0.4

ChaReCo v0.4 Release Notes

New Features

• Analysis History: "Load from History" dropdown menus have been added for both remote repositories and local folders. The 10 most recent unique paths are saved between sessions.
• Drag and Drop: Users can now drag a local folder from their file explorer and drop it onto the application window to select it for analysis.
• PyInstaller Support: The project now includes a run.py entry point and a ChaReCo.spec file to facilitate building a standalone executable.
• Improved Ignore/Exclude Options:
  • Added several new preset checkboxes to easily ignore common folders and files, such as __pycache__, node_modules, build/, dist/, .log files, and IDE metadata folders (e.g., .vscode/, .idea/).
  • The glob pattern matching for excluded folders is now more robust, checking against both full paths and simple filenames.
• File Tree Enhancements:
  • A filter bar has been added above the file tree to allow for quick searching and filtering of the repository structure.
  • A right-click context menu is now available on files in the tree to copy the content of a single file directly.
• Line Numbering: An option to "Add line numbers to copied files" has been added. This applies to both the "Copy Selected Files" and the new right-click copy action.
• "Copy Local" Analysis: A new checkbox, "Copy local folder to temporary location," allows for a safer analysis method that does not operate directly on the original user files.

Fixes & Improvements

• "Structure Only" Mode Performance: The "Only show structure, don't concatenate" mode has been optimized. It no longer reads file contents during the initial analysis, resulting in a significantly faster scan. File content is now loaded on-demand when a file or folder is selected from the tree.
• Search Logic: The in-app content search functionality has been refactored. It now correctly handles all search types (standard, case-sensitive, whole word, and regex) using a more reliable, unified regular expression engine.
• Binary File Detection: Replaced the previous content-sniffing method for detecting binary files with a more efficient and comprehensive extension-based check. This speeds up the analysis process and reduces potential read errors.
• Cleaner Output: Directory headers (e.g., ---/src/---) are no longer added to the concatenated output if the directory is empty or all its files were excluded by filters.
• README: The README.md file has been updated to reflect the new features and includes an animated demonstration.gif instead of a static screenshot.