ApiLens 1.0.7

ApiLens

A .NET global tool for indexing and querying .NET XML API documentation using Lucene.NET.

Installation

dotnet tool install --global ApiLens

Quick Start

# Analyze your solution (indexes all dependencies)
apilens analyze ./MySolution.sln

# Explore a package interactively
apilens explore Newtonsoft.Json

# Search for APIs
apilens query JsonSerializer

# Find code examples
apilens examples "async await"

# Discover type hierarchies
apilens hierarchy Exception --show-members

Key Features

• Solution Analysis: Analyzes .NET projects/solutions and indexes all dependencies
• NuGet Support: Auto-discovers and indexes packages from NuGet cache
• Smart Indexing: Consistent index location with environment variable support
• Rich Queries: Full-text search, wildcards, type hierarchies, complexity analysis
• Multiple Formats: Table (human), JSON (machine), Markdown (docs)
• MCP Ready: Designed for LLM integration via Model Context Protocol

Core Commands

• analyze - Analyze and index project/solution dependencies
• explore - Interactive package exploration
• index - Index XML documentation files
• query - Search API documentation
• hierarchy - Explore type relationships
• examples - Find code examples
• exceptions - Find exception information
• complexity - Analyze method complexity
• members - List type members
• list-types - Browse available types
• nuget - Index NuGet cache
• stats - Display index statistics

Index Management

ApiLens stores its index in a consistent location:

• Custom: --index /path/to/index
• Environment: APILENS_INDEX=/path/to/index
• Default: ~/.apilens/index

Documentation

Full documentation and source code: https://github.com/endjin/ApiLens

License

Apache 2.0