1.2.0

Version 1.2.0

New Features

• Added a restart option after completing an export, allowing users to perform another export without restarting the application. Configuration is reloaded each time to reflect any external changes.
• Included the root directory name in the project structure view for better context when exporting.
• Introduced a separate OUTPUT_DIR configuration setting to specify where exported files are saved, independent of the filename.
• Added a clipboard safety limit with a configurable maximum character count. Users will now see a warning when the export size exceeds the limit before copying to the clipboard.
• Enhanced the terminal interface with colored console output for improved readability of success messages, warnings, errors, and prompts.
• Added the ability to show empty directories and include empty files in the export, controlled by new configuration settings.

Improvements

• Improved cross-platform clipboard support with more robust error handling and fallback logic.
• Simplified and modernized internal file handling by adopting pathlib for safer and more readable path operations.
• Consolidated configuration usage across the application, making the logic for detecting and filtering files more straightforward.
• Stricter configuration validation now ensures required settings are present and correctly typed, eliminating silent fallbacks that could lead to unexpected behavior.
• Updated default limits: maximum file size for export increased from 1 MB to 5 MB, and the clipboard character limit increased from 10,000 to 500,000.
• Expanded the default list of ignored directories and file extensions to exclude more common build artifacts and cache files.
• Updated the README with detailed installation instructions, new configuration options, and a clear overview of all interactive features.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where the application could fail to write the output file if the specified directory did not exist. The tool now automatically creates any missing parent directories.
• Removed unused options related to output formatting and syntax highlighting to reduce confusion and streamline the configuration.

Technical Notes

• Python version requirement has been updated to 3.10 or higher.
• Added colorama as a dependency for cross-platform colored terminal output.
• Configuration file (config.py) is now strictly required; the application will exit with an error if it is missing or incomplete.

Full Changelog: v1.1.0...v1.2.0

1.1.0

Version 1.1.0

New Features

• Added project structure generation in tree form, making it easier to visualize and share directory layouts
• Introduced options to export both the project structure and file contents in a single operation
• Added post-export statistics showing the number of directories and files processed

Improvements

• Completely restructured the codebase into a clean, modular package layout for better maintainability and extensibility
• Significantly enhanced overall code quality with full PEP 8 compliance, comprehensive type hints, modernized imports, and improved docstrings
• Improved configuration loading with proper error handling and sensible default values
• Reorganized and simplified configuration settings for better readability and logical grouping
• Updated output file paths to save exports in a dedicated outputs/ directory for better organization

This release focuses on major code quality improvements and valuable new export-related functionality.

Version 1.0.0 — First stable release

Version 1.0.0

First stable release of Code Export For AI — a tool to export an entire code project into a single file, ready to paste into ChatGPT/Claude.

What it does:
Recursively collects files, wraps them in code blocks with paths, ignores noise, and saves to file/clipboard.

Why:
To quickly feed the full project context to AI for code review, debugging, or refactoring — no manual copying.

Run:
python code_export_for_AI.py or specify folder -d "path".