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Scan Unused Code

Scan Unused Code

Sunny Modi

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Detect and remove unused code in JavaScript and TypeScript projects directly from VS Code.
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🚀 Scan Unused Code

Detect and remove unused code instantly in your project
Built for speed, accuracy, and developer productivity ⚡


✨ Features

  • 🔍 Detect unused variables, functions, and imports

  • 🧹 Remove unused code with one click

  • 📂 Sidebar view of all unused items

  • ⚡ Fast scanning using AST parsing

  • 🔄 Real-time refresh of unused code

  • 🧠 Works with:

    • JavaScript
    • TypeScript
    • React (JSX/TSX)

⚡ Commands

Command Description
Remove Unused Line Removes selected unused line
Remove All Unused Code Cleans entire file
Refresh Unused List Rescans project
Delete Unused Removes item from sidebar
Remove All (Sidebar) Clears all unused items

🧩 How It Works

Unused Code Finder uses AST (Abstract Syntax Tree) parsing to:

  1. Analyze your code structure
  2. Identify unused declarations
  3. Provide actionable cleanup options

👉 No regex hacks. Clean and accurate detection.


📦 Installation

  1. Open VS Code
  2. Go to Extensions
  3. Search: Scan Unused Code
  4. Click Install

Or install directly from marketplace:

👉 https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=sunnymodi.scan-unused-code


⚙️ Requirements

  • VS Code ^1.80.0 or above
  • Works best with JavaScript & TypeScript projects

🐞 Known Issues

  • Large files may take slightly longer to scan
  • Complex dynamic imports may not always be detected

🗺️ Roadmap

  • ✅ Auto-fix suggestions
  • 🔜 Workspace-wide scanning
  • 🔜 AI-based smart cleanup
  • 🔜 Performance improvements

📝 Release Notes

1.0.0

  • Initial release 🎉
  • Unused code detection
  • Sidebar integration
  • Cleanup commands

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome!

  1. Fork the repo
  2. Create a feature branch
  3. Submit a PR

👨‍💻 Author

Sunny Modi

  • 💼 Frontend Developer
  • 🚀 Building developer tools
  • 🌐 Focused on productivity & clean code

⭐ Support

If you find this useful:

👉 Star the repo 👉 Share with other developers 👉 Leave a review on Marketplace


📜 License

MIT License


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