CodeLines 1.0.1

Codelines - a dotnet tool to calculate your lines of code performance

A CLI tool for counting lines of code in your projects, excluding empty lines and generated code.

Description

CodeLine Counter is a console application for .NET developers that helps analyze projects and get statistics on code line count. The tool ignores empty lines and can be configured to exclude generated code or other files based on patterns.

Installation

dotnet tool install --global CodeLineCounter

Core Commands

Initialization

cline init [--path|-p <project_directory>] [--force|-f]

Initializes a project directory by creating a .clineIgnore file to configure which files and directories to ignore.

Parameters:

• --path, -p - path to the project directory (default: current directory)
• --force, -f - force create a new .clineIgnore file, overwriting any existing one

Scanning

cline scan [--path|-p <project_directory>] [--diff|-d] [--verbose|-v]

Scans the project and calculates the lines of code.

Parameters:

• --path, -p - path to the project directory (default: current directory)
• --diff, -d - shows difference with previous scan results
• --verbose, -v - provides detailed output

Scan History

cline history [--path|-p <project_directory>] [--last|-l <number_of_entries>]

Shows the history of project scans.

Parameters:

• --path, -p - path to the project directory (default: current directory)
• --last, -l - number of recent history entries to display

Managing Ignored Files

Add Pattern

cline ignore add <pattern> [--path|-p <project_directory>]

Adds a pattern to the .clineIgnore file.

Remove Pattern

cline ignore remove <pattern> [--path|-p <project_directory>]

Removes a pattern from the .clineIgnore file.

List Patterns

cline ignore list [--path|-p <project_directory>]

Shows the list of ignored patterns.

Usage Examples

Basic Scan of Current Directory

cline scan

Scan with Difference Display

cline scan --diff

Adding an Ignore Pattern

cline ignore add "**/*.Designer.cs"

View Last 5 Scans

cline history --last 5

.clineIgnore File Format

The .clineIgnore file uses syntax similar to .gitignore:

# Comment
bin/
obj/
**/*.Designer.cs
**/Generated/*.cs

License

MIT