Markus-Diff

A powerful tool to analyze and reconstruct project structures. This tool helps you analyze existing projects and recreate them in different locations while preserving their structure and dependencies.

Features

• 📊 Project Structure Analysis
• 🔄 Project Recreation
• 📁 Smart File Scanning
• 🎯 Framework Detection
• 📦 Dependencies Management
• 🚫 Respects .gitignore
• 🔍 Detailed Project Statistics
• 🔄 Git-based Analysis

Installation

npm install -g markus-diff

Usage

Basic Analysis

markus-diff

This will analyze the current directory and generate code.json.

Advanced Analysis

markus-diff -d ./my-project -o ./analysis.json -n "My Project" -v "2.0.0"

Options:

• -d, --dir <directory> - Project directory (default: current directory)
• -o, --output <path> - Output file path (default: ./code.json)
• -n, --name <name> - Project name
• -v, --version-tag <version> - Version tag for the analysis (default: "1.0.0")

Project Recreation

markus-diff init -i ./analysis.json -d ./new-project

Options:

• -i, --input <file> - Analysis JSON file (required)
• -d, --dir <directory> - Target directory (default: current directory)

Git-based Analysis

markus-diff --git-master -o ./analysis.json

This command will:

1. Safely stash any uncommitted changes
2. Switch to master branch
3. Create a temporary merge state with your current branch
4. Generate the analysis from this merged state
5. Clean up the merge and return to your original branch
6. Restore any stashed changes

This is particularly useful for:

• Analyzing changes before merging to master
• Reviewing the impact of your branch changes
• Generating documentation for pull requests
• Validating project structure modifications

Note: Ensure your git working directory is clean or has changes that can be safely stashed.

Generated Output Structure

{
  "name": "project-name",
  "type": "project:analysis",
  "version": "1.0.1",
  "generatorVersion": "1.0.1",
  "timestamp": "2024-03-21T10:00:00.000Z",
  "git": {
    "sourceBranch": "feature/new-feature",
    "targetBranch": "master",
    "lastCommit": {
      "hash": "abc123...",
      "subject": "Add new feature",
      "author": "John Doe",
      "date": "Wed Mar 20 2024 10:00:00 GMT+0000"
    }
  },
  "structure": {
    "framework": "react",
    "hasTypescript": true,
    "hasSrcDir": true
  },
  "stats": {
    "totalFiles": 42,
    "filesByType": {
      "javascript": 15,
      "typescript": 20,
      "css": 5,
      "json": 2
    },
    "totalSize": 150000
  },
  "dependencies": {
    "react": "^18.0.0",
    "next": "^13.0.0"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    "typescript": "^5.0.0"
  },
  "files": [...]
}

The output includes two version fields:

• version: The schema version of the output JSON
• generatorVersion: The version of markus-diff that generated the analysis

Supported Features

File Types

• JavaScript (.js, .mjs, .cjs)
• TypeScript (.ts, .tsx)
• React (.jsx)
• Vue (.vue)
• Svelte (.svelte)
• CSS/SCSS/LESS
• JSON and configuration files

Frameworks

• React
• Next.js
• Vue.js
• Svelte
• Angular

Excluded by Default

• node_modules/
• dist/
• build/
• .git/
• Binary files
• Lock files (package-lock.json, yarn.lock)

Quick Start Example

1. Analyze a project:

cd my-project
markus-diff -o analysis.json

2. Recreate it elsewhere:

markus-diff init -i analysis.json -d ../new-project

3. Setup the new project:

cd ../new-project
npm install

Common Use Cases

• Project templating
• Structure analysis
• Dependency auditing
• Project migration
• Creating snapshots

Limitations

• Binary files not included
• Some framework features need manual setup
• Large projects generate large JSON files

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit changes (git commit -m 'Add amazing feature')
4. Push to branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

License

MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Support

For issues or questions, please file an issue on the GitHub repository.