@franklevel/unused-deps-analyzer

Unused Dependencies Analyzer

Overview

The Unused Dependencies Analyzer is an NPM package designed to identify and remove unused dependencies in Node.js projects.

🚀 Motivation

In the fast-paced world of software development, maintaining a clean and efficient project can be challenging. Over time, dependencies accumulate, and unused or outdated packages 📦 can creep into your codebase, leading to unnecessary complexity, larger build sizes 📏, and potential security vulnerabilities 🔒.

This project was created to empower developers 👨‍💻👩‍💻 by simplifying dependency management. It aims to streamline your Node.js projects by identifying unused packages, outdated dependencies, and potential redundancies. By keeping your dependencies lean and up-to-date, this tool not only enhances your project's performance ⚡ but also ensures better maintainability 🛠️, security 🛡️, and developer productivity.

With this solution, developers can focus on building great software 🎯 while the tool takes care of keeping the dependency ecosystem healthy and optimized. 🚀

Key Features

• Dependency Analysis: Scans project files for used and unused dependencies, supporting both production and dev dependencies.
• Detailed Package Information: Provides information such as version, size, and usage statistics.
• Interactive CLI: Offers a user-friendly command-line interface with colorized output and interactive package selection for removal.
• Timing Information: Displays the time taken for both analysis and package removal processes.
• Exclusion of Itself: Automatically excludes the unused-deps-analyzer package from being listed as unused or selected for removal.

Installation (Recommended)

To install the Unused Dependency Analyzer, run the following command to install it globally:

npm install -g @franklevel/unused-deps-analyzer

Usage

To analyze dependencies in your project, run:

npx @franklevel/unused-deps-analyzer

Contribution

If you would like to contribute to this project, please create a new feature branch and submit a pull request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.