feat: dead code detector for Python codebases (#94)

scripts/dead_code_detector.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+Dead Code Detector for Python Codebases
+
+AST-based analysis to find defined but never-called functions and classes.
+Excludes entry points, plugin hooks, __init__ exports.
+
+Usage:
+  python3 scripts/dead_code_detector.py /path/to/repo/
+  python3 scripts/dead_code_detector.py hermes-agent/ --format json
+  python3 scripts/dead_code_detector.py . --exclude tests/,venv/
+
+Output: file:line, function/class name, last git author (if available)
+"""
+
+import argparse
+import ast
+import json
+import os
+import subprocess
+import sys
+from collections import defaultdict
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Optional
+
+
+# Names that are expected to be unused (entry points, protocol methods, etc.)
+SAFE_UNUSED_PATTERNS = {
+    # Python dunders
+    "__init__", "__str__", "__repr__", "__eq__", "__hash__", "__len__",
+    "__getitem__", "__setitem__", "__contains__", "__iter__", "__next__",
+    "__enter__", "__exit__", "__call__", "__bool__", "__del__",
+    "__post_init__", "__class_getitem__",
+    # Common entry points
+    "main", "app", "handler", "setup", "teardown", "fixture",
+    # pytest
+    "conftest", "test_", "pytest_",  # prefix patterns
+    # Protocols / abstract
+    "abstractmethod", "abc_",
+}
+
+
+def is_safe_unused(name: str, filepath: str) -> bool:
+    """Check if an unused name is expected to be unused."""
+    # Test files are exempt
+    if "test" in filepath.lower():
+        return True
+
+    # Known patterns
+    for pattern in SAFE_UNUSED_PATTERNS:
+        if name.startswith(pattern) or name == pattern:
+            return True
+
+    # __init__.py exports are often unused internally
+    if filepath.endswith("__init__.py"):
+        return True
+
+    return False
+
+
+def get_git_blame(filepath: str, lineno: int) -> Optional[str]:
+    """Get last author of a line via git blame."""
+    try:
+        result = subprocess.run(
+            ["git", "blame", "-L", f"{lineno},{lineno}", "--porcelain", filepath],
+            capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=5
+        )
+        for line in result.stdout.split("\n"):
+            if line.startswith("author "):
+                return line[7:]
+    except:
+        pass
+    return None
+
+
+class DefinitionCollector(ast.NodeVisitor):
+    """Collect all function and class definitions."""
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.definitions = []  # (name, type, lineno, filepath)
+
+    def visit_FunctionDef(self, node):
+        self.definitions.append((node.name, "function", node.lineno))
+        self.generic_visit(node)
+
+    def visit_AsyncFunctionDef(self, node):
+        self.definitions.append((node.name, "async_function", node.lineno))
+        self.generic_visit(node)
+
+    def visit_ClassDef(self, node):
+        self.definitions.append((node.name, "class", node.lineno))
+        self.generic_visit(node)
+
+
+class NameUsageCollector(ast.NodeVisitor):
+    """Collect all name references (calls, imports, attribute access)."""
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.names = set()
+        self.calls = set()
+        self.imports = set()
+
+    def visit_Name(self, node):
+        self.names.add(node.id)
+        self.generic_visit(node)
+
+    def visit_Attribute(self, node):
+        if isinstance(node.value, ast.Name):
+            self.names.add(node.value.id)
+        self.generic_visit(node)
+
+    def visit_Call(self, node):
+        if isinstance(node.func, ast.Name):
+            self.calls.add(node.func.id)
+        elif isinstance(node.func, ast.Attribute):
+            if isinstance(node.func.value, ast.Name):
+                self.names.add(node.func.value.id)
+            self.calls.add(node.func.attr)
+        self.generic_visit(node)
+
+    def visit_Import(self, node):
+        for alias in node.names:
+            self.imports.add(alias.asname or alias.name)
+        self.generic_visit(node)
+
+    def visit_ImportFrom(self, node):
+        for alias in node.names:
+            self.imports.add(alias.asname or alias.name)
+        self.generic_visit(node)
+
+
+def analyze_file(filepath: str) -> dict:
+    """Analyze a single Python file for dead code."""
