voidcosmos / voidcosmos/npkill
delete is too slow
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improvement
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Description
First of all thanks for this amazing tool.
Describe the bug
npkill finds the node_modules, I hit space to delete, it says deleting and takes like 2-3 min per folder.
To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:
- Run npkill on macos
- Total size reported was > 20GB
- Hit space for few folders
Expected behavior
Delete should be fast
Screenshots
- OS: Macos
- Version: 0.11.3
Contributor guide
First steps
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
The issue names no source files, tests, or entry points. Start by locating the CLI code that handles deletion after pressing Space and reproduce the delay on macOS with large node_modules directories. Done means deletion is materially faster while preserving the existing selection and deletion behavior.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- macos, nodejs, typescript
- Domain
- cli, performance
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100