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🦀 NekoCode: The Next-Gen Impact Analysis Tool Revolutionizing PR Reviews
TL;DR
NekoCode is a Rust-based code analysis tool that's 16x faster.
PR Pre-Check Feature automatically analyzes the impact of changes.
GitHub Actions Integration automatically generates reports on PR creation.
Instantly detects circular dependencies, complexity, and risk.
Supports 8 languages (JS/TS/Python/C++/C#/Go/Rust/C).
🚀 Why We Built NekoCode
Have you ever had these experiences in modern development?
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👨💻 Developer Struggles
- “I don’t know the scope of this PR’s impact…”
- “Did I just create a circular dependency?”
- “I’m worried if the code complexity has increased.”
- “I’m concerned about missing something in the review.”
NekoCode solves these problems in under a second.
💡 What is NekoCode?
NekoCode is a Rust-based code analysis tool that achieves 16x faster performance by integrating Tree-sitter.
🏃♂️ Incredible Speed
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TypeScript Compiler (68 files) performance comparison
┌──────────────────┬────────────┬─────────────┐
│ Parser │ Time │ Speed │
├──────────────────┼────────────┼─────────────┤
│ 🦀 NekoCode Rust │ 1.2s │ 🚀 16.38x │
│ C++ (PEGTL) │ 19.5s │ 1.00x │
│ Rust (PEST) │ 60.7s │ 0.32x │
└──────────────────┴────────────┴─────────────┘
🎯 Key Features
🔍 AST Analysis: Full analysis of functions, classes, and dependencies.
📊 Impact Analysis: Automatically detects the scope of code changes.
🔄 Circular Dependency Detection: Finds the source of deadlocks in advance.
📈 Complexity Measurement: Quantifies code maintainability.
🤖 GitHub Integration: Automated reporting on PR creation.
🎭 The Power of the PR Pre-Check Feature
Real-World Usage Example
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Run before creating a PR
cargo install nekocode-rust
nekocode-rust analyze-impact . –format github-comment –compare-ref main
📋 Automatically Generated Report
Markdown
🐱 NekoCode Impact Analysis Report
📊 Change Summary
- Modified Files: 7
- Analysis Time: 0.3s
- Risk Level: 🟢 Low
🔄 Circular Dependencies
✅ No new circular dependencies introduced
📈 Complexity Changes
- Before: Avg complexity = 1.0
- After: Avg complexity = 1.1 (+0.1)
⚠️ Impact Detection
Modified Functions:
-
processData()
insrc/utils.js:42
- References found: 12 locations
- Risk: Medium – Widely used function
🛠️ GitHub Actions Integration
Automation Setup
YAML
.github/workflows/pr-check.yml
name: NekoCode PR Analysis
on:
pull_request:
types: [opened, synchronize]
jobs:
analyze:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
– uses: actions/checkout@v4
with:
fetch-depth: 0 # History is needed
- name: Install NekoCode
run: |
wget https://github.com/moe-charm/nekocode-rust/releases/latest/download/nekocode-rust-linux
chmod +x nekocode-rust-linux
sudo mv nekocode-rust-linux /usr/local/bin/nekocode-rust
- name: Run Impact Analysis
run: |
REPORT=$(nekocode-rust analyze-impact . --format github-comment --compare-ref ${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha }})
echo "ANALYSIS_REPORT<<EOF" >> $GITHUB_ENV
echo "$REPORT" >> $GITHUB_ENV
echo "EOF" >> $GITHUB_ENV
- name: Comment PR
uses: actions/github-script@v7
with:
script: |
github.rest.issues.createComment({
issue_number: context.issue.number,
owner: context.repo.owner,
repo: context.repo.repo,
body: process.env.ANALYSIS_REPORT
})
🤖 Result: Fully Automated
PR created → Automatic analysis → Report posted — all automatic!
