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/gitea_issue_parser.py

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-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-"""
-Gitea Issue Body Parser — Extract structured data from markdown issue bodies.
-
-Usage:
-    cat issue_body.txt | python3 scripts/gitea_issue_parser.py --stdin --pretty
-    python3 scripts/gitea_issue_parser.py --url https://forge.../api/v1/repos/.../issues/123 --pretty
-    python3 scripts/gitea_issue_parser.py body.txt --title "Fix thing (#42)" --labels pipeline extraction
-"""
-
-import argparse
-import json
-import re
-import sys
-from typing import Dict, List, Any, Optional
-
-
-def parse_issue_body(body: str, title: str = "", labels: List[str] = None) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-    """Parse a Gitea issue markdown body into structured JSON.
-    
-    Extracted fields:
-    - title: Issue title
-    - context: Background/description section
-    - criteria[]: Acceptance criteria (checkboxes or numbered lists)
-    - labels[]: Issue labels
-    - epic_ref: Parent/epic issue reference (from "Closes #N" or title)
-    - sections{}: All ## sections as key-value pairs
-    """
-    result = {
-        "title": title,
-        "context": "",
-        "criteria": [],
-        "labels": labels or [],
-        "epic_ref": None,
-        "sections": {},
-    }
-    
-    if not body:
-        return result
-    
-    # Extract epic reference from title or body
-    epic_patterns = [
-        r"(?:closes|fixes|addresses|refs?)\s+#(\d+)",
-        r"#(\d+)",
-    ]
-    for pattern in epic_patterns:
-        match = re.search(pattern, (title + " " + body).lower())
-        if match:
-            result["epic_ref"] = int(match.group(1))
-            break
-    
-    # Parse ## sections
-    section_pattern = r"^##\s+(.+?)$\n((?:^(?!##\s).*$\n?)*)"
-    for match in re.finditer(section_pattern, body, re.MULTILINE):
-        section_name = match.group(1).strip().lower().replace(" ", "_")
-        section_content = match.group(2).strip()
-        result["sections"][section_name] = section_content
-    
-    # Extract acceptance criteria (checkboxes)
-    checkbox_pattern = r"^\s*-\s*\[([ xX])\]\s*(.+)$"
-    for match in re.finditer(checkbox_pattern, body, re.MULTILINE):
-        checked = match.group(1).lower() == "x"
-        text = match.group(2).strip()
-        result["criteria"].append({"text": text, "checked": checked})
-    
-    # If no checkboxes, try numbered lists in "Acceptance Criteria" or "Criteria" section
-    if not result["criteria"]:
-        for section_name in ["acceptance_criteria", "criteria", "acceptance criteria"]:
-            if section_name in result["sections"]:
-                numbered = r"^\s*\d+\.\s*(.+)$"
-                for match in re.finditer(numbered, result["sections"][section_name], re.MULTILINE):
-                    result["criteria"].append({"text": match.group(1).strip(), "checked": False})
-                break
-    
-    # Extract context (first section or first paragraph before any ## heading)
-    first_heading = body.find("## ")
-    if first_heading > 0:
-        context_text = body[:first_heading].strip()
-    else:
-        context_text = body.split("\n\n")[0].strip()
-    # Clean up: remove "## Context" or "## Problem" header if present
-    context_text = re.sub(r"^#+\s*\w+\s*\n?", "", context_text).strip()
-    result["context"] = context_text[:500]  # Cap at 500 chars
-    
-    return result
-
-
-def fetch_issue_from_url(url: str) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-    """Fetch an issue from a Gitea API URL and parse it."""
-    import urllib.request
-    req = urllib.request.Request(url, headers={"Accept": "application/json"})
-    with urllib.request.urlopen(req) as resp:
-        data = json.loads(resp.read())
-    
-    return parse_issue_body(
-        body=data.get("body", ""),
-        title=data.get("title", ""),
-        labels=[l["name"] for l in data.get("labels", [])]
-    )
-
-
-def main():
-    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Parse Gitea issue markdown into structured JSON")
-    parser.add_argument("file", nargs="?", help="Issue body file (or use --stdin)")
-    parser.add_argument("--stdin", action="store_true", help="Read from stdin")
-    parser.add_argument("--url", help="Gitea API URL to fetch issue from")
-    parser.add_argument("--title", default="", help="Issue title")
-    parser.add_argument("--labels", nargs="*", default=[], help="Issue labels")
-    parser.add_argument("--pretty", action="store_true", help="Pretty-print JSON output")
-    
-    args = parser.parse_args()
-    
-    if args.url:
-        result = fetch_issue_from_url(args.url)
-    elif args.stdin:
-        body = sys.stdin.read()
-        result = parse_issue_body(body, args.title, args.labels)
-    elif args.file:
-        with open(args.file) as f:
-            body = f.read()
-        result = parse_issue_body(body, args.title, args.labels)
-    else:
-        parser.print_help()
-        sys.exit(1)
-    
-    indent = 2 if args.pretty else None
-    print(json.dumps(result, indent=indent))
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    main()

