PrintStruct 1.2.1

PrintStruct: print project structure and optionally zip it

PrintStruct

A Python CLI tool for printing the structure of your project in a visually easy-to-read format. Respects .gitignore files when present so ignored files and folders are omitted from the output.

Example usage (on windows powershell):

PS C:/Users/Projects/PrintStruct> prst .

outputs:

PrintStruct
├─ LICENSE
├─ pyproject.toml
├─ README.md
├─ requirements.txt
└─ structure.py

Quick Setup

Installation:

• Clone the latest release version (stable):

git clone --branch v1.2.0 https://github.com/ShahzaibAhmad05/PrintStruct

• Move your terminal to the project

cd PrintStruct

• Open pyproject.toml, and name the keyword you want to use in terminals to call the tool under project.scripts (default is prst):

[project.scripts]
prst = "main:main"   # change prst to your preffered keyword

• Install the project on your system (globally) using pip:

pip install -r requirements.txt

and Done! The tool is installed as a python script on your system.

Usage:

• Open a terminal in any project (any time) and run:

prst

This will print the whole structure of the repository as shown. In fact, You can also just type:

prst <directory_path>

in any terminal to get the structure of the directory printed.

For Updates:

To update the tool simply follow the installation process again, but with the latest release version. Pip will automatically handle old version removal.

Useful CLI args

Other than the directory path, here are some CLI args you can use with this script:

--version or -v

Displays the version of the tool installed on the system.

--zip

Zips the project, respecting gitignores. For example, --zip a should create a.zip in the same directory having the directory contents. If zip name is not given, it defaults to a random ID.

--max-depth

Limits how deep the directory recursion gets. For example, --max-depth 1 should print the files and folders directly visible from the project root.

--all or -a

Includes hidden files and folders in the results. This does not override gitignore directives.

--ignore

Adds further files or folders to ignore.

--gitignore-depth

Controls how deep the script looks for gitignore files. For example, --gitignore-depth 0 should include only the gitignore present at the project root.

--no-gitignore

Does not respect gitignore files if this flag is given.

--max-items

Max number of files/folders to display in each folder, the rest is shown as ... and x more items. For example --max-items 5 should display only 5 items per directory.

Default for max items is 20.

--no-limit

Remove the --max-items limiter on printing files.

Contributions

Please feel free to open issues or submit pull requests to improve formatting, add features (e.g. colorized output), or add tests.