Unable to stop Indexing of files via UI

[bufferoverflow]

Before submitting your bug report

• [X] I believe this is a bug. I'll try to join the Continue Discord for questions
• [X] I'm not able to find an open issue that reports the same bug
• [x] I've seen the troubleshooting guide on the Continue Docs

Relevant environment info

- OS: any
- Continue: v0.9.61 (pre release)
- IDE: vscode

Description

Unable to stop Indexing of files.

To reproduce

1. setup a large project, e.g. https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-development-kit
2. See the indexer using huge amount of CPU
3. Cry because there is no option to stop indexing via UI

Log output

No response

[sestinj]

@bufferoverflow Currently, you can stop the indexing by setting "disableIndexing": true in config.json. But you bring up a great point that this should be possible through the UI. I can make this happen, and then hopefully no more need for tears : )

[chasegiunta]

Where do you see the indexer? I just had to disable Continue because I couldn't save any file without all the code actions hanging, and I suspect the indexer is the culprit. It's definitely Continue, I just don't know more.

[bufferoverflow]

@chasegiunta It's just next to the model selection within the UI

[sestinj]

@chasegiunta here is what Continue should look like during indexing. If you try the latest pre-release version you will be able to pause it by clicking. Alternatively you can always set "disableIndexing": true in config.json. We are working on a way of taking up fewer resources

[sestinj]

now that it's possible to pause from the UI, I'm going to close this issue and point to https://github.com/continuedev/continue/issues/856 for the actual underlying issue of using too many resources