dep-cruiser-cli

Analyze and visualize module import dependencies in JS/TS projects.

Install

npm install -g dep-cruiser-cli

Usage

# Scan from entry point
dep-cruiser --entry src/index.ts

# Limit depth
dep-cruiser --entry src/index.ts --depth 3

# Exclude patterns
dep-cruiser --entry src/index.ts --exclude "test|spec"

# Find orphan files (not imported by anything)
dep-cruiser --entry src/index.ts --orphans

# JSON output
dep-cruiser --entry src/index.ts --json

Options

| Flag | Description | |------|-------------| | --entry <file> | Entry point file to start analysis | | --depth <n> | Limit traversal depth | | --exclude <pattern> | Regex pattern to exclude files | | --orphans | Show files not imported by anything | | --json | Output full dependency graph as JSON |

Output

• ASCII dependency tree with depth-based coloring
• Circular dependencies highlighted in red
• Summary: total files, imports, and circular dependencies

License

MIT