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npx reftool
This tool provides essential information for understanding the total volume of a codebase, detecting duplicate code, and conducting efficient refactoring.
By setting up an OpenAI token, it can offer refactoring advice based on the diagnosed code data.
RefTool combines various refactoring tools into a user-friendly package, saving you the hassle of remembering different instructions for each tool.
It can be easily launched using npx, ensuring a hassle-free experience.
In the future, it is planned to include features like dead code detection and evaluation of code readability.
Start it from the command line:
npx reftool
You can also specify a project path:
npx reftool ./path/to/project
Or check two projects for duplicate code:
npx reftool ./path/to/project1 ./path/to/project2
Tip: If the detection doesn’t complete, try specifying the source code directory. Maybe you have a lot of files in your project that aren’t source code.
npx reftool ./src
RefTool uses tools like cloc and jscpd. It runs a local server to monitor and analyze files.
Future plans include integrating more tools like ts-prune. Suggestions for other tools are appreciated.
FAQs

We found that reftool demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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