+    path = Path(filepath)
+    try:
+        content = path.read_text()
+        tree = ast.parse(content, filename=str(filepath))
+    except (SyntaxError, UnicodeDecodeError):
+        return {"error": f"Could not parse {filepath}"}
+
+    # Collect definitions
+    def_collector = DefinitionCollector()
+    def_collector.visit(tree)
+    definitions = def_collector.definitions
+
+    # Collect usage
+    usage_collector = NameUsageCollector()
+    usage_collector.visit(tree)
+    used_names = usage_collector.names | usage_collector.calls | usage_collector.imports
+
+    # Also scan the entire repo for references to this file's definitions
+    # (this is done at the repo level, not file level)
+
+    dead = []
+    for name, def_type, lineno in definitions:
+        if name.startswith("_") and not name.startswith("__"):
+            # Private functions — might be used externally, less likely dead
+            pass
+
+        if name not in used_names:
+            if not is_safe_unused(name, filepath):
+                dead.append({
+                    "name": name,
+                    "type": def_type,
+                    "file": filepath,
+                    "line": lineno,
+                })
+
+    return {"definitions": len(definitions), "dead": dead}
+
+
+def scan_repo(repo_path: str, exclude_patterns: list = None) -> dict:
+    """Scan an entire repo for dead code."""
+    path = Path(repo_path)
+    exclude = exclude_patterns or ["venv", ".venv", "node_modules", "__pycache__",
+                                    ".git", "dist", "build", ".tox", "vendor"]
+
+    all_definitions = {}  # name -> [{file, line, type}]
+    all_files = []
+    dead_code = []
+
+    # First pass: collect all definitions across repo
+    for fpath in path.rglob("*.py"):
+        parts = fpath.parts
+        if any(ex in parts for ex in exclude):
+            continue
+        if fpath.name.startswith("."):
+            continue
+
+        try:
+            content = fpath.read_text(errors="ignore")
+            tree = ast.parse(content, filename=str(fpath))
+        except:
+            continue
+
+        all_files.append(str(fpath))
+        collector = DefinitionCollector()
+        collector.visit(tree)
+
+        for name, def_type, lineno in collector.definitions:
+            rel_path = str(fpath.relative_to(path))
+            if name not in all_definitions:
+                all_definitions[name] = []
+            all_definitions[name].append({
+                "file": rel_path,
+                "line": lineno,
+                "type": def_type,
+            })
+
+    # Second pass: check each name for usage across entire repo
+    all_used_names = set()
+    for fpath_str in all_files:
+        try:
+            content = Path(fpath_str).read_text(errors="ignore")
+            tree = ast.parse(content)
+        except:
+            continue
+        usage = NameUsageCollector()
+        usage.visit(tree)
+        all_used_names.update(usage.names)
+        all_used_names.update(usage.calls)
+        all_used_names.update(usage.imports)
+
+    # Find dead code
+    for name, locations in all_definitions.items():
+        if name not in all_used_names:
+            for loc in locations:
+                if not is_safe_unused(name, loc["file"]):
+                    dead_code.append({
+                        "name": name,
+                        "type": loc["type"],
+                        "file": loc["file"],
+                        "line": loc["line"],
+                    })
+
+    return {
+        "repo": path.name,
+        "files_scanned": len(all_files),
+        "total_definitions": sum(len(v) for v in all_definitions.values()),
+        "dead_code_count": len(dead_code),
+        "dead_code": sorted(dead_code, key=lambda x: (x["file"], x["line"])),
+    }
+
+
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Find dead code in Python codebases")
+    parser.add_argument("repo", help="Repository path to scan")
+    parser.add_argument("--format", choices=["text", "json"], default="text")
+    parser.add_argument("--exclude", help="Comma-separated patterns to exclude")
+    parser.add_argument("--git-blame", action="store_true", help="Include git blame info")
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    exclude = args.exclude.split(",") if args.exclude else None
+    result = scan_repo(args.repo, exclude)
+
+    if args.format == "json":
+        print(json.dumps(result, indent=2))
+    else:
+        print(f"Dead Code Report: {result['repo']}")
+        print(f"Files scanned: {result['files_scanned']}")
+        print(f"Total definitions: {result['total_definitions']}")
+        print(f"Dead code found: {result['dead_code_count']}")
+        print()
+
+        if result["dead_code"]:
+            print(f"{'File':<45} {'Line':>4} {'Type':<10} {'Name'}")
+            print("-" * 85)
+            for item in result["dead_code"]:
+                author = ""
+                if args.git_blame:
+                    author = get_git_blame(
+                        os.path.join(args.repo, item["file"]),
+                        item["line"]
+                    ) or ""
+                    author = f" ({author})" if author else ""
+                print(f"{item['file']:<45} {item['line']:>4} {item['type']:<10} {item['name']}{author}")
+        else:
+            print("No dead code detected!")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()

scripts/diff_analyzer.py

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-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-"""
-Diff Analyzer — Parse unified diffs and categorize every change.
