Error message still references 'todo-tree.ripgrep' but correct setting is now 'todo-tree.ripgrep.ripgrep'

[Wakko13]

Bug Report

Summary

The error message shown when ripgrep is not found references an outdated setting name, causing users to configure the wrong key.

Error message displayed

Todo-Tree: Failed to find vscode-ripgrep - please install ripgrep manually and set 'todo-tree.ripgrep' to point to the executable

Problem

The error instructs users to set `todo-tree.ripgrep`, but this setting no longer exists. The correct setting name (as of v0.0.226) is `todo-tree.ripgrep.ripgrep` (nested under the `ripgrep` section).

Users who follow the error message instructions will set `todo-tree.ripgrep` in their `settings.json` and find that the error persists, with no indication of why.

Steps to reproduce

1. Install Todo Tree on a machine without ripgrep bundled or resolvable
2. Observe the error notification
3. Add `"todo-tree.ripgrep": "/path/to/rg"` to `settings.json` as instructed
4. Error continues — the correct setting `"todo-tree.ripgrep.ripgrep": "/path/to/rg"` is never mentioned

Expected behavior

The error message should reference the correct setting name: `todo-tree.ripgrep.ripgrep`

Suggested fix

Update the error message string from:

```
set 'todo-tree.ripgrep' to point to the executable
```

to:

```
set 'todo-tree.ripgrep.ripgrep' to point to the executable
```

Environment

• VS Code on Windows 11
• Todo Tree v0.0.226
• Ripgrep installed manually via `winget install BurntSushi.ripgrep.MSVC`

[itldg]

I have the same problem

VSCODE: 1.123.0 (system setup)
Todo Tree: 0.0.226

[jby]

And - even if setting the now correct todo-tree.ripgrep.ripgrep the settings dialog doesn't reflect it...

However - the warning doesn't show...

[Jah-yee]

PR Submitted

I've submitted PR #932 to fix this issue.

The error message at src/extension.js:1263 was telling users to set todo-tree.ripgrep but the correct setting (since v0.0.226) is todo-tree.ripgrep.ripgrep.

Fix: Changed the error message from:
set 'todo-tree.ripgrep' to point to the executable
to:
set 'todo-tree.ripgrep.ripgrep' to point to the executable

This is a 1-character change in a single string.

[HeadBoffin]

Of exceptional benefit would be to give us a clue where the vscode-ripgrep extension may live so we can point at it!

[filipklg]

Even adding
%localAppData%\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\6a44c352bd\resources\app\extensions\copilot\node_modules@github\copilot\sdk\ripgrep\bin\win32-x64
doesn't remove the error.
In addition, VSC's current commit version string (“6a44c352bd”) is included in the path, so this would also only be a temporary solution - if it even worked at all :(

[amorenojr]

@Gruntfuggly, is this going to get merged?

[sxynull]

have the same issue

[jby]

Why do we need to add full path to ripgrep, don't you look in the path?

Using what's found in path would alleviate the need for having it set differently on different type of machines.
I.e /opt/homebrew/bin/rg on macOS arm64 and $HOME/.linuxbrew/bin/rg on Linux x86_64, just using rg would find it on both if looking in path...

[Geokureli]

FYI this repo is clearly no longer mantained and GruntFuggly hasn't used Github in 2 years. I've switched to the fork: https://github.com/FanaticPythoner/better-todo-tree

[amorenojr]

@Geokureli, does this auto-update from the market place?

[Geokureli]

@Geokureli, does this auto-update from the market place?

I just started using it, today, you should ask @FanaticPhythoner these questions

[orcpac7]

May I add that I am on Windows 11, VS Code 1.124.2 (user setup) and encountered this problem. From comments here and ripgrep docs, decided to use Choco, installed, converted the path it said it was installed on to windows separators and added that to the JSON settings for VS code:

Extracting 64-bit C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\ripgrep\tools\ripgrep-14.1.0-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.zip to C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\ripgrep\tools...
C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\ripgrep\tools
ripgrep installed to C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\ripgrep\tools
ShimGen has successfully created a shim for rg.exe
The install of ripgrep was successful.
Software installed to 'C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\ripgrep\tools'

So setting I used was "C:/ProgramData/chocolatey/lib/ripgrep/tools"

First restart of VS Code complained it couldn't find ripgrep but then it went on to display the tree of TODO's!