Navigation Panel

The navigation panel provides various features for the current file.

In the directory listing and some other cases, the navigation panel is collapsed by default. Clicking the triangle icon at the left end expands/collapses the navigation panel.

Source code

This section provides feature related to the current file.

Go to header file/Go to source file

Open the corresponding source or header file.

This item is shown if the current file is C++ source (.cpp, .cc, .cxx) or header file (.h, .hh, .hpp, .hxx) and there’s corresponding source or header file exists.

File a bug in …

Open the Bugzilla new bug page for the associated Bugzilla component.

This item is shown whwn the current file/directory has an associated Bugzilla component.

Revision control

This section provides feature related to the VCS.

Permalink

Convert the current document’s URL into a revision-specific URL.

This item is shown when opening a revision-agnostic URL.

For example, if you click the item while you’re on https://searchfox.org/firefox-main/source/js/src/jsapi.h, It converts the current URL into https://searchfox.org/firefox-main/rev/3f22e78e34249196edab0a5b756394169533b8a1/js/src/jsapi.h (the revision ID part depends on the latest revision at that point.)

The former URL shows the file content of the latest revision at the point of opening the page, and the latter URL shows the file content of the given revision.

Searchfox index is updated twice a day for the main branches, and this means the file content can change twice a day. This URL is handy for sharing the code in bug comments or in chat, where people can open the link later.

This item has associated shortcut key Y, and hitting the Y key also does the same.

Clicking the “Copy to clipboard” button next to this copies the permalink into your clipboard.

See the Copy as Markdown section below for more info about sharing code or reference.

Remove the Permalink

Convert the current document’s URL into a revision agnostic URL. This is the opposite operation of the “Permalink” above.

This item is shown when opening a revision-specific URL, where the revision is the latest revision.

Go to latest version

Opens the revision-agnostic URL of the current file.

This item is shown when opning a revision-specific URL, where the revision is not the latest revision.

Git log

Open the log of the current file on GitHub.

This item is shown when the current repository is hosted on GitHub.

Mercurial log

Open the log of the current file on hg.mozilla.org. Hitting the L key also does the same.

This item is shown when the current repository is hosted on hg.mozilla.org.

Raw

Open the raw file of the current file.

This is shown when the repository has a raw file link.

Blame

This is just a placeholder. The blame information is shown in the Blame strip.

Show changeset

Open the changeset information for the current diff, hosted on Searchfox.

This item is shown on the annotated diff view. (See Blame for the link for the annotated diff view.)

Show file without diff

Open a revision-specific URL of the current file before the current diff is applied.

This item is shown on the annotated diff view. (See Blame for the link for the annotated diff view.)

Symbol

This is behind the alpha feature gate “Fancy Bar”.

This section shows the currently-selected symbol’s qualified name.

This provides a button to copy the qualified name to clipboard.

Copy as Markdown

This section provides a feature to copy the selected file/symbol/code as Markdown. This is handy for sharing the reference in bug comments or in chat.

Filename Link

Copy the current file’s revision-specific URL, with the filename, as Markdown. Hitting the F key also does the same.

For example, if you’re on https://searchfox.org/firefox-main/source/js/src/jsapi.h#107, clicking this copies the following text to clipboard.

[jsapi.h](https://searchfox.org/firefox-main/rev/3f22e78e34249196edab0a5b756394169533b8a1/js/src/jsapi.h#107)

The link includes the currently-selected lines.

Symbol Link

Copy the current file’s revision-specific URL, with the currently-selected symbol, as Markdown. Hitting the S key also does the same.

For example, if you’re on https://searchfox.org/firefox-main/source/js/src/jsapi.h#128 where the line has JS::InformalValueTypeName function declaration, clicking this copies the following text to clipboard.

[JS::InformalValueTypeName](https://searchfox.org/firefox-main/rev/3f22e78e34249196edab0a5b756394169533b8a1/js/src/jsapi.h#128)

The link includes the currently-selected lines.

Code Block

Copy the currently-selected lines as a Markdown code block. Hitting the C key also does the same.

This is handy for sharing the code in a bug comment, while explaining the execution flow.

For example, if you’re on https://searchfox.org/firefox-main/source/js/src/vm/JSObject.cpp#115-119,136-141 page, where multiple lines are selected, clicking this copies the following text to clipboard.

https://searchfox.org/firefox-main/rev/3f22e78e34249196edab0a5b756394169533b8a1/js/src/vm/JSObject.cpp#115-119,136-141
```cpp
JS_PUBLIC_API const char* JS::InformalValueTypeName(const Value& v) {
  switch (v.type()) {
    case ValueType::Double:
    case ValueType::Int32:
      return "number";
...
    case ValueType::PrivateGCThing:
      break;
  }

  MOZ_CRASH("unexpected type");
}
```

Other Tools

This section shows links to externsion tools.

HG Web

Open the the current file on hg.mozilla.org.

This item is shown when the current repository is hosted on hg.mozilla.org.

Code Coverage

Open the code coverage result of this file.

This item is shown when the current file has code coverage result.

Source Docs

Open the rendered view of the current file on https://firefox-source-docs.mozilla.org/.

This item is shown when the current file is a document file (.md or .rst) for Firefox Source Docs.

GitHub Rendered view

Open the rendered view of the current file on GitHub.

This item is shown when the current file is a document file.

Debug

This section is behind the “Show debugging UI” setting.

Raw analysis records

Open a raw analysis file for the current file.

This item is shown when opening a file.

Show debug log/Hide debug log

Show/hide the debug log of the current query.

This item is shown in the query endpoint.

Show results JSON/Hide results JSON

Show/hide the raw JSON of the current query result.

This item is shown in the query endpoint.