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Adity Kushawaha
Adity Kushawaha

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I Built CodeMap to Make Exploring Codebases Easier

πŸš€ Introduction

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

Understanding someone else’s codebase is often harder than writing your own code.


πŸ’‘ The Idea

To solve this, I started building CodeMap β€” 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.


⚑ What CodeMap Does

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

πŸ› οΈ How to Use

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

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


πŸ“Έ Example Output

Here’s a quick example of how CodeMap analyzes a project:

CodeMap Output

🀝 Looking for Feedback

I’d love to know:

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

πŸ”— GitHub

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


πŸ™Œ Final Thoughts

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

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

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Julien L

Great !
Coming from windsurf (2024), I really appreciated the codemap features included in their IDE, I think you should keep some great ideas from them and include it in your product