fix: search IS blocking, but shouldnt trigger redraw. Fixes #345

lua/noice/message/router.lua

@@ -109,9 +109,12 @@ end
 
 function M.check_redraw()
   if Util.is_blocking() and M._need_redraw then
-    -- NOTE: set to false before actually calling redraw to prevent a loop with ui
-    M._need_redraw = false
-    Util.redraw()
+    -- don't do full redraw during search
+    if not (Util.is_search() and require("noice.ui.cmdline").real_cursor) then
+      -- NOTE: set to false before actually calling redraw to prevent a loop with ui
+      M._need_redraw = false
+      Util.redraw()
+    end
   end
 end
 

lua/noice/util/init.lua

@@ -217,6 +217,14 @@ function M._diff(a, b)
   return false
 end
 
+function M.is_search()
+  local cmdline = require("noice.ui.cmdline")
+  local c = cmdline.last()
+  if c and (c.state.firstc == "/" or c.state.firstc == "?") then
+    return true
+  end
+end
+
 ---@param opts? {blocking:boolean, mode:boolean, input:boolean, redraw:boolean}
 function M.is_blocking(opts)
   opts = vim.tbl_deep_extend("force", {
@@ -227,11 +235,6 @@ function M.is_blocking(opts)
   }, opts or {})
   local mode = vim.api.nvim_get_mode()
 
-  local c = require("noice.ui.cmdline").last()
-  if not mode.blocking and c and (c.state.firstc == "/" or c.state.firstc == "?") then
-    return false
-  end
-
   local blocking_mode = false
   for _, m in ipairs({ "ic", "ix", "c", "no", "r%?", "rm" }) do
     if mode.mode:find(m) == 1 then