better handling of file editing (#25)

* better handling of file editing

* changelog

Author: florianbgt

README.md

@@ -164,9 +164,8 @@ We welcome contributions from the community. Please read our [contributing guide
 
 This project is in the early stages of development. We are actively working on the project and will be releasing new features and improvements regularly, which may include a rewrite into a more efficient and generic language like Rust or Go. Please check our issues and project board for more information, and don't for.
 
-- [x] Limited support for NodeJS/Typescript (no require or dynamic imports, no decorators)
+- [x] Limited support for NodeJS/Typescript
 - [x] Simple UI
-- [x] Support NodeJS require and dynamic imports
 - [ ] Full support for NodeJS/Typescript
 - [ ] Python support with Flask
 - [ ] Django support

packages/cli/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+Use indexes when editing file instead of search/replace
+
 ## [0.0.16] - 2024-10-30
 
 Add support for dynamic import in javascript

packages/cli/src/helper/file.ts

@@ -129,7 +129,6 @@ function getFilePathsFromTree(tree: dependencyTree.Tree) {
   return uniqueFilePaths;
 }
 
-// Resolve file paths from import/require statements
 export function resolveFilePath(
   importPath: string,
   currentFile: string,
@@ -169,3 +168,20 @@ export function resolveFilePath(
   // Skip external dependencies (e.g., node_modules)
   return null;
 }
+
+export function removeIndexesFromSourceCode(
+  sourceCode: string,
+  indexesToRemove: { startIndex: number; endIndex: number }[],
+) {
+  let newSourceCode = sourceCode;
+
+  // sort to start removing from the of the file end
+  indexesToRemove.sort((a, b) => b.startIndex - a.startIndex);
+
+  indexesToRemove.forEach(({ startIndex, endIndex }) => {
+    newSourceCode =
+      newSourceCode.slice(0, startIndex) + newSourceCode.slice(endIndex);
+  });
+
+  return newSourceCode;
+}