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Closes #804

Summary

  • Cmd/Ctrl-click a call site to open its definition
  • Cmd/Ctrl-click a declaration to show its callers
  • Shift+F12 or Cmd/Ctrl+Shift-click explicitly shows references
  • Cmd/Ctrl-hover underlines symbols only when a definition or another workspace usage is available
  • show a navigable in-editor reference list and clear no-definition/error feedback
  • use the existing workspace search and file navigation pipeline, with no language-server dependency

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  • npm test -- --run src/features/files/editor/editorSymbolNavigation.test.ts src/features/files/ui/FilePaneNavigation.test.ts
  • npx tsc --noEmit

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  • New Features
    • Navigate to a symbol’s definition with F12 or Ctrl/Command-click.
    • View references with Shift-F12 or Shift-Ctrl/Command-click, then open a match directly from the references panel.
    • Hover over symbols while holding Ctrl/Command to highlight those with navigable definitions or references.
    • See feedback in the references panel when a definition isn’t found or a search fails.

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📝 Walkthrough

The editor identifies symbols at the cursor or clicked position and searches project matches. It supports definition and reference navigation, displays search errors and missing definitions, and opens selected results.

Changes: Editor symbol navigation

Layer / File(s) Summary
Symbol lookup and definition matching
src/features/files/editor/editorSymbolNavigation.ts, src/features/files/editor/editorSymbolNavigation.test.ts
symbolAt returns an identifier and its bounds at or beside the cursor. definitionFor selects a matching declaration or assignment. Tests cover cursor boundaries, empty parentheses, exact-name matching, and commented declarations.
Editor search and navigation actions
src/features/files/ui/FileEditor.tsx, src/features/files/editor/editorChrome.ts
CodeMirrorEditor receives cwd and an optional file-opening callback. F12, Shift-F12, and Ctrl/Cmd-click search for definitions or references. Modifier-key hover highlights navigable symbols. Search errors and missing definitions are recorded. The editor styles symbol-navigation targets.
Reference results and navigation
src/features/files/ui/FileEditor.tsx
The references panel displays the symbol name, result count, or error. Selecting a result opens its file at the match. A close control dismisses the panel.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Change: Feature

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant User
  participant CodeMirrorEditor
  participant searchProject
  participant onOpenFile
  User->>CodeMirrorEditor: Invoke definition or reference search
  CodeMirrorEditor->>searchProject: Search cwd for whole-word symbol matches
  searchProject-->>CodeMirrorEditor: Return project matches
  CodeMirrorEditor->>onOpenFile: Open a definition or selected reference
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Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 2e1fb

This adds editor symbol navigation, and no merge-blocking risk is evident from the review. Earlier reported issues were addressed.

Pre-merge checks: Passed 4 · Failed 1

Failed Failed checks: 1 warning

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Docstring Coverage Warning Docstring coverage is 40.00% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 10 functions across 4 files. Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.
Passed Passed checks: 4 passed
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Title check Passed The title clearly and concisely identifies the main change: adding editor symbol navigation.
Description check Passed The description clearly summarizes the implemented features and verification steps. It does not use the template headings and omits the checklist, explicit rationale, and UI section, but it provides e…
Linked Issues check Passed Issue #804 requires definition lookup, reference lookup, result navigation, and failure feedback. FileEditor.tsx adds F12, Shift-F12, Cmd/Ctrl-click, and Cmd/Ctrl+Shift-click actions. It uses `searc…
Out of Scope Changes check Passed The changes stay within issue #804. editorSymbolNavigation.ts implements symbol resolution. FileEditor.tsx implements the requested actions, search, feedback, and navigation. editorChrome.ts add…
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The description clearly summarizes the implemented features and verification steps. It does not use the template headings and omits the checklist, explicit rationale, and UI section, but it provides enough relevant information to be mostly complete.

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Issue #804 requires definition lookup, reference lookup, result navigation, and failure feedback. FileEditor.tsx adds F12, Shift-F12, Cmd/Ctrl-click, and Cmd/Ctrl+Shift-click actions. It uses searchProject and definitionFor, opens definition and reference matches through onOpenFile, and excludes the definition from reference results. The references panel shows matches, zero results, and lookup errors. editorSymbolNavigation.test.ts covers symbol boundaries and declaration matching. The editor remains usable when lookup fails or returns no definition.

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The changes stay within issue #804. editorSymbolNavigation.ts implements symbol resolution. FileEditor.tsx implements the requested actions, search, feedback, and navigation. editorChrome.ts adds styling for navigation targets. The related formatting does not establish unrelated behavior.

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Review comments at @src/features/files/editor/editorSymbolNavigation.ts:
- Line 27: Update the match selection in `editorSymbolNavigation` to verify the
declaration occurrence is code, not text inside a comment, before returning it
as a definition. Preserve the existing declaration-pattern matching and return
`null` when no valid code occurrence is found.
- Line 25: Update the identifier boundary in the symbol-matching regex used by
editor symbol navigation so `$` is treated as part of an identifier, preventing
a search for `foo` from matching declarations such as `foo$()`. Preserve the
existing supported declaration forms and other matching behavior.

Review comments at @src/features/files/ui/FileEditor.tsx:
- Around line 669-673: Update the reference filter in FileEditor so it excludes
only the definition at the same path, line, and column; retain other references
on that line, including calls.
- Around line 649-654: Track the latest symbol-search request around the
searchProject call and discard results unless the completing request is still
current. Apply this guard before updating references or opening a definition so
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785-788: 🚀 Performance & Scalability | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Skip clearing when no symbol hover is active.

Without a modifier, every mousemove calls clearSymbolHover(). When hoverKey is already empty, the function still dispatches a hover effect and runs the CodeMirror update cycle and its listeners, although the selection and document did not change. Return early in that case.

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     const clearSymbolHover = () => {
+      if (hoverKey === "") return;
       hoverKey = "";
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Review comment at @src/features/files/ui/FileEditor.tsx around lines 785 - 788:
Update clearSymbolHover in FileEditor so it returns immediately when hoverKey is
empty, avoiding a redundant hover effect and CodeMirror update; preserve the
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- Around line 805-810: Update the editor effect handlers to read the latest
workspace and file-open callback through refs, rather than capturing stale
render values. In the FileEditor effect, keep cwdRef and onOpenFileRef
synchronized with the current props, use their current values for hover searches
and symbol navigation, and remove cwd and onOpenFile from the effect
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- Line 667: Update the navigation branch in FileEditor around mode and
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- Around line 643-644: Move the assignments to cwdRef and onOpenFileRef out of
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observe committed values. Keep both refs synchronized with cwd and onOpenFile
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