CodeWeaver is a command-line tool that transforms your codebase into a single, navigable Markdown document. It recursively scans a directory, creating a tree-like representation of your project's file structure and embedding the content of each file within markdown code blocks. This simplifies codebase sharing, documentation, and integration with AI/ML tools by providing a consolidated, readable Markdown output.
The output for the current repository can be found here.
- Comprehensive Codebase Documentation: Generates a Markdown file outlining your project's directory and file structure in a clear, tree-like format.
- Code Content Inclusion: Embeds the complete content of each file within the Markdown document, using code blocks based on file extensions.
- Flexible Path Filtering: Uses regular expressions to define
includeand / orignorepatterns, giving you precise control over which files are included. - Optional Path Logging: Saves lists of included and excluded file paths to separate files for detailed tracking.
- Clipboard Integration: Optionally copies the generated Markdown to the clipboard for easy pasting.
- Simple CLI: A straightforward command-line interface with intuitive options.
Using go install (Recommended):
Requires Go 1.18 or later.
go install github.com/tesserato/CodeWeaver@latestTo install a specific version:
go install github.com/tesserato/CodeWeaver@vX.Y.Z # Replace X.Y.Z with the desired versionFrom Pre-built Executables:
Download the appropriate executable for your operating system from the releases page.
After downloading, make the executable:
chmod +x codeweaver # On Linux/macOScodeweaver [options]For help:
codeweaver -hOptions:
| Option | Description | Default Value |
|---|---|---|
-input <directory> |
The root directory to scan. | . (current directory) |
-output <filename> |
The name of the output Markdown file. | codebase.md |
-ignore "<regex patterns>" |
Comma-separated list of regular expressions for paths to exclude. Example: \.git.*,node_modules,*.log |
\.git.* |
-include "<regex patterns>" |
Comma-separated list of regular expressions. Only paths matching these are included. Example: \.go$,\.md$ |
None |
-included-paths-file <filename> |
Saves the list of included paths to this file. | None |
-excluded-paths-file <filename> |
Saves the list of excluded paths to this file. | None |
-clipboard |
Copies the generated Markdown to the clipboard. | false |
-version |
Displays the version and exits. | |
-help |
Displays this help message and exits. |
Understanding -include and -ignore
These flags control which files and directories are included in the generated documentation.
-ignore(Blacklist): Excludes files/directories matching any of the provided regular expressions.-include(Whitelist): Only includes files/directories matching at least one of the provided regular expressions. If-includeis used, everything else is excluded by default.
Behavior Table:
-ignore |
-include |
Behavior |
|---|---|---|
| No | No | Includes all files/directories except the input directory itself (.). |
| Yes | No | Excludes files/directories matching -ignore; includes everything else. |
| No | Yes | Only includes files/directories matching -include. Everything else is excluded. |
| Yes | Yes | Includes files/directories that match at least one -include pattern AND do not match any -ignore pattern. -include creates a whitelist, and -ignore filters it. |
1. Basic Usage:
codeweaverCreates codebase.md in the current directory, documenting the structure and content (excluding paths matching the default ignore pattern \.git.*).
2. Different Input/Output:
codeweaver -input=my_project -output=project_docs.mdProcesses my_project and saves the output to project_docs.md.
3. Ignoring Files/Directories:
codeweaver -ignore="\.log,temp,build"Excludes files/directories named .log, temp, or build.
4. Including Only Specific Files:
codeweaver -include="\.go$,\.md$"Includes only Go (.go) and Markdown (.md) files.
5. Combining include and ignore:
codeweaver -include="\.go$,\.md$" -ignore="vendor,test"Includes Go and Markdown files, except those with "vendor" or "test" in their paths.
6. Saving Included/Excluded Paths:
codeweaver -ignore="node_modules" -included-paths-file=included.txt -excluded-paths-file=excluded.txtCreates codebase.md, saves included paths to included.txt, and excluded paths to excluded.txt.
7. Copying to Clipboard:
codeweaver -clipboardCreates codebase.md and copies its content to the clipboard.
8. Regex Examples:
.: Matches any single character.*: Matches zero or more of the preceding character.+: Matches one or more of the preceding character.?: Matches zero or one of the preceding character.[abc]: Matches any one of the characters inside the brackets.[^abc]: Matches any character not inside the brackets.[a-z]: Matches any character in the range a-z.^: Matches the beginning of the string.$: Matches the end of the string.\.: Matches a literal dot (.). You need to escape it because.has special meaning in regex.\|: Used for alternation (OR). e.g.,a\|bmatches either "a" or "b"..*\.py[cod]$: matches python files that end with pyc, pyd or pyo..*\.pdf: matches PDF files.(dir1\|dir2): matchesdir1ordir2
9. Complete example:
codeweaver -input=. -output=codebase.md -ignore="\.git.*,.+\.exe,codebase.md,excluded_paths.txt" -include="\.go$,\.md$,\.ps1$,\.yaml$,\.txt$,\.csv$" -excluded-paths-file="excluded_paths.txt" -clipboardThis command will:
- Process the current directory (
.). - Generate documentation and save it in
codebase.md. - Exclude files matching
.git.*,.+\.exe, the output file (codebase.md), and the file where the excluded paths will be saved. - Include only files with the extensions .go, .md, .ps1, .yaml, .txt, and .csv.
- Save the list of excluded files in a file named
excluded_paths.txt. - Copy the generated Markdown to the system clipboard.
Contributions are welcome! Please open an issue or submit a pull request on the project's GitHub repository.
CodeWeaver is released under the MIT License.
This section lists tools with similar or overlapping functionality.
GitHub Repositories
Other Tools
- r2md: A Rust crate (https://crates.io/crates/r2md).
- repo2txt: A web-based tool (https://chathub.gg/repo2txt and https://repo2txt.simplebasedomain.com/local.html).
- repoprompt: A web service (https://www.repoprompt.com).
VSCode Extensions
- Codebase to Markdown: (https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=DVYIO.combine-open-files)