🎨 Live Demo
- Standard Analysis
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Analyze the entire project
nekocode-rust analyze ./src
Result (completed in 0.2s)
📊 Analysis Results:
- Files: 247
- Functions: 1,429
- Classes: 83
- Circular dependencies: 0 🎉
- PR Pre-Check
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Analyze diff against the main branch
nekocode-rust analyze-impact . –compare-ref main –verbose
Result
🔍 Changed files: 3
📍 Modified functions: 5
⚠️ High-risk changes: 1
-
authenticateUser()
(23 references)
- Session Feature
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Create a session (supports incremental analysis)
SESSION=$(nekocode-rust session-create ./src)
AST search
nekocode-rust ast-query $SESSION “UserService::authenticate”
→ Finds the corresponding method in 0.01s
Complex query
nekocode-rust ast-query $SESSION “Database::*”
→ Searches for all database-related symbols
🔧 Advanced Usage
- CI/CD Pipeline Integration
YAML
.github/workflows/pr-check.yml
Fail if complexity exceeds a threshold
- name: Check Complexity
run: |
COMPLEXITY=$(nekocode-rust analyze-impact . –format json | jq ‘.complexity_change.after’)
if (( $(echo “$COMPLEXITY > 2.0” | bc -l) )); then
echo “❌ Complexity too high: $COMPLEXITY”
exit 1
fi
- pre-commit hook
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!/bin/sh
.git/hooks/pre-commit
nekocode-rust analyze-impact . –compare-ref HEAD~1 –risk-threshold medium
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
echo “❌ High-risk changes detected. Use –force to override.”
exit 1
fi
- VSCode Extension (Planned)
JavaScript
// Real-time impact analysis
function onSave(document) {
const impact = nekocode.analyzeImpact(document.uri);
showImpactHighlight(impact.affectedFiles);
}
📊 Supported Languages and Detection Capabilities
Language Functions Classes Imports Circular Dependencies AST
JavaScript/TypeScript ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Python ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
C++ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
C# ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Go ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Rust ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
C ✅ ❌ ✅ ✅ ✅
🚀 Installation & Setup
- Binary Installation
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Linux/macOS
curl -L https://github.com/moe-charm/nekocode-rust/releases/latest/download/nekocode-rust-$(uname -s | tr ‘[:upper:]’ ‘[:lower:]’) -o nekocode-rust
chmod +x nekocode-rust
sudo mv nekocode-rust /usr/local/bin/
- Build from Cargo
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git clone https://github.com/moe-charm/nekocode-rust.git
cd nekocode-rust
cargo build –release
./target/release/nekocode-rust –help
- Verify Installation
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Try it on your project
nekocode-rust analyze . –stats-only
💎 The Real-World Impact
Before: The Limits of Manual Review
👨💻 “What’s the scope of impact for this function change?”
🤔 “30 minutes spent with grep…”
😰 “Worrying about missing a bug.”
After: Adopting NekoCode
🤖 “Impact analysis complete (0.3s).”
📊 “12 files, 23 locations affected.”
✅ “No circular dependencies, low risk.”
Result: 90% reduction in review time & improved bug detection rate.
🛣️ Future Development Roadmap
Phase 1: Core Feature Enhancement
[ ] More detailed impact analysis
[ ] Custom rule configuration
[ ] Extended report formats
Phase 2: IDE Integration
[ ] VSCode extension
[ ] IntelliJ IDEA plugin
[ ] Real-time analysis
Phase 3: AI Collaboration
[ ] Code review AI
[ ] Automatic refactoring suggestions
[ ] Quality prediction model
🎉 Summary
NekoCode is more than just a code analysis tool; it’s a revolution in the development experience.
🏆 Key Value
⚡ Blazing Fast: 16x faster, analyzes large projects in an instant.
🤖 Automated: Seamless GitHub Actions integration.
🔍 Deep Insights: Visualizes complexity, dependencies, and impact scope.
🛡️ Quality Assurance: Early bug detection and risk assessment.
👥 Team Efficiency: Reduces review time and prevents oversights.
🚀 Get Started Now
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1. Install
curl -L https://github.com/moe-charm/nekocode-rust/releases/latest/download/nekocode-rust-linux -o nekocode-rust
chmod +x nekocode-rust
2. Try it out
./nekocode-rust analyze . –stats-only
3. Set up GitHub Actions
(Copy and paste the YAML above)
🐱 NekoCode: A new-era development tool to achieve both code quality and speed.
GitHub: https://github.com/moe-charm/nekocode-rust
Releases: https://github.com/moe-charm/nekocode-rust/releases
Tags
Rust #CodeAnalysis #CI/CD #GitHub #DevTools #AST #StaticAnalysis