Live Code Complexity Visualizer

Real-time code complexity analysis with Cyclomatic and Halstead metrics, refactoring suggestions, and visual feedback right inside Visual Studio Code.

🔍 Features

• ✅ Live Complexity Metrics
  Get real-time updates on Cyclomatic and Halstead complexity as you type.

• ✅ Webview Dashboard
  Visual representation of complexity metrics in a user-friendly panel.

• ✅ Refactoring Suggestions
  Automatically suggests code improvements when thresholds are exceeded.

• ✅ Inline Decorations (coming soon)
  Highlight complex functions directly in the editor (planned feature).

📦 Installation

1. Open Extensions in VS Code (Ctrl+Shift+X).
2. Search for Live Code Complexity Visualizer.
3. Click Install.

Or install via CLI:

code --install-extension your-publisher.live-code-complexity-visualiser

🚀 Getting Started

1. Open any .js or .ts file in your workspace.
2. Run the command Live Code Complexity: Open Metrics View from the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P).
3. View real-time metrics and get refactoring insights.

⚙️ Configuration

You can customize the extension behavior in your settings.json:

{
    "liveCodeComplexityVisualiser.updateInterval": 500,
    "liveCodeComplexityVisualiser.showHalstead": true
}

🧠 Metrics Explained

• Cyclomatic Complexity: Measures the number of independent paths through your code.
• Halstead Complexity: Analyzes code based on operators, operands, and expressions to determine difficulty and effort.

📚 Roadmap

• Webview-based complexity panel.
• Inline diagnostics and highlighting.
• Support for additional languages (Python, Java, etc.).
• Export reports to Markdown/PDF.

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please open issues or submit PRs for any improvements or features.

📄 License

MIT © [Santu Jana]

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