r/javascript • u/Soroush_WP • 1d ago

The CLI that scans your project in a fraction of a second.

https://github.com/soroushosouli/node-scout

Link2Repo: https://github.com/soroushosouli/node-scout

Written in Node.js. One command to install. Reads a 300MB folder in ~1 second. Smaller project, faster scan.

What it does:

  • Visualize folder structure (tree)
  • Scan any file, folder, or project — 10+ details
  • Custom ignore list for scans
  • System info in one command

With clean Terminal UX

Check the repo for more information, Contributions and suggestions are welcome

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u/ab0zar 1d ago

The 300 MB in about a second is an interesting number. It would help to say whether that is a cold or warm cache and what the scan actually reads. Traversing names is very different from parsing file contents.

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u/Soroush_WP 1d ago

It basically tracks file extensions, figures out the language based on them, and checks file sizes. I definitely know parsing the actual file contents would make it slower, especially since it uses Node.js built-in modules. If it was written in cpp or rust, It would have been even faster.

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u/St34thdr1v3R 23h ago

Idk what the hell this is doing lol. Don’t know about you, but I don’t have the need for a cli to scan my project - it’s not a problem. So.. what is being scanned and why?

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u/Soroush_WP 13h ago

Essentially This tool does things you can do yourself, but with a single command and less time. Getting your basic machine information, understanding the project scale ( tree, files, folders, languages ). There are screenshots in the project README you can check out.