CodeWeaver
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code context exporter
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Transform your codebase into a single Markdown doc for feeding into AI
tesserato.web.app#codebase to markdown#llm context#repository export#code to prompt
How HN took it
7 positive, 28 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 14 critical, out of 49 comments about the project. Thread score -0.15.
Idea: 6 for, 9 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 against
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Demand for such tools clearly exists
From 1 comment
I would say the demand for this kind of tool definitely exists. Good work! From a rough glance it looks pretty similar to another tool that I've been using…
megadragon9 on HN
Objections
Name clashes with CodeWeavers, the Wine company
From 3 comments
Unfortunate naming, given that CodeWeavers is already a company making a Windows "emulator" for Linux and macOS. [1] [1] https://www.codeweavers.com/
reddalo on HNAs a note, CodeWeaver might be a confusing name, as CodeWeavers (the Wine development company) exists since 1996... ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CodeWeavers )
tecleandor on HNCodeWeavers is a software company that focuses on Wine development and sells a proprietary version of Wine called CrossOver for running Windows applications on macOS, ChromeOS…
Terretta on HN
Only practical for small codebases due to context limits
From 3 comments
I guess this only works for very small codebase?
singpolyma3 on HNThis kind of context is really useful for LLMs, but in any significant project, including all code in this manner will easily exceed context limitations. I've been wanting to do…
nunodonato on HNI’ve made a CLI tool that does something similar, called Copcon: https://github.com/kasperjunge/copcon Point it at a code project directory to get a file tree and content,…
juunge on HN
Output included binary garbage from gzip files in the example
From 1 comment
This could be a lot better. The example linked in the Github README is a markdown file full of binary garbage because it also tried to convert gzip files to markdown. Pretty big…
causal on HN
Existing tools like Repomix and Gitingest already do this
From 3 comments
How does this compare to / differ from https://github.com/yamadashy/repomix ?
pmx on HNA new tool like this comes out every week, and that's great! But I think it's fair to ask how this compares to popular ones like RepoMix? Anyone keeping an eye on this space will…
tempoponet on HNAny unique benefits over using this vs something like Repomix? https://github.com/yamadashy/repomix
ActVen on HN
Requests
Exclude binary files by default
From 1 comment
I can think of no use case where binaries are desired in such representation, so I might bake binary exclusion into CodeWeaver as well. SVGs, on the other hand, might be wanted…
tesserato on HN
Better comparison with existing tools like Repomix
From 2 comments
How does this compare to / differ from https://github.com/yamadashy/repomix ?
pmx on HNAny unique benefits over using this vs something like Repomix? https://github.com/yamadashy/repomix
ActVen on HN
Questions
How does it compare to Repomix?
From 3 comments
How does this compare to / differ from https://github.com/yamadashy/repomix ?
pmx on HNA new tool like this comes out every week, and that's great! But I think it's fair to ask how this compares to popular ones like RepoMix? Anyone keeping an eye on this space will…
tempoponet on HNAny unique benefits over using this vs something like Repomix? https://github.com/yamadashy/repomix
ActVen on HN
Is sharing code with LLMs a privacy concern?
From 1 comment
I see lots of folks here using LLMs in their codebases. Does that mean there isn’t much concern about sharing your app’s code with an LLM? Have people just gotten comfortable…
replwoacause on HN
Alternatives named
Repomix
From 2 comments
How does this compare to / differ from https://github.com/yamadashy/repomix ?
pmx on HNAny unique benefits over using this vs something like Repomix? https://github.com/yamadashy/repomix
ActVen on HN
files-to-prompt
From 2 comments
I've been enjoying `files-to-prompt` by Simon Willison: https://github.com/simonw/files-to-prompt
lars512 on HNFiles-to-prompt has been a surprisingly useful tool for this kind of workflow. https://github.com/simonw/files-to-prompt
the_king on HN
code2prompt
From 1 comment
I would say the demand for this kind of tool definitely exists. Good work! From a rough glance it looks pretty similar to another tool that I've been using…
megadragon9 on HN
Aider copy-context
From 1 comment
I use aider /copy-context command for that https://aider.chat/docs/usage/copypaste.html and with /paste you can apply the changes.
therealmarv on HN