Add :Pad search command

autoload/pad.vim

@@ -16,10 +16,12 @@ exe s:python . ' pad_plugin = pad.plugin.PadPlugin()'
 
 function! pad#PadCmd(args, bang)
     let arg_data = split(a:args, ' ')
-    if arg_data[0] =~ '\(new\|ls\|this\)'
+    if arg_data[0] =~ '\(new\|ls\|search\|this\)'
         let l:args = join(arg_data[1:], ' ')
         if arg_data[0] == 'ls'
             execute s:python . " pad_plugin.ls('".l:args."', '".a:bang."')"
+        elseif arg_data[0] == 'search'
+            execute s:python . " pad_plugin.search('".l:args."', '".a:bang."')"
         elseif arg_data[0] == 'new'
             if a:bang != '!'
                 execute s:python . ' pad_plugin.new(text="'.l:args.'")'
@@ -42,7 +44,7 @@ function! pad#PadCmdComplete(A,L,P)
     let cmd_args = split(a:L, ' ', 1)[1:]
     echom string(cmd_args)
     if len(cmd_args) == 1
-        let options = "ls\nnew"
+        let options = "ls\nnew\nsearch"
         "only complete 'this' is g:pad#local_dir is set
         if g:pad#local_dir != ''
             let options .= "\nthis"

doc/pad.txt

@@ -60,15 +60,16 @@ The first line of the file is taken as a title, and highlighted accordingly.
 If the note only spans one line, the text before a dot or a comma is taken as
 the title instead. Line breaks are displayed as ↲.
 
-`<leader>ss` in normal mode (default, global: `<Plug>(pad-search)`) also calls
-`Pad ls`, but asks for a query to filter the notes before presenting the list.
-Giving an empty query is equivalent to calling `Pad ls` without arguments.
+                                                                 *:Pad-search*
+:Pad search (`<leader>ss` in normal mode, global: `<Plug>(pad-search)`) also
+calls `Pad ls`, but it prompts  for a query to filter the notes before
+presenting the list. Giving an empty query is equivalent to calling `Pad ls`
+without arguments.
 
 By default, `Pad ls` won't show notes from the archive. To list them, you must
 pass a bang to the command:
 
      :Pad! ls
-
                                                                     *:Pad-new*
 
 - :Pad new (`<Shift><Escape>`, `<leader>n` in the terminal, global:

pythonx/pad/plugin.py

@@ -105,8 +105,9 @@ def search(self, query=None, use_archive=False):
         """
         Prompt for a query and display a list of the matching notes.
         """
-        query = vim.eval('input(">>> ")')
-        self.display(query, use_archive)
+        if not query:
+            query = vim.eval('input(">>> ")')
+        self.display(query, use_archive == "!")
         V + "redraw!"
 
     @prevent_invalid_dir