Usage Guide

This guide explains how to use the cca command-line interface to analyze source code.

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🔧 Basic Command

cca <source> [options]

Examples

Analyze a local directory:

cca ./my_project

Analyze a GitHub repository:

cca https://github.com/pallets/flask

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⚙️ CLI Options

Option	Description
<source>	Path to a local directory or a GitHub repo URL
--lang	Comma-separated list of languages to analyze (e.g., python,js)
--depth	Hierarchy depth for formatted output
--max-files	Maximum number of files to process
--ignore-tests	Skip test files like test_*.py or *.spec.js
--branch	Git branch to use (only applies when source is a GitHub repository)
--copy	Copy the formatted output to clipboard
--help	Show help message

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🧠 Language Support

Currently supported languages:

• Python (.py)
• JavaScript (.js)

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🧪 Tips

• Combine --ignore-tests true and --ignore <some, files, to, ignore> customize the ignoring.
• Use --no-coopy to not automatically copy the response from analyzer

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📝 Output Example

project/
├── module_a/
│   ├── file1.py (2 classes, 3 functions)
│   └── file2.py (1 function)
└── module_b/
    └── file3.js (1 class, 2 exported functions)

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For more details on internals, see Architecture.