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possible new feature: append candidates periodically #340

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Using counsel-ag, if I type a string that's pretty common (~5k-10k candidates maybe) I see the collected notice at the bottom for a few seconds and then the minibuffer fills with candidates when the process is done. Obviously, I need to refine my search. I know that I need to refine it once that counter starts getting large, but I think it would be helpful to see the types of matches I'm getting right away.

So what I was thinking is what if you could configure ivy-read to collect all of the candidates but to start showing them as soon as you reach some number (I don't know 500 or so). That way you get visual feedback right away showing all of the bad matches you're getting and you can start thinking about how you want to refine the search immediately.

This question is inspired by how helm-ag works. Somehow helm-ag shows matches immediately, but keeps collecting remaining ones in the background.

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