCommits(refsOrCommits: (string | GitRevisionReference)[]) {
+	return refsOrCommits.map(r => `#:${typeof r === 'string' ? GitRevision.shorten(r) : r.name}`).join(' ');
+}
 
-	export function fromCommits(refs: string[]): string;
-	export function fromCommits(commits: GitRevisionReference[]): string;
-	export function fromCommits(refsOrCommits: (string | GitRevisionReference)[]) {
-		return refsOrCommits.map(r => `#:${typeof r === 'string' ? GitRevision.shorten(r) : r.name}`).join(' ');
-	}
+const normalizeSearchOperatorsMap = new Map<SearchOperators, SearchOperators>([
+	['', 'message:'],
+	['=:', 'message:'],
+	['message:', 'message:'],
+	['@:', 'author:'],
+	['author:', 'author:'],
+	['#:', 'commit:'],
+	['commit:', 'commit:'],
+	['?:', 'file:'],
+	['file:', 'file:'],
+	['~:', 'change:'],
+	['change:', 'change:'],
+]);
 
-	export function parseSearchOperations(search: string): Map<string, string[]> {
-		const operations = new Map<string, string[]>();
+const searchOperationRegex =
+	/(?:(?<op>=:|message:|@:|author:|#:|commit:|\?:|file:|~:|change:)\s?(?<value>".+?"|\S+\b}?))|(?<text>\S+)(?!(?:=|message|@|author|#|commit|\?|file|~|change):)/gi;
 
-		let op: SearchOperators | undefined;
-		let value: string | undefined;
-		let text: string | undefined;
+export function parseSearchOperations(search: string): Map<string, string[]> {
+	const operations = new Map<string, string[]>();
 
-		let match;
-		do {
-			match = searchOperationRegex.exec(search);
-			if (match?.groups == null) break;
+	let op: SearchOperators | undefined;
+	let value: string | undefined;
+	let text: string | undefined;
 
-			op = normalizeSearchOperatorsMap.get(match.groups.op as SearchOperators);
-			({ value, text } = match.groups);
+	let match;
+	do {
+		match = searchOperationRegex.exec(search);
+		if (match?.groups == null) break;
 
-			if (text) {
-				op = GitRevision.isSha(text) ? 'commit:' : 'message:';
-				value = text;
-			}
+		op = normalizeSearchOperatorsMap.get(match.groups.op as SearchOperators);
+		({ value, text } = match.groups);
 
-			if (op && value) {
-				const values = operations.get(op);
-				if (values == null) {
-					operations.set(op, [value]);
-				} else {
-					values.push(value);
-				}
-			}
-		} while (match != null);
+		if (text) {
+			op = GitRevision.isSha(text) ? 'commit:' : 'message:';
+			value = text;
+		}
 
-		return operations;
-	}
+		if (op && value) {
+			const values = operations.get(op);
+			if (values == null) {
+				operations.set(op, [value]);
+			} else {
+				values.push(value);
+			}
+		}
+	} while (match != null);
 
-	export function toKey(search: SearchPattern) {
-		return `${search.pattern}|${search.matchAll ? 'A' : ''}${search.matchCase ? 'C' : ''}${
-			search.matchRegex ? 'R' : ''
-		}`;
-	}
+	return operations;
 }
diff --git a/src/plus/github/githubGitProvider.ts b/src/plus/github/githubGitProvider.ts
index 7fb092b..ac2235e 100644
--- a/src/plus/github/githubGitProvider.ts
+++ b/src/plus/github/githubGitProvider.ts
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ import type { RemoteProvider } from '../../git/remotes/remoteProvider';
 import type { RemoteProviders } from '../../git/remotes/remoteProviders';
 import { getRemoteProviderMatcher, loadRemoteProviders } from '../../git/remotes/remoteProviders';
 import type { RichRemoteProvider } from '../../git/remotes/richRemoteProvider';
-import { SearchPattern } from '../../git/search';
+import type { SearchPattern } from '../../git/search';
+import { parseSearchOperations } from '../../git/search';
 import type { LogScope } from '../../logger';
 import { Logger } from '../../logger';
 import { gate } from '../../system/decorators/gate';
@@ -1589,7 +1590,7 @@ export class GitHubGitProvider implements GitProvider, Disposable {
 
 		const scope = getLogScope();
 
-		const operations = SearchPattern.parseSearchOperations(search.pattern);
+		const operations = parseSearchOperations(search.pattern);
 
 		let op;
 		let values = operations.get('commit:');
diff --git a/src/views/nodes/searchResultsNode.ts b/src/views/nodes/searchResultsNode.ts
index 3a0dbee..fdd1c95 100644
--- a/src/views/nodes/searchResultsNode.ts
+++ b/src/views/nodes/searchResultsNode.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ import { ThemeIcon } from 'vscode';
 import { executeGitCommand } from '../../commands/gitCommands.actions';
 import { GitUri } from '../../git/gitUri';
 import type { GitLog } from '../../git/models/log';
-import { SearchPattern } from '../../git/search';
+import type { SearchPattern } from '../../git/search';
+import { getKeyForSearchPattern } from '../../git/search';
 import { gate } from '../../system/decorators/gate';
 import { debug, log } from '../../system/decorators/log';
 import { md5, pluralize } from '../../system/string';
@@ -27,12 +28,12 @@ export class SearchResultsNode extends ViewNode<SearchAndCompareView> implements
 	static key = ':search-results';
 	static getId(repoPath: string, search: SearchPattern | undefined, instanceId: number): string {
 		return `${RepositoryNode.getId(repoPath)}${this.key}(${
-			search == null ? '?' : SearchPattern.toKey(search)
+			search == null ? '?' : getKeyForSearchPattern(search)
 		}):${instanceId}`;
 	}
 
 	static getPinnableId(repoPath: string, search: SearchPattern) {
-		return md5(`${repoPath}|${SearchPattern.toKey(search)}`);
+		return md5(`${repoPath}|${getKeyForSearchPattern(search)}`);
 	}
 
 	private _instanceId: number;