class FileManager purpose

[Alpha]

I am in the process of testing the addition of some file related functions, and am uncertain where I should add them.  Is FileManager supposed to handle only file loading/saving, or can I use it as a candidate location to work on?

[MortenMacFly]

Depends on what you've in mind. If you address a single file only yes. If you mean to address functions for files belonging to a project or with relevance to a project, "projectfile" might be a better candidate.

[Alpha]

I am attempting to see if I can speed up search/replace in files by pre-indexing files.  The files involved in indexing would (most likely) consist of project files, loose/recently opened files, and files in recently searched directories.  Within the index, it would not keep track of where the files came from.

[oBFusCATed]

Can you think about making this api reusable in the ThreadSearch plugin?

[Alpha]

Plugin friendly API is already in my plans .