Author: Ankush Mehra
Repository: GitHub - ankushmehra/ts-code-line-counter

TypeScript Code Line Counter

A robust and type-safe npm library for counting lines of code in your projects, built with TypeScript.

Features

• Type Safety: Built with TypeScript for better development experience
• Accurate Counting: Count lines of code, comments, and empty lines
• Customizable Filters: Filter by file extensions and exclude specific directories
• Command Line Interface: Easy-to-use CLI tool
• Detailed Reports: Get breakdowns by file type
• Multiple Language Support: Works with JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Java, and more

Installation

As a dependency in your project

npm install ts-code-line-counter --save

As a global CLI tool

npm install -g ts-code-line-counter

Usage

As a library in TypeScript

import { countLines } from 'ts-code-line-counter';

// Count lines in the current project
const result = countLines('.');

if (result) {
  console.log(`Total lines: ${result.totalLines}`);
  console.log(`Code lines: ${result.codeLines}`);
  console.log(`Comment lines: ${result.commentLines}`);
  console.log(`Empty lines: ${result.emptyLines}`);
}

// With options
const options = {
  include: ['.js', '.ts'],           // Only include JavaScript and TypeScript files
  exclude: ['node_modules', '.git'], // Exclude these directories
  countEmptyLines: false,            // Don't count empty lines
  countCommentLines: false,          // Don't count comment lines
  recursive: true                    // Scan directories recursively
};

const customResult = countLines('./src', options);

As a library in JavaScript

const { countLines } = require('ts-code-line-counter');

// Usage is the same as in TypeScript
const result = countLines('./src');

if (result) {
  console.log(`Total lines: ${result.totalLines}`);
  // ...
}

As a CLI tool

# Count lines in the current directory
ts-code-line-counter

# Count lines in a specific directory
ts-code-line-counter ./src

# Count only specific file types
ts-code-line-counter --include js,ts,jsx

# Exclude specific directories
ts-code-line-counter --exclude node_modules,dist,build

# Don't count empty lines
ts-code-line-counter --no-empty

# Don't count comment lines
ts-code-line-counter --no-comments

# Don't search recursively
ts-code-line-counter --no-recursive

# Show help
ts-code-line-counter --help

Supported File Types

By default, the library supports the following file extensions:

• JavaScript: .js, .jsx
• TypeScript: .ts, .tsx
• Python: .py
• Java: .java
• C/C++: .c, .cpp
• C#: .cs
• HTML: .html
• CSS: .css
• PHP: .php
• Go: .go
• Swift: .swift
• Ruby: .rb

You can specify your own list of extensions using the include option.

API Reference

Types

interface CountOptions {
  include: string[];            // File extensions to include
  exclude: string[];            // Paths to exclude
  countEmptyLines: boolean;     // Whether to count empty lines
  countCommentLines: boolean;   // Whether to count comment lines
  recursive: boolean;           // Whether to search directories recursively
}

interface CountResult {
  totalLines: number;           // Total number of lines
  codeLines: number;            // Number of code lines
  commentLines: number;         // Number of comment lines
  emptyLines: number;           // Number of empty lines
  fileBreakdown: Record<string, FileCountResult>; // Breakdown of lines by file
}

interface FileCountResult {
  totalLines: number;           // Total number of lines in the file
  codeLines: number;            // Number of code lines in the file
  commentLines: number;         // Number of comment lines in the file
  emptyLines: number;           // Number of empty lines in the file
}

Functions

countLines(targetPath: string, options?: Partial<CountOptions>): CountResult | null

Counts lines in a file or directory.

• targetPath (string): Path to the file or directory
• options (Partial<CountOptions>, optional): Configuration options
• Returns: CountResult object or null if the path cannot be processed

countLinesInFile(filePath: string, options?: Partial<CountOptions>): FileCountResult | null

Counts lines in a single file.

• filePath (string): Path to the file
• options (Partial<CountOptions>, optional): Configuration options
• Returns: FileCountResult object or null if the file cannot be read

countLinesInDirectory(dirPath: string, options?: Partial<CountOptions>): CountResult

Counts lines in files within a directory.

• dirPath (string): Path to the directory
• options (Partial<CountOptions>, optional): Configuration options
• Returns: CountResult object with aggregated statistics

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Run the tests (npm test)
4. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature')
5. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
6. Open a Pull Request

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.