Code Context Manager

A modern PySide6 application for easily copying the context of your code projects as a JSON object. Built to import context easily to ChatGPT and other AI tools.

✨ Features

• Modern PySide6 UI: Clean, responsive interface with GitHub-inspired themes
• Light & Dark Themes: Automatic theme switching with GitHub color schemes
• Tabbed File Viewing: View multiple files simultaneously in organized tabs
• Smart File Filtering: Automatically exclude common development files and directories
• Real-time Statistics: Live word count, character count, and line count tracking
• Progress Indicators: Visual feedback for AI tool limits
• Keyboard Shortcuts: Quick access to common actions
• Settings Persistence: Remembers your preferences and window state

🎨 Themes

• Light Theme: Clean GitHub-inspired light interface
• Dark Theme: Modern GitHub Dark theme (default)
• Automatic Switching: Toggle between themes with a single click

🚀 Usage

1. Choose Folder: Click "Choose Folder" to select your project directory
2. Browse Files: Navigate through the file tree on the left
3. Select Files: Click on files to view their content in the right panel
4. Copy Context: Use "Copy to Clipboard" to get JSON-formatted file data
5. Paste to AI: Paste the copied JSON into ChatGPT or other AI tools

📊 Output Format

The app generates structured JSON output perfect for AI context:

[
  {
    "fileName": "main",
    "fileType": ".py",
    "filePath": "src/main.py",
    "content": "# Your file content here..."
  }
]

🏗️ Architecture

The app follows modern PySide6 patterns:

src/
├── core/           # Core functionality
│   └── theme_manager.py
├── ui/             # UI components
│   ├── main_window.py
│   ├── directory_tree_widget.py
│   ├── content_viewer_widget.py
│   └── toolbar_widget.py
└── main.py         # Application entry point

🛠️ Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone <repository-url>
   cd code-context-python

2. Create virtual environment:

   python3 -m venv .venv
   source .venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: .venv\Scripts\activate

3. Install dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Run the application:

   python main.py

📋 Requirements

• Python 3.8+
• PySide6 6.6+

🎯 AI Tool Limits

The app tracks recommended limits for AI tools:

• Words: 1,100 maximum
• Characters: 12,000 maximum

Visual indicators show when you're approaching or exceeding these limits.

⌨️ Keyboard Shortcuts

• Ctrl+O: Open folder
• Ctrl+C: Copy to clipboard
• Ctrl+Q: Quit application

🔧 Configuration

The app automatically saves:

• Window geometry and position
• Selected theme preference
• Application settings

🤝 Contributing

This is a refactored version of the original Tkinter application, now using modern PySide6 architecture with:

• Proper separation of concerns
• Signal/slot architecture
• Theme management system
• Professional UI components

📱 Screenshots

Note: Screenshot shows the original interface. The new PySide6 version features a modern, tabbed interface with theme support.

📄 License

Open source - feel free to use and modify for your projects!