scripts/test_gitea_issue_parser.py

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-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-"""Tests for scripts/gitea_issue_parser.py"""
-
-import sys
-import os
-sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(__file__) or ".")
-
-# Import from sibling
-import importlib.util
-spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location("parser", os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__) or ".", "gitea_issue_parser.py"))
-mod = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
-spec.loader.exec_module(mod)
-parse_issue_body = mod.parse_issue_body
-
-
-def test_basic_parsing():
-    body = """## Context
-
-This is the background info.
-
-## Acceptance Criteria
-
-- [ ] First criterion
-- [x] Second criterion (done)
-
-## What to build
-
-Some description.
-"""
-    result = parse_issue_body(body, title="Test (#42)", labels=["bug"])
-    assert result["title"] == "Test (#42)"
-    assert result["labels"] == ["bug"]
-    assert result["epic_ref"] == 42
-    assert len(result["criteria"]) == 2
-    assert result["criteria"][0]["text"] == "First criterion"
-    assert result["criteria"][0]["checked"] == False
-    assert result["criteria"][1]["checked"] == True
-    assert "context" in result["sections"]
-    print("PASS: test_basic_parsing")
-
-
-def test_numbered_criteria():
-    body = """## Acceptance Criteria
-
-1. First item
-2. Second item
-3. Third item
-"""
-    result = parse_issue_body(body)
-    assert len(result["criteria"]) == 3
-    assert result["criteria"][0]["text"] == "First item"
-    print("PASS: test_numbered_criteria")
-
-
-def test_epic_ref_from_body():
-    body = "Closes #123\n\nSome description."
-    result = parse_issue_body(body)
-    assert result["epic_ref"] == 123
-    print("PASS: test_epic_ref_from_body")
-
-
-def test_empty_body():
-    result = parse_issue_body("")
-    assert result["criteria"] == []
-    assert result["context"] == ""
-    assert result["sections"] == {}
-    print("PASS: test_empty_body")
-
-
-def test_no_sections():
-    body = "Just a plain issue body with no headings."
-    result = parse_issue_body(body)
-    assert result["context"] == "Just a plain issue body with no headings."
-    print("PASS: test_no_sections")
-
-
-def test_multiple_sections():
-    body = """## Problem
-
-Something is broken.
-
-## Fix
-
-Do this instead.
-
-## Notes
-
-Additional info.
-"""
-    result = parse_issue_body(body)
-    assert "problem" in result["sections"]
-    assert "fix" in result["sections"]
-    assert "notes" in result["sections"]
-    assert "Something is broken" in result["sections"]["problem"]
-    print("PASS: test_multiple_sections")
-
-
-def run_all():
-    test_basic_parsing()
-    test_numbered_criteria()
-    test_epic_ref_from_body()
-    test_empty_body()
-    test_no_sections()
-    test_multiple_sections()
-    print("\nAll 6 tests passed!")
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    run_all()