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What is CodeCanvas?
A Tool that helps you visualize your codebase in a smart diagram that stays up-to-date with source code changes.
Why? It helps you understand codebases much faster!
Getting Started
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💡 Demo: Click here.
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💡 Access full documentation here:
Getting Started
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Video
https://www.youtube.com/embed/h1uN20AlN-A
What is special about CodeCanvas compared to other diagramming tools?
1. Link Diagram To Code
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Draw any diagram to describe your source code (Architecture, sequence diagram, etc).
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Link the diagram elements you draw on the canvas to source code
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View corresponding source code side-by-side to help quickly understand the code functionality through the diagram
2. Ask GPT
- CodeCanvas strikes a balance between manual old style coding and AI heavy solutions like copilot or cursor.
- Once you build the diagram that represent the codebase and link it to source code, use the GPT tab to ask questions. GPT then retrieves only the needed context from the diagram.
- This has given CodeCanvas users much better results than copilot due to the correct context passed from the diagram.
3. Add Documentation
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Select a node and add documentation and instructions for other devs in one place
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Select a node & add Documentation and instructions to other devs in one place
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Select a node & add Documentation and instructions to other devs in one place
4. Create Runtime Simulations
- Create simulations of runtime execution of app functionalities so you don’t have to trace source code to understand the logic
- For example, if you are building an e-commerce store web app, create a simulation for what happens under the hood when the user clicks
Place Order button or Add to Cart
5. Keep Diagram In-Sync With Source Code
- Once linked, CodeCanvas diagrams will never be obsolete!
- For every pull request, CodeCanvasScanner runs and notifies you to update the diagram element whose source code has been modified in the pull request.
- Once Diagram is updated, you can merge!
Why do you want to have your codebase visualized through CodeCanvas?