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Visual Code Mind Map

Visual Code Mind Map

TudorGR

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23 installs
| (1) | Free
Visual flow chart of functions, imports, exports, and modules
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Code Mind Map - Visual Flow of Functions and Logic

A VS Code extension that creates interactive visual mind maps of your code structure, showing functions, imports, exports, modules, and their relationships in a side panel.

🧠 Features

  • Visual Code Structure: Transform your codebase into an interactive mind map
  • Real-time Updates: Automatically refreshes when code changes
  • Interactive Navigation: Click on nodes to jump to specific functions or classes
  • Multi-language Support: Works with JavaScript, TypeScript, JSX, and TSX files
  • Relationship Mapping: Shows imports, exports, and function relationships
  • Zoom & Pan: Navigate large codebases with smooth zoom and pan controls
  • Side Panel Integration: Seamlessly integrated into VS Code's interface

🚀 Why Use Code Mind Map?

  • No More Tab-hopping: Understand code flow without constantly switching files
  • Perfect for Large Codebases: Get a bird's eye view of complex projects
  • Great for Learning: Ideal for junior developers learning codebase patterns
  • Architecture Visualization: See how your modules connect and depend on each other
  • Code Review Aid: Quickly understand the structure of pull requests

📖 How to Use

  1. Open the Mind Map: Click on the Code Mind Map icon in the Activity Bar
  2. Explore Your Code: The extension automatically analyzes your workspace
  3. Navigate: Click on any node to jump to that location in your code
  4. Zoom & Pan: Use mouse wheel to zoom, drag to pan around the map
  5. Refresh: Click the refresh button to update the map after code changes

🎨 Visual Elements

  • 🟠 Orange Circles: Files
  • 🟣 Purple Circles: Classes
  • 🟢 Green Circles: Functions/Methods
  • 🔴 Red Circles: Imports
  • 🟡 Yellow Circles: Exports
  • Dashed Lines: Import relationships
  • Solid Lines: Contains relationships

⚡ Commands

  • Code Mind Map: Show Mind Map - Opens the mind map panel
  • Code Mind Map: Refresh Mind Map - Refreshes the current analysis

🔧 Technical Details

The extension uses:

  • AST Parsing: Leverages Babel and TypeScript parsers for accurate code analysis
  • D3.js Visualization: Creates interactive, force-directed graphs
  • Real-time File Watching: Monitors code changes for automatic updates
  • Performance Optimization: Limits analysis to 100 files for smooth performance

🛠️ Development

This extension is built with:

  • TypeScript for type safety
  • VS Code Extension API
  • Babel for JavaScript/JSX parsing
  • TypeScript Compiler API for TypeScript parsing
  • D3.js for visualization
  • Force-directed graph layout algorithms

📝 Requirements

  • VS Code 1.101.0 or higher
  • JavaScript, TypeScript, JSX, or TSX files in your workspace

🎯 Perfect For

  • Understanding new codebases
  • Code reviews and documentation
  • Teaching and learning code architecture
  • Refactoring large applications
  • Identifying dependency patterns
  • Visual code exploration

🔮 Future Enhancements

  • Python, Java, C++ support
  • Custom filtering options
  • Export to various formats
  • Team collaboration features
  • Performance metrics integration

Enjoy exploring your code visually! 🧠✨

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