Closed iftheshoefritz closed 8 months ago
Hi @iftheshoefritz up to version 5 (~4.5 years ago) rcdot was only an alias for the dot reporter. So you can use --output-type dot
in stead.
I had to look that up in the git history as I had forgotten this even existed. Where did you find out about the rcdot reporter?
where can I find an explanation of what the different colors mean?
It's not documented outside the source code. The default theme uses this, at the moment:
This default theme is in src/report/dot/default-theme.mjs
_Note to self: not a bad idea to put this in the theme section of the reporter options documentation._
Hints in the docs about finding dead code etc seem like they could be useful.
Agree. The documentation could use more practical patterns. There is a little collection in the recipes section of the rules tutorial you might find helpful already, though.
Version used: 13.1.2 (I know it's old, I went to a random old version that would work with my version of node)
The latest version (dependency-cruiser@16.1.0) is compatible with node ^18.17.0 - and that node version is backwards compatible to the version of node you're on. I do recommend using the latest version of dependency-cruiser as well of node (even if you stay on node 18, than the latest 18 (18.19 right now it looks)). Unless there's a very good reason to stay on the older node 18.14.2, that is ...
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Summary
The rcdot output type seems like what I want for insights into my code, but I get this error when I try to use it:
Do I have to install anything special to use
--output-type rcdot
?Cheeky bonus issue: where can I find an explanation of what the different colours mean?
Context
I'm a beginner at dependency-cruiser. I'm just running it on my project, and can see the potential. Hints in the docs about finding dead code etc seem like they could be useful.
Environment