Codelens

High performance code analysis tool written in Rust — stats, health scores, hotspots, trends, and cost estimation.

Features

• Fast: Parallel file traversal, 30-50x faster than Python alternatives
• 65+ Languages: Built-in support for popular programming languages
• Smart Filtering: Respects .gitignore, auto-excludes build directories
• Multiple Outputs: Console, JSON, CSV, Markdown, HTML with charts
• Complexity Analysis: Function count, cyclomatic complexity, nesting depth
• Health Score: Project/directory/file-level health grading (A-F) with pluggable scoring models
• Hotspot Detection: Identify risky files via churn × complexity analysis
• Trend Tracking: Save snapshots and compare codebase evolution over time
• Cost Estimation: Multi-model development cost estimation (COCOMO Basic/II, Putnam, LOCOMO)
• Extensible: Add custom languages via TOML configuration

Installation

Homebrew (macOS/Linux)

brew install DropFan/tap/codelens

Cargo

cargo install codelens

Build from source

git clone https://github.com/DropFan/codelens
cd codelens
cargo build --release

Usage

# Analyze current directory
codelens

# Analyze specific directories
codelens src tests

# Only count specific languages
codelens -l rust,go,python

# Output JSON
codelens -f json -O stats.json

# Output HTML report
codelens -f html -O report.html

# Show top 20 languages by code lines
codelens --top 20 --sort code

# Exclude directories
codelens --exclude vendor,dist,node_modules

# List supported languages
codelens --list-languages

Health Score

Score code health across five dimensions (complexity, function size, comment ratio, file size, nesting depth) with grades from A to F.

codelens health .               # Project, directory, and file-level report
codelens health . --top 20      # Show top 20 worst files
codelens health . -f json       # Output as JSON

Hotspot Detection

Find the riskiest files by combining git change frequency (churn) with code complexity — files that change often AND are complex are the most likely sources of bugs.

codelens hotspot .              # Last 90 days (default)
codelens hotspot . --since 30d  # Last 30 days
codelens hotspot . --since 6m --top 5  # Last 6 months, top 5

Trend Tracking

Save snapshots and compare codebase evolution over time. Snapshots are stored in .codelens/snapshots/. Use latest, latest~N, or a date prefix like 2025-01-01 as references.

codelens trend --save --label v1.0     # Save a labeled snapshot
codelens trend                         # Compare latest two snapshots
codelens trend --list                  # List all snapshots
codelens trend --compare latest~2 latest  # Compare specific snapshots

Cost Estimation

Estimate development cost, schedule, and team size using four pluggable models. Default mode runs all models and shows a comparison table.

codelens estimate .                       # All models comparison (default)
codelens estimate . --model cocomo-basic   # Single model with per-language breakdown
codelens estimate . --model cocomo2        # COCOMO II Post-Architecture
codelens estimate . --model putnam --ck 11000  # Putnam with custom productivity
codelens estimate . --model locomo         # LLM generation cost
codelens estimate . --avg-wage 120000      # Custom salary across all models

Model	Description	Reference	Typical Use
COCOMO Basic	Classic Boehm 1981 regression	Software Engineering Economics, Boehm 1981 (ISBN 0-13-822122-7)	Quick estimates, scc comparison
COCOMO II	Modern 2000 calibration with scale factors	Software Cost Estimation with COCOMO II, Boehm et al. 2000 (ISBN 0-13-026692-2)	Organization-level planning
Putnam/SLIM	Rayleigh-curve conservative model	A General Empirical Solution to the Macro Software Sizing and Estimating Problem, IEEE TSE 1978	Risk assessment, worst case
LOCOMO	LLM token cost model	scc LOCOMO model, Boyter 2026	AI-assisted development cost

Output Formats

Format	Flag	Description
Console	-f console	Colored terminal output (default)
JSON	-f json	Structured data for processing
CSV	-f csv	Spreadsheet compatible
Markdown	-f markdown	Documentation friendly
HTML	-f html	Interactive report with charts

Configuration

Create .codelens.toml in your project root:

# Exclude patterns
excludes = "*test*,*mock*"

# Target languages
lang = "rust,go,python"

# Output format
output = "json"

# Threading
threads = 8

# Depth limit
depth = 10

# Show git info
git_info = true

Custom Languages (Planned)

Note: This feature is planned but not yet implemented.

Custom language definitions will be supported in ~/.config/codelens/languages.toml:

[mylang]
name = "MyLang"
extensions = [".ml", ".mli"]
line_comments = ["#"]
block_comments = [["/*", "*/"]]
function_pattern = "^\\s*def\\s+\\w+"
complexity_keywords = ["if", "for", "while"]

License

MIT