guardian/editorial-tools-migration
File Size The distribution of size of files (measured in lines of code). |
File Size Overall
- There are 17 files with 2,432 lines of code.
- 0 very long files (0 lines of code)
- 1 long files (686 lines of code)
- 4 medium size files (1,163 lines of code)
- 2 small files (362 lines of code)
- 10 very small files (221 lines of code)
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501-1000
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File Size per Extension
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File Size per Logical Decomposition
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Longest Files (Top 17)
| File | # lines | # units |
|---|---|---|
| 686 | 39 | |
| 412 | 8 | |
| 280 | 2 | |
| 250 | - | |
| 221 | 7 | |
| 187 | 6 | |
| 175 | 5 | |
| 46 | - | |
| 44 | - | |
| 37 | - | |
| 31 | - | |
| 13 | - | |
| 13 | - | |
| 12 | - | |
| 9 | - | |
| 8 | 1 | |
| 8 | 1 |
Large Files That Change Often (Top 17)
To change a file, an AI coding agent (or a person) has to read it: these files are read the most for the changes in the past year (lines × changes).
| File | # lines | ≈ tokens to read | # changes (1y) | ≈ lines edited per change | lines read per line changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 686 | ~3k–10k | 10 | ~100 | ~7 | |
| 412 | ~2k–7k | 9 | ~70 | ~7 | |
| 280 | ~1.5k–5k | 11 | ~30 | ~7 | |
| 250 | ~1.5k–5k | 11 | ~50 | ~5 | |
| 221 | ~1.5k–5k | 4 | ~70 | ~3 | |
| 187 | ~1k–3k | 2 | ~100 | ~2 | |
| 175 | ~1k–3k | 2 | ~100 | ~2 | |
| 44 | under 1k | 3 | ~20 | ~2 | |
| 37 | under 1k | 2 | ~50 | ~1 | |
| 46 | under 1k | 1 | ~50 | ~1 | |
| 31 | under 1k | 1 | ~30 | ~1 | |
| 12 | under 1k | 2 | ~7 | ~2 | |
| 8 | under 1k | 2 | ~7 | ~1 | |
| 13 | under 1k | 1 | ~20 | ~1 | |
| 13 | under 1k | 1 | ~15 | ~1 | |
| 9 | under 1k | 1 | ~50 | ~0 | |
| 8 | under 1k | 1 | ~10 | ~1 |
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).
Files With Most Units (Top 8)
| File | # lines | # units |
|---|---|---|
| 686 | 39 | |
| 412 | 8 | |
| 221 | 7 | |
| 187 | 6 | |
| 175 | 5 | |
| 280 | 2 | |
| 8 | 1 | |
| 8 | 1 |
Files With Long Lines (Top 3)
There are 3 files with lines longer than 120 characters. In total, there are 7 long lines.
| File | # lines | # units | # long lines |
|---|---|---|---|
| 686 | 39 | 5 | |
| 44 | - | 1 | |
| 46 | - | 1 |
Correlations
File Size vs. Commits (all time): 17 points
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686.0 | lines of code min: 8.0average: 143.06 25th percentile: 12.5 median: 44.0 75th percentile: 235.5 max: 686.0 |
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| 0 | 11.0 | ||
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commits (all time) min: 1.0 | average: 3.76 | 25th percentile: 1.0 | median: 2.0 | 75th percentile: 6.5 | max: 11.0
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File Size vs. Contributors (all time): 17 points
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686.0 | lines of code min: 8.0average: 143.06 25th percentile: 12.5 median: 44.0 75th percentile: 235.5 max: 686.0 |
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| 0 | 1.0 | ||
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contributors (all time) min: 1.0 | average: 1.0 | 25th percentile: 1.0 | median: 1.0 | 75th percentile: 1.0 | max: 1.0
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File Size vs. Commits (30 days): 17 points
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686.0 | lines of code min: 8.0average: 143.06 25th percentile: 12.5 median: 44.0 75th percentile: 235.5 max: 686.0 |
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| 0 | 11.0 | ||
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commits (30d) min: 1.0 | average: 3.76 | 25th percentile: 1.0 | median: 2.0 | 75th percentile: 6.5 | max: 11.0
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File Size vs. Contributors (30 days): 17 points
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686.0 | lines of code min: 8.0average: 143.06 25th percentile: 12.5 median: 44.0 75th percentile: 235.5 max: 686.0 |
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| 0 | 1.0 | ||
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contributors (30d) min: 1.0 | average: 1.0 | 25th percentile: 1.0 | median: 1.0 | 75th percentile: 1.0 | max: 1.0
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File Size vs. Commits (90 days): 17 points
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686.0 | lines of code min: 8.0average: 143.06 25th percentile: 12.5 median: 44.0 75th percentile: 235.5 max: 686.0 |
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| 0 | 11.0 | ||
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commits (90d) min: 1.0 | average: 3.76 | 25th percentile: 1.0 | median: 2.0 | 75th percentile: 6.5 | max: 11.0
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File Size vs. Contributors (90 days): 17 points
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686.0 | lines of code min: 8.0average: 143.06 25th percentile: 12.5 median: 44.0 75th percentile: 235.5 max: 686.0 |
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| 0 | 1.0 | ||
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contributors (90d) min: 1.0 | average: 1.0 | 25th percentile: 1.0 | median: 1.0 | 75th percentile: 1.0 | max: 1.0
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About This Analysis
- 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.
Learn more...
- To learn more about bloaters and how to deal with long code structures, Sokrates recommends the following resources:
- Refactoring bloaters, sourcemaking.com
- The Blob Software Development Anti-Pattern, sourcemaking.com