python-chips 1.0.15

A tool that inserts "chips" to your code, detecting unused fragments. Might be used for developing, refactoring and manual testing purposes

👾 Chips

Handsome testing tool. It inserts "chips" to your code, detecting unused fragments. Then shows unused functions in a pretty table.

Visit chips git to see the insights

Installation

Use the package manager pip to install Chips

pip install python-chips

Setup Chips

By default chips setups everything for you, after -s command. If you are running into problems, use args below.

1. -v --venv <on/off> Defaults to on. Determine whether you are using virtualenv or not. If set to on Chips will search for a virtualenv on a root path. Note: if --venv off, you should run commands below with python -m chips instead of $chips
2. -p --path <YOUR_VIRTUALENV_PATH> Specify virtualenv path if venv not found

python -m chips -s

Open a new tab in terminal or run source <YOUR_VIRTUALENV_PATH>/bin/activate

Usage

BEFORE YOU START: If you want to fully "chip" a big project (not a single app directory), it's highly recommended to use --auto off with -a command, for improving project performance. Learn more about --auto option below.

1. Add chips to your project (-a --add)

$chips -a

2. Use your code (trigger functions in a way: make api requests, click website, etc..)

3. Generate results file with $chips -rs (only if --auto off on -a). See the generated results at .chipping_results/results.py in a pretty table

4. Remove chips (-r --remove)

$chips -r

Ignore particular dirs and files

To exclude particular dirs and files from chipping (f.e. tests and manage.py in Django) Chips generates a .chipsignore file, based on your .gitignore. Syntax is the same.

There's a basic excludes list in .chipsignore. You can modify it any time you want.

Full ignores list here

Chipping path

Basically Chips are performing on a root path of your project. You can specify a folder or file local path, where you want Chips to perform (add or remove). Use -p --path arg.

$chips -a -p <DESIRED PATH>

Bad performance

If you struggle from a bad performance after chipping, use --auto off to turn off auto generated results

$chips -a --auto off

Then you'll need to generate results manually (-rs --results)

$chips -rs

Chips logging

Choose logging type. Can be applied to remove and add (-rt --result_type)

1. list (default for add) - list all affected files,
2. count (default for remove) - print number of files affected,
3. blind - no output

$chips -a -rt count

Contributing

Pull requests are welcome. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change. git here