How to export the contents of your code repository for use with LLMs
Posted on April 11, 2024 - by Andy Cinquin
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How to export the contents of your code repository for use with LLMs
Introduction:
Do you have a repository that you want to export to an LLM so you can get full answers and fewer hallucinations from your favorite LLM? In this article, we'll look at how to correctly use the library I've created to solve this problem.
Step 1: Installation
The easiest way is to install the npm package globally with :
npm install -g export-repository-to-file
You can then use the
export-repo command in your terminal.Step 2: Configure exclusions (optional)
By default, the library uses the
.gitignore file at the root of your repository to determine which files and folders to ignore. You can also create an .exclusionListConfig file to list export-specific exclusions, such as configuration files, dependencies and so on.(Often, we'll need to look in the
large_files_output.txt file to see which large files we could add to the exclusion list).Step 3: Launch export
In your terminal, navigate to your repository folder and run the command :
export-repo ./ -o myExport.txt -l largeFile.txt
This will generate the file
myExport.txt with the textual content of your code, excluding what is listed in .gitignore and .exclusionListConfig.Useful options :
-pto specify a preamble file to include at the beginning-lto list files exceeding 250 lines or 2500 characters in a separate file-eto give a file listing additional exclusions
Step 4: Using the generated file
You can now copy and paste the contents of
myExport.txt when talking to ChatGPT or another LLM to give it the context of your code base.And that's it! Now all you have to do is use it in your favorite LLM!
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