fff-python

fff-search

Python bindings for FFF (Fast File Finder), built with PyO3 and Maturin. Install with pip install fff-search; import as fff.

Requirements

• Python >= 3.10
• Rust toolchain (to build the native extension)
• uv (recommended)

Development setup

cd packages/fff-python
uv sync --all-extras
uv run maturin develop --release

Running tests

cd packages/fff-python
uv run pytest -v

Standalone example

cd packages/fff-python
uv run python examples/basic.py .

Basic usage

from fff import FileFinder

with FileFinder("/path/to/project", watch=False) as finder:
    finder.wait_for_scan_blocking(timeout_ms=5000)
    print(f"Indexed under {finder.base_path}")

    result = finder.search("main")
    if result:
        print(f"Showing {len(result)} of {result.total_matched} matches")
    for item, score in zip(result.items, result.scores):
        print(f"{item.relative_path}: {score.total}")

Async usage

wait_for_scan is a coroutine that polls the scan status and yields to the event loop, so it never blocks other tasks. Use wait_for_scan_blocking from synchronous code.

import asyncio
from fff import FileFinder

async def main():
    with FileFinder("/path/to/project", watch=False) as finder:
        await finder.wait_for_scan(timeout_ms=5000)
        result = finder.search("main")
        print(result)

asyncio.run(main())

Building wheels

cd packages/fff-python
uv run maturin build --release

The produced wheel is abi3 compatible with Python 3.10+.