v1.2.0 - Refactored Architecture with Library Support

Overview

This release marks a significant milestone with a complete project restructuring that transforms lines into both a powerful CLI tool and a reusable Go library. Major improvements include configurable buffer management, JSON output support, and automated multi-platform builds.

Major Changes

Refactored Project Structure

• Separated CLI logic from core functionality into cmd/lines and pkg/lines directories
• The core line counting engine is now available as a public library at github.com/moderrek/lines/pkg/lines
• Improved code organization for better maintainability and reusability

New Features

• JSON output support: Use --json flag to output results in machine-readable format
• Configurable buffer sizes: Users can now customize scanner buffer initial and maximum sizes through the Config struct
• Library API: Go developers can now import and use lines as a dependency in their projects

CI/CD & Release Automation

• Enhanced GitHub Actions workflow with code quality checks
• Added go fmt, go vet, and go mod tidy verification
• Automated cross-platform binary builds for Linux, macOS, and Windows
• Automatic release creation with compiled binaries

Documentation

• Completely rewritten README with clear installation and usage instructions
• Added library usage examples for Go developers
• GitHub sponsorship configuration

Installation

go install github.com/Moderrek/lines/cmd/lines@v1.2.0

Usage Examples

Analyze current directory:

lines

Display top 5 file extensions by line count:

lines --dir ~/projects/my-app --top 5

Get results in JSON format for scripting:

lines --dir ~/projects/my-app --json

Use as a library in your Go project:

import "github.com/moderrek/lines/pkg/lines"
config := lines.Config{
 IncludeHidden: false,
 BufferInitialSize: 64 * 1024,
 BufferMaxSize: 1024 * 1024,
}
counter := lines.NewCounter(config)
result, err := counter.Run("./src")

Added Linux/Windows colored standard output

Colored output image

New flags

lines --no-color # Disables colored standard output

Blazingly fast command-line concurrent non-blank line counter implemented in GO using lightweight execution threads.

⚙️ Usage

lines # Prints file with the most lines at current directory
lines --dir # Path to the analysis folder
lines --top N # Prints the top N files
lines --hidden # Allow to analyze hidden files & dirs
lines --version # Prints installed version
lines --help # Prints help

📈 Example output

lines --dir C:\Users\Moderr\dev --top 5

Analyzing.. C:\Users\Moderr\dev
.java | Lines of code: 24409
.json | Lines of code: 8828
.yaml | Lines of code: 4980
.tsx | Lines of code: 4357
.yml | Lines of code: 1122
Time taken: 27.157ms to analyze 79 635 files