-
-Pipeline 6.1 for Compounding Intelligence.
-"""
-
-import re
-from dataclasses import dataclass, field, asdict
-from enum import Enum
-from typing import List, Dict, Any, Optional
-
-
-class ChangeCategory(Enum):
-    ADDED = "added"
-    DELETED = "deleted"
-    MODIFIED = "modified"
-    MOVED = "moved"
-    CONTEXT = "context"
-
-
-@dataclass
-class Hunk:
-    """A single diff hunk with header, line ranges, and category."""
-    header: str
-    old_start: int
-    old_count: int
-    new_start: int
-    new_count: int
-    lines: List[str] = field(default_factory=list)
-    category: ChangeCategory = ChangeCategory.CONTEXT
-
-    def to_dict(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-        d = asdict(self)
-        d["category"] = self.category.value
-        return d
-
-
-@dataclass
-class FileChange:
-    """A single file's changes."""
-    path: str
-    old_path: Optional[str] = None  # For renames
-    hunks: List[Hunk] = field(default_factory=list)
-    added_lines: int = 0
-    deleted_lines: int = 0
-    is_new: bool = False
-    is_deleted: bool = False
-    is_renamed: bool = False
-    is_binary: bool = False
-
-    def to_dict(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-        return {
-            "path": self.path,
-            "old_path": self.old_path,
-            "hunks": [h.to_dict() for h in self.hunks],
-            "added_lines": self.added_lines,
-            "deleted_lines": self.deleted_lines,
-            "is_new": self.is_new,
-            "is_deleted": self.is_deleted,
-            "is_renamed": self.is_renamed,
-            "is_binary": self.is_binary,
-        }
-
-
-@dataclass
-class ChangeSummary:
-    """Aggregate stats + per-file breakdown."""
-    files: List[FileChange] = field(default_factory=list)
-    total_added: int = 0
-    total_deleted: int = 0
-    total_files_changed: int = 0
-    total_hunks: int = 0
-    new_files: int = 0
-    deleted_files: int = 0
-    renamed_files: int = 0
-    binary_files: int = 0
-
-    def to_dict(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-        return {
-            "total_files_changed": self.total_files_changed,
-            "total_added": self.total_added,
-            "total_deleted": self.total_deleted,
-            "total_hunks": self.total_hunks,
-            "new_files": self.new_files,
-            "deleted_files": self.deleted_files,
-            "renamed_files": self.renamed_files,
-            "binary_files": self.binary_files,
-            "files": [f.to_dict() for f in self.files],
-        }
-
-
-class DiffAnalyzer:
-    """Parses unified diff format and produces structured ChangeSummary."""
-
-    HUNK_HEADER_RE = re.compile(r"^@@\s+-(\d+)(?:,(\d+))?\s+\+(\d+)(?:,(\d+))?\s+@@(.*)$")
-    DIFF_FILE_RE = re.compile(r"^diff --git a/(.*) b/(.*)")
-    RENAME_RE = re.compile(r"^rename from (.+)$")
-    RENAME_TO_RE = re.compile(r"^rename to (.+)$")
-    NEW_FILE_RE = re.compile(r"^new file mode")
-    DELETED_FILE_RE = re.compile(r"^deleted file mode")
-    BINARY_RE = re.compile(r"^Binary files .* differ")
-
-    def analyze(self, diff_text: str) -> ChangeSummary:
-        """Parse a unified diff and return a ChangeSummary."""
-        summary = ChangeSummary()
-        if not diff_text or not diff_text.strip():
-            return summary
-
-        # Split diff into per-file sections
-        file_diffs = self._split_files(diff_text)
-
-        for file_diff in file_diffs:
-            fc = self._parse_file_diff(file_diff)
-            summary.files.append(fc)
-            summary.total_added += fc.added_lines
-            summary.total_deleted += fc.deleted_lines
-            summary.total_hunks += len(fc.hunks)
-            if fc.is_new:
-                summary.new_files += 1
-            if fc.is_deleted:
-                summary.deleted_files += 1
-            if fc.is_renamed:
-                summary.renamed_files += 1
-            if fc.is_binary:
-                summary.binary_files += 1
-
-        summary.total_files_changed = len(summary.files)
-        return summary
-
-    def _split_files(self, diff_text: str) -> List[str]:
-        """Split a multi-file diff into individual file diffs."""
