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Adity Kushawaha
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I Built CodeMap to Make Exploring Codebases Easier

๐Ÿš€ Introduction

Ever opened a project and felt completely lost trying to understand how everything is connected?

Understanding someone elseโ€™s codebase is often harder than writing your own code.


๐Ÿ’ก The Idea

To solve this, I started building CodeMap โ€” a tool that helps analyze and explore codebases more easily.

It focuses on understanding structure and relationships between files so developers can navigate projects faster.


โšก What CodeMap Does

  • Analyzes project structure
  • Helps visualize relationships between files/modules
  • Makes it easier to explore large repositories

๐Ÿ› ๏ธ How to Use

pip install codemap-python
codemap analyze --path <your-project>
codemap dashboard --port 8000
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๐Ÿšง Current Work

Right now, the tool works well on local repositories.
Iโ€™m working on making it run directly inside environments like notebooks as well.


๐Ÿ“ธ Example Output

Hereโ€™s a quick example of how CodeMap analyzes a project:

CodeMap Output

๐Ÿค Looking for Feedback

Iโ€™d love to know:

  • Would this help you understand projects faster?
  • What features would you expect in a tool like this?

๐Ÿ”— GitHub

๐Ÿ‘‰ https://github.com/ADITYA-kus/codemap_ai


๐Ÿ™Œ Final Thoughts

Still early, but excited to keep improving this and building in public.

If you find it interesting, consider giving it a โญ on GitHub!

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