stack-search

Parse stack traces and automatically open the failing line in your editor

Features

• Parse stack traces from stdin, file, or clipboard input
• Detect and extract file paths and line numbers from multiple languages (Python, Node.js, Go, Rust, Java)
• Support for both absolute and relative file paths with workspace detection
• Interactive selection menu when multiple stack frames are detected
• Open files in VS Code, Vim, Emacs, Sublime Text, or custom editor via environment variable
• Smart detection of stack trace format (language-agnostic parsing)
• Color-coded output showing detected files and line numbers
• Support for common stack trace variations (with/without columns, different separators)
• Dry-run mode to preview detected locations without opening editor
• Configuration file support for default editor and path mappings
• Handle Docker/container paths with configurable path translation
• Copy detected file:line to clipboard as fallback

How to Use

Use this project when you need to:

• Quickly solve problems related to stack-search
• Integrate python functionality into your workflow
• Learn how python handles common patterns with click

Installation

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/KurtWeston/stack-search.git
cd stack-search

# Install dependencies
pip install -r requirements.txt

Usage

python main.py

Built With

• python using click

Dependencies

• click>=8.0.0
• pyperclip>=1.8.0
• colorama>=0.4.0

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.