SnapFind

Fast, memory-efficient file search utility with predictable resource usage.

Features

• Content-aware search with relevance scoring
• Fixed memory bounds (no dynamic allocations after initialization)
• Text type detection (plain text, markdown, source code, config files)
• Glob pattern matching
• Fast indexing with bounded resource usage

Install

cargo install snapfind

Usage

Index a directory:

snap index [DIR]

Search for files:

snap search "your query" [DIR]

Limitations

• Maximum number of files: 1,000
• Maximum directory depth: 1,000
• Maximum file size: 10MB
• Maximum indexed content: 1,000 bytes per file
• Maximum query length: 50 bytes
• Only handles text files (binary files are excluded)

Examples

Search by content:

# Find code
snap search "fn main" ~/code

# Find documentation
snap search "# Introduction" ~/docs

# Use glob patterns
snap search "*.txt" ~/documents

License

MIT License