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chenxsan/analyse — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-07-18 · repo last pushed 2020-01-03

Audience · developerComplexity · 2/5DormantSetup · easy

TL;DR

A web app that visualizes webpack bundle stats so you can see what files are in your JavaScript bundle, how large they are, and where space is wasted.

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    What it does
      Visualizes webpack stats
      Shows bundle contents
      Finds wasted space
    Tech stack
      Grunt build tool
      Hosted web app
    Use cases
      Diagnose slow load times
      Bundle size code review
      Spot duplicate code
    Audience
      Frontend developers
      Team leads
    How to use
      Generate stats.json
      Upload to hosted app
      Explore interactively

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Why would anyone build with this?

REASON 1

Upload a webpack stats.json file to visually explore what's inside your JavaScript bundle.

REASON 2

Diagnose slow page loads by finding which modules are bloating your bundle size.

REASON 3

Spot duplicate code across your bundle to shrink final file size.

REASON 4

Use bundle visualizations as part of team code review to keep bundle size in check.

What's in the stack?

JavaScriptGruntWebpack

How it stacks up

chenxsan/analyse0verflowme/alarm-clock0verflowme/seclists
Language—CSS—
Last pushed2020-01-032022-10-032020-05-03
MaintenanceDormantDormantDormant
Setup difficultyeasyeasyeasy
Complexity2/52/51/5
Audiencedevelopervibe coderops devops

Figures from each repo's GitHub metadata at analysis time.

How do you spin it up?

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min
No license information is stated in the explanation.

Yoink these prompts

Prompt 1
Show me the exact webpack command to generate a stats.json file I can upload to the analyse tool.
Prompt 2
I uploaded my stats.json to webpack.github.com/analyse, how do I interpret the visualization to find duplicate modules?
Prompt 3
Help me set up a local dev build of chenxsan/analyse using Grunt so I can test changes before deploying.
Prompt 4
My webpack bundle is too large, walk me through using this tool's stats.json workflow to find what to remove.

Frequently asked questions

wtf is analyse?

A web app that visualizes webpack bundle stats so you can see what files are in your JavaScript bundle, how large they are, and where space is wasted.

Is analyse actively maintained?

Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2020-01-03).

What license does analyse use?

No license information is stated in the explanation.

How hard is analyse to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.

Who is analyse for?

Mainly developer.

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