file · Command reference

`qzx getProgrammingLanguageStats`

What it does

Analyzes files to determine the programming language and provides statistics about the code. Supports wildcards and recursive directory search.

Canonical command: getProgrammingLanguageStats

Accepted aliases: getProgrammingLanguageStatsFromFile

Case-sensitive: no

Included in the published package

Available in PyPI 0.2.2.0.2. This page documents the 0.2.2.0.2 alpha development checkout.

Safety and effects

Read-only under the current classification

No documented dry-run parameter

No native program invocation in the current classification

No documented network use

No inherent elevation requirement

This safety classification was reviewed against implementation digest sha256:148fcadb53920309fce32845877fec1ed585102835315cb7cf04ba6aa91f4092 on 2026-07-24.

Exact syntax

qzx getProgrammingLanguageStats <file_path> [detailed] [languages] [recursive] --json

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Default	Description
file_path	str	Yes	Not declared	Path to the file(s) to analyze. Supports wildcards like *.py
detailed	bool	No	false	Whether to provide detailed statistics
languages	str	No	Not declared	Comma-separated list of languages to detect (default: all available)
recursive	str	No	Not declared	Recursion level: -r/--recursive for unlimited depth, -rN/--recursiveN for N levels deep

Input examples

qzx getProgrammingLanguageStatsFromFile script.py

Analyze a Python file to determine language statistics

qzx getProgrammingLanguageStatsFromFile app.js true

Analyze a JavaScript file with detailed statistics

qzx getProgrammingLanguageStatsFromFile code.cpp false "cpp,c,python"

Analyze a C++ file specifically checking for C++, C and Python patterns

qzx getProgrammingLanguageStatsFromFile "*.js" -r

Analyze all JavaScript files in current directory and all subdirectories

qzx getProgrammingLanguageStatsFromFile "src/**/*.py" -r

Analyze all Python files in src directory and subdirectories with detailed stats

qzx getProgrammingLanguageStatsFromFile "*.py" true null -r2

Analyze all Python files in current directory and up to 2 levels of subdirectories with detailed stats

For the complete structured payload, add --json: qzx getProgrammingLanguageStats <file_path> [detailed] [languages] [recursive] --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 getProgrammingLanguageStatsFromFile script.py --json

{
    "success": true,
    "message": "Analyzes files to determine the programming language and provides statistics about the code. Supports wildcards and recursive directory search. In this illustrative example, the command completed successfully.",
    "aggregated_stats": [
        {
            "name": "example",
            "status": "ok"
        }
    ],
    "extension_counts": {
        ".py": 18,
        ".md": 7
    },
    "file_results": [
        {
            "path": "src/example.py",
            "status": "analyzed"
        }
    ],
    "files_analyzed": 3,
    "files_found": 3,
    "language_counts": {
        "Python": 18,
        "Markdown": 7
    }
}

View the JSON result contract

{
    "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
    "type": "object",
    "required": [
        "success",
        "message"
    ],
    "properties": {
        "success": {
            "type": "boolean"
        },
        "message": {
            "type": "string"
        },
        "aggregated_stats": [],
        "extension_counts": [],
        "file_results": [],
        "files_analyzed": {
            "type": "integer"
        },
        "files_found": {
            "type": "integer"
        },
        "language_counts": []
    },
    "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/file/get_programming_language_stats.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 0.2.2.0.2 · main · sha256:319b16857a87636ebc3b89734cc040a737bb56194464fca33ce73bdae2043096
Availability: 0.2.2.0.2 or earlier

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