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This CLI tool allows you to scan your project folder and generate a structured code_map.json for AI use.
📥 Basic Usage
php scan_cli.php [OPTIONS]🔹 Required Parameter
--project=PATH— Relative or absolute path to your project folder
🔸 Optional Parameters
--exclude_folders=LIST— Comma-separated folder names to skip (e.g.vendor,node_modules)--exclude_files=LIST— Comma-separated file patterns to ignore (e.g.*.min.js,*.min.css)--analyze_php— Enable PHP file analysis (functions, classes, includes)--analyze_js— Enable JavaScript/TypeScript file analysis (AJAX, globals)--analyze_html— Enable HTML parsing (forms, scripts, templates)--analyze_css— Analyze CSS/SCSS selectors and structure--analyze_sql— Enable database structure parsing via SQL--extract_globals— Extract PHP constants and global JS/window values
📦 SQL Database Parameters (required if using --analyze_sql)
--db_host=HOST— MySQL/MariaDB database host (e.g.localhost)--db_user=USER— Database username--db_password=PASS— Database password--db_name=DBNAME— Database name to connect to
✅ Example
php scan_cli.php --project=../projekts --analyze_php --extract_globals
💡 Tip: Combine multiple analysis options to match your stack. You can run scans manually or schedule them with Task Scheduler or cron.
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