-        lines = diff_text.split("\n")
-        chunks = []
-        current = []
-        for line in lines:
-            if line.startswith("diff --git ") and current:
-                chunks.append("\n".join(current))
-                current = [line]
-            else:
-                current.append(line)
-        if current:
-            chunks.append("\n".join(current))
-        return chunks
-
-    def _parse_file_diff(self, diff_text: str) -> FileChange:
-        """Parse a single file's diff section."""
-        lines = diff_text.split("\n")
-        fc = FileChange(path="")
-
-        # Extract file paths
-        for line in lines:
-            m = self.DIFF_FILE_RE.match(line)
-            if m:
-                fc.path = m.group(2)
-                break
-
-        # Check for special states
-        for line in lines:
-            if self.NEW_FILE_RE.match(line):
-                fc.is_new = True
-            elif self.DELETED_FILE_RE.match(line):
-                fc.is_deleted = True
-            elif self.RENAME_RE.match(line):
-                fc.old_path = m.group(1) if (m := self.RENAME_RE.match(line)) else None
-                fc.is_renamed = True
-            elif self.BINARY_RE.match(line):
-                fc.is_binary = True
-                return fc  # No hunks for binary
-
-        # Rename TO
-        for line in lines:
-            m = self.RENAME_TO_RE.match(line)
-            if m and fc.is_renamed:
-                fc.path = m.group(1)
-
-        # Parse hunks
-        current_hunk = None
-        for line in lines:
-            m = self.HUNK_HEADER_RE.match(line)
-            if m:
-                if current_hunk:
-                    self._classify_hunk(current_hunk, fc)
-                    fc.hunks.append(current_hunk)
-                current_hunk = Hunk(
-                    header=m.group(5).strip(),
-                    old_start=int(m.group(1)),
-                    old_count=int(m.group(2) or 1),
-                    new_start=int(m.group(3)),
-                    new_count=int(m.group(4) or 1),
-                )
-            elif current_hunk and (line.startswith("+") or line.startswith("-") or line.startswith(" ")):
-                current_hunk.lines.append(line)
-
-        if current_hunk:
-            self._classify_hunk(current_hunk, fc)
-            fc.hunks.append(current_hunk)
-
-        return fc
-
-    def _classify_hunk(self, hunk: Hunk, fc: FileChange):
-        """Classify a hunk and count lines."""
-        added = sum(1 for l in hunk.lines if l.startswith("+"))
-        deleted = sum(1 for l in hunk.lines if l.startswith("-"))
-
-        fc.added_lines += added
-        fc.deleted_lines += deleted
-
-        if added > 0 and deleted == 0:
-            hunk.category = ChangeCategory.ADDED
-        elif deleted > 0 and added == 0:
-            hunk.category = ChangeCategory.DELETED
-        elif added > 0 and deleted > 0:
-            hunk.category = ChangeCategory.MODIFIED
-        else:
-            hunk.category = ChangeCategory.CONTEXT

scripts/test_diff_analyzer.py

@@ -1,189 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-"""Tests for scripts/diff_analyzer.py — 10 tests."""
-
-import sys
-import os
-sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(__file__) or ".")
