CodeGuardian CLI

CodeGuardian CLI is a lightweight and extensible architecture and code quality analysis tool for Python, JavaScript, and TypeScript projects. It helps developers maintain clean project architecture by detecting code quality issues, dependency violations, circular dependencies, and direct database access while providing an overall architecture health score.

CodeGuardian is distributed as a PyPI package and can be easily integrated into your development workflow.

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Features

• Architecture and code quality analysis.
• Architecture score calculation.
• Oversized file detection.
• Oversized function detection.
• Architecture rule validation.
• Circular dependency detection.
• Direct database access detection.
• Source code analysis.
• Automatic virtual environment detection and exclusion.
• Pre-commit hook support.
• Multi-language support:
  • Python
  • JavaScript
  • TypeScript
• Multiple report formats:
  • Console
  • JSON
  • HTML
  • Markdown
• Easy installation through PyPI.
• Extensible and configurable architecture rules.

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Installation

Install CodeGuardian directly from PyPI:

pip install codeguardian-cli

Verify the installation:

codeguardian --help

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Supported Languages

Language	Supported
Python	Yes
JavaScript	Yes
TypeScript	Yes

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Supported Commands

Scan Command

The scan command performs a complete architecture and code quality analysis of a project.

codeguardian scan <project_path>

Examples:

codeguardian scan 

codeguardian scan my_project

If no path is provided, the current working directory is scanned.

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Report Command

The report command generates a summarized architecture report for the project.

codeguardian report

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Scan Flags

The following flags are supported with the scan command:

Flag	Description
--json	Generate JSON report
--html	Generate HTML report
--markdown	Generate Markdown report
--details	Display detailed source code analysis
--score	Display architecture score

Examples:

Generate JSON report:

codeguardian scan . --json

Generate HTML report:

codeguardian scan . --html

Generate Markdown report:

codeguardian scan . --markdown

Display architecture score:

codeguardian scan . --score

Display detailed source code analysis:

codeguardian scan . --details

Combine multiple flags:

codeguardian scan . --html --score

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Project Structure

CODEGUARDIAN/
│
├── analyzers/
│   ├── Circular Dependency Analyzer
│   ├── Database Access Analyzer
│   ├── Dependency Analyzer
│   ├── File Analyzer
│   ├── Function Analyzer
│   └── Source Code Analyzer
│
├── cli/
│   └── CLI Commands
│
├── config/
│   └── Configuration Loader
│
├── reports/
│   ├── Console Reporter
│   ├── HTML Reporter
│   ├── JSON Reporter
│   └── Markdown Reporter
│
├── rules/
│   └── Architecture Validator
│
├── src/
│   ├── Discovery
│   ├── Parser
│   └── Tree Walker
│
├── utils/
│   └── Utility Modules
│
├── main.py
│
└── __init__.py

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Architecture Score

CodeGuardian generates an overall architecture score that reflects the health of your project's architecture.

The score is calculated based on:

• Oversized files
• Oversized functions
• Architecture violations
• Circular dependencies
• Direct database access violations

The scoring mechanism can be customized through the configuration file.

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Generated Reports

CodeGuardian supports multiple report formats.

Console Report

Displayed directly in the terminal after running the scan command.

HTML Report

Generated as:

report.html

JSON Report

Generated as:

report.json

Markdown Report

Generated as:

report.md

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Example Usage

Scan the current project:

codeguardian scan .

Scan a specific project:

codeguardian scan backend_project

Generate an HTML report:

codeguardian scan . --html

Generate a Markdown report:

codeguardian scan . --markdown

Generate a JSON report:

codeguardian scan . --json

Display architecture score:

codeguardian scan . --score

Display detailed source code analysis:

codeguardian scan . --details

Generate a summarized report:

codeguardian report

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Configuration

CodeGuardian uses a configuration file named:

codeguardian.json

The configuration file allows developers to customize various project-specific settings, including:

• Maximum file line limit
• Maximum function line limit
• Supported file extensions
• Architecture scoring penalties
• Circular dependency checks
• Direct database access checks
• Architecture validation rules
• Additional project configurations

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Automatic Virtual Environment Detection

CodeGuardian automatically skips Python virtual environments during project analysis.

Any directory containing:

pyvenv.cfg

is automatically ignored during scanning.

Examples include:

venv/
.venv/
test_env/
cg_env/
backend_env/

This prevents installed dependencies and packages from affecting architecture and code quality reports.

No additional configuration is required.

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Developer Notes

Pre-Commit Hook Support

CodeGuardian provides a pre-commit hook that helps maintain architecture and code quality standards before every commit.

During the development of CodeGuardian itself, the repository contains sample files with intentional architecture violations, circular dependencies, and other test cases used for validation purposes.

These files may cause the pre-commit hook to block commits.

If required, the hook can be temporarily disabled.

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Windows (PowerShell)

Disable the hook:

Rename-Item .git\hooks\pre-commit pre-commit.bak

Restore the hook:

Rename-Item .git\hooks\pre-commit.bak pre-commit

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Linux / macOS

Disable the hook:

mv .git/hooks/pre-commit .git/hooks/pre-commit.bak

Restore the hook:

mv .git/hooks/pre-commit.bak .git/hooks/pre-commit

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Reinstalling the Hook

If the hook is accidentally deleted or corrupted, it can be reinstalled using:

python install_hook.py

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PyPI Package Information

Field	Value
Package Name	codeguardian-cli
Current Version	1.2.3

Install directly from PyPI:

pip install codeguardian-cli

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Future Enhancements

Some planned improvements for future releases include:

• Framework-specific architecture rules.
• CI/CD pipeline integration.
• GitHub Actions support.
• Architecture visualization.
• Additional language support.
• Custom rule creation.
• IDE integrations.
• Advanced reporting capabilities.

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License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

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Authors

Developed by the CodeGuardian Team.