Ignore files/folder in .gitignore while rendering the tree #2
Description
🔑 Short Summary / Problem Statement
Can we enhance the tree functionality to automatically exclude files and directories specified in the .gitignore file from the tree display?
💡 Proposed Solution / Feature Description
Feature Request: Can we enhance the tree functionality to automatically exclude files and directories that are specified in the .gitignore file from being displayed in the tree structure?
🎯 Use Case / Motivation
Faster tree rendering by excluding potentially large directories like node_modules, pycache, or build foldersReduced memory usage when displaying large projects with many ignored files
🔄 Alternatives Considered (if any)
No response
📎 Additional Context / References
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⚠️ Priority / Importance
Medium
🧩 Affected Modules / Components
- CLI (cli.py)
- Tree Builder (tree_builder.py)
- Tree Renderer (tree_renderer.py)
- Markdown Export (md_exporter.py)
- Notes Manager (notes_manager.py)
- New module
- Other
🔗 Dependencies / Requirements
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✅ Pre-Submission Checklist
- Problem clearly described
- Proposed solution explained
- Use case/motivation provided
- Checked for similar existing features
- Included references or mockups (if applicable)