killdeps

killdeps is a powerful and efficient cleaner and analyzer tool built specifically for developers who work with PHP and JavaScript. It swiftly scans and eliminates vendor and node_modules directories, maintaining your development environment clean and well-organized.

Features

• Swift and effective scanning of vendor and node_modules directories.
• Secure elimination of unnecessary directories.
• Comprehensive analysis of your project's environment.
• User-friendly command-line interface.
• Compatible with PHP 8+ and all modern JavaScript environments.
• No dependency on third-party libraries.
• Supports bun, yarn, npm lock files

Installation

To install killdeps, ensure that PHP 8.0 or higher and Composer are installed on your system.

Installation in a project

composer require burakboz/killdeps

How to run with composer?

# run via composer
composer killdeps -- --dry-run .
composer killdeps -- --help

# an alternative way
composer run-script killdeps -- --dry-run .
composer run-script killdeps -- --help

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Installation on Windows using composer

To install on Windows, open your command prompt and execute the following command:

composer global require burakboz/killdeps

To add the ~/.composer/vendor/bin directory to your system's PATH, open System Properties -> Advanced -> Environment Variables, then under System variables, edit the Path variable to include ;%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Composer\vendor\bin.

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Installation on Windows using PowerShell

# Download the killdeps script
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/burakboz/killdeps/master/bin/killdeps" -OutFile "killdeps"

# Check if the ~/bin directory exists, create it if not
If(!(Test-Path "$env:USERPROFILE\bin"))
{
    New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path "$env:USERPROFILE\bin"
}

# Move the downloaded script to the ~/bin directory
Move-Item -Path .\killdeps -Destination "$env:USERPROFILE\bin"

# Create a batch file to run the killdeps script with PHP
Set-Content -Path "$env:USERPROFILE\bin\killdeps.bat" -Value "php %USERPROFILE%\bin\killdeps %*"

# Add the ~/bin directory to the system PATH
$env:Path += ";$env:USERPROFILE\bin"
[Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("Path", $env:Path, [System.EnvironmentVariableTarget]::User)

Uninstallation on Windows using PowerShell

Remove-Item -Path "$env:USERPROFILE\bin\killdeps"
Remove-Item -Path "$env:USERPROFILE\bin\killdeps.bat"

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Installation on Linux / macOS using composer

To install on Linux or macOS, open your terminal and execute the following command:

composer global require burakboz/killdeps

To add the ~/.composer/vendor/bin directory to your system's PATH, modify your shell profile file (e.g., ~/.bashrc, ~/.bash_profile, or ~/.zshrc) and add this line:

export PATH="$PATH:$HOME/.composer/vendor/bin"

Afterwards, run source ~/.bashrc (or the appropriate profile file for your shell) to update your current session.

Installation on Linux / macOS without composer

cd ~;(wget --no-check-certificate https://raw.githubusercontent.com/burakboz/killdeps/master/bin/killdeps -O killdeps || curl -LJO https://raw.githubusercontent.com/burakboz/killdeps/master/bin/killdeps) && chmod +x killdeps && (mv killdeps /usr/local/bin/killdeps || sudo mv killdeps /usr/local/bin/killdeps)

Uninstallation on Linux / macOS

(rm -f /usr/local/bin/killdeps || sudo rm -f /usr/local/bin/killdeps)

Usage

To execute killdeps, navigate to the directory you wish to clean and type:

killdeps .

By default, killdeps will scan the directory and its subdirectories for vendor and node_modules folders and delete them.

Examples

killdeps --help
# Show help

killdeps . 
# Deletes vendor and node_modules folders in the current directory

killdeps D:
# Deletes vendor and node_modules folders in the D: drive

killdeps --dry-run .
# Displays which folders would be deleted and the amount of space that could be reclaimed

killdeps --only-locked .
# If a lock file exists along with composer.json or package.json file, delete the associated package folder.

killdeps --only-locked --dry-run .
# Show locked package folders and reclaimable space

php killdeps
# Run directly with php interpreter

Contributing

We welcome contributions, issues, and feature requests! Feel free to check the issues page.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License © Burak Boz

To Do:

• Implement fast scan and delete for vendor & node_modules folders.
• Implement dry-run feature to simulate deletion.
• Improve logging and output information.
• Add unit tests for core functionality.
• Update documentation and examples.

Contact

For any questions or suggestions to improve killdeps, please feel free to contact me at killdeps@burakboz.net.