voidcosmos / voidcosmos/npkill
delete by --older-than flag
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Description
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
User should be able to delete node_modules that have not been accessed for over X days. The reason for this I usually have old projects/experiments I abandon and they're just taking up space for no reason.
Describe the solution you'd like
Add a --older-than {X days} flag. I was inspired by (killpy)[https://github.com/Tlaloc-Es/killpy]
Describe alternatives you've considered
I'll run a script to filter folders that have not been accessed for X days, then I'll call npkill on each one.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start at the CLI entry point and trace how node_modules directories are filtered and deleted. Run the existing test suite or CLI checks before and after the change. Done means --older-than accepts a day value and deletes only node_modules not accessed within that period.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- nodejs, typescript
- Domain
- cli, tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 64/100