SillyTavern/public/scripts/setting-search.js

/**
 * Search for settings that match the search string and highlight them.
 */
async function searchSettings() {
    removeHighlighting(); // Remove previous highlights
    const searchString = String($("#settingsSearch").val());
    const searchableText = $("#user-settings-block-content"); // Get the HTML block
    if (searchString.trim() !== "") {
        highlightMatchingElements(searchableText[0], searchString); // Highlight matching elements
    }
}

/**
 * Check if the element is a child of a header element
 * @param {HTMLElement | Text | Document | Comment} element Settings block HTML element
 * @returns {boolean} True if the element is a child of a header element, false otherwise
 */
function isParentHeader(element) {
    return $(element).closest('h4, h3').length > 0;
}

/**
 * Recursively highlight elements that match the search string
 * @param {HTMLElement | Text | Document | Comment} element Settings block HTML element
 * @param {string} searchString Search string
 */
function highlightMatchingElements(element, searchString) {
    $(element).contents().each(function () {
        const isTextNode = this.nodeType === Node.TEXT_NODE;
        const isElementNode = this.nodeType === Node.ELEMENT_NODE;

        if (isTextNode && this.nodeValue.trim() !== "" && !isParentHeader(this)) {
            const parentElement = $(this).parent();
            const elementText = this.nodeValue;

            if (elementText.toLowerCase().includes(searchString.toLowerCase())) {
                parentElement.addClass('highlighted'); // Add CSS class to highlight matched elements
            }
        } else if (isElementNode && !$(this).is("h4")) {
            highlightMatchingElements(this, searchString);
        }
    });
}

/**
 * Remove highlighting from previously highlighted elements.
 */
function removeHighlighting() {
    $(".highlighted").removeClass("highlighted");  // Remove CSS class from previously highlighted elements
}

jQuery(() => {
    $('#settingsSearch').on('input change', searchSettings);
});