Hi,

Over two years ago[1] I worked on redesigning the Codesearch UI to make
it easier to browse and filter. It didn't go anywhere for various
reasons[2], but in June Krinkle picked it up again and I've now deployed
his rewrite[3], please try it out:

https://codesearch-beta.wmcloud.org/

You can insert "-beta" into the URL of any normal codesearch result and
it should just work.

Here's an overview of the changes:

* Switching backends keeps the search query
* Sidebar for easy skipping of many results from one repo
* Implement fuzzysort and typeahead autocompletion for the
   repo selector dropdown
* Generate a report in the format of a Phabricator checklist
* Add search query to the document title (browser tab)
* Implement a pulsating "placeholder" state
* Optimise fetching of "repos" config data by caching this server-side
* Fix advanced options being hidden by adblockers

And there's more, you can read Krinkle's commit message[3] for the full
list and links to tasks.

Please report bugs you find in the Codesearch Phabricator project[4] (or
submit a patch!). If all goes well I'd like to switch over the main
domain to the new interface near the end of the year.

[1]
https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/MZ4CSRFOTEJR2WIWIEFPEBGVJLOUUD4U/#MZ4CSRFOTEJR2WIWIEFPEBGVJLOUUD4U
[2] lack of time and basing on top of experimental technology
[3] https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/labs/codesearch/+/804785/
[4] https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/view/3158/

Thanks,
-- Kunal / Legoktm
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