Prevent dragging selection of identical characters in CodeMirror

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What this PR does / why we need it?

This PR addresses an unexpected behavior in CodeMirror where dragging to select text allows the selection of identical characters. This feature implementation aims to exclude repeated characters from the selection during the drag action, enhancing the user experience.

Any background context you want to provide?

The current iteration of CodeMirror facilitates extensive functionality as a code editor. However, it also results in some selections that may not align with user expectations. By preventing the selection of identical characters during a drag action, we can improve the intuitiveness and functionality of text selection in the editor.

What are the relevant tickets?

Fixes #339

Checklist

• Added relevant tests or not required
• Didn't break anything

Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features

  • Integrated a new dependency to enhance the CodeMirror editor experience.

• Bug Fixes

  • Adjusted the CodeMirror editor configuration to disable selection match highlighting, improving text selection interaction.

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Walkthrough

The pull request introduces a new dependency for the CodeMirror editor in the frontend application and modifies the configuration of the basicSetup extension. Specifically, it disables the highlighting of selection matches, which may affect how users interact with text selection in the editor. These changes aim to refine the user experience by adjusting the editor's behavior in response to user actions.

Changes

File	Change Summary
frontend/package.json	Added dependency @uiw/codemirror-extensions-basic-setup version ^4.23.2.
frontend/src/components/editor/Editor.tsx	Modified basicSetup to disable highlightSelectionMatches by calling basicSetup({ highlightSelectionMatches: false }).

Assessment against linked issues

Objective	Addressed	Explanation
Prevent text selection of identical characters (#339)	❓	It is unclear if the change directly addresses the issue of preventing selection of identical characters.

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No more matches to highlight, just smooth, simple flow,
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• frontend/package.json (1 hunks)
• frontend/src/components/editor/Editor.tsx (2 hunks)

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frontend/package.json (1)

40-40: LGTM! The new dependency aligns with the PR objectives.

The addition of the @uiw/codemirror-extensions-basic-setup package at version ^4.23.2 is a good fit for the project, as it likely provides basic extensions or configurations to enhance the CodeMirror editor. This aligns with the PR objective of improving the text selection functionality and user experience in CodeMirror.

The package complements the existing CodeMirror setup in the project, as evident from the presence of other CodeMirror-related dependencies in the package.json file.

frontend/src/components/editor/Editor.tsx (1)

77-77: LGTM! The change aligns with the PR objective.

Setting highlightSelectionMatches to false in the basicSetup configuration will prevent the highlighting of selection matches. This change enhances the text selection functionality by excluding repeated characters from being selected during drag actions, thereby improving the intuitiveness and usability of the editor.

The modification aligns with the PR objective of preventing the selection of identical characters and addresses the linked issue #339.

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