foldermap 0.1.0

A tool for mapping files and folders to markdown documentation

Foldermap

Foldermap is a utility that collects files from a directory, creates a visual tree structure, and generates a comprehensive markdown report with all the file contents.

Features

• Collect files from directories and subdirectories
• Filter files by extension
• Exclude specific folders
• Generate folder structure visualization
• Create markdown reports with file contents
• Simple command-line interface

Installation

pip install foldermap

Usage

Command Line

# Basic usage
foldermap /path/to/folder

# Specify output file
foldermap /path/to/folder -o report.md

# Filter files by extension
foldermap /path/to/folder -e py,txt,md

# Exclude specific folders
foldermap /path/to/folder -x node_modules,.git,venv

# Combine options
foldermap /path/to/folder -o report.md -e py,txt -x node_modules,venv

Python API

from foldermap import collect_files, get_folder_structure, generate_markdown

# Collect files from a directory
files = collect_files(
    folder_path="your/folder/path", 
    extensions=[".py", ".txt"],  # Optional
    exclude_folders=["venv", ".git"]  # Optional
)

# Generate folder structure
structure = get_folder_structure("your/folder/path", files)

# Generate markdown report
generate_markdown("your/folder/path", files, structure, "output.md")

Example Output

The generated markdown file includes:

1. A timestamp of when the report was generated
2. The absolute path of the base folder
3. A visual tree structure of all folders and files
4. The content of each file, formatted as code blocks

Example folder structure:

📄 README.md
📁 foldermap
  📄 __init__.py
  📄 core.py
  📄 cli.py
📁 tests
  📄 test_foldermap.py

License

MIT License