From b3c0c092b332eb8f43fd1a31e2eeb4d4cc15ce62 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Matt Bierner <12821956+mjbvz@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2026 14:24:13 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] searchTerms -> keywords

---
 .../platform/configuration/common/configurationRegistry.ts  | 4 ++--
 src/vs/workbench/api/common/configurationExtensionPoint.ts  | 4 ++--
 .../contrib/preferences/browser/preferencesSearch.ts        | 6 +++---
 src/vs/workbench/services/preferences/common/preferences.ts | 2 +-
 .../services/preferences/common/preferencesModels.ts        | 2 +-
 5 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/vs/platform/configuration/common/configurationRegistry.ts b/src/vs/platform/configuration/common/configurationRegistry.ts
index c26fc939188..f035cdec47c 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/configuration/common/configurationRegistry.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/configuration/common/configurationRegistry.ts
@@ -201,9 +201,9 @@ export interface IConfigurationPropertySchema extends IJSONSchema {
 	enumItemLabels?: string[];
 
 	/**
-	 * Optional terms used for search purposes.
+	 * Optional keywords used for search purposes.
 	 */
-	searchTerms?: string[];
+	keywords?: string[];
 
 	/**
 	 * When specified, controls the presentation format of string settings.
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/configurationExtensionPoint.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/configurationExtensionPoint.ts
index 6f777af406a..46304274ef0 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/configurationExtensionPoint.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/configurationExtensionPoint.ts
@@ -116,12 +116,12 @@ const configurationEntrySchema: IJSONSchema = {
 								type: 'boolean',
 								description: nls.localize('scope.ignoreSync', 'When enabled, Settings Sync will not sync the user value of this configuration by default.')
 							},
-							searchTerms: {
+							keywords: {
 								type: 'array',
 								items: {
 									type: 'string'
 								},
-								description: nls.localize('scope.searchTerms', 'A list of additional search terms that help users find this setting in the Settings editor. These are not shown to the user.')
+								description: nls.localize('scope.keywords', 'A list of keywords that help users find this setting in the Settings editor. These are not shown to the user.')
 							},
 							tags: {
 								type: 'array',
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/preferences/browser/preferencesSearch.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/preferences/browser/preferencesSearch.ts
index 0cfcac7318d..99fd9647231 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/preferences/browser/preferencesSearch.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/preferences/browser/preferencesSearch.ts
@@ -242,9 +242,9 @@ export class SettingMatches {
 		// Search the description if we found non-contiguous key matches at best.
 		const hasContiguousKeyMatchTypes = this.matchType >= SettingMatchType.ContiguousWordsInSettingsLabel;
 		if (this.searchDescription && !hasContiguousKeyMatchTypes) {
-			// Search the description lines and any additional search terms.
-			const searchableLines = setting.searchTerms?.length
-				? [...setting.description, setting.searchTerms.join(' ')]
+			// Search the description lines and any additional keywords.
+			const searchableLines = setting.keywords?.length
+				? [...setting.description, setting.keywords.join(' ')]
 				: setting.description;
 			for (const word of queryWords) {
 				for (let lineIndex = 0; lineIndex < searchableLines.length; lineIndex++) {
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/services/preferences/common/preferences.ts b/src/vs/workbench/services/preferences/common/preferences.ts
index 08cb72355db..106103bdd9f 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/services/preferences/common/preferences.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/services/preferences/common/preferences.ts
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ export interface ISetting {
 	value: any;
 	valueRange: IRange;
 	description: string[];
-	searchTerms?: string[];
+	keywords?: string[];
 	descriptionIsMarkdown?: boolean;
 	descriptionRanges: IRange[];
 	overrides?: ISetting[];
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/services/preferences/common/preferencesModels.ts b/src/vs/workbench/services/preferences/common/preferencesModels.ts
index 79fc7bc33c5..a6e78cc1fa0 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/services/preferences/common/preferencesModels.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/services/preferences/common/preferencesModels.ts
@@ -723,7 +723,7 @@ export class DefaultSettings extends Disposable {
 			value,
 			description: descriptionLines,
 			descriptionIsMarkdown: !!prop.markdownDescription,
-			searchTerms: prop.searchTerms,
+			keywords: prop.keywords,
 			range: nullRange,
 			keyRange: nullRange,
 			valueRange: nullRange,