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Dependency analysis and optimization toolkit for modern JavaScript and TypeScript codebases. Enforce dependency graph hygiene and remove unused code with a very fast CLI.

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Dependency analysis and optimization toolkit for modern JavaScript and TypeScript codebases. Enforce dependency graph hygiene and remove unused code with a very fast CLI.

As codebases scale, maintaining a mental map of dependencies becomes impossible. Rev-dep is a high-speed static analysis tool designed to enforce architecture integrity and dependency hygiene across large-scale JS/TS projects.

Think of Rev-dep as a high-speed linter for your dependency graph.

Consolidate fragmented, sequential checks from multiple slow tools into a single, high-performance engine. Rev-dep executes a full suite of governance checks—including circularity, orphans, module boundaries and more, in one parallelized pass. Implemented in Go to bypass the performance bottlenecks of Node-based analysis, it can audit a 500k+ LoC project in approximately 500ms.

Rev-dep moves beyond passive scanning to active enforcement, answering (and failing CI for) the hard questions:

Rev-dep serves as a high-speed gatekeeper for your CI, ensuring your dependency graph remains lean and your architecture stays intact as you iterate.

Designed for modern workspaces (pnpm, yarn, npm). Rev-dep natively resolves package.json exports/imports maps, TypeScript aliases and traces dependencies across package boundaries.

Move beyond passive scanning. Use the configuration engine to enforce Module Boundaries and Import Conventions. Execute a full suite of hygiene checks (circularity, orphans, unused modules and more) in a single, parallelized pass that serves as a high-speed gatekeeper for your CI.

Source: HackerNews