development · Command reference

`qzx analyzeComplexity`

What it does

Analyzes code complexity metrics for files or projects

Command maturity: Alpha

Available for real use and feedback while its interface and behavior can still evolve. This is the current development-checkout assessment. Every future immutable release tag preserves the exact assessment shipped by that version. Available in PyPI 0.2.2.0.8. This page documents the 0.2.2.0.8 alpha development checkout.

Behavior and built-in protections

Inspects without changing state

Direct execution for this operation

Works without invoking native programs

Works without network access

No elevation required by design

This safety classification was reviewed by OpenAI GPT-5.6 Pro against implementation digest sha256:5f60fc934b7c21909d9f3d624a6158dc72026d496d3b0f92aad71385ef146b66 on 2026-08-25.

Exact syntax

qzx analyzeComplexity <file_path> [recursive] [detail_level] --json

Parameters

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Name	Type	Required	Default	Description
file_path	str	Yes	Not declared	Path to the file or directory to analyze
recursive	bool	No	false	Whether to recursively analyze directories: -r/--recursive for unlimited, -rN/--recursiveN for N levels
detail_level	str	No	"detailed"	Detail level: "detailed" or "summary"

Input examples

qzx analyzeComplexity "main.py"

Analyze complexity of a single Python file

qzx analyzeComplexity "src/components" -r

Recursively analyze all code files in a directory

qzx analyzeComplexity "project/" -r2 --detail-level summary

Generate a summary report analyzing up to 2 levels deep

For the complete structured payload, add --json: qzx analyzeComplexity <file_path> [recursive] [detail_level] --json

Representative output example

This illustrative JSON is derived from the current implementation-backed result contract. It shows what the command can return without claiming a recorded execution; values vary with inputs, host, permissions, and optional tools.

Example command: qzx analyzeComplexity "main.py" --json

{
    "success": true,
    "message": "Analyzes code complexity metrics for files or projects. In this illustrative example, the command completed successfully.",
    "meta": {
        "command": "analyzeComplexity",
        "command_maturity": {
            "stage": "alpha",
            "label": "Alpha",
            "sequence": 2,
            "public_executable": true,
            "stability": "interface_may_change",
            "summary": "Available for real use and feedback while its interface and behavior can still evolve.",
            "promotion_review_required": false,
            "assessment_scope": "development_checkout"
        },
        "duration_ms": 0,
        "schema_version": 1
    },
    "details": {
        "path": "C:\\project\\example.txt",
        "files_seen": "C:\\project\\example.txt",
        "files_analyzed": "C:\\project\\example.txt",
        "detail_level": "Example value",
        "analyses": [
            {
                "name": "example",
                "status": "ok"
            }
        ]
    },
    "report": "Analysis complete.\nNo blocking issues were found."
}

View the JSON result contract

{
    "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
    "type": "object",
    "required": [
        "success",
        "message",
        "meta"
    ],
    "properties": {
        "success": {
            "type": "boolean"
        },
        "message": {
            "type": "string"
        },
        "meta": {
            "type": "object",
            "required": [
                "command",
                "command_maturity",
                "duration_ms",
                "schema_version"
            ],
            "properties": {
                "command": {
                    "type": "string"
                },
                "command_maturity": {
                    "type": "object",
                    "required": [
                        "stage",
                        "label",
                        "sequence",
                        "public_executable",
                        "stability",
                        "summary",
                        "promotion_review_required",
                        "assessment_scope"
                    ],
                    "properties": {
                        "stage": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "label": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "sequence": {
                            "type": "integer"
                        },
                        "public_executable": {
                            "type": "boolean"
                        },
                        "stability": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "summary": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "promotion_review_required": {
                            "type": "boolean"
                        },
                        "assessment_scope": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "note": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "review": {
                            "type": "object",
                            "required": [
                                "reviewed_on",
                                "rationale",
                                "evidence"
                            ],
                            "properties": {
                                "reviewed_on": {
                                    "type": "string",
                                    "format": "date"
                                },
                                "rationale": {
                                    "type": "string"
                                },
                                "evidence": {
                                    "type": "array",
                                    "minItems": 1,
                                    "items": {
                                        "type": "string"
                                    }
                                },
                                "replacement": {
                                    "type": "string"
                                }
                            },
                            "additionalProperties": false
                        }
                    },
                    "additionalProperties": true
                },
                "duration_ms": {
                    "type": "number"
                },
                "schema_version": {
                    "type": "integer"
                }
            },
            "additionalProperties": true
        },
        "details": {
            "oneOf": [
                {
                    "type": "object",
                    "properties": {
                        "path": [],
                        "files_seen": [],
                        "files_analyzed": [],
                        "detail_level": [],
                        "analyses": []
                    },
                    "additionalProperties": true
                },
                {
                    "type": "object",
                    "properties": {
                        "path": [],
                        "detail_level": []
                    },
                    "additionalProperties": true
                },
                {
                    "type": "object",
                    "properties": {
                        "path": [],
                        "files_seen": [],
                        "files_analyzed": {
                            "type": "integer"
                        },
                        "supported_extensions": []
                    },
                    "additionalProperties": true
                }
            ]
        },
        "error": {
            "type": "string"
        },
        "error_code": {
            "type": "string"
        },
        "report": []
    },
    "additionalProperties": true
}

Errors and limits

The public contract requires success=false and a descriptive message on failure. This catalog does not yet declare a command-specific error taxonomy; inspect the result and do not invent error codes.

QZX is alpha software. Optional dependencies, permissions, and host capabilities can change the result.

Evidence workflow: ready for deterministic automated capture.

Evidence and provenance

Implementation: src/qzx/commands/development/analyze_complexity.py
Tests: No command-specific test file with the same module name was found; this does not prove that all coverage is absent.
Documentation channel: Development documentation 0.2.2.0.8 · main · sha256:9aa902dfb6b006017e52972bf7871fef49b03ec24ff80741231d743d0354bfc2
Availability: 0.2.2.0.8 or earlier

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