Review Configuration

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Overview

• Focus reviews on critical code paths
• Exclude test files or generated files
• Optimize review time and relevance

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Setup

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1. Create Configuration Folder

your-repo/
├── .git/
├── .codeant/
│   └── configuration.json
├── src/
└── package.json

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2. Create Configuration File

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Configuration Format

{
  "file_filters": {
    "config": {
      "include_files": ["src/*.js", "src/*.ts"],
      "exclude_files": ["*test.js", "*test.ts"]
    }
  }
}

{
  "file_filters": {
    "config": {
      "include_files": "src/*.js,src/*.ts",
      "exclude_files": "*test.js,*test.ts"
    }
  }
}

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How It Works

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Default Behavior

• When both include_files and exclude_files are empty: All files are reviewed
• When only exclude_files has patterns: All files except matches are reviewed
• When only include_files has patterns: Only matching files are reviewed
• When both have patterns: Only include_files is evaluated; exclude_files is ignored. A file is reviewed if it matches at least one include pattern. To exclude something, narrow the include patterns instead of relying on exclude.

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Pattern Syntax

• !pattern - leading ! for negation (gitignore/minimatch convention)
• {a,b} - brace expansion
• ?(...), +(...), !(...) - extglob
• Recursive ** semantics - * already matches /, so write * instead of ** for “any depth”

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Configuration Examples

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Exclude Test Files

{
  "file_filters": {
    "config": {
      "include_files": [],
      "exclude_files": ["*test.js", "*test.ts"]
    }
  }
}

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Include Only Source Code

{
  "file_filters": {
    "config": {
      "include_files": [
        "src/*.js",
        "src/*.ts",
        "src/*.jsx",
        "src/*.tsx",
        "lib/*.js",
        "lib/*.ts"
      ],
      "exclude_files": []
    }
  }
}

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Narrowing With Include Only

{
  "file_filters": {
    "config": {
      "include_files": ["src/*.js", "src/*.ts", "src/*.jsx", "src/*.tsx"],
      "exclude_files": []
    }
  }
}

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Pattern Reference

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Basic Patterns

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Common Exclusions

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Common Inclusions

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Tips

• Multi-extension matches require listing each pattern (no {a,b}): use *.js,*.ts instead of *.{js,ts}.
• To exclude a subtree but keep an inner directory, current syntax cannot express override-style negation. Either narrow the exclude pattern to dodge the inner directory, or list explicit include_files for the directories you want.