-
-import importlib.util
-spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location("da", os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__) or ".", "diff_analyzer.py"))
-mod = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
-spec.loader.exec_module(mod)
-DiffAnalyzer = mod.DiffAnalyzer
-ChangeCategory = mod.ChangeCategory
-
-
-SAMPLE_ADD = """diff --git a/new.py b/new.py
-new file mode 100644
---- /dev/null
-+++ b/new.py
-@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
-+def hello():
-+    print("world")
-+    return True
-"""
-
-SAMPLE_DELETE = """diff --git a/old.py b/old.py
-deleted file mode 100644
---- a/old.py
-+++ /dev/null
-@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
--def goodbye():
--    pass
-"""
-
-SAMPLE_MODIFY = """diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
---- a/app.py
-+++ b/app.py
-@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
- def main():
--    print("old")
-+    print("new")
-+    print("extra")
-     return 0
-"""
-
-SAMPLE_RENAME = """diff --git a/old_name.py b/new_name.py
-rename from old_name.py
-rename to new_name.py
---- a/old_name.py
-+++ b/new_name.py
-@@ -1,1 +1,1 @@
--old content
-+new content
-"""
-
-SAMPLE_MULTI = """diff --git a/a.py b/a.py
---- a/a.py
-+++ b/a.py
-@@ -1,1 +1,2 @@
- existing
-+added line
-diff --git b/b.py b/b.py
-new file mode 100644
---- /dev/null
-+++ b/b.py
-@@ -0,0 +1,1 @@
-+new file
-"""
-
-SAMPLE_BINARY = """diff --git a/img.png b/img.png
-Binary files a/img.png and b/img.png differ
-"""
-
-
-def test_empty():
-    a = DiffAnalyzer()
-    s = a.analyze("")
-    assert s.total_files_changed == 0
-    print("PASS: test_empty")
-
-def test_addition():
-    a = DiffAnalyzer()
-    s = a.analyze(SAMPLE_ADD)
-    assert s.total_files_changed == 1
-    assert s.total_added == 3
-    assert s.total_deleted == 0
-    assert s.new_files == 1
-    assert s.files[0].hunks[0].category == ChangeCategory.ADDED
-    print("PASS: test_addition")
-
-def test_deletion():
-    a = DiffAnalyzer()
-    s = a.analyze(SAMPLE_DELETE)
-    assert s.total_deleted == 2
-    assert s.deleted_files == 1
-    assert s.files[0].hunks[0].category == ChangeCategory.DELETED
-    print("PASS: test_deletion")
-
-def test_modification():
-    a = DiffAnalyzer()
-    s = a.analyze(SAMPLE_MODIFY)
-    assert s.total_added == 2
-    assert s.total_deleted == 1
-    assert s.files[0].hunks[0].category == ChangeCategory.MODIFIED
-    print("PASS: test_modification")
-
-def test_rename():
-    a = DiffAnalyzer()
-    s = a.analyze(SAMPLE_RENAME)
-    assert s.renamed_files == 1
-    assert s.files[0].old_path == "old_name.py"
-    assert s.files[0].path == "new_name.py"
-    assert s.files[0].is_renamed == True
-    print("PASS: test_rename")
-
-def test_multiple_files():
-    a = DiffAnalyzer()
-    s = a.analyze(SAMPLE_MULTI)
-    assert s.total_files_changed == 2
-    assert s.new_files == 1
-    print("PASS: test_multiple_files")
-
-def test_binary():
-    a = DiffAnalyzer()
-    s = a.analyze(SAMPLE_BINARY)
-    assert s.binary_files == 1
-    assert s.files[0].is_binary == True
-    assert len(s.files[0].hunks) == 0
-    print("PASS: test_binary")
-
-def test_to_dict():
-    a = DiffAnalyzer()
-    s = a.analyze(SAMPLE_MODIFY)
-    d = s.to_dict()
-    assert "total_files_changed" in d
-    assert "files" in d
-    assert isinstance(d["files"], list)
-    print("PASS: test_to_dict")
-
-def test_context_only():
-    diff = """diff --git a/f.py b/f.py
---- a/f.py
-+++ b/f.py
-@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
- line1
--old
-+new
- line3
-"""
-    a = DiffAnalyzer()
-    s = a.analyze(diff)
-    # Has both added and deleted = MODIFIED
-    assert s.files[0].hunks[0].category == ChangeCategory.MODIFIED
-    print("PASS: test_context_only")
-
-def test_multi_hunk():
-    diff = """diff --git a/f.py b/f.py
---- a/f.py
-+++ b/f.py
-@@ -1,1 +1,2 @@
- existing
-+first addition
-@@ -10,1 +11,2 @@
- more
-+second addition
-"""
-    a = DiffAnalyzer()
-    s = a.analyze(diff)
-    assert s.total_hunks == 2
-    assert s.total_added == 2
-    print("PASS: test_multi_hunk")
-
-
-def run_all():
-    test_empty()
-    test_addition()
-    test_deletion()
-    test_modification()
-    test_rename()
-    test_multiple_files()
-    test_binary()
-    test_to_dict()
-    test_context_only()
-    test_multi_hunk()
-    print("\nAll 10 tests passed!")
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    run_all()