Overview
Port devscout to Windows. Due to platform differences this is essentially a rewrite rather than a port.
Why it's non-trivial
- Swift has poor Windows support (Foundation, Process, FileManager are limited)
- All paths are macOS-specific (
~/Library/, /opt/homebrew, du -sk, etc.)
- Windows has its own developer clutter in different locations
Plan
Rewrite in Rust or Go for true cross-platform support:
- Single codebase, native binaries for both platforms
- Share the
Category + SubAnalyzer architecture
- Split categories into
categories_macos and categories_windows
Windows paths to cover
%LOCALAPPDATA%\NuGet\Cache — NuGet%APPDATA%\npm-cache — npm%LOCALAPPDATA%\Android\Sdk — Android SDK%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\VisualStudio — VS build cache%LOCALAPPDATA%\Temp — temp files%USERPROFILE%\.cargo — Rust/Cargo%USERPROFILE%\.gradle — Gradle%USERPROFILE%\.m2 — Maven%APPDATA%\Python — Python- Docker Desktop data root
Contributions welcome
If you're a Windows developer and want to contribute, this would be a great starting point.
Overview
Port devscout to Windows. Due to platform differences this is essentially a rewrite rather than a port.
Why it's non-trivial
~/Library/,/opt/homebrew,du -sk, etc.)Plan
Rewrite in Rust or Go for true cross-platform support:
Category+SubAnalyzerarchitecturecategories_macosandcategories_windowsWindows paths to cover
%LOCALAPPDATA%\NuGet\Cache— NuGet%APPDATA%\npm-cache— npm%LOCALAPPDATA%\Android\Sdk— Android SDK%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\VisualStudio— VS build cache%LOCALAPPDATA%\Temp— temp files%USERPROFILE%\.cargo— Rust/Cargo%USERPROFILE%\.gradle— Gradle%USERPROFILE%\.m2— Maven%APPDATA%\Python— PythonContributions welcome
If you're a Windows developer and want to contribute, this would be a great starting point.