Ghoster - VSCode Unused Dependencies Detector

Ghoster is a Visual Studio Code extension that helps you keep your package.json clean by detecting and highlighting unused dependencies in your JavaScript and TypeScript projects.

Features

• 👀 Real-time detection of unused dependencies
• 🎨 Highlights unused dependencies directly in your package.json file
• 🚀 Efficient file watching and analysis
• 🧠 Smart parsing of JavaScript, TypeScript, and JSON files
• 🔧 Customizable ignored dependencies

Supported File Types and Import Styles

Ghoster currently supports:

• File types: .js, .jsx, .ts, .tsx
• Import style: ECMAScript modules (e.g., import x from 'y')

Note: CommonJS require() statements are not currently supported.

Installation

1. Open Visual Studio Code
2. Press Ctrl+P (or Cmd+P on macOS) to open the Quick Open dialog
3. Type ext install ghoster and press Enter
4. Click the Install button

Usage

Once installed, Ghoster will automatically start analyzing your project:

1. Open a JavaScript or TypeScript project in VSCode
2. Open your package.json file
3. Unused dependencies will be highlighted with a ghostly message 👻

The extension will continuously monitor your files for changes and update the highlights in real-time.

Commands

Ghoster adds the following command to the Command Palette:

• Ghoster: Highlight Unused Dependencies: Manually trigger the analysis of unused dependencies

Configuration

You can customize Ghoster by modifying your VSCode settings.json:

{
  "ghoster.ignore": ["some-package-to-ignore", "another-package-to-ignore"]
}

This setting allows you to specify dependencies that should be ignored by Ghoster, even if they appear to be unused.

How It Works

Ghoster uses a smart file watching system to detect changes in your project files. When a file is modified, created, or deleted, Ghoster analyzes only the affected file, maintaining an up-to-date dependency tree without unnecessary full project scans.

Contributing

We welcome contributions to Ghoster! If you have suggestions for improvements or bug fixes, please feel free to open an issue or submit a pull request on our GitHub repository.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Support

If you encounter any problems or have any questions, please open an issue on our GitHub repository.

Happy coding, and may your dependencies always be lean and mean! 👻💻