fix(prettier): Improve file exclusion in the Prettier formatter to skip unnecessary files and directories.

changelog.md

@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 2025-08-08 - 1.16.4 - fix(prettier)
+Improve file exclusion in the Prettier formatter to skip unnecessary files and directories.
+
+- Added exclusion patterns for node_modules, .git, dist, .nogit, coverage, .nyc_output, vendor, bower_components, jspm_packages, and minified files.
+- Optimized filtering logic to ensure only valid files are processed.
+
 ## 2025-08-08 - 1.16.3 - fix(changecache/prettier)
 Skip directories during file processing to prevent errors in changecache and prettier formatting
 

ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts

@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@git.zone/cli',
-  version: '1.16.3',
+  version: '1.16.4',
   description: 'A comprehensive CLI tool for enhancing and managing local development workflows with gitzone utilities, focusing on project setup, version control, code formatting, and template management.'
 }

ts/mod_format/formatters/prettier.formatter.ts

@@ -12,12 +12,48 @@ export class PrettierFormatter extends BaseFormatter {
     const changes: IPlannedChange[] = [];
     const globPattern = '**/*.{ts,tsx,js,jsx,json,md,css,scss,html,xml,yaml,yml}';
     
+    // Directories to exclude from formatting
+    const excludePatterns = [
+      'node_modules/**',
+      '.git/**',
+      'dist/**',
+      'dist_*/**',
+      '.nogit/**',
+      'coverage/**',
+      '.nyc_output/**',
+      'vendor/**',
+      'bower_components/**',
+      'jspm_packages/**',
+      '*.min.js',
+      '*.min.css'
+    ];
+    
     // Get all files that match the pattern
     const files = await plugins.smartfile.fs.listFileTree('.', globPattern);
     
-    // Filter out any potential directories and ensure we only process files
+    // Filter out excluded directories and ensure we only process files
     const validFiles: string[] = [];
     for (const file of files) {
+      // Check if file matches any exclude pattern
+      let shouldExclude = false;
+      for (const pattern of excludePatterns) {
+        // Simple pattern matching for common cases
+        const patternBase = pattern.replace('/**', '').replace('**/', '').replace('*', '');
+        if (pattern.endsWith('/**') && file.startsWith(patternBase + '/')) {
+          shouldExclude = true;
+          logVerbose(`Excluding ${file} - matches exclude pattern ${pattern}`);
+          break;
+        } else if (pattern.startsWith('*.') && file.endsWith(patternBase)) {
+          shouldExclude = true;
+          logVerbose(`Excluding ${file} - matches exclude pattern ${pattern}`);
+          break;
+        }
+      }
+      
+      if (shouldExclude) {
+        continue;
+      }
+      
       try {
         const stats = await plugins.smartfile.fs.stat(file);
         if (!stats.isDirectory()) {