• There are 1,029 files with 86,645 lines of code.
• 5 very long files (10,431 lines of code)
• 12 long files (7,673 lines of code)
• 79 medium size files (23,063 lines of code)
• 132 small files (18,525 lines of code)
• 801 very small files (26,953 lines of code)

File	# lines	≈ tokens to read	# changes (1y)	≈ lines edited per change	lines read per line changed
verification-metadata.xml in android/gradle	4229	~20k–70k	12	~20	~150
audits.toml in supply-chain	3032	~20k–50k	15	~150	~20
lib.rs in journalist-vault/src	1118	~7k–20k	18	~50	~20
backup.rs in common/src/protocol	833	~5k–15k	11	~100	~7
main.rs in admin/src	539	~3k–10k	13	~30	~15
ChatsSideBar.tsx in journalist-client/src/components	748	~5k–15k	6	~50	~15
api_client.rs in common/src/api	686	~3k–10k	6	~50	~10
cli.rs in admin/src	306	~2k–5k	13	~20	~15
SettingsPopover.tsx in journalist-client/src/components	385	~2k–7k	10	~30	~15
keys.rs in api/src/controllers	736	~5k–15k	5	~70	~10
App.tsx in journalist-client/src	408	~2k–7k	9	~30	~15
organization_public_key_family_list.rs in common/src/protocol/keys/hierarchy/organization	583	~3k–10k	6	~50	~15
main.rs in tools/coverup/src	483	~3k–7k	7	~15	~30
state_machine.rs in admin/src/ceremony	612	~3k–10k	5	~100	~7
group_messaging_service.rs in journalist-services/group-messaging-service/src	1017	~7k–15k	3	~500	~2
lib.rs in journalist-client/src-tauri/src	246	~1.5k–5k	12	~15	~15
coverdrop_service.rs in journalist-services/coverdrop-service/src	529	~3k–10k	5	~200	~3
backups.rs in admin/src	239	~1.5k–5k	9	~50	~5
database.rs in covernode/covernode-database/src	708	~3k–10k	3	~150	~5
message_queries.rs in journalist-vault/src	602	~3k–10k	3	~70	~10

Tokens are lines × 7 to 14 (analysis.fileReadsForChanges). Lines edited per change are the file's lines added and deleted divided by its commits over the whole history. Agents read about 2,000 lines at a time: when a 17,000-line file was split into modules, the tokens an agent read for the same change fell by 83% (The Economic Benefit of Refactoring, 2026).

There are 65 files with lines longer than 120 characters. In total, there are 1175 long lines.

File	# lines	# units	# long lines
verification-metadata.xml in android/gradle	4229	-	962
HelpScreenMarkupStrings.swift in ios/reference/CoverDropUserInterface/Sources/CoverDropUserInterface/Resources	240	-	70
strings.xml in android/ui/src/main/res/values	159	-	38
audits.toml in supply-chain	3032	-	6
state_machine.rs in admin/src/ceremony	612	6	5
coverdrop_service.rs in journalist-services/coverdrop-service/src	529	-	5
HelpScreens.kt in android/ui/src/main/java/com/theguardian/coverdrop/ui/screens	145	-	4
libs.versions.toml in android/gradle	84	-	4
msg_key_queries.rs in journalist-vault/src	208	-	3
main.rs in admin/src	539	2	3
app_state.rs in journalist-client/src-tauri/src	299	-	3
euiIconsWorkAround.ts in journalist-client/src	1035	-	3
20260129145341_remove_anchor_organization_pks_table.sql in journalist-vault/migrations	63	-	2
20250730145045_key_tables_cascade_on_delete.sql in journalist-vault/migrations	60	-	2
lib.rs in journalist-vault/src	1118	-	2
ssm.rs in tools/coverup/src/aws	104	-	2
20240726141641_initial.sql in covernode/covernode-database/migrations	35	-	2
generate_journalists.rs in admin/src	159	1	2
generate_keys.rs in admin/src	254	-	2
NewMessageScreen.kt in android/ui/src/main/java/com/theguardian/coverdrop/ui/screens	375	1	2
Protocol.kt in android/core/src/main/java/com/theguardian/coverdrop/core/crypto	71	2	2
VerifiedKeys.kt in android/core/src/main/java/com/theguardian/coverdrop/core/api/models	111	-	2
20250410133051_sign_dead_drop_created_at.sql in api/migrations	20	-	2
App.tsx in journalist-client/src	408	-	2
ManualBackupModal.tsx in journalist-client/src/components	225	1	2
IdleTimeoutMonitor.tsx in journalist-client/src/components	213	-	2
ToggleJournalistStatusModal.tsx in journalist-client/src/components	55	-	2
useTrayIcon.ts in journalist-client/src/hooks	299	6	2
20231026110835_pk_unique_constraints.sql in journalist-vault/migrations	5	-	1
20260810115135_u2j_deduplication.up.sql in journalist-vault/migrations	26	-	1
message_queries.rs in journalist-vault/src	602	-	1
cluster.rs in tools/coverup/src/k8s	78	-	1
pub multipass-ssh-key.pub in tools/coverup/src/multipass	1	-	1
multipass-cloud-init.yaml in tools/coverup/src/multipass	6	-	1
main.rs in tools/coverup/src	483	-	1
copy_file.rs in tools/coverup/src/commands	65	-	1
bring_up.rs in tools/coverup/src/commands/development_commands	61	-	1
tunnel_and_port_forward.rs in tools/coverup/src/ssh_scp	41	-	1
data_copier_pod.rs in tools/coverup/src	359	-	1
create_keys_task.rs in covernode/src/services/tasks	84	2	1
publish_keys_task.rs in covernode/src/services/tasks	244	2	1
mod.rs in admin/src/integration_tests	2	-	1
generate_constants_files.rs in admin/src	303	6	1
HeaderView.swift in ios/reference/CoverDropUserInterface/Sources/CoverDropUserInterface	147	4	1
serde.rs in common/src/crypto/keys	339	21	1
generation.rs in common/src/protocol/keys	334	1	1
mod.rs in common/src/client/mailbox/user_mailbox	298	4	1
error.rs in identity-api/src	71	1	1
ic_speech_bubble.xml in android/ui/src/main/res/drawable	12	-	1
ic_chat_bubble_expiring.xml in android/ui/src/main/res/drawable	14	-	1

• File size measurements show the distribution of size of files.
• Files are classified in four categories based on their size (lines of code): 1-100 (very small files), 101-200 (small files), 201-500 (medium size files), 501-1000 (long files), 1001+(very long files).
• It is a good practice to keep files small. Long files may become "bloaters", code that have increased to such gargantuan proportions that they are hard to work with.