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[Improvement]: Output a readable dependency tree for `bal graph` #42866

Open gayaldassanayake opened 5 months ago

gayaldassanayake commented 5 months ago

Description

The bal graph command outputs a digraph.

Describe your problem(s)

This is not directly readable from the CLI and the users have to use a digraph visualizer to view the dependency graph.

The related discord thread - https://discord.com/channels/957996897782616114/1248138627821600809

Describe your solution(s)

This can be improved by printing a readable dependency tree in the CLI. The mvn dependency tree does this.

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The digraph can be printed if needed with a different flag.

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-> Compilation

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swetha3456 commented 1 month ago

Hi, please assign this to me. I'd like to work on it.

gayaldassanayake commented 1 month ago

Hi @swetha3456

You can work on this